KABANGA NICKEL LIMITED
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Cash
£1.8m
USD 2,466,083
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£48m
USD 64,066,260
Equity attributable
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£5.8m
USD -7,768,837
Period ending 2023-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The Group and Company are dependent on the ongoing financial support from the ultimate parent company, Lifezone Metals Limited, which is not guaranteed. This indicates that a material uncertainty exists which may cast significant doubt on the Group and Company's ability to continue as a going concern and realise its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | -£5,331,602 | -£7,892,443 | -£5,979,339 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£5,450,700 | -£7,802,462 | -£5,773,941 | — | |
| Net profit | — | -£5,450,700 | -£7,802,462 | -£5,773,941 | — | |
| Cash | £6,325,136 | £25,133,948 | — | £1,832,838 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £7,975,278 | £32,626,936 | — | £47,615,206 | — | |
| Equity | £7,975,278 | £32,626,936 | £60,127,336 | £47,615,206 | — | |
| Average employees | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £16,013 | £95,559 | — | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.743 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 13.6% | — | 15.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.36x | |
| Interest cover | — | -44.77x | -92.80x | -42.96x |
Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- KABANGA NICKEL LIMITED 2021-01-20 → present
- LZ NICKEL LIMITED 2019-02-08 → 2021-01-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The Group and Company are dependent on the ongoing financial support from the ultimate parent company, Lifezone Metals Limited, which is not guaranteed. This indicates that a material uncertainty exists which may cast significant doubt on the Group and Company's ability to continue as a going concern and realise its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business.”
Group structure
- KABANGA NICKEL LIMITED · parent
- Kabanga Holdings Limited 100%
- Kabanga Nickel Company Limited 100%
- Kagera Mining Company Limited 100%
- Romanex International Limited 100%
- Tembo Nickel Corporation Limited 84%
- Tembo Nickel Mining Company Limited 84%
- Tembo Nickel Refining Company Limited 84%
Significant events
- “On 18 July 2025, Lifezone Limited acquired BHP's 17% equity interest in KNL. Following completion of this transaction, Lifezone Limited holds 100% of KNL and all agreements previously in place with BHP, including the T2 Option Agreement dated 14 October 2022 (as amended on 8 February 2023), were terminated.”
- “On 8 August 2025, Kabanga Nickel Limited entered into a US$60 million senior secured bridge loan facility agreement with Taurus Mining Finance Fund No. 2 L.P., acting as mandated lead arranger and agent. The facility reached financial close in late August 2025, and on 29 August 2025 KNL received the first US$20 million tranche.”
- “On 23 February 2026, the TRA completed its tax audit of TNCL for the 2024 financial year and issued a letter setting out its findings. TNCL estimates that the total alleged unpaid taxes, interest, and penalties will amount to TZS 1.43 billion (equivalent to $558,565).”
- “On March 16, 2026, KNL received a partial drawdown of $5 million as part of a second tranche. A further $16.7 million was received on April 29, 2026 under the second tranche. The third and final tranche of $18.3 million is expected to be disbursed in the third quarter of 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIS, Spencer | Director | 2023-09-11 | Nov 1977 | British |
| HOFMAIER, Ingo | Director | 2023-09-11 | Dec 1975 | Austrian |
| O'DWYER, Jeff | Director | 2023-09-11 | Aug 1970 | New Zealander |
| SHOWALTER, Christopher Michael | Director | 2019-02-08 | Jun 1975 | American |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIDDELL, Keith Stuart | Director | 2019-02-08 | 2023-09-11 |
| PENNANT-REA, Rupert Lascelles | Director | 2019-02-20 | 2023-08-31 |
| VON CHRISTIERSON, Chris Ingmar | Director | 2019-02-08 | 2023-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lifezone Metals Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-07-06 | Active |
| Keith Stuart Liddell | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2019-02-08 | Ceased 2019-12-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 56 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-08-04 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-11 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-09-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.