CAPRICORN RESOURCES PLC
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Cash
£1.2K
-42.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£21K
-20.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£3.6K
-10.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The Company's cash resources at 31 December 2025, were £1,198, which, taking account of the undertaking below, are forecast to be sufficient to cover overheads for 2026. Brian Moritz, a director, has undertaken to provide further funds by way of loans, and to directly settle the costs of the audit as he has done previously, and to ensure that creditors are fully paid.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£3,043 | -£3,276 | -£3,622 | -10.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,043 | -£3,276 | -£3,622 | -10.6% | |
| Net profit | -£3,043 | -£3,276 | -£3,622 | -10.6% | |
| Cash | £3,406 | £2,090 | £1,198 | -42.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£14,126 | -£17,402 | — | — | |
| Net assets | -£14,126 | -£17,402 | -£21,024 | -20.8% | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — 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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 514.7% | 648.4% | 1309.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.19x | 0.15x | 0.08x |
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
- CAPRICORN RESOURCES PLC 2002-12-06 → present
- ZAC INVESTMENTS PLC 2002-12-05 → 2002-12-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Maxwell & Co
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The Company's cash resources at 31 December 2025, were £1,198, which, taking account of the undertaking below, are forecast to be sufficient to cover overheads for 2026. Brian Moritz, a director, has undertaken to provide further funds by way of loans, and to directly settle the costs of the audit as he has done previously, and to ensure that creditors are fully paid.”
Significant events
- “The Company has been dormant for some years. It has been seeking to acquire a company carrying on business in mining and exploration for natural resources by way of a reverse takeover.”
- “Brian Moritz has reached the age when he is looking to retire. Should any shareholder wish to take over the management of the Company, Brian Moritz has agreed to transfer his current shareholding of 22,100,742 shares (approx. 27% of the total shares in issue) to such shareholder for a nominal consideration of £1.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARGIL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-02-07 | — | — |
| MORITZ, Brian Michael | Director | 2002-12-23 | May 1936 | British |
| WYATT, Nigel Patrick Gordon | Director | 2017-08-08 | Sep 1946 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENOCH, Philip Maurice | Secretary | 2002-12-05 | 2006-02-07 |
| L.C.I. SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-12-05 | 2002-12-05 |
| EDMONDS, Philippe Henri | Director | 2002-12-05 | 2005-07-15 |
| GROVES, Andrew Stuart | Director | 2002-12-06 | 2005-08-09 |
| MOTAU, Moreti Johannes | Director | 2003-08-26 | 2005-12-16 |
| ROWAN, Ronald Bruce | Director | 2002-12-23 | 2004-07-14 |
| STUTTAFORD, John Cyril | Director | 2005-08-16 | 2010-09-09 |
| WOOLGAR, John | Director | 2010-09-09 | 2017-08-08 |
| L.C.I. DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-12-05 | 2002-12-05 |
| L.C.I. SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2002-12-05 | 2002-12-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ronald Bruce Rowan | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-06-13 | Ceased 2017-06-13 |
| Mr Brian Michael Moritz | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-06-13 | Active |
| Sunvest Corporation Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-06-13 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 117 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-08-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-08-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-07-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2021-08-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2020-07-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-08-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2020-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.