ARIANA RESOURCES PLC
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Cash
£5.4m
+495.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£45m
+4.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
49
-2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£12m
-555.8% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | -£2,046,000 | -£2,904,000 | -£2,553,000 | +12.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £59,000 | £2,711,000 | -£12,356,000 | -555.8% | |
| Net profit | -£218,000 | £2,692,000 | -£12,360,000 | -559.1% | |
| Cash | £2,517,000 | £913,000 | £5,436,000 | +495.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,514,000 | £44,140,000 | £45,457,000 | +3% | |
| Net assets | £21,514,000 | £43,407,000 | £45,372,000 | +4.5% | |
| Equity | £21,514,000 | £43,407,000 | £45,372,000 | +4.5% | |
| Average employees | 40 | 50 | 49 | -2% | |
| Wages | £1,041,000 | £1,233,000 | £1,297,000 | +5.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £541,000 | £633,000 | £887,000 | +40.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -9.5% | -6.6% | -5.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 1.9% | 4.8% | 2.4% | |
| Current ratio | 11.84x | 1.42x | 6.56x | |
| Interest cover | — | -85.41x | -6.23x |
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
- ARIANA RESOURCES PLC 2005-05-27 → present
- COBCO 679 PLC 2005-03-24 → 2005-05-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PKF Littlejohn LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively”
Group structure
- ARIANA RESOURCES PLC · parent
- Ariana Exploration & Development Limited 100%
- Rockover Holdings Limited 100%
- Canister Resources (Pvt) Limited 100%
- Portswood Resources Limited 100%
- Galata Mineral Madencilik San. ve Tic. A.S. 100%
- Greater Pontides Exploration B.V. 100%
- Asgard Metals Pty. Ltd. 100%
- Western Tethyan Resources Ltd 76.36%
- Kosovo Mineral Resources LLC 100%
- AVU Kosovo LLC 51%
- Kosovo Mining Ventures LLC 100%
- Angros Resources LLC 100%
- North Macedonia Mineral Resources LLC 100%
- Bulgaria Mineral Resources LLC 100%
Significant events
- “Ariana successfully completed its debut listing on the Australian Securities Exchange ("ASX") in September 2025.”
- “The commissioning of the Tavşan Gold Mine during the second half of 2025 marked an important step in maintaining output for Zenit Mining Operations in Türkiye.”
- “During the year we welcomed the Xinhai Group as a new shareholder and development partner for the Dokwe Project.”
- “Michael Atkins joined the Board in mid-2025 and John Zhang is also joining the Board as Xinhai's representative.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VILLIERS, Michael John De | Secretary | 2005-03-31 | — | British |
| ATKINS, Michael William | Director | 2025-06-03 | Mar 1954 | Australian |
| DU TOIT, Andrew John | Director | 2024-06-26 | Jun 1964 | Zimbabwean,Irish |
| GRAHAM, Nicholas John Gore | Director | 2024-06-26 | Oct 1949 | British |
| PAYNE, William James Benedict | Director | 2010-07-22 | May 1965 | British |
| SANGSTER, Christopher John Stuart | Director | 2016-08-02 | Jul 1958 | British |
| SENER, Ahmet Kerim, Dr | Director | 2005-04-01 | Jul 1976 | British |
| VILLIERS, Michael John De | Director | 2005-04-15 | Jan 1963 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COBBETTS (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-03-24 | 2005-03-31 |
| ETHERIDGE, Michael Anthony, Dr | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2008-07-09 |
| GRAINGER, Matthew Roy | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2006-09-07 |
| POULTON, Steven James | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2007-04-01 |
| READING, David John Richard | Director | 2008-05-12 | 2009-10-07 |
| SPRIGGS, Michael Jeremy | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2013-07-24 |
| COBBETTS (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2005-03-24 | 2005-04-01 |
| COBBETTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-03-24 | 2005-04-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 219 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-06-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-06-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-07-17 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-07-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-07-24 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-06-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-06-05 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-07-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-29 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-11-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-13 | MISC | miscellaneous | Miscellaneous | |
| 2024-07-24 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 6
- 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.