HALO MINERALS PLC
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Cash
£356k
+2,442.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£296k
+74.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
7
+250% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.7m
-237.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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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 | -£156,000 | £152,000 | -£1,267,000 | -933.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£578,000 | -£489,000 | -£1,651,000 | -237.6% | |
| Net profit | -£578,000 | -£489,000 | -£1,651,000 | -237.6% | |
| Cash | £2,000 | £14,000 | £356,000 | +2,442.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | -£667,000 | £3,455,000 | +618% | |
| Net assets | -£3,389,000 | -£1,167,000 | -£296,000 | +74.6% | |
| Equity | -£3,389,000 | — | -£296,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 2 | 2 | 7 | +250% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £200,000 | £400,000 | +100% |
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 | — | — | -36.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 4588.5% | 106.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.00x | 0.04x | 0.59x | |
| Interest cover | -0.37x | 0.24x | -1.65x |
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 4 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2026-01-06
- HALO MINERALS PLC 2026-01-06 → present
- GUARDIAN METALS PLC 2024-08-12 → 2026-01-06
- GUARDIAN GLOBAL SECURITY PLC 2022-01-21 → 2024-08-12
- NU-OIL AND GAS PLC 2015-10-26 → 2022-01-21
- ENEGI OIL PLC 2007-09-13 → 2015-10-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have prepared cash flow forecasts through to December 2027 and considered the principal risks above. The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- HALO MINERALS PLC · parent
- Guardian Africa Limited 100%
- Guardian West Africa Limited 100%
- Guardian Mining Limited 100%
- Copper Bay Limited 100%
- Copper Bay (UK) limited 100%
- Copper Bay Chile 100%
- Playa Verde 100%
Significant events
- “In February 2025, the Company signed the share purchase agreement to acquire Copper Bay Limited and in March 2025 completed the acquisition of 100% of the issued share capital of Copper Bay Limited...”
- “To simplify the capital structure ahead of AIM admission and to create a debt-free company, the Company converted all outstanding Senior Convertible Loan Notes to equity in accordance with the terms of the relevant agreements.”
- “In October 2025 the Company completed a pre-IPO fundraising, securing approximately £940k of new equity investment at a pre-money valuation of circa £8 million.”
- “On 6 January 2026 (post period under review), the Company completed a 1,000 for 1 consolidation of its ordinary shares.”
- “On 6 January 2026, the Company changed its name from Guardian Metals Pic to Halo Minerals PLC to reflect its strategic focus on the production of strategic and battery metals through the reprocessing of legacy mining waste.”
- “On 30 March 2026, the Company was admitted to trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. Concurrent with admission, the Company completed a placing and subscription raising gross proceeds of £4 million at 18 pence per share.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JACKSON, Francis Paul | Secretary | 2025-02-03 | — | — |
| BLOOR, Daniel James | Director | 2026-01-13 | Dec 1981 | British |
| DENNAN, Andrew Denis | Director | 2019-11-04 | Jan 1985 | British |
| JACKSON, Francis Paul | Director | 2011-10-01 | Jun 1948 | British |
| MINCHIN, David James | Director | 2026-01-13 | Feb 1981 | British |
| PEGOT-OGIER, Erick | Director | 2025-02-12 | Mar 1983 | Peruvian |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAU, David | Secretary | 2017-07-03 | 2023-01-27 |
| MINHAS, Tejvinder | Secretary | 2007-09-13 | 2017-07-03 |
| BHATTACHERJEE, Jay | Director | 2019-11-04 | 2023-01-27 |
| BOARD, Thomas Vyvyan | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2009-05-14 |
| BOWMAN, Michael Byron John | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2019-09-30 |
| BURTON, Nigel John, Dr | Director | 2015-10-20 | 2019-01-23 |
| COCHRANE, Derek | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2014-02-25 |
| FOWLER, Clive | Director | 2008-01-09 | 2009-03-24 |
| LAMB, Alexander Harold | Director | 2008-01-09 | 2014-03-31 |
| MCNAIR, Kevin Hayes | Director | 2007-09-13 | 2009-03-31 |
| MINHAS, Tejvinder | Director | 2013-03-28 | 2019-10-01 |
| MINTY, Alan Michael | Director | 2007-09-13 | 2019-01-23 |
| MINTY, Damian Alan | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2019-09-30 |
| PARRY, David | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2012-12-01 |
| PEGRAM, Alison, Dr | Director | 2019-01-28 | 2019-09-30 |
| RAJGOPAUL, Barath | Director | 2008-01-09 | 2011-09-30 |
| SCOTTON, Graham | Director | 2019-01-28 | 2019-11-12 |
| TURRELL, Atholl Denis, Dr | Director | 2008-01-09 | 2009-03-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 164 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-02-16 RP04SH01 Legacy
- 2026-02-09 RP04SH01 Legacy
- 2026-02-09 RP04SH01 Legacy
- 2026-01-22 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-01-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-06-09 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-06-09 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-06-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-06-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-05-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-24 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares consolidation | |
| 2026-04-15 | RP01SH01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-04-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-02-23 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-22 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares consolidation | |
| 2026-02-16 | RP04SH01 | change-of-name | Legacy | |
| 2026-02-09 | RP04SH01 | change-of-name | Legacy | |
| 2026-02-09 | RP04SH01 | change-of-name | Legacy | |
| 2026-01-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-22 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-01-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 4
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.