ASA RESOURCE GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-16 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-02
Watchouts
Cash
14,168,146
+20.1% vs 2024
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
467,848
-1.6% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Insolvency history on file
Companies House holds prior insolvency events for this company. Detail and outcome on the official register.
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Audit opinion: Disclaimer of opinion
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2026-02-25
- ASA RESOURCE GROUP LIMITED 2026-02-25 → present
- ASA RESOURCE GROUP PLC 2015-09-30 → 2026-02-25
- MWANA AFRICA PLC 2005-10-26 → 2015-09-30
- AFRICAN GOLD PLC 1987-10-29 → 2005-10-26
- FINALSECTOR PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1987-09-22 → 1987-10-29
Profit before tax
2-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £540,000 | £540,000 | |
| Operating profit | £475,589 | £467,848 | |
| Profit before tax | £475,589 | £467,848 | |
| Net profit | £475,589 | £467,848 | |
| Cash | £11,799,001 | £14,168,146 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | |
| Equity | £137,320,388 | £137,788,236 | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 88.1% | 86.6% | |
| Net margin | 88.1% | 86.6% |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. 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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Chowdhary & Co.
- Audit opinion
- Disclaimer of opinion
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe that the company has adequate financial resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future and accordingly the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The directors have satisfied themselves that the company is in a sound financial position and that it has access to sufficient borrowing facilities to meet its foreseeable cash requirements.”
Group structure
- ASA RESOURCE GROUP LIMITED · parent
- ASA Headco Limited 100%
- MACG SARL
- Mizako SARL
- Parc Selemba Limited
- Sibeka SA
Significant events
- “A claim of £3,666,311 in which Mr Kalaa Mpinga is claiming payment in lieu, severance allowance, pension contributions and interest of 12% was unresolved at the date the Company exited administration. The matter has since been settled, Mr Kalaa Mpinga has been paid £4,982.38, and the remainder of the funds returned to ASA Resource Group PLC.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 41 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEARING, Ian Barry | Secretary | 2016-09-30 | — | — |
| BARBEAU, Olivier Alain | Director | 2020-08-13 | Aug 1973 | South African |
| SHAO, Baixuan | Director | 2020-08-13 | Feb 1951 | Chinese |
| WANG, Shuguang | Director | 2022-03-01 | Oct 1985 | Chinese |
Show 41 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DERIVAN, John Francis | Secretary | — | 1993-08-26 |
| FINN, James Michael | Secretary | 1993-08-26 | 2005-10-27 |
| GILBERT, Simon Adrian | Secretary | 2013-10-01 | 2015-05-31 |
| TUCK, Brian Peter | Secretary | 2005-10-26 | 2013-09-27 |
| YOUNG, Amilha Pio | Secretary | 2015-06-01 | 2016-09-30 |
| ANDERSON, John Alexander | Director | 2007-02-27 | 2013-09-27 |
| ANDERSON, John Alexander | Director | 2003-12-17 | 2005-10-27 |
| BARBEAU, Olivier | Director | 2015-06-09 | 2018-05-09 |
| BARING, Oliver Alexander Guy | Director | 2003-12-17 | 2013-09-01 |
| BOTHA, Johan Louis | Director | 2012-01-04 | 2015-06-05 |
| CHIDZERO, Anne-Marie | Director | 2015-06-09 | 2015-10-01 |
| DEARING, Ian Barry | Director | 2017-04-28 | 2022-03-01 |
| DENIS, Etienne | Director | 2007-02-27 | 2013-09-27 |
| DERIVAN, John Francis | Director | — | 1993-08-26 |
| DONOHOE, Peter Joseph | Director | — | 2004-10-27 |
| FENG, Luming | Director | 2020-08-13 | 2022-03-01 |
| FISH, David Glanville Kenelm | Director | 2005-10-26 | 2007-12-22 |
| FURBER, Frederick Michael William | Director | — | 1992-12-21 |
| HENRY, Niall Patrick | Director | 2016-05-27 | 2018-05-09 |
| HORGAN, David | Director | 1999-12-22 | 2005-10-27 |
| HU, Yuan Ching | Director | 2012-07-04 | 2017-04-29 |
| HUNG, Brian Ching Fung | Director | 2015-09-29 | 2017-07-20 |
| KEARNEY, John Francis | Director | 1995-06-22 | 1999-12-22 |
| KUDENGA, Ngoni | Director | 2014-12-09 | 2015-06-09 |
| KWAN, Yim Chiu | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2017-04-17 |
| MASHANYARE, Herbert Stanley | Director | 2014-12-09 | 2015-06-09 |
| MCALISTER, Donald Alexander Robert | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2013-09-30 |
| MORRIS, Stuart Grant | Director | 2005-12-06 | 2015-06-05 |
| MORRISON, Scott Douglas | Director | 2015-06-09 | 2018-05-09 |
| MPINGA, Kalaa Katema | Director | 2005-10-26 | 2015-06-09 |
| MURANGARI, David Edgar Hoover | Director | 2016-08-22 | 2020-02-24 |
| NING, Yat Hoi | Director | 2012-06-07 | 2017-04-17 |
| OWEN, Ken | Director | 2005-12-06 | 2009-09-03 |
| SLACK, Henry Richmond | Director | 2003-12-17 | 2006-10-18 |
| SYDNEY-SMITH, Peter Edward | Director | 2008-06-01 | 2009-09-09 |
| TANG, Lu | Director | 2020-08-15 | 2022-03-01 |
| TEELING, John James | Director | — | 2005-09-29 |
| WADESON, Timothy Charles Aylmer | Director | 2005-10-26 | 2007-02-05 |
| WELLESLEY-WOOD, Mark Michael | Director | 2013-09-03 | 2014-02-24 |
| WELLSLEY-WOOD, Mark Michael | Director | 2015-06-09 | 2015-08-28 |
| YOUNG, Guy Sinclair | Director | 2004-12-07 | 2005-10-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Feng Hailiang | Individual | Significant influence | 2020-08-17 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 377 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-03-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-02-25 CERT10 Certificate re registration public limited company to private
- 2026-02-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-02-25 RR02 Reregistration public to private company
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-05-01 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-05-01 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-27 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-03-27 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-03-27 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-03-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-03-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-25 | CERT10 | change-of-name | Certificate re registration public limited company to private | |
| 2026-02-25 | MAR | incorporation | Re registration memorandum articles | |
| 2026-02-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-02-25 | RR02 | change-of-name | Reregistration public to private company | |
| 2025-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-11 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 18
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
0%
£540,000 £540,000
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Cash
+20.1%
£11,799,001 £14,168,146
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Net assets
—
Not reported
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Employees
—
Not reported
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Operating profit
-1.6%
£475,589 £467,848
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Profit before tax
-1.6%
£475,589 £467,848
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers