BAOBAB STEEL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-26 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-12
Watchouts
Cash
£224K
+13% vs 2023
Net assets
-£10M
-3.4% vs 2023
Employees
21
-25% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£440K
+68.2% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
We draw attention to note 2 to the financial statements, which indicates that the Group will require further funding within the next 12 months. As stated in note 2, these events or conditions, along with other matters as set out in note 2, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the Group's and Parent Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- BAOBAB STEEL LIMITED 2021-08-27 → present
- BAOBAB RESOURCES LIMITED 2015-07-15 → 2021-08-27
- BAOBAB RESOURCES PLC 2005-11-11 → 2015-07-15
- BOABAB RESOURCES PLC 2005-10-12 → 2005-11-11
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£1,386,002 | -£721,551 | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,382,632 | -£440,128 | |
| Net profit | -£1,382,632 | -£440,128 | |
| Cash | £197,891 | £223,594 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | -£9,913,842 | -£10,251,683 | |
| Equity | -£9,913,842 | -£10,251,683 | |
| Average employees | 28 | 21 | |
| Wages | £429,284 | £382,817 |
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 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 3264.4% | 2891.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.94x | 0.46x | |
| Interest cover | — | -2.14x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- RPG Crouch Chapman LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“We draw attention to note 2 to the financial statements, which indicates that the Group will require further funding within the next 12 months. As stated in note 2, these events or conditions, along with other matters as set out in note 2, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the Group's and Parent Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.”
Group structure
- BAOBAB STEEL LIMITED · parent
- Maputo Minerals Limited 100%
- Mocambique Resources Limited 100%
- Capitol Resources Lda 100%
- Mayfair Mineral Exploration Lda 100%
- Capitol Iron and Steel Lda 100%
- Baobab Global Trading FZE 100%
Significant events
- “The Group drew down US$150,000 on 31 January 2025 against the bridge facility with AMED, as described in note 11 in the consolidated accounts, to meet ongoing working capital requirements.”
- “The board approved the issue of news shares totaling 4,123,240 on 9 December 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARGIL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-09-13 | — | — |
| BARAVALLE, Carlo | Director | 2023-06-27 | Jan 1961 | Italian |
| DE BRUIN, Christiaan Rudolph De Wet | Director | 2021-02-22 | Feb 1953 | South African |
| SRIVASTAVA, Madhuker | Director | 2017-07-01 | May 1977 | British |
| TWIST, David, Dr | Director | 2012-08-14 | Nov 1953 | British |
| VAN DER MESCHT, Deon Thomas | Director | 2021-02-22 | Apr 1963 | South African |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Graham | Secretary | 2009-02-01 | 2015-08-12 |
| HUNTER, Susan Patricia | Secretary | 2007-07-11 | 2009-02-01 |
| WILSON, Cheryl Anne | Secretary | 2015-08-12 | 2018-06-29 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-10-12 | 2005-10-12 |
| WFW LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-10-12 | 2006-09-13 |
| BARAVALLE, Carlo | Director | 2013-01-29 | 2021-09-30 |
| BEARDSWORTH, Jonathan Paul Bingham | Director | 2006-09-30 | 2014-08-15 |
| CROWE, Alexander Irwin | Director | 2005-10-12 | 2007-01-04 |
| CROWE, Jon Alexander Irwin | Director | 2009-09-17 | 2013-05-01 |
| CULLEN, Ian Lindsay | Director | 2006-08-16 | 2008-04-14 |
| DOWLER, Jeremy Bewick | Director | 2006-03-31 | 2016-04-06 |
| EAGAR, Francis John | Director | 2021-09-30 | 2023-06-27 |
| EAGAR, Francis John | Director | 2014-08-15 | 2020-11-01 |
| EDE-GOLIGHTLY, Sally Ann | Director | 2016-06-01 | 2017-06-15 |
| FOURIE, Johannes Jacobus | Director | 2020-03-01 | 2021-08-13 |
| HERRICK, Neil Andrew | Director | 2015-06-09 | 2018-03-08 |
| JAMES, Ben Angus | Director | 2008-04-14 | 2020-11-01 |
| KAUL, Mohan Lal, Dr | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2015-01-01 |
| KNIGHT, Luke Karl | Director | 2018-06-01 | 2021-09-30 |
| TOWNSEND, Brett Andrew | Director | 2006-08-16 | 2009-12-08 |
| TOWNSEND, Brett Andrew | Director | 2005-10-12 | 2006-05-17 |
| VAN WIJNGAARDEN, Martin | Director | 2016-06-01 | 2019-09-15 |
| VAN WYK, Josephus Theodorus Johannes | Director | 2022-09-15 | 2023-11-16 |
| WALSH, Anthony Michael | Director | 2006-08-16 | 2008-11-22 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2005-10-12 | 2005-10-12 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-10-12 | 2005-10-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 250 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-28 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-04-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-12-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-03-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-31 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- Capital events
- 1
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-06-30 vs 2023-06-30
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Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+13%
£197,891 £223,594
-
Net assets
-3.4%
-£9,913,842 -£10,251,683
-
Employees
-25%
28 21
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Operating profit
+47.9%
-£1,386,002 -£721,551
-
Profit before tax
+68.2%
-£1,382,632 -£440,128
-
Wages
-10.8%
£429,284 £382,817
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers