UNIVERSAL COAL LIMITED
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Executive summary
Universal Coal Limited presents a fundamentally robust financial profile, underpinned by an exceptional £26.1 million share capital that provides a strong buffer against the inherent volatility of the mining sector. The company's recent transition from a PLC to a Private Limited Company in 2022, alongside its London-based legal administrative hub, indicates it now functions primarily as a well-capitalized holding entity for Southern African mining operations. While regulatory compliance is excellent, improving the transparency of ultimate ownership would remove the final minor cloudiness from an otherwise healthy corporate diagnosis.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2002-07-11
- Registered office
- C/O Arch Law Huckletree Bishopsgate, 8 Bishopsgate, London, United Kingdom, EC2N 4BQ
- Postcode
- EC2N 4BQ
- Capital
- 26,123,588 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-06-30
- Next due by
- 2027-03-31
- Financial year end
- 30 June
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-07-25
- Next due by
- 2027-08-08
Nature of business (SIC)
- 8990 Other mining and quarrying not elsewhere classified
Officers 9 current · 29 resigned
Contact details
- Website
- universalcoal.com
- Phone
- +44 2072644444
Universal Coal is committed to building a sustainable mid-tier coal mining company providing investors with exposure to Southern African coking and thermal coal assets with the potential to develop into projects of regional significance.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| UNIVERSAL COAL PLC | 2022-12-20 |
| SOUTH CHINA RESOURCES PLC | 2008-09-01 |
| VIETNAM MINING CORPORATION PLC | 2005-02-21 |
| EAST RAND GOLD RESOURCES PLC | 2004-08-09 |
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| ONE AMERICA SQUARE, CROSSWALL, LONDON, EC3N 2SG | 2016-08-01 |
| 1ST FLOOR SUITE 1B PRINCES HOUSE 38 JERMYN STREET, LONDON, SW1Y 6DN | 2011-05-05 |
| 55 SAINT JAMES'S STREET, LONDON, SW1A 1LA | 2007-05-01 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 42 similar companies in EC, trading since 2002
The class of 2002
40%
of the 122,927 companies incorporated in 2002 are still active today; 58% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.