Universal Coal Limited

Active04482856 Private limited company

Incorporated: 11 July 2002 (24 years)
Previously known as: Universal Coal PLC (until 20 December 2022)
South China Resources PLC (until 1 September 2008)
Vietnam Mining Corporation PLC (until 21 February 2005)
Earlier: East Rand Gold Resources PLC
Industry: Other mining and quarrying n.e.c. (08990)
Directors: Christopher John Bourke
Craig Lyons
Accounts type: Full
Region: Greater London
Address: C/o Arch Law Huckletree Bishopsgate
8 Bishopsgate
London
EC2N 4BQ

Filing status

Accounts due: 31 March 2027
Last accounts: 30 June 2025
Conf. stmt due: 8 August 2027
Last conf. stmt: 25 July 2026

Charges

Total: 2
Outstanding: 1
Part satisfied: 0
Satisfied: 1

Officers 3 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Bourke, Christopher John

Director · Appointed 9 April 2026

Australian

Born September 1978 (48)

Lyons, Craig

Director · Appointed 24 July 2020

South African

Born June 1970 (56)

Harber, Ben

Secretary · Appointed 1 April 2014

Officer history (35 former)

9 April 2026

Appointed Bourke, Christopher John as Director

9 April 2026

Resigned Mccarthy, Daniel Gerrard as Director

21 March 2024

Appointed Mccarthy, Daniel Gerrard as Director

21 March 2024

Resigned Harber, Ben as Director

1 August 2022

Appointed Harber, Ben as Director

1 August 2022

Resigned Lumley, James Terrance as Director

8 July 2022

Resigned Ransley, Criag Anthony as Director

11 April 2022

Resigned Lewis, Glen Richard as Director

28 June 2021

Appointed Lumley, James Terrance as Director

31 May 2021

Resigned Sanger, Paul John as Director

30 September 2020

Resigned Luvhengo, Shammy Arewanga as Director

22 August 2020

Resigned Wallace, Craig as Director

31 July 2020

Resigned King, Wallace Macarthur as Director

24 July 2020

Appointed Wallace, Craig as Director

24 July 2020

Appointed Lyons, Craig as Director

3 April 2020

Appointed Lewis, Glen Richard as Director

3 April 2020

Resigned Eames, Mark Richard as Director

3 April 2020

Resigned Bonsma, Hendrik Willem as Director

3 April 2020

Resigned Weber, Anton as Director

13 January 2020

Resigned Hopkins, John David as Director

11 December 2019

Appointed Eames, Mark Richard as Director

11 December 2019

Appointed Sanger, Paul John as Director

4 December 2019

Appointed King, Wallace Macarthur as Director

4 December 2019

Appointed Ransley, Criag Anthony as Director

29 November 2019

Resigned Baravalle, Carlo as Director

29 November 2019

Resigned Twist, David, Dr as Director

3 May 2019

Resigned Nyembezi, Nonkululeko Merina Cheryl as Director

3 May 2019

Resigned Englebrecht, Andries Johannes Marthinus as Director

16 October 2014

Appointed Nyembezi, Nonkululeko Merina Cheryl as Director

16 October 2014

Appointed Englebrecht, Andries Johannes Marthinus as Director

1 April 2014

Resigned Bottomley, John Michael as Secretary

1 April 2014

Appointed Harber, Ben as Secretary

7 January 2013

Appointed Baravalle, Carlo as Director

7 January 2013

Appointed Twist, David, Dr as Director

1 July 2012

Resigned Robinson, Daniel John as Secretary

18 April 2012

Resigned Harwood, Antony as Director

26 April 2011

Appointed Bottomley, John Michael as Secretary

31 January 2011

Resigned Horgan, Timothy David as Secretary

7 September 2010

Appointed Luvhengo, Shammy Arewanga as Director

1 September 2010

Appointed Hopkins, John David as Director

8 August 2010

Appointed Robinson, Daniel John as Secretary

1 December 2009

Resigned Mcmahon, Nathan Bruce as Director

1 December 2009

Appointed Bonsma, Hendrik Willem as Director

1 December 2009

Appointed Weber, Anton as Director

1 December 2009

Resigned Clayton, Alastair Raoul as Director

1 December 2009

Resigned Stewart, Bruce as Director

1 December 2009

Appointed Harwood, Antony as Director

21 December 2007

Resigned Tyrwhitt, David Stuart, Dr as Director

28 September 2007

Resigned Vazquez, Mario as Director

28 March 2007

Appointed Tyrwhitt, David Stuart, Dr as Director

12 March 2007

Resigned Wood, Charles Ainslie as Secretary

12 March 2007

Resigned Leithead, Steven Stewart as Director

4 December 2006

Appointed Horgan, Timothy David as Secretary

19 July 2006

Appointed Vazquez, Mario as Director

22 May 2006

Appointed Stewart, Bruce as Director

17 January 2006

Resigned Wall, Timothy Lawlor as Secretary

17 January 2006

Appointed Wood, Charles Ainslie as Secretary

20 July 2005

Appointed Wall, Timothy Lawlor as Secretary

20 July 2005

Resigned Ronaldson, Stephen Frank as Secretary

30 June 2005

Appointed Mcmahon, Nathan Bruce as Director

30 June 2005

Appointed Leithead, Steven Stewart as Director

30 June 2005

Resigned Hunter, Kent Michael as Director

30 June 2005

Resigned Hyde, David Ancliffe as Director

14 March 2005

Appointed Hyde, David Ancliffe as Director

3 March 2005

Appointed Ronaldson, Stephen Frank as Secretary

3 March 2005

Appointed Hunter, Kent Michael as Director

3 March 2005

Resigned Davey, Alwyn as Secretary

3 March 2005

Resigned Davey, Alwyn as Director

22 February 2005

Appointed Clayton, Alastair Raoul as Director

22 February 2005

Resigned Malins, Jonathan Wyndham as Director

11 July 2002

Appointed Malins, Jonathan Wyndham as Director

11 July 2002

Appointed Davey, Alwyn as Secretary

11 July 2002

Appointed Davey, Alwyn as Director

Ownership 0 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

The company has declared that it has no person with significant control.

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

Date	Description	Made Up To
27 July 2026	Confirmation statement with no updates	25 July 2026
28 May 2026	Termination of appointment of a director
28 May 2026	Appointment of a director
28 March 2026	Full accounts	30 June 2025
25 July 2025	Confirmation statement with updates	25 July 2025