Wildcat Petroleum

What Wildcat Petroleum does

Wildcat Gold PLC (formerly Wildcat Petroleum Plc) is a London-based, publicly-listed micro-cap company on the London Stock Exchange (ticker: WCAT) that has pivoted from its original upstream petroleum mandate toward evaluating and developing gold processing opportunities in Africa. Incorporated in early 2020, the company completed an initial public offering and was admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange on December 30, 2020, with a current market capitalization of approximately £841,252 and a stock price of GBX 0.03. On April 22, 2026, Companies House confirmed a name change from Wildcat Petroleum Plc to Wildcat Gold PLC, formalizing the strategic pivot away from oil and gas exploration, appraisal, development, and production.

The company remains pre-revenue, with its stated activities limited to evaluating African Gold Processing opportunities. It maintains a registered office at Belmont House, Uxbridge, London, and in June 2026 opened a regional office in Khartoum, Republic of Sudan, to support in-country operations. Headcount is disclosed at 1-10 employees. Between June 9 and June 18, 2026, the company appointed two minerals advisors and announced a planned directorate reorganization, indicating organizational build-out aligned with the new strategy. Leadership comprises Mandhir Singh as Founder and Chairman of the Board and Joe Damato as President/CEO.

The business model is currently undefined in commercial terms: no pricing model, no product sales, no customer relationships, and no revenue figures have been disclosed. The company has explored admission to the Aquis Growth Market as a secondary trading venue and communicates with investors primarily via RNS announcements. Reported financial statements show negative operating income and net income for 2021-2025, though the magnitude of the figures suggests data-quality issues, and the company is not currently profitable (negative PE ratio of -2.80). Trading volume has declined 75% below daily average, and the stock is trading below both its 50-day (GBX 0.06) and 200-day (GBX 0.07) moving averages.

Name

Wildcat Petroleum

Legal name

Wildcat Gold PLC

Website

https://wildcatpetroleum.co.uk

Company type

Public

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Wildcat Gold PLC (formerly Wildcat Petroleum Plc) is a London Stock Exchange-listed micro-cap company (LSE: WCAT) that has pivoted from upstream petroleum to evaluating and developing gold processing operations across Africa, primarily in Sudan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Gold Processing and Mining Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Mining (2131)

SIC

Gold And Silver Ores (1040)

akta.pro primary industry

Gold Mining (IMAKAEAA)

Keywords

• Gold processing operations
• African gold mining
• Mineral extraction services
• Precious metals processing
• Resource exploration development

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Wildcat Petroleum (now Wildcat Gold PLC) is engaged in the exploration, appraisal, development and production of natural resource assets, with a strategic pivot toward establishing gold processing operations in Africa. The company also retains upstream petroleum activities, particularly in Sudan, while developing its new gold processing business focus.

Product overview

Wildcat Gold PLC operates as a single focused product offering centered on African Gold Processing operations. Originally incorporated as Wildcat Petroleum Plc in early 2020 with plans for upstream petroleum (exploration, appraisal, development, and production of oil and gas), the company pivoted its strategy and is now exclusively focused on evaluating and developing gold processing opportunities in Africa. The company went public via IPO in December 2020 and was admitted to trading.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Firering Strategic Minerals: AIM-listed junior miner with copper and critical minerals assets in Africa (including Côte d'Ivoire and Zambia). Comparable as a small London-listed African minerals developer at a similar stage of development.
• Pan African Resources: LSE-listed mid-tier gold producer operating across South Africa. Same London listing and African gold focus; more advanced operationally but otherwise a strong structural peer for Wildcat's regional ambitions.
• Hummingbird Resources: Small-cap LSE/AIM-listed gold producer focused on West Africa with operations in Mali and Guinea. Closely comparable to Wildcat as a London-listed, Africa-focused gold company in the small-cap tier.
• Kilo Goldmines: TSX-V-listed junior gold explorer with assets in the DRC. Comparable as a small-cap Africa-focused gold developer with similar pre-production risk profile to Wildcat.

Broad incumbents

• IAMGOLD: Mid-tier gold miner with West African operations including Burkina Faso and Mali. Comparable in the African gold focus, though Wildcat is targeting processing rather than primary mining.
• Endeavour Mining: One of the largest West African gold producers with multiple mines in Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Senegal. Comparable as the dominant incumbent in the same African gold space Wildcat is targeting.
• Newmont Corporation: World's largest gold miner with major African operations including Ghana (Ahafo) and the recently completed Newcore acquisition. Sets the ultimate benchmark for African gold operations Wildcat is seeking to enter.
• Barrick Gold: One of the world's largest gold miners with significant African operations (including Mali, DRC, and Tanzania). Comparable as a major incumbent in the African gold sector that sets the competitive benchmark.
• Perseus Mining: Mid-tier gold producer with operating mines in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire. Represents a comparable, larger-scale West African gold operator that validates the regional thesis while underscoring Wildcat's scale gap.
• AngloGold Ashanti: Major global gold producer with significant African operations including Ghana. Comparable as an established African gold incumbent and a relevant benchmark for capital and operating scale.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Wildcat Petroleum