RE: Cash in bank, 100% owned and no debt.17 Feb 2026 13:20
I unintentional excluded the cash balance of £825,981 at end of 30 June 2025, I based my workings on the £5.5m raised this half gone, and the cost of a full years admin expense (that included directors pay) and drilling cost, and given where we are in the year it will be pretty accurate.
So it is more in the region of >£3,255,981 in cash. So this is a substantial amount that would cover a drill campaign of 20000m for example, double the last campaign of 10000m. More capital will be needed for road grading and general working capital. Raising the £4m at 1.2p in 2025 was an absolute blinder.
Given that the company was raising capital at 0.1p in 2024, then was raising capital at 1.3p and 1.2p in 2025 is an unbelievable turnaround.
Now the question of when the next raise will be is a fascinating question. Poulden could raise a proportion right now but he would not be able to tell brokers or investors what these assays are. It is likely that Poulden does not know himself as the data will only be held by ALS labs in a closed and confidential basis.If he splits the raise around news he is mitigate risk and avoiding the gamble of guessing where the shareprice is going to be. I personally think it is unlikely he will raise before assays. Visually the cores look bullish and raising at a much higher shareprice is in the companies and shareholders interests, but that is just my opinion.
That is why Poulden is chairman to make these big decisions.
The question for GGP shareholders is what is GGP bod going to do with the cash being generated. Share buyback? Divi? Asset purchase to bank surrounding deposits for the future growth? Enter J/V's though I think it is in WSBN's interest to keep 100% and develop the asset, invest in more lines to increase production (unlikely as they are running with a surplus and need more ore).