FISHPOOLS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-11-01 (in 6mo)
Last filed for 2025-02-02
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-06 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-23
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£15M
+3.1% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£17M
+0.7% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
156
-10.3% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£231K
+412.6% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-02-02
| Metric | Trend | 2022-01-30 | 2023-01-29 | 2024-01-28 | 2025-02-02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £29,108,786 | £26,987,353 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£456,849 | -£564,422 | |
| Profit before tax | £90,776 | £779,390 | £45,048 | £230,910 | |
| Net profit | -£122,849 | £580,142 | -£12,692 | £120,507 | |
| Cash | £13,756,888 | £14,092,270 | £14,890,416 | £15,353,690 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,155,043 | £17,735,185 | £17,761,884 | £17,898,641 | |
| Net assets | £16,544,329 | £17,124,471 | £17,111,779 | £17,232,286 | |
| Equity | £16,544,329 | £17,124,471 | £17,111,779 | £17,232,286 | |
| Average employees | 187 | 193 | 174 | 156 | |
| Wages | — | — | £6,322,547 | £6,111,735 |
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 | 2022-01-30 | 2023-01-29 | 2024-01-28 | 2025-02-02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -1.6% | -2.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -0.0% | 0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -2.6% | -3.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.61x | 1.63x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | -26.84x |
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
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Moore NHC Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have considered trading forecasts and cash flow requirements for a period of 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements and have concluded that it is appropriate to prepare these financial statements on the going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “Our continued healthy balance sheet has allowed further strategic investment in the business, with a new online trading platform, new IT infrastructure and enhanced cyber security, together with the start of investments into solar power.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUGGAN, Edward | Secretary | 2014-01-31 | — | — |
| FISHPOOL, Simon John | Director | — | Jun 1963 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GARLAND, Kenneth Alexander | Secretary | — | 2001-07-25 |
| MUGRIDGE, Nicholas John | Secretary | 2001-07-25 | 2014-01-31 |
| CARSON, Ian | Director | — | 2024-10-07 |
| FISHPOOL, John Ernest | Director | — | 2023-01-18 |
| FISHPOOL, Paul | Director | — | 2007-04-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fishpools Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 122 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-24 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2025-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-01 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-02 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2023-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-12 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2022-05-11 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2022-01-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-02-02 vs 2024-01-28
-
Turnover
-7.3%
£29,108,786 £26,987,353
-
Cash
+3.1%
£14,890,416 £15,353,690
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+0.7%
£17,111,779 £17,232,286
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-10.3%
174 156
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-23.5%
-£456,849 -£564,422
-
Profit before tax
+412.6%
£45,048 £230,910
-
Wages
-3.3%
£6,322,547 £6,111,735
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers