F. SMALES & SON (FISH MERCHANTS) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-10 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-27
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-67.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£9M
+4.3% vs 2023
Employees
99
+1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
-20.5% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £73,405,455 | £91,641,782 | £93,592,806 | £79,757,572 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,389,603 | £905,634 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,602,095 | £4,002,924 | £1,411,959 | £1,122,367 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,122,798 | £824,207 | |
| Cash | — | — | £9,422,308 | £3,039,604 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £8,820,893 | £9,203,318 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £8,779,386 | £9,153,593 | |
| Equity | £6,654,339 | £8,316,588 | £8,779,386 | £9,153,593 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 98 | 99 | |
| Wages | — | — | £3,700,000 | £4,161,122 |
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 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 1.5% | 1.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 1.2% | 1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 15.8% | 9.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.45x | 1.56x |
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
- Dutton Moore
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors consider that the going concern basis of accounting should be used in preparing the financial statements. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months.”
Significant events
- “The company continues to upgrade its transport fleet in order to further improve vehicle running cost and reliability.”
- “The company has been moving its car fleet to hybrid and electric vehicles providing a positive impact on the environment.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATKINSON, Callum Charles | Secretary | 2025-05-06 | — | — |
| ATKINSON, Callum Charles | Director | 2025-09-03 | Sep 1993 | British |
| JOYCE, Robert | Director | 2021-03-17 | Aug 1980 | British |
| SMALES, Lee | Director | — | Mar 1960 | British |
| SMALES, Simon | Director | — | Jul 1964 | British |
| WINTER, Richard | Director | 2021-03-17 | Aug 1962 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORR, Robin Alistair | Secretary | — | 2025-04-10 |
| BOULTON, Edward Alick | Director | 1992-04-23 | 2001-03-31 |
| BRAY, Ronald Burnham | Director | — | 2002-09-03 |
| BROWN, Michael Leonard | Director | — | 1992-04-20 |
| CROWTHER, Jeffrey George | Director | 2007-10-31 | 2017-03-31 |
| GILBERT, Edward Walter | Director | 2006-10-01 | 2013-04-08 |
| HOLT, Nigel John | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2020-06-11 |
| HOLT, Nigel John | Director | 2002-09-03 | 2007-08-31 |
| ORR, Robin Alistair | Director | — | 2025-04-10 |
| ROBERTS, Alan | Director | 1994-04-01 | 2003-09-30 |
| SMALES, Benjamin Howard | Director | 2000-03-27 | 2009-11-10 |
| SMALES, Colin Frederick | Director | — | 2013-04-08 |
| SMALES, Lewis Frederick | Director | 2014-02-18 | 2018-04-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Lee Smales | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-06-06 | Active |
| Mr Simon Smales | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-06-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 157 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-05-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-02-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-03-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
-
Turnover
-14.8%
£93,592,806 £79,757,572
-
Cash
-67.7%
£9,422,308 £3,039,604
-
Net assets
+4.3%
£8,779,386 £9,153,593
-
Employees
+1%
98 99
-
Operating profit
-34.8%
£1,389,603 £905,634
-
Profit before tax
-20.5%
£1,411,959 £1,122,367
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+12.5%
£3,700,000 £4,161,122
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers