OCEAN FISH (WHOLESALE) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-08-31 (in 3mo)
Last filed for 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-15 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-01
Watchouts
Cash
£8K
-94.6% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£7M
-5.2% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
89
+18.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£484K
-150% lowest in 5 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-11-30 | 2020-11-30 | 2021-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £25,600,715 | £21,241,517 | £21,633,286 | — | £28,040,996 | £28,090,384 | |
| Operating profit | £1,228,097 | £880,395 | £1,118,362 | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £612,789 | £46,234 | £278,506 | — | £968,198 | -£483,755 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £756,617 | -£388,936 | |
| Cash | £1,803,193 | £1,175,665 | £1,865,837 | — | £146,752 | £7,995 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,016,394 | £13,841,688 | £13,700,969 | — | £11,801,421 | £11,174,648 | |
| Net assets | £9,105,622 | £9,052,448 | £9,380,867 | — | £7,501,219 | £7,112,283 | |
| Equity | £9,105,622 | £9,052,448 | £9,380,867 | £9,486,712 | £7,501,219 | £7,112,283 | |
| Average employees | 106 | 102 | 91 | — | 75 | 89 | |
| Wages | £2,418,536 | £2,596,625 | £2,384,992 | — | £2,259,336 | £2,697,878 |
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 | 2019-11-30 | 2020-11-30 | 2021-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.8% | 4.1% | 5.2% | — | — | — | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 2.7% | -1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.8% | 6.4% | 8.2% | — | — | — | |
| Interest cover | 44.78x | 6.82x | 6.49x | — | — | — |
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.
People
4 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GENGE, Leigh Geoffrey Head | Director | 2015-03-05 | Jan 1981 | British |
| GOLDTHORPE, Jonathan Michael | Director | 2026-01-20 | Oct 1966 | British |
| ROWLAND, Barry Alan | Director | 2025-11-25 | Aug 1961 | British |
| WALLACE, James Barrett | Director | 2025-11-25 | Nov 1980 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAKEMAN, Edward James | Secretary | 2000-07-03 | 2025-11-25 |
| LAKEMAN, Susan Jane | Secretary | — | 2000-07-02 |
| LAKEMAN, Edward James | Director | — | 2025-11-25 |
| LAKEMAN, John Andrew | Director | — | 2025-11-25 |
| LAKEMAN, Susan Jane | Director | — | 2000-07-02 |
| MURLEY, Christopher Garfield | Director | 1993-10-01 | 1996-01-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Fish Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-05-04 | Active |
| Ocean Holdings South West Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2018-08-23 | Ceased 2023-05-04 |
| John Andrew Lakeman | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-08-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-04 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-02-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-02-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-02-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 3
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 2024-11-30 vs 2023-11-30
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Turnover
+0.2%
£28,040,996 £28,090,384
-
Cash
-94.6%
£146,752 £7,995
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
-5.2%
£7,501,219 £7,112,283
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+18.7%
75 89
-
Profit before tax
-150%
£968,198 -£483,755
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
+19.4%
£2,259,336 £2,697,878
highest in 5 filed years
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