COOMBE FISHERIES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-20 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6K
+264.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£4M
-22.4% vs 2023
Employees
165
+7.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£329K
-144.4% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £31,912,993 | £30,285,548 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £741,194 | -£329,276 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £544,902 | -£227,101 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £1,750 | £6,382 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £8,036,539 | £7,819,948 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £5,512,885 | £4,280,462 | |
| Equity | £5,869,126 | £5,597,627 | £5,274,863 | £4,381,799 | £5,286,932 | £5,512,885 | £4,280,462 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 153 | 165 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £4,854,227 | £5,521,144 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 1.7% | -0.7% |
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 · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPEAR, Richard Alexander Charles | Secretary | 1997-10-29 | — | British |
| SPEAR, Anthony David James | Director | — | May 1964 | British |
| SPEAR, Richard Alexander Charles | Director | 2001-03-16 | Feb 1971 | British |
| TURNER, Andrew | Director | 2020-02-04 | Jun 1970 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPEAR, Pamela Jill | Secretary | — | 1997-10-29 |
| CLAYTON, Andrew John Pensam | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2020-11-05 |
| SPEAR, David George | Director | — | 1997-10-29 |
| SPEAR, Iain John | Director | 1993-01-01 | 2023-03-30 |
| SPEAR, Pamela Jill | Director | — | 1997-10-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coombefish Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-03-30 | Active |
| Mr Iain John Spear | Individual | Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-03-30 |
| Mr Richard Alexander Charles Spear | Individual | Voting 25–50%, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-firm, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-03-30 |
| Mr Anthony David James Spear | Individual | Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-03-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 173 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-04 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-06-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-06-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-06-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-06-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-06-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-5.1%
£31,912,993 £30,285,548
-
Cash
+264.7%
£1,750 £6,382
-
Net assets
-22.4%
£5,512,885 £4,280,462
-
Employees
+7.8%
153 165
-
Profit before tax
-144.4%
£741,194 -£329,276
-
Wages
+13.7%
£4,854,227 £5,521,144
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