WEIRD FISH LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-29
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-15 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
+0.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£12M
+37.7% vs 2023
Employees
241
+4.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£4M
+196.3% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- WEIRD FISH LIMITED 2010-05-07 → present
- FREEDOM SAILBOARDS LIMITED 1981-12-31 → 2010-05-07
- BANSHARD LIMITED 1981-02-04 → 1981-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-29
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £38,195,611 | £42,617,575 | |
| Operating profit | £1,449,041 | £4,238,178 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,433,050 | £4,245,569 | |
| Net profit | £1,136,674 | £3,361,969 | |
| Cash | £6,010,093 | £6,034,921 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,253,048 | £12,755,950 | |
| Net assets | £8,913,636 | £12,275,605 | |
| Equity | £8,913,636 | £12,275,605 | |
| Average employees | 230 | 241 | |
| Wages | £5,261,638 | £5,330,724 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.8% | 9.9% | |
| Net margin | 3.0% | 7.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.7% | 33.2% | |
| Current ratio | 2.07x | 2.51x | |
| Interest cover | 36.15x | 44.70x |
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
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the balance sheet date, the business had £6.5m working capital facilities with Santander UK Plc and net cash of £6.0m. Directors have considered current economic climate and prepared detailed forecasts extending to December 2027, showing sufficient funds and ability to repay B & C Loan Notes for 12 months from signing. Resolved to prepare on going concern basis.”
Group structure
- WEIRD FISH LIMITED · parent
- Weird Fish Retail Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOODWIN, Jon | Secretary | 2009-09-18 | — | British |
| BUTLER, David | Director | 2023-12-19 | Aug 1972 | British |
| DUGDALE, Laura Grace | Director | 2024-08-28 | Dec 1981 | British |
| GOODWIN, Jon | Director | 2019-04-17 | Mar 1981 | British |
| MERCIER, Benoit | Director | 2020-12-10 | Jul 1980 | French |
| SHUTT, Simon | Director | 2019-04-17 | Mar 1974 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TILLING, Frances Mary | Secretary | — | 2009-09-18 |
| BAILEY, Sally Frances | Director | 2020-12-10 | 2025-10-21 |
| DAWSON, Gerald Sean | Director | 2014-04-14 | 2017-01-26 |
| EDEN, Scott Anthony | Director | 2010-10-20 | 2012-08-14 |
| EDWARDS, Ian | Director | 2009-03-12 | 2010-08-31 |
| MARRIOTT DODINGTON, Spencer | Director | 2010-03-25 | 2014-02-07 |
| MCBRIDE, Julie | Director | 2017-12-20 | 2019-01-29 |
| MURRAY, Dean | Director | 2017-09-14 | 2020-04-09 |
| PHILLIPS, Bethany | Director | 2016-06-24 | 2024-05-31 |
| STAFFORD, Andrew John | Director | 2011-03-01 | 2017-04-22 |
| STOCKTON, John | Director | 2008-10-01 | 2023-12-15 |
| TILLING, Douglas Leonard | Director | — | 2010-03-25 |
| TILLING, Frances Mary | Director | — | 2010-03-25 |
| VIDLER, Kelvin Bryan | Director | 2014-04-14 | 2014-08-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Capital Partners Dory Investment Lp | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2017-04-22 | Ceased 2018-08-02 |
| Weird Fish Clothing Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-04-22 | Active |
| Piper Private Equity Fund Iv Lp | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-04-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 178 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-11-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-10-30 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-30 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2025-10-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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 2024-12-29 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+11.6%
£38,195,611 £42,617,575
-
Cash
+0.4%
£6,010,093 £6,034,921
-
Net assets
+37.7%
£8,913,636 £12,275,605
-
Employees
+4.8%
230 241
-
Operating profit
+192.5%
£1,449,041 £4,238,178
-
Profit before tax
+196.3%
£1,433,050 £4,245,569
-
Wages
+1.3%
£5,261,638 £5,330,724
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