BRIXHAM TRAWLER AGENTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-28 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-7.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
+1.5% vs 2023
Employees
72
+14.3% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£113K
-41.8% first positive since 2020
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BRIXHAM TRAWLER AGENTS LIMITED 1988-03-03 → present
- ANSWERBUDGET LIMITED 1987-07-14 → 1988-03-03
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,105,054 | — | £10,027,757 | — | £12,866,667 | — | £20,628,966 | — | £17,470,599 | £16,927,214 | |
| Operating profit | £268,275 | — | -£165,480 | — | £668,935 | — | £915,116 | — | £191,404 | £108,573 | |
| Profit before tax | £272,523 | — | -£163,342 | — | £667,981 | — | £915,636 | — | £193,730 | £112,808 | |
| Net profit | £228,465 | — | -£165,892 | — | £490,621 | — | £834,640 | — | £120,782 | £63,166 | |
| Cash | £1,557,977 | £1,557,977 | £1,648,900 | £1,648,900 | £2,416,260 | £2,416,260 | £2,873,349 | £2,873,349 | £3,182,297 | £2,932,570 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,010,044 | — | £2,785,268 | — | £3,176,223 | — | £3,797,648 | — | £3,358,660 | £3,398,788 | |
| Net assets | £2,330,291 | — | £2,172,799 | — | £2,672,820 | — | £3,459,960 | — | £3,034,242 | £3,078,808 | |
| Equity | £2,330,291 | £2,330,291 | £2,172,799 | £2,172,799 | £2,672,820 | £2,672,820 | £3,459,960 | £3,459,960 | £3,034,242 | £3,078,808 | |
| Average employees | 53 | — | 51 | — | 51 | — | 57 | — | 63 | 72 | |
| Wages | £1,494,865 | — | £1,667,275 | — | £1,651,618 | — | £1,976,944 | — | £2,306,448 | £2,608,527 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.2% | — | -1.7% | — | 5.2% | — | 4.4% | — | 1.1% | 0.6% | |
| Net margin | 1.9% | — | -1.7% | — | 3.8% | — | 4.0% | — | 0.7% | 0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.9% | — | -5.9% | — | 21.1% | — | 24.1% | — | 5.7% | 3.2% | |
| Interest cover | 88.72x | — | -1561.13x | — | 2096.97x | — | 624.23x | — | 51.84x | 44.33x |
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 · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUDGE, Adam Stuart | Secretary | 2019-01-01 | — | — |
| MUDGE, Adam Stuart | Director | 2020-11-01 | Jun 1966 | British |
| WATSON, Neil | Director | 2019-01-01 | Aug 1967 | English |
| YOUNG, Barry Charles | Director | 2013-01-01 | Oct 1970 | English |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HART, Paul Ernest | Secretary | — | 2003-07-31 |
| SHAW, Michael Colin | Secretary | 2003-08-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| BAILEY, Mathew James | Director | 2018-05-23 | 2025-04-25 |
| COOKE, Malcolm Neale Grenside | Director | — | 2001-04-10 |
| DODD, Barry Thomas Richard | Director | — | 1998-08-31 |
| PYNN, David John | Director | — | 2004-08-31 |
| SHAW, Michael Colin | Director | 2011-12-20 | 2020-10-31 |
| SMITH, Richard Northcott | Director | 2001-01-26 | 2018-12-31 |
| WALKER, Michael Roberts | Director | 2001-01-26 | 2018-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South West Trawler Agents (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-04-03 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 127 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-12-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-11-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-11-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2019-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
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
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Turnover
-3.1%
£17,470,599 £16,927,214
-
Cash
-7.8%
£3,182,297 £2,932,570
-
Net assets
+1.5%
£3,034,242 £3,078,808
-
Employees
+14.3%
63 72
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
-43.3%
£191,404 £108,573
first positive since 2020
-
Profit before tax
-41.8%
£193,730 £112,808
first positive since 2020
-
Wages
+13.1%
£2,306,448 £2,608,527
highest in 6 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