PENINSULA SEAFOODS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-23 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£80K
-85.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£2M
+17.6% vs 2023
Employees
8
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£672K
+11.4% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- PENINSULA SEAFOODS LIMITED 1995-06-07 → present
- PELICAN SEAFOODS LIMITED 1995-05-11 → 1995-06-07
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | — | — | — | — | — | £22,047,419 | £16,383,688 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £759,282 | £767,311 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £602,945 | £671,860 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £455,150 | £502,774 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £550,992 | £79,894 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £1,976,252 | £2,160,357 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £1,834,955 | £2,157,729 | |
| Equity | — | — | £1,375,399 | £1,764,305 | £1,862,305 | £1,834,955 | £2,157,729 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £228,641 | £247,022 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 3.4% | 4.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1% | 3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 38.4% | 35.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 73.3% | 67.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.40x | 1.48x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 4.86x | 7.56x |
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
- ML Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On the basis that the company has strong supply chains, excellent customer relationships and plentiful capital resources available, the directors remain very confident that the company remains a going concern and is able to continue trading for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PELL, Stephen Harold | Director | 1995-05-16 | Jul 1965 | British |
| SPEAR, Anthony David James | Director | 1995-05-11 | May 1964 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPEAR, Iain John | Secretary | 1995-05-11 | 2023-03-30 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-05-11 | 1995-05-11 |
| SPEAR, Iain John | Director | 1995-05-11 | 2023-03-30 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-05-11 | 1995-05-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David George Spear | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2023-03-30 | Ceased 2023-06-21 |
| Mr Iain John Spear | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-03-30 |
| Mr Stephen Harold Pell | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Anthony David James Spear | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 110 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-07-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-07-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-14 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-07-14 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-07-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-07-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-07-05 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2023-07-05 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-05-25 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-22 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-05-22 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-05-09 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-04-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
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
-25.7%
£22,047,419 £16,383,688
-
Cash
-85.5%
£550,992 £79,894
-
Net assets
+17.6%
£1,834,955 £2,157,729
-
Employees
0%
8 8
-
Operating profit
+1.1%
£759,282 £767,311
-
Profit before tax
+11.4%
£602,945 £671,860
-
Wages
+8%
£228,641 £247,022
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