TWISTED FISH LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-06 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-9.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£8M
+27.9% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
116
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
+56.2% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £13,492,761 | £9,712,917 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,759,784 | £871,059 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,350,653 | £2,110,379 | |
| Net profit | £352,032 | £1,357,238 | — | — | £955,082 | £2,103,072 | |
| Cash | £666,492 | £604,331 | — | — | £1,225,902 | £1,111,057 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,250,064 | £5,083,383 | — | — | £12,618,577 | £12,410,845 | |
| Net assets | £1,757,900 | £2,755,138 | — | — | £6,177,722 | £7,899,668 | |
| Equity | £1,757,900 | £2,755,138 | £5,871,895 | £5,571,593 | £6,177,722 | £7,899,668 | |
| Average employees | 6 | 4 | — | — | 116 | 116 | |
| Wages | £83,340 | — | — | — | £5,819,340 | £4,912,414 |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 13.0% | 9.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 7.1% | 21.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 13.9% | 7.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.13x | 2.19x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 4.26x | 2.43x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Moorgate Accountancy Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- TWISTED FISH LIMITED · parent
- Selected Interventions Ltd 100%
- Selected Interventions PTY Ltd 100%
- Scent Direct International Ltd 100%
- Selected Interventions SAS 100%
- Willoughby House Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “On 4 April 2024 the group disposed of its 100% holding in Twisted Fish IT Ltd. Included in these financial statements are profits of £1,573,733 arising from the company's interests in Twisted Fish IT Ltd up to the date of its disposal.”
- “On 25th April 2025 Twisted Fish Ltd sold its shares in Selected Interventions Ltd to a third party. The capital and reserves of Selected Interventions Ltd (and its subsidiaries) at the YE were £783,617 and the Profit generated in the YE Dec 2024 by Selected Interventions Ltd (and its subsidiaries) was £(598,044).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKES, Matthew John | Director | 1998-01-20 | Dec 1972 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKES, Peter Julyan | Secretary | 1998-01-20 | 2013-02-13 |
| ROBERTS, David James | Secretary | 2022-03-10 | 2023-11-13 |
| PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-01-20 | 1998-01-20 |
| BROOKES, Nicola | Director | 2008-02-01 | 2022-04-11 |
| PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-01-20 | 1998-01-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Matthew John Brookes | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-07 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 100 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-19 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-14 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-14 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-11-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-08-24 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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
-28%
£13,492,761 £9,712,917
-
Cash
-9.4%
£1,225,902 £1,111,057
-
Net assets
+27.9%
£6,177,722 £7,899,668
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
0%
116 116
-
Operating profit
-50.5%
£1,759,784 £871,059
-
Profit before tax
+56.2%
£1,350,653 £2,110,379
-
Wages
-15.6%
£5,819,340 £4,912,414
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