J. MARR (SEAFOODS) LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of Andrew Marr International Ltd, the company is engaged in marine fishing and the wider seafood sector.
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Cash
£1.8m
-93.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£62m
+3.9% vs 2024
Employees
57
+11.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£14m
+91.5% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £680,847,000 | £759,096,000 | +11.5% | |
| Operating profit | £7,293,000 | £14,404,000 | +97.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,100,000 | £13,597,000 | +91.5% | |
| Net profit | £5,399,000 | £10,165,000 | +88.3% | |
| Cash | £27,000,000 | £1,818,000 | -93.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £59,256,000 | £61,590,000 | +3.9% | |
| Net assets | £59,256,000 | £61,590,000 | +3.9% | |
| Equity | £59,256,000 | £61,590,000 | +3.9% | |
| Average employees | 51 | 57 | +11.8% | |
| Wages | £4,653,000 | £5,007,000 | +7.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,060,000 | £1,097,000 | +3.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £67,000 | £70,000 | +4.5% | |
| Highest paid director | £943,000 | £977,000 | +3.6% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.1% | 1.9% | |
| Net margin | 0.8% | 1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.3% | 23.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 56.0% | 57.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.79x | 1.73x | |
| Interest cover | 16.96x | 14.30x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- J. MARR (SEAFOODS) LIMITED 1979-12-31 → present
- CEVIC STEAM FISHING COMPANY LIMITED 1924-07-09 → 1979-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 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
- J. MARR (SEAFOODS) LIMITED · parent
- J Marr (Management) Services Limited 100%
- British Mackerel Exports Limited 100%
- Clenham Limited 100%
- Geo T Baker (Mansfield) Limited 100%
- J Marr (Meat) Limited 100%
- James Wight (Hull) Limited 100%
- J Marr Seafoods (Ship Services) Limited 100%
- Jaymarr (Seafoods) Limited 100%
- J Marr (Commodities) Limited 100%
- J Marr (Dry Foods) Limited 100%
- J Marr (Europe) SL 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FARRAR, Paul Morgan | Secretary | 2014-11-25 | — | — |
| FARRAR, Paul Morgan | Director | 2020-08-01 | Feb 1975 | British |
| JOHNSON, Roger Eric | Director | — | Mar 1947 | British |
| MARR, Alexander George | Director | 2008-07-30 | May 1970 | British |
| MOORE, Michael Ian Arthur | Director | 2004-10-01 | Sep 1972 | British |
| MORRIS, Spencer | Director | 2007-12-01 | Mar 1976 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURT, Christopher Brian | Secretary | 2005-12-19 | 2014-11-25 |
| GRIFFIN, Geoffrey | Secretary | — | 1997-01-20 |
| REGAN, Andrew William | Secretary | 1997-01-20 | 2005-12-19 |
| ANDERSON, John Edward | Director | 1996-05-29 | 1997-01-20 |
| BERRY, Peter Sidney | Director | 1998-07-21 | 1999-03-01 |
| BOWEN, Nicholas Gareth | Director | 1996-05-29 | 1999-03-01 |
| CHAPMAN, Dennis William | Director | — | 1995-11-01 |
| DEE, Frank Rigby | Director | — | 1992-01-31 |
| HOW, Andrew Richard | Director | 1992-04-27 | 2007-10-11 |
| MARR, Alexander George | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2003-10-14 |
| MARR, Andrew Leslie | Director | — | 2004-09-30 |
| MARR, Sebastian Andrew | Director | 2004-10-01 | 2007-06-30 |
| PARDON, Stephen Wallace | Director | 2004-10-01 | 2019-03-28 |
| REGAN, Andrew William | Director | 1996-06-24 | 2020-07-31 |
| SMITH, Arthur Michael | Director | — | 1999-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Marr International Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2024-09-24 | Active |
| J Marr Seafoods Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-09-24 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 154 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-01-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-08-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2019-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- 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.