COOMBE FISHERIES LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of Coombefish Holdings Ltd, the Devon-based company processes and preserves fish, crustaceans, and molluscs.
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Cash
£2.4k
-62.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£5.5m
+27.8% vs 2024
Employees
170
+3% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£2m
+709.7% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £16,721,283 | £15,787,723 | £25,463,233 | £31,912,993 | £30,285,548 | £35,511,380 | +17.3% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,002,463 | -£62,792 | £2,257,506 | +3,695.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,966 | -£629,588 | £1,342,817 | £741,194 | -£329,276 | £2,007,684 | +709.7% | |
| Net profit | -£24,588 | -£579,003 | £1,117,605 | £544,902 | -£227,101 | £1,629,547 | +817.5% | |
| Cash | £239,509 | £19,182 | £201,295 | £1,750 | £6,382 | £2,421 | -62.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,646,221 | £8,104,118 | £8,974,224 | £8,036,539 | £7,819,948 | £9,051,368 | +15.7% | |
| Net assets | £5,274,863 | £4,381,799 | £5,286,932 | £5,512,885 | £4,280,462 | £5,470,009 | +27.8% | |
| Equity | £5,274,863 | £4,381,799 | £5,286,932 | £5,512,885 | £4,280,462 | £5,470,009 | +27.8% | |
| Average employees | 115 | 113 | 135 | 153 | 165 | 170 | +3% | |
| Wages | £2,702,675 | £2,980,955 | £4,128,807 | £4,854,227 | £5,521,144 | £5,203,618 | -5.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £113,220 | £126,183 | £112,083 | £111,651 | £113,373 | £118,901 | +4.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £22,019 | £18,660 | £82,065 | +339.8% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 3.1% | -0.2% | 6.4% | |
| Net margin | -0.1% | -3.7% | 4.4% | 1.7% | -0.7% | 4.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 12.5% | -0.8% | 24.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 53.0% | 64.2% | 62.3% | 62.7% | 72.1% | 70.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.32x | 1.25x | 1.36x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 3.83x | -0.23x | 9.02x |
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
“The directors have reviewed the financial forecasts and consider that the company will have sufficient cash and borrowing facilities to continue trading for the foreseeable future. The directors therefore consider that it is appropriate to prepare these accounts on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPEAR, Richard Alexander Charles | Secretary | 1997-10-29 | — | British |
| SPEAR, Anthony David James | Director | — | May 1964 | British |
| SPEAR, Richard Alexander Charles | Director | 2001-03-16 | Feb 1971 | British |
| TURNER, Andrew | Director | 2020-02-04 | Jun 1970 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPEAR, Pamela Jill | Secretary | — | 1997-10-29 |
| CLAYTON, Andrew John Pensam | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2020-11-05 |
| SPEAR, David George | Director | — | 1997-10-29 |
| SPEAR, Iain John | Director | 1993-01-01 | 2023-03-30 |
| SPEAR, Pamela Jill | Director | — | 1997-10-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coombefish Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-03-30 | Active |
| Mr Iain John Spear | Individual | Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-03-30 |
| Mr Richard Alexander Charles Spear | Individual | Voting 25–50%, Voting 25–50% (as firm), Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-03-30 |
| Mr Anthony David James Spear | Individual | Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-03-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 175 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-04 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-06-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-06-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-06-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
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.