WHITBY SEAFOODS LIMITED

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  2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months

  Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers

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.

1. WHITBY SEAFOODS LIMITED 1985-02-26 → present
2. NIPMARK LIMITED 1984-12-06 → 1985-02-26

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

Grant Thornton UK LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The directors have considered the current economic uncertainties including the impact of a potential downturn in the economy and current levels of inflation when preparing their going concern assessment. In concluding on going concern, the directors have considered the impact of a downturn in the economy but have concluded that the group, which has diversified markets and a strong, well established and recognised brand, is sufficiently prepared due to its strong balance sheet, funding position, trading results for 2026 to date and projections through to 26 December 2027.”

Group structure

1. WHITBY SEAFOODS LIMITED · parent
   1. Galloway Seafoods Limited 100%
   2. Kilkeel Seafoods Limited 100% · Northern Ireland
   3. Rockall Seafoods Limited 100% · Northern Ireland
   4. Shelf Company (No. 3) Limited 100% · Northern Ireland
   5. The Seafood Social C.I.C 100% · North Yorkshire
   6. Ilene Limited 100% · Northern Ireland

Significant events

• “In April 2025, Whitby Seafoods Limited, which is a family-owned Yorkshire company founded by JG Whittle forty years ago, fulfilled its family succession shareholding plans. The majority of shares were transferred from J G and M C Whittle into family trusts, ensuring that the business remains under family ownership.”
• “As part of the shareholding succession arrangements, a new company, Whitby Seafoods Holdings Limited, was incorporated and from April 2025, it owns 100% of Whitby Seafoods Limited. The ultimate controlling party of Whitby Seafoods Holdings Limited is three Whittle family trusts.”
• “To facilitate the shareholding succession arrangements, Whitby Seafoods Limited declared a dividend of £2,250,000 to Whitby Seafoods Holdings Limited in April 2025, which Whitby Seafoods Holdings Limited used as part of the consideration for its acquisition of Whitby Seafoods Limited.”
• “To support the family shareholding succession arrangements, additional funding of £2,250,000 was raised by Whitby Seafoods Limited in April 2025. An additional £1,000,000 in loans was received from NatWest and the company also borrowed an additional £600,000 on its asset-based lending facility from NatWest. On the same day, the company sold two vehicles to J G Whittle for £150,000 and J G Whittle repaid his director's loan balance of £500,000 to the company, which completed the additional £2,250,000 of funding.”
• “In October 2025 the group sold existing motor vehicles to Lombard North Central Plc (part of the NatWest Group) for £135,000. The net book value of the assets sold was £135,000 and consequently there was no profit or loss on disposal. At the same time the group entered a hire purchase arrangement with Lombard North Central Plc in respect of the same assets, with hire purchase funding of £135,000. The assets are held on the group balance sheet, and the hire purchase liability is reflected in creditors.”
• “The group sold the trade and assets of its fishing company, Ilene Limited, in December 2025 for £480,000. Assets sold included a fishing vessel, quota and license. The loss on disposal was £646,000 and included the write-off of the carrying value of goodwill held on the balance sheet relating to Ilene Limited, which is no longer trading following the disposal of its fishing assets. The deferred tax provision relating to assets sold was credited to the profit and loss account at the time of disposal.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

5

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.