BRIXHAM TRAWLER AGENTS LIMITED
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Cash
£4.8m
+64.9% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£4.5m
+46.3% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
75
+4.2% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£2m
+1,636.2% 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 | £10,027,757 | £12,866,667 | £20,628,966 | £17,470,599 | £16,927,214 | £19,271,322 | +13.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£165,480 | £668,935 | £915,116 | £191,404 | £108,573 | £1,950,154 | +1,696.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£163,342 | £667,981 | £915,636 | £193,730 | £112,808 | £1,958,548 | +1,636.2% | |
| Net profit | -£165,892 | £490,621 | £834,640 | £120,782 | £63,166 | £1,444,488 | +2,186.8% | |
| Cash | £1,648,900 | £2,416,260 | £2,873,349 | £3,182,297 | £2,932,570 | £4,836,808 | +64.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,785,268 | £3,176,223 | £3,797,648 | £3,358,660 | £3,398,788 | £4,754,497 | +39.9% | |
| Net assets | £2,172,799 | £2,672,820 | £3,459,960 | £3,034,242 | £3,078,808 | £4,504,696 | +46.3% | |
| Equity | £2,172,799 | £2,672,820 | £3,459,960 | £3,034,242 | £3,078,808 | £4,504,696 | +46.3% | |
| Average employees | 51 | 51 | 57 | 63 | 72 | 75 | +4.2% | |
| Wages | £1,667,275 | £1,651,618 | £1,976,944 | £2,306,448 | £2,608,527 | £3,033,645 | +16.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £395,129 | £326,497 | £333,150 | £430,782 | £403,027 | £443,688 | +10.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £126,481 | £90,590 | £270,550 | +198.7% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £153,628 | £129,042 | £147,881 | +14.6% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.7% | 5.2% | 4.4% | 1.1% | 0.6% | 10.1% | |
| Net margin | -1.7% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 7.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -5.9% | 21.1% | 24.1% | 5.7% | 3.2% | 41.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 45.2% | 43.8% | 38.2% | 44.2% | 42.0% | 45.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.08x | 2.22x | 2.11x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 51.84x | 44.33x | — |
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
- BRIXHAM TRAWLER AGENTS LIMITED 1988-03-03 → present
- ANSWERBUDGET LIMITED 1987-07-14 → 1988-03-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Bishop Fleming Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have concluded that the accounts should be prepared on a going concern basis. The directors has assessed this with reference to all current ongoing challenges arising, and deemed it to be reasonable.”
Significant events
- “New EU regulation on labelling and on catch certificates came into force on 10 January 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUDGE, Adam Stuart | Secretary | 2019-01-01 | — | — |
| MUDGE, Adam Stuart | Director | 2020-11-01 | Jun 1966 | British |
| WATSON, Neil | Director | 2019-01-01 | Aug 1967 | English |
| YOUNG, Barry Charles | Director | 2013-01-01 | Oct 1970 | English |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HART, Paul Ernest | Secretary | — | 2003-07-31 |
| SHAW, Michael Colin | Secretary | 2003-08-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| BAILEY, Mathew James | Director | 2018-05-23 | 2025-04-25 |
| COOKE, Malcolm Neale Grenside | Director | — | 2001-04-10 |
| DODD, Barry Thomas Richard | Director | — | 1998-08-31 |
| PYNN, David John | Director | — | 2004-08-31 |
| SHAW, Michael Colin | Director | 2011-12-20 | 2020-10-31 |
| SMITH, Richard Northcott | Director | 2001-01-26 | 2018-12-31 |
| WALKER, Michael Roberts | Director | 2001-01-26 | 2018-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South West Trawler Agents (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-04-03 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 128 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-12-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-11-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-11-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
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
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