FISH BROTHERS (SWINDON) LIMITED
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Cash
£147k
+70.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£23m
+9.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
315
+2.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.7m
-4.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £248,492,000 | £243,102,000 | £283,777,000 | +16.7% | |
| Operating profit | £3,123,000 | £3,214,000 | £3,200,000 | -0.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,816,000 | £2,844,000 | £2,727,000 | -4.1% | |
| Net profit | £2,143,000 | £2,083,000 | £2,022,000 | -2.9% | |
| Cash | £590,000 | £86,000 | £147,000 | +70.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,929,000 | £21,113,000 | £23,253,000 | +10.1% | |
| Net assets | £19,794,000 | £20,878,000 | £22,900,000 | +9.7% | |
| Equity | £19,794,000 | £20,878,000 | £22,900,000 | +9.7% | |
| Average employees | 309 | 308 | 315 | +2.3% | |
| Wages | £8,781,000 | £9,082,000 | £9,732,000 | +7.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £245,000 | £266,000 | £640,000 | +140.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £8,000 | £8,000 | £16,000 | +100% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £139,000 | £357,929 | +157.5% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.1% | |
| Net margin | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.7% | 15.2% | 13.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 66.3% | 68.7% | 71.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.49x | 1.41x | 1.36x | |
| Interest cover | 10.17x | 8.69x | 6.77x |
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
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources, liquidity and bank facilities to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. They are thus continuing to prepare these financial statements on the basis of the company being a going concern.”
Significant events
- “Any general economic downturn and changing interest rates may have a marked impact on the automotive industry from consumer demand and production perspectives.”
- “The Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") has conducted a review of motor finance commission arrangements, including the historic use of discretionary commission arrangements ("DCAs") and other commission structures, with concerns that such arrangements may have led to unfair customer outcomes.”
- “In January the company opened a new franchise, Kia PBV, with a further new franchise of Xpeng, in April 2026, initial trading has been promising.”
- “The Company ceased the sale of GAP insurance products to customers on 31 January 2024 and the position remains unchanged.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEACON, Colin Richard | Secretary | 2026-03-02 | — | — |
| DEACON, Colin Richard | Director | 2026-03-02 | Jun 1980 | British |
| FISH, Jonathan Charles | Director | 2020-01-28 | Jun 1990 | British |
| FISH, Michael Jonathan | Director | — | Sep 1952 | British |
| REYNOLDS, Andrew | Director | 2024-12-01 | Aug 1984 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUTLER, Keith Eric | Secretary | 2003-10-23 | 2021-04-30 |
| FISH, Michael Jonathan | Secretary | 1991-02-18 | 2003-10-23 |
| HUGHES, Gregory David | Secretary | 2021-04-30 | 2026-01-22 |
| MBC SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-02-18 | 1991-02-18 |
| BUTLER, Keith Eric | Director | 1999-10-19 | 2021-04-30 |
| EGAN, Shaun Robinson | Director | 1994-12-01 | 1999-09-30 |
| FISH, Timothy Lance | Director | 1991-02-18 | 2024-10-25 |
| HORROCKS, Brian Thomas | Director | — | 1998-12-31 |
| HUGHES, Gregory David | Director | 2021-04-30 | 2026-01-22 |
| THOMAS, David Richard | Director | 1995-03-27 | 2001-03-20 |
| MBC NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-02-18 | 1991-02-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fish Brothers (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 123 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-10 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-03-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-22 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-04-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.