PELAGIA (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£2.6m
+1,179.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£10m
-3.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
64
+4.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.4m
-50.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples 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 | £47,513,000 | £58,345,000 | £51,236,000 | -12.2% | |
| Operating profit | £11,392,000 | £9,991,000 | £5,426,000 | -45.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £10,969,000 | £8,822,000 | £4,360,000 | -50.6% | |
| Net profit | £8,305,000 | £6,490,000 | £3,149,000 | -51.5% | |
| Cash | £716,000 | £201,000 | £2,571,000 | +1,179.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,229,000 | £12,942,000 | £12,974,000 | +0.2% | |
| Net assets | £11,112,000 | £10,724,000 | £10,367,000 | -3.3% | |
| Equity | £11,112,000 | £10,724,000 | £10,367,000 | -3.3% | |
| Average employees | 59 | 61 | 64 | +4.9% | |
| Wages | £3,308,000 | £3,689,000 | £3,889,000 | +5.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £205,000 | £212,000 | £229,000 | +8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £21,000 | £22,000 | £25,000 | +13.6% | |
| Highest paid director | £226,000 | £212,000 | £229,000 | +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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 24.0% | 17.1% | 10.6% | |
| Net margin | 17.5% | 11.1% | 6.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 86.1% | 77.2% | 41.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 63.5% | 72.9% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.83x | 0.41x | 4.58x | |
| Interest cover | 20.27x | 7.82x | 4.69x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- PELAGIA (UK) LIMITED 2017-10-27 → present
- UNITED FISH INDUSTRIES (UK) LIMITED 1997-04-21 → 2017-10-27
- FISH INDUSTRIES UK LIMITED 1993-03-12 → 1997-04-21
- MUTANDERIS (161) LIMITED 1992-09-11 → 1993-03-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting.”
Group structure
- PELAGIA (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Pelagia (Greenock) Limited 100%
- Ideal Foods Limited 100%
- Ideal Nutritional Foods Limited 100%
- Ideal Pet Foods Limited 100%
- The Ideal British Babyfood Company Limited 100%
- Ideal Seafoods Limited 100%
- Channel to China Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCELLONE, Michael | Secretary | 2010-09-20 | — | British |
| MCELLONE, Michael | Director | 2014-07-31 | Sep 1974 | Irish |
| TREARTY, Frank | Director | 2022-03-01 | Mar 1973 | Irish |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOAG, Colin | Secretary | 1997-04-07 | 2008-04-18 |
| RAFFERTY, Michael | Secretary | 2008-04-18 | 2010-09-20 |
| REID, Joseph Eamonn | Secretary | 1992-11-23 | 1997-04-07 |
| BART MANAGEMENT LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-09-11 | 1992-12-21 |
| HEALY, John | Director | 2012-04-30 | 2014-07-31 |
| HODDEVIK, Arnt-Ove | Director | 2009-05-05 | 2022-03-01 |
| KORSAGER, Helge | Director | 1998-04-03 | 2008-07-25 |
| LARKIN, William Noel | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2008-10-21 |
| LOWTHER, Alan | Director | 1992-12-21 | 2007-03-09 |
| LYNCH, Philip | Director | 1992-12-21 | 2004-12-30 |
| MARTIN, David | Director | 1992-12-21 | 2004-11-24 |
| MCENIFF, Patrick | Director | 2004-11-24 | 2007-07-24 |
| MORRISSEY, Pat | Director | 2007-03-09 | 2007-07-24 |
| O'MAHONY, Thomas Joseph | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2009-05-05 |
| PAUL, Patrick Robin David | Director | 1993-05-20 | 1993-09-11 |
| TYNAN, Tom | Director | 2008-10-21 | 2012-04-30 |
| BART SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-09-11 | 1992-12-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 155 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-11-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-11-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-11-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.