THE STICKLEBACK FISH COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£20K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£913K
Equity attributable
Employees
83
highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£117K
Period ending 2025-09-27
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-27
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-28 | 2025-09-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £10,824,895 | £13,034,193 | £14,904,929 | £17,855,316 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £528,052 | £356,765 | £118,584 | £162,426 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £520,413 | £352,541 | £80,440 | £117,096 | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | £421,535 | £243,045 | £59,831 | £86,549 | — | |
| Cash | £1,069,319 | £1,108,295 | £1,259,369 | £52,165 | £18,405 | £20,454 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £641,571 | £895,580 | £1,038,071 | £1,719,827 | £1,758,944 | £1,728,022 | — | |
| Net assets | £430,946 | £724,885 | £903,921 | £946,966 | £876,797 | £913,346 | — | |
| Equity | £430,946 | £724,885 | £903,921 | £946,966 | £876,797 | £913,346 | — | |
| Average employees | 48 | 43 | 54 | 61 | 79 | 83 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,550,303 | £1,919,882 | £2,412,003 | £2,842,212 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £224,148 | £235,265 | £226,245 | £270,800 | — |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-28 | 2025-09-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 4.9% | 2.7% | 0.8% | 0.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 3.9% | 1.9% | 0.4% | 0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 50.9% | 20.7% | 6.7% | 9.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 80.7% | 83.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.85x | 0.92x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 56.65x | 29.48x | 3.11x | 3.58x |
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
- Menzies LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company meets its day-to-day working capital requirements through its trading activities and through access to a flexible invoice discounting facility. As at 27 September 2025 the Company had net current liabilities of £306,531 (2024 £414,428), which is in line with the directors' expectation given significant capital investment in recent periods financed from cash reserves. At the end of the period there was unutilised headroom in excess of £800,000 available within the ex sting flexible facility, with options to increase this substantially if required. This, together with an unencumbered fixed asset register and expected improvements from profitable trading in the period ending 26 September 2026 gives the directors a confident expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from approval of the financial statements. The Company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Significant events
- “2025 was a year of investment in systems and people for The Stickleback Fish Company Limited after our relocation to new Production and Office facilities at the end of 2023.”
- “Following the move to state of the art premises, production and distribution processes have been re-shaped to support the company's growth aspirations, and production management software has been upgraded to increase efficiency and compliance.”
- “Subsequent to the year-end, the company issued 50 class A ordinary shares with an aggregate value of £25. All shares were fully allotted to an employee of the company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TANNER-TREMAINE, Graeme | Secretary | 2023-09-25 | — | — |
| TREMAINES LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2005-06-09 | — | — |
| ARNOLD, Elizabeth | Director | 2012-05-03 | Oct 1980 | British |
| ARNOLD, Ross Stuart | Director | 2005-06-09 | Feb 1977 | British |
| EMMOTT, Francis Robert | Director | 2016-11-11 | Aug 1943 | British |
| HILSON, Richard Alan | Director | 2018-06-01 | Feb 1983 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AR CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-06-09 | 2005-06-09 |
| PARSONS, Gordon John | Director | 2016-10-18 | 2020-12-31 |
| SMITH, Peter Anthony | Director | 2016-10-18 | 2019-08-02 |
| AR NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2005-06-09 | 2005-06-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ross Stuart Arnold | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-30 | Active |
| Mrs Elizabeth Arnold | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-06-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 86 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-05-11 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-05-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-10-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-10-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-05-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-25 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-09-25 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-05-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-03-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.