THE STICKLEBACK FISH COMPANY LIMITED

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Next accounts due

2027-06-30 (in 1y)

Last filed for 2025-09-27

Confirmation statement due

2027-03-03 (in 10mo)

Last made up 2026-02-17

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£20K

+11.1% vs 2024

Net assets

£913K

+4.2% vs 2024

Employees

+5.1% highest in 6 filed years

Profit before tax

£117K

+45.6% vs 2024

Net assets

9-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median

THE STICKLEBACK FISH COMPANY LIMITED·Consumer Staples median · n=819

Accounts

9-year trend · latest reflected 2025-09-27

Metric	2020-09-30	2021-09-30	2021-10-01	2022-09-30	2022-10-01	2023-09-29	2023-09-30	2024-09-28	2025-09-27
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	£1,108,295	£1,259,369	£1,259,369	£52,165	£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. About these numbers

Year-on-year

FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-09-27 vs 2024-09-28

Turnover

+19.8%

£14,904,929 £17,855,316

highest in 4 filed years
Cash

+11.1%

£18,405 £20,454
Net assets

+4.2%

£876,797 £913,346
Employees

+5.1%

79 83

highest in 6 filed years
Operating profit

+37%

£118,584 £162,426
Profit before tax

+45.6%

£80,440 £117,096
Wages

+17.8%

£2,412,003 £2,842,212

highest in 4 filed years

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio	2020-09-30	2021-09-30	2021-10-01	2022-09-30	2022-10-01	2023-09-29	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	PDF
2026-02-06	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2025-11-14	SH01	capital	Capital allotment shares	PDF
2025-10-20	RESOLUTIONS	resolution	Resolution
2025-10-20	RESOLUTIONS	resolution	Resolution
2025-06-09	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2025-03-03	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2024-06-21	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2024-05-31	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full	PDF
2024-04-02	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2023-09-25	AD01	address	Change registered office address company with date old address new address	PDF
2023-09-25	AP03	officers	Appoint person secretary company with name date	PDF
2023-05-17	MR01	mortgage	Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date	PDF
2023-04-04	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type total exemption full	PDF
2023-03-01	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2022-02-24	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2022-02-15	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type total exemption full	PDF
2021-03-19	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type total exemption full	PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 8
Capital events: 1
Officers appointed: 0
Officers resigned: 0

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

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