INTERNATIONAL SEAFOODS LIMITED
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Cash
£2k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£28m
lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
433
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£3.5m
Period ending 2025-10-26
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-26
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-29 | 2024-10-27 | 2025-10-26 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £151,239,000 | £159,127,000 | £145,868,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £2,011,000 | £2,733,000 | -£3,450,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £2,011,000 | £2,733,000 | -£3,450,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £2,237,000 | £2,797,000 | -£2,990,000 | — | |
| Cash | £2,000 | £2,000 | £2,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £30,782,000 | £33,515,000 | £30,065,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £28,042,000 | £30,839,000 | £27,849,000 | — | |
| Equity | £28,042,000 | £30,839,000 | £27,849,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 458 | 451 | 433 | — | |
| Wages | £12,205,000 | £12,100,000 | £11,500,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2023-10-29 | 2024-10-27 | 2025-10-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.3% | 1.7% | -2.4% | |
| Net margin | 1.5% | 1.8% | -2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.5% | 8.2% | -11.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 51.9% | 43.3% | 39.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.63x | — | — |
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
- INTERNATIONAL SEAFOODS LIMITED 2012-03-26 → present
- PORTERCASTLE LIMITED 2011-11-07 → 2012-03-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company has obtained a letter of support from the ultimate parent, Market Topco Limited, that confirms financial support will be provided where required, for the foreseeable future and at least twelve months from the date of signing the financial statements and, in particular, it will not demand repayment of any amounts currently outstanding.”
Group structure
- INTERNATIONAL SEAFOODS LIMITED · parent
- Falfish (Holdings) Limited 100%
- Falfish Limited 100%
Significant events
- “There were no significant developments during the 52 weeks ended 26 October 2025 requiring specific consideration of the long-term consequences on stakeholders, of decisions made.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURKE, Jonathan James | Secretary | 2017-02-22 | — | — |
| DANIEL, Russell | Director | 2025-03-27 | Feb 1983 | British |
| THORNBER, Andrew Edward | Director | 2016-02-18 | Jun 1974 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMSDEN, Mark Rowan | Secretary | 2013-02-13 | 2017-02-22 |
| MCMAHON, Gregory Joseph | Secretary | 2012-03-19 | 2013-01-11 |
| OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2011-11-07 | 2012-03-19 |
| AHMED, Maz | Director | 2021-12-15 | 2025-11-11 |
| BLACKHURST, Darren Anthony | Director | 2016-02-18 | 2018-10-17 |
| CLAPPEN, Andrew James | Director | 2016-02-18 | 2021-12-08 |
| FLETCHER, Martyn Paul | Director | 2012-03-29 | 2013-09-20 |
| GLEESON, Michael | Director | 2016-02-18 | 2017-05-16 |
| HARRIS, Michael Paul | Director | 2011-11-07 | 2012-03-19 |
| HARRISON, Mark | Director | 2013-09-20 | 2016-02-18 |
| LILL, Jonathan Craig | Director | 2012-03-29 | 2016-02-18 |
| MCMAHON, Gregory Joseph | Director | 2012-03-19 | 2012-07-12 |
| PLEASANCE, Andrew | Director | 2012-07-12 | 2016-02-18 |
| SIMS, Howard Ronald | Director | 2012-07-12 | 2016-02-18 |
| STITSON, Mark Thomas | Director | 2017-05-16 | 2021-04-09 |
| TAYLOR, Elizabeth Claire | Director | 2020-11-20 | 2025-03-28 |
| THORNE, Muriel Shona | Director | 2011-11-07 | 2012-03-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wm Morrison Supermarkets Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2018-01-31 | Active |
| Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 80 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-05-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-04-28 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2021-12-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-11-30 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.