SILVERFISH HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-25 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-11
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£733K
Equity attributable
Employees
53
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£4M
Period ending 2024-10-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The directors recognise that certain matters require consideration when assessing going concern at the date of approval. The directors acknowledge these facts currently represent a material uncertainty that, if they were not addressed, would have the potential to cast doubt on the entity's ability to continue as a going concern at the date of approval.
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-06-30 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £11,980,146 | £11,974,796 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£2,209,802 | -£2,516,423 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£1,184,337 | -£3,538,488 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£1,464,333 | -£3,538,488 | |
| Cash | £1 | £1 | — | — | £2,013,306 | £2,876,735 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £16,814,842 | £732,978 | |
| Net assets | £1 | £1 | — | — | £4,271,466 | £732,978 | |
| Equity | £1 | £1 | £1 | £8,500 | £4,271,466 | £732,978 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 57 | 53 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,993,549 | £2,057,188 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £496,697 | £510,366 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-10-31 vs 2023-10-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-06-30 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -18.4% | -21.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -12.2% | -29.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -13.1% | -343.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 13.89x | 0.74x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -1.49x | -2.34x |
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
- SILVERFISH HOLDINGS LIMITED 2022-01-20 → present
- ENSCO 1296 LIMITED 2018-06-12 → 2022-01-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PKF Francis Clark
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The directors recognise that certain matters require consideration when assessing going concern at the date of approval. The directors acknowledge these facts currently represent a material uncertainty that, if they were not addressed, would have the potential to cast doubt on the entity's ability to continue as a going concern at the date of approval.”
Group structure
- SILVERFISH HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Silverfish Group Holdings Limited 100%
- Silverfish UK (Holdings) Limited 100%
- Silverfish UK Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The sale and leaseback of the Saltash property, completed in October 2025, significantly strengthened the Group's cash position.”
- “On 30 April 2024 the group breached a financial covenants on its bank borrowings, the senior debt facility, causing a cross-default on the other borrowings. Prior to the year end on 27 August 2024 the bank agreed to amend the loan agreement to alter loan covenant thresholds and waive historical breaches.”
- “On 30 September 2024 the group breached a financial covenants on its bank borrowings, the senior debt facility, causing a cross-default on the other borrowings.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DALE, Bernard John | Director | 2023-08-23 | May 1964 | British |
| GARDINER, Edward Grenville | Director | 2023-02-17 | Jan 1978 | British |
| MABBOTT, Darren Graham | Director | 2021-12-23 | Sep 1971 | British |
| METCALFE, Alexander Peter | Director | 2023-02-17 | Oct 1980 | British |
| OSBORNE, Matthew James Henry | Director | 2021-12-23 | Aug 1969 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GATELEY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2018-06-12 | 2021-12-23 |
| COUPLAND, Michael William | Director | 2021-10-05 | 2023-08-23 |
| OTWAY, Miles Daniel | Director | 2018-06-12 | 2021-12-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Darren Graham Mabbott | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2021-12-23 | Active |
| Mrs Sarah Jane Mabbott | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2021-12-23 | Active |
| Connection Capital Llp | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2021-12-23 | Active |
| Connection Capital Llp | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-06-12 | Ceased 2021-12-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 46 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-03-01 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-03-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-16 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-15 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-03-14 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2023-03-01 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-03-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-02-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-02-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-10-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with 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.