OCEAN FISH GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£707k
+256.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£20m
-8.1% first positive since 2023
Employees
268
+22.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£693k
+9% vs 2024
Watch the reel
Our short-form breakdown of OCEAN FISH GROUP LIMITED's latest filing
Cornwall's oldest seafood business grew its top line and staffed up — before selling a majority stake to a Falkland Islands group. 🐟🎣
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £0 | £58,040,728 | £64,515,645 | +11.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£32,020 | £171,183 | £104,061 | -39.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£32,020 | -£762,239 | -£693,387 | +9% | |
| Net profit | -£32,020 | -£621,018 | -£781,652 | -25.9% | |
| Cash | — | £198,581 | £707,239 | +256.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£34,168 | £31,580,125 | £29,134,381 | -7.7% | |
| Net assets | -£34,168 | £21,360,677 | £19,631,799 | -8.1% | |
| Equity | -£34,168 | £21,360,677 | £19,631,799 | -8.1% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 219 | 268 | +22.4% | |
| Wages | — | £6,252,037 | £7,740,919 | +23.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £264,683 | £281,751 | +6.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £38,800 | £52,800 | +36.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £141,120 | £158,293 | +12.2% |
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 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 0.3% | 0.2% | |
| Net margin | — | -1.1% | -1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 0.5% | 0.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 100.7% | 51.8% | 60.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.17x | 0.87x | 0.74x | |
| Interest cover | — | 0.18x | 0.12x |
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
- OCEAN FISH GROUP LIMITED 2023-01-31 → present
- W STEVENSON INVESTMENTS LIMITED 2019-09-20 → 2023-01-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PKF Francis Clark
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- OCEAN FISH GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Ocean Fish (Wholesale) Limited 100%
- Ocean Fish (Retail) Limited 100%
- Ocean Fleet (SW) Limited 100%
- W. Stevenson & Sons Limited 100%
- Chapman's of Sevenoaks Limited 51%
- Chapmans Fish Brokers Limited 51%
Significant events
- “Now forming part of the Fortuna Group following the successful majority sale towards the end of the financial year.”
- “On 5 April 2025, Ocean Fish Group Limited acquired 51% of the issued share capital of Chapman's of Sevenoaks Limited and its 100% subsidiary Chapmans Fish Brokers Limited, obtaining control.”
- “Having sold a majority share of the Group to Fortuna Limited towards the year end, the renewed intention is to build and capitalise on recent investments by ensuring that the integrated supply chain is capable of delivering long term benefits.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GENGE, Leigh Geoffrey Head | Director | 2019-09-20 | Jan 1981 | British |
| GOLDTHORPE, Jonathan Michael | Director | 2026-01-20 | Oct 1966 | British |
| ROWLAND, Barry Alan | Director | 2025-11-25 | Aug 1961 | British |
| WALLACE, James Barrett | Director | 2025-11-25 | Nov 1980 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GENGE, Leigh Geoffrey Head | Secretary | 2019-09-20 | 2025-11-25 |
| LAKEMAN, Edward James | Director | 2019-09-20 | 2025-11-25 |
| LAKEMAN, John Andrew | Director | 2019-09-20 | 2025-11-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortuna Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-11-25 | Active |
| Ocean Holdings South West Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2019-09-20 | Ceased 2025-11-25 |
| Mr John Andrew Lakeman | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-09-20 | Ceased 2019-09-20 |
| Mr Edward James Lakeman | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-09-20 | Ceased 2019-09-20 |
| Mr Leigh Geoffrey Head Genge | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-09-20 | Ceased 2019-09-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 36 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-12 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-12-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-09-01 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-12 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-12-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-12-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-27 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-27 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-26 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 15
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.