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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

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-11-30

Metric Trend 2023-11-302024-11-302025-11-30 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 0219268 +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 2023-11-302024-11-302025-11-30
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 0.17x0.87x0.74x
Interest cover —0.18x0.12x

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

  1. OCEAN FISH GROUP LIMITED 2023-01-31 → present
  2. 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

  1. OCEAN FISH GROUP LIMITED · parent
    1. Ocean Fish (Wholesale) Limited 100% · England and Wales · processing of fish for distribution to the wholesale market
    2. Ocean Fish (Retail) Limited 100% · England and Wales · distribution of fish to retail customers
    3. Ocean Fleet (SW) Limited 100% · England and Wales · marine fishing
    4. W. Stevenson & Sons Limited 100% · England and Wales · operation of a fishing fleet, together with running the daily fish auction in Newlyn, Cornwall
    5. Chapman's of Sevenoaks Limited 51% · England and Wales · distribution of fish to wholesale customers
    6. Chapmans Fish Brokers Limited 51% · England and Wales · distribution of fish to retail customers

Significant events

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 PDF
2026-09-01 PSC01 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2026-08-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2026-02-27 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
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 PDF
2025-11-27 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-11-27 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2025-11-27 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2025-11-26 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-11-26 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-11-26 PSC02 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2025-10-01 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-08-31 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2024-10-17 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2024-09-05 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-09-29 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2023-09-05 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
15

last 12 months

Capital events
1

last 24 months

Officers appointed
3

last 12 months

Officers resigned
3

last 12 months

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

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