THISTLE SEAFOODS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-19 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-05
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£971K
+98.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£20M
+14.1% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
588
+24.1% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£4M
-29.2% vs 2023
Net assets
9-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £108,698,000 | — | £105,035,000 | — | — | — | £133,504,000 | £161,384,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | £3,704,000 | — | £3,592,000 | — | — | — | £5,891,000 | £4,313,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £3,415,000 | — | £3,256,000 | — | £303,000 | — | £5,206,000 | £3,687,000 | |
| Net profit | — | £2,765,000 | — | £2,585,000 | — | £474,000 | — | £3,187,000 | £2,468,000 | |
| Cash | — | £343,000 | — | £167,000 | — | £1,627,000 | — | £489,000 | £971,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £17,065,000 | — | £19,895,000 | — | £26,465,000 | — | £30,009,000 | £31,716,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £11,207,000 | — | £13,792,000 | — | £14,266,000 | — | £17,453,000 | £19,921,000 | |
| Equity | £8,442,000 | £11,207,000 | £11,207,000 | £13,792,000 | £13,792,000 | £14,266,000 | £14,266,000 | £17,453,000 | £19,921,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 496 | — | 503 | — | 470 | — | 474 | 588 | |
| Wages | — | £10,087,000 | — | £10,883,000 | — | £12,025,000 | — | £14,204,000 | £19,464,000 | |
| 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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+20.9%
£133,504,000 £161,384,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+98.6%
£489,000 £971,000
-
Net assets
+14.1%
£17,453,000 £19,921,000
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+24.1%
474 588
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
-26.8%
£5,891,000 £4,313,000
-
Profit before tax
-29.2%
£5,206,000 £3,687,000
-
Wages
+37%
£14,204,000 £19,464,000
highest in 5 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 | Trend | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 3.4% | — | 3.4% | — | — | — | 4.4% | 2.7% | |
| Net margin | — | 2.5% | — | 2.5% | — | — | — | 2.4% | 1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 21.7% | — | 18.1% | — | — | — | 19.6% | 13.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65.9% | 67.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.58x | 1.39x | |
| Interest cover | — | 12.77x | — | 10.69x | — | — | — | 8.60x | 6.90x |
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
- THISTLE SEAFOODS LIMITED 2003-01-03 → present
- CLYDEBELL LIMITED 2001-09-19 → 2003-01-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Anderson Anderson & Brown Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors, having made due and careful enquiry, are of the opinion that the company has adequate working capital to execute its operations over the next 12 months. The directors, therefore, have made an informed judgement, at the time of approving the financial statements, that there is a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- THISTLE SEAFOODS LIMITED · parent
- Thistle Seafoods Inc 100%
- Thistle Seafoods (Europe) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Positive cash generation from the financial year allowed the board to further reduce the debt raised for the purchase of the additional manufacturing site in Uddingston by a further £2m, with a strong investment in new equipment in this financial year places the company in an enviable position within the industry.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAEBURN CHRISTIE CLARK & WALLACE LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2019-08-01 | — | — |
| BROADHURST, Gayle | Director | 2025-09-01 | Jun 1978 | British |
| MACDOUGALL, Pamela Douglas | Director | 2013-03-22 | Sep 1979 | British |
| MACFARLANE, Robin Ker | Director | 2026-04-01 | Feb 1971 | British |
| MAIN, Stephen Alexander | Director | 2020-01-31 | Apr 1966 | British |
| PORTER, Michael John | Director | 2026-04-01 | Dec 1968 | British |
| SCATTERTY, Ryan Fergus | Director | 2004-03-09 | May 1974 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2013-10-07 | 2016-06-01 |
| P & W SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-09-19 | 2001-11-02 |
| PAULL & WILLIAMSONS | Corporate Secretary | 2001-11-02 | 2009-04-06 |
| PAULL & WILLIAMSONS LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2009-04-06 | 2013-02-27 |
| RAEBURN CHRISTIE CLARK & WALLACE | Corporate Secretary | 2016-06-01 | 2019-07-31 |
| CLARK, Francis, Dr | Director | 2001-11-02 | 2004-08-14 |
| CLARK, Michael William Gordon | Director | 2001-11-02 | 2012-12-05 |
| CLARK (JNR), Francis | Director | 2001-11-02 | 2012-12-05 |
| CRICHTON, Donald James Shanks | Director | 2020-01-31 | 2023-03-07 |
| GRAY, Nicholas | Director | 2021-12-01 | 2025-07-31 |
| SCATTERTY, Anthony John Alexander | Director | 2001-11-02 | 2020-01-31 |
| SCATTERTY, Elizabeth Aitken | Director | 2013-03-22 | 2020-01-31 |
| SCATTERTY, Lyndsay Elizabeth | Director | 2013-03-22 | 2020-01-31 |
| STEWART, Neale John | Director | 2020-09-10 | 2021-11-30 |
| P & W DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-09-19 | 2001-11-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scatterty Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 153 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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.