THISTLE SEAFOODS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2m
+28.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£25m
+24% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
616
+4.8% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£6.7m
+80.4% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £108,698,000 | £105,035,000 | £115,681,000 | £133,504,000 | £161,384,000 | £174,229,000 | +8% | |
| Operating profit | £3,704,000 | £3,592,000 | £781,000 | £5,891,000 | £4,313,000 | £7,221,000 | +67.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,415,000 | £3,256,000 | £303,000 | £5,206,000 | £3,688,000 | £6,652,000 | +80.4% | |
| Net profit | £2,765,000 | £2,585,000 | £474,000 | £3,187,000 | £2,468,000 | £4,777,000 | +93.6% | |
| Cash | £343,000 | £167,000 | £1,627,000 | £489,000 | £971,000 | £1,248,000 | +28.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,065,000 | £19,895,000 | £26,465,000 | £30,009,000 | £31,716,000 | £36,216,000 | +14.2% | |
| Net assets | £11,207,000 | £13,792,000 | £14,266,000 | £17,453,000 | £19,921,000 | £24,698,000 | +24% | |
| Equity | £11,207,000 | £13,792,000 | £14,266,000 | £17,453,000 | £19,921,000 | £24,698,000 | +24% | |
| Average employees | 496 | 503 | 470 | 474 | 588 | 616 | +4.8% | |
| Wages | £10,087,000 | £10,883,000 | £12,025,000 | £14,204,000 | £19,464,000 | £19,930,000 | +2.4% | |
| 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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.4% | 3.4% | 0.7% | 4.4% | 2.7% | 4.1% | |
| Net margin | 2.5% | 2.5% | 0.4% | 2.4% | 1.5% | 2.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 21.7% | 18.1% | 3.0% | 19.6% | 13.6% | 19.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 65.9% | 62.2% | 70.4% | 65.9% | 67.0% | 63.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.58x | 1.39x | 1.45x | |
| Interest cover | 12.77x | 10.69x | 1.63x | 8.60x | 6.90x | 12.69x |
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)
- Auditor
- AAB Audit & Accountancy Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors remain confident that the company can continue to operate as a going concern. This assessment is based on the understanding that the company will continue to trade over the coming months. This, along with the company's retained reserves will allow the company to continue to meet it's obligations as they fall due and operate as a going concern.”
Group structure
- THISTLE SEAFOODS LIMITED · parent
- Thistle Seafoods Inc 100%
- Thistle Seafoods (Europe) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the company since the year end.”
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 155 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.