LOSSIE SEAFOODS LTD.
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Cash
£893K
highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£4.4M
Equity attributable
Employees
424
highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£582K
Period ending 2025-12-31
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 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £27,583,312 | £34,724,014 | £65,527,810 | £92,464,986 | £126,337,922 | £102,708,348 | — | |
| Operating profit | £1,426,807 | £1,320,016 | £904,029 | £845,461 | -£1,086,229 | £1,267,692 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £1,072,107 | £1,021,892 | £435,316 | £72,362 | -£2,200,756 | £581,923 | — | |
| Net profit | £811,180 | £730,709 | £296,680 | £64,608 | -£1,442,747 | £458,949 | — | |
| Cash | £247,451 | £267,456 | £323,866 | £348,479 | £203,193 | £892,806 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,724,761 | £8,118,746 | £11,153,214 | £10,339,728 | £7,977,768 | £7,886,019 | — | |
| Net assets | £3,128,535 | £3,859,244 | £5,333,924 | £5,398,532 | £3,955,785 | £4,414,734 | — | |
| Equity | £3,128,535 | £3,859,244 | £5,333,924 | £5,398,532 | £3,955,785 | £4,414,734 | — | |
| Average employees | 130 | 161 | 332 | 402 | 408 | 424 | — | |
| Wages | £4,179,334 | £4,779,170 | £8,971,697 | £11,987,307 | £15,805,259 | £14,083,831 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £179,374 | £154,764 | £157,702 | £180,243 | £217,453 | £184,880 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 14 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.2% | 3.8% | 1.4% | 0.9% | -0.9% | 1.2% | |
| Net margin | 2.9% | 2.1% | 0.5% | 0.1% | -1.1% | 0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 24.9% | 16.3% | 8.1% | 8.2% | -13.6% | 16.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 84.1% | 88.0% | 85.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.75x | 0.64x | 0.64x | |
| Interest cover | 4.02x | 4.43x | 1.93x | 1.09x | -0.97x | 1.85x |
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
- LOSSIE SEAFOODS LTD. 1993-09-28 → present
- DEANRUN LIMITED 1993-06-17 → 1993-09-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Notwithstanding the risks and dependencies outlined above, the Directors consider that the company's strong underlying trading performance, access to committed funding facilities, and continued support from the group's investors provide sufficient assurance that the company will be able to meet ils liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the Directors have concluded that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- LOSSIE SEAFOODS LTD. · parent
- R.R. Spink and Sons Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEST, William Victor | Secretary | 2018-03-23 | — | — |
| CHRISTOFI, Alekos | Director | 2022-12-22 | Jun 1974 | Australian |
| WEST, William Victor | Director | 2011-07-14 | Jan 1973 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELL, Simon Leonard Lawrance | Secretary | 1993-07-27 | 2000-09-27 |
| COWE, John | Secretary | 2004-12-01 | 2011-07-14 |
| PALMER, Ronald Mackay | Secretary | 2000-11-21 | 2004-11-30 |
| REID, Brian | Nominee Secretary | 1993-06-17 | 1993-06-17 |
| BELL, Simon Leonard Lawrance | Director | 1993-07-27 | 2000-09-27 |
| BROWN, Hugh Spence | Director | 2001-08-22 | 2005-01-28 |
| COWE, John | Director | 1994-06-11 | 2011-07-14 |
| DEVIN, Charles Robert | Director | 1995-05-15 | 2011-07-14 |
| HAZELDEAN, William James | Director | 2011-07-14 | 2022-12-22 |
| HUTCHINS, Derek Richard | Director | 2006-04-08 | 2011-07-14 |
| MABBOTT, Stephen | Nominee Director | 1993-06-17 | 1993-06-17 |
| NOLAN, George Vincent | Director | 2006-04-08 | 2011-07-14 |
| PALMER, Ronald Mackay | Director | 1993-07-27 | 2006-04-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associated Seafoods Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 184 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-06-23 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-05-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-03 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-07 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-23 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-05-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-05-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-05-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-04-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.