How much does Better Fish Limited make?

Better Fish Limited reported revenue of £13.3m and £607k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Better Fish Limited have?

Better Fish Limited reported an average of 262 employees in the year to 31 Oct 2025.

Is Better Fish Limited profitable?

Yes — Better Fish Limited reported a profit of £607k in the year to 31 Oct 2025.

Company No. 00776440 · Incorporated 7 Oct 1963

Better Fish Limited

Registered name: BETTER FISH LIMITED

Part of Murphy (Yorkshire) Ltd group

Better Fish Limited made £13.3m revenue and £607k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025. read from filing text

Better Fish Limited’s revenue grew 4% to £13.3m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £607k profit and 262 employees. The company is classified under “licensed restaurants” and is based in Wetherby; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection I · Accommodation and food servicesSIC 56101Licensed restaurants SIC 56103Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Status: Active
Location: Wetherby, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 63 yrs · since 1963
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The immediate and ultimate parent company is Murphy (Yorkshire) Ltd, a company incorporated in England and Wales. That company has no single majority shareholding.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Oct 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£13.3m

Growth ▲3.5%

Profit

£607k

Growth ▼63.6%

Profit margin

4.6%

Gross 68%

Employees

262

Change ▲3.1%

Profit / employee

£2.3k

Revenue/employee £50.8k

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Oct 2024	31 Oct 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£12.9m	£13.3m
Cost of sales	£3.4m	£4.3m
Gross profit	£9.5m	£9.1m
Operating profit	£2.2m	£866k
Profit before tax	£2.3m	£915k
Profit after tax	£1.7m	£607k
Profit (best available)	£1.7m	£607k
Staff costs	£5m	£5.4m
Employees (average)	254	262
Ratios
Profit margin	13%	4.6%
Gross margin	73.5%	68%
Revenue per employee	£50.7k	£50.8k
Profit per employee	£6.6k	£2.3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲3.5%
Profit growth	—	▼63.6%
Headcount growth	—	▲3.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2.8m	£2.2m
Net assets	£8.7m	£8.8m
Fixed assets	£4.1m	£4.1m
Current assets	£6.8m	£6.9m
Debtors	£7.5k	£3.8k
Deferred income	£352k	£378k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 4.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 68%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £50.8k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £2.3k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 30.8%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 2.8%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 0%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets: ▲1%; Now £8.8m
Cash at bank: ▼19%; Now £2.2m
Headcount: ▲3%; Now 262
Deferred income: ▲7%; Now £378k
Fixed assets: ▲1%; Now £4.1m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Murphy (Yorkshire) Ltdultimate parent75–100%
Better Fish Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit £607k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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