How much does Ocean Fish (Retail) Limited make?

Ocean Fish (Retail) Limited reported revenue of £23.9m and a loss of £439k in the year to 30 Nov 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Ocean Fish (Retail) Limited have?

Ocean Fish (Retail) Limited reported an average of 86 employees in the year to 30 Nov 2025.

Is Ocean Fish (Retail) Limited profitable?

No — Ocean Fish (Retail) Limited reported a loss of £439k in the year to 30 Nov 2025.

Company No. 02060546 · Incorporated 1 Oct 1986

Ocean Fish (Retail) Limited

Registered name: OCEAN FISH (RETAIL) LIMITED

Part of Ocean Fish Group Limited group

Ocean Fish (Retail) Limited made £23.9m revenue and a £439k loss in the year to 30 Nov 2025.

Ocean Fish (Retail) Limited’s revenue fell 11% to £23.9m in the year to 30 Nov 2025, with a loss of £439k and 86 employees. The company is classified under “processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs” and is based in ST. Austell; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 10200Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs SIC 46380Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs

Status: Active
Location: ST. Austell, South West
Age: 40 yrs · since 1986
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: “Ocean Fish (Wholesale) Limited (company registration number 01478179)”

Latest accounts · year to 30 Nov 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£23.9m

Growth ▼10.5%

Profit

−£439k

Growth ▼473.6%

Profit margin

−1.8%

Gross 16.6%

Employees

Change ▲28.4%

Profit / employee

−£5.1k

Revenue/employee £278k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	30 Nov 2023	30 Nov 2024	30 Nov 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£19.4m	£26.8m	£23.9m
Cost of sales	£16.6m	£22.1m	£20m
Gross profit	£2.9m	£4.7m	£4m
Operating profit	−£508k	£172k	−£455k
Profit before tax	−£582k	£133k	−£455k
Profit after tax	−£532k	£118k	−£439k
Profit (best available)	−£532k	£118k	−£439k
Staff costs	£2m	£2.4m	£3m
Employees (average)	58	67	86
Ratios
Profit margin	−2.7%	0.4%	−1.8%
Gross margin	14.8%	17.6%	16.6%
Revenue per employee	£335k	£400k	£278k
Profit per employee	−£9.2k	£1.8k	−£5.1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲37.7%	▼10.5%
Profit growth	—	—	▼473.6%
Headcount growth	—	▲15.5%	▲28.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£471k	£109k	£4.5k
Net assets	£1.6m	£1.7m	£1.3m
Fixed assets	£407k	£580k	£746k
Current assets	£5.6m	£6.3m	£7m
Debtors	£2m	£2.4m	£2.2m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −1.8%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 16.6%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £278k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£5.1k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 3.1%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 9.4%; 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: ▼26%; Now £1.3m
Cash at bank: ▼96%; Now £4.5k
Headcount: ▲28%; Now 86
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▲29%; Now £746k

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Ocean Fish Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Ocean Fish (Wholesale) Limited75–100%
Ocean Fish (Retail) 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 30 Nov 2025 (profit −£439k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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