The Portland Scallop Company Ltd
Registered name: THE PORTLAND SCALLOP COMPANY LTD
The Portland Scallop Company Ltd made £13.5k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
The Portland Scallop Company Ltd reported £13.5k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 4 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of fish, crustaceans and molluscs in specialised stores” and is based in Dorchester; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Dorchester, South West
- Age
- 23 yrs · since 2003
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — |
| Gross profit | — | £234k | £250k |
| Operating profit | — | −£76.7k | £21k |
| Profit before tax | — | −£86.1k | £13.5k |
| Profit (best available) | — | −£86.1k | £13.5k |
| Employees (average) | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | — | −£21.5k | £3.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £65.5k | £15.2k | — |
| Net assets | £46k | −£40.1k | −£26.6k |
| Fixed assets | £442k | £436k | £414k |
| Current assets | £67k | £19k | £6k |
| Debtors | £1k | £3.3k | £307 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | Abridged Unaudited Financial Statements · bulk data Aug 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £3.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
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
- —
- Now −£26.6k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 4
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼5%
- Now £414k
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Sources
Latest figures from Abridged Unaudited Financial Statements for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £13.5k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 14 Oct 2026
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