Market Plaice Fish & Chips Ltd
Registered name: MARKET PLAICE FISH & CHIPS LTD
Market Plaice Fish & Chips Ltd made £722k revenue and £42.1k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
Market Plaice Fish & Chips Ltd’s revenue fell 6% to £722k in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £42.1k profit and 12 employees. The company is classified under “take-away food shops and mobile food stands” and is based in Dereham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Dereham, East of England
- Age
- 8 yrs · since 2018
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £772k | £722k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £101k | £50k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £75.1k | £42.1k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £75.1k | £42.1k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £168k | £189k |
| Employees (average) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 9.7% | 5.8% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £64.3k | £60.1k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £6.3k | £3.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼6.5% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼43.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £62.3k | £54.1k | £88.4k | — |
| Net assets | £108k | £95.4k | £111k | £72.7k |
| Fixed assets | £80.6k | £81.9k | £70.3k | £77.5k |
| Current assets | £84.6k | £88.6k | £126k | £72.1k |
| Debtors | £11.9k | £25.4k | £24.8k | — |
| Source | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | Unaudited Financial Statements · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 5.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £60.1k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £3.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 10.7%
- 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
- ▼34%
- Now £72.7k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 12
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲10%
- Now £77.5k
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Sources
Latest figures from Unaudited Financial Statements for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £42.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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