Silverfish Holdings Limited
Registered name: SILVERFISH HOLDINGS LIMITED
Silverfish Holdings Limited made £11.6m revenue and a £2.6m loss in the year to 31 Oct 2025.
Silverfish Holdings Limited’s revenue fell 3% to £11.6m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with a loss of £2.6m and 52 employees. The company is classified under “non-trading company” and is based in Saltash; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Saltash, South West
- Age
- 8 yrs · since 2018
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Oct 2022 | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 | 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £13m | £12m | £12m | £11.6m |
| Cost of sales | £9.4m | £9.6m | £9.5m | £9.2m |
| Gross profit | £3.6m | £2.4m | £2.4m | £2.5m |
| Operating profit | −£1.1m | −£2.2m | −£2.5m | −£1.6m |
| Profit before tax | −£11.7m | −£1.2m | −£3.5m | −£2.6m |
| Profit after tax | −£11.4m | −£2 | −£3.5m | −£2.6m |
| Profit (best available) | −£11.4m | −£2 | −£3.5m | −£2.6m |
| Staff costs | £2.1m | £2.3m | £2.4m | £2.5m |
| Employees (average) | 53 | 57 | 53 | 52 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −87.7% | 0% | −29.5% | −22.4% |
| Gross margin | 27.5% | 20.3% | 20.3% | 21.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £245k | £210k | £226k | £224k |
| Profit per employee | −£215k | £0 | −£66.8k | −£50.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▼0% | ▼2.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▼7% | ▼1.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £469k | £1.9k | £1.9k | £1.9k |
| Net assets | £8.5k | £11.1k | £11.1k | £11.1k |
| Fixed assets | £6m | £5.4m | £4.4m | £2.8m |
| Current assets | £8.5k | £11.1k | £11.1k | £11.1k |
| Debtors | £1.7m | £1.2m | £1.7m | £2.5m |
| Cash from operations | −£8.1m | −£1.9m | £1.4m | −£591k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −22.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 21.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £224k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£50.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 23.8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 21.5%
- 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
- 0%
- Now £11.1k
- Cash at bank
- 0%
- Now £1.9k
- Headcount
- ▼2%
- Now 52
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼37%
- Now £2.8m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Silverfish Group Holdings LimitedRev. £887k · Profit −£491k
Minority corporate shareholders
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit −£2.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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