How much does Loch Fyne Oysters Limited make?

Loch Fyne Oysters Limited reported revenue of £8.5m and a loss of £906k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Loch Fyne Oysters Limited have?

Loch Fyne Oysters Limited reported an average of 56 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Loch Fyne Oysters Limited profitable?

No — Loch Fyne Oysters Limited reported a loss of £906k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. SC066647 · Incorporated 15 Dec 1978

Loch Fyne Oysters Limited

Registered name: LOCH FYNE OYSTERS LIMITED

Part of Farm Originals Limited group

Loch Fyne Oysters Limited made £8.5m revenue and a £906k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Loch Fyne Oysters Limited’s revenue was £8.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £906k and 56 employees. The company is classified under “marine aquaculture” and is based in Argyll; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection A · Agriculture, forestry and fishingSIC 03210Marine aquaculture SIC 10200Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs SIC 47230Retail sale of fish, crustaceans and molluscs in specialised stores SIC 56101Licensed restaurants

Status: Active
Location: Argyll, Scotland
Age: 47 yrs · since 1978
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 company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Associated Seafoods Limited, a company incorporated”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£8.5m

Growth —

Profit

−£906k

Growth —

Profit margin

−10.6%

Gross 16.3%

Employees

Change —

Profit / employee

−£16.2k

Revenue/employee £152k

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.

5 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Oct 2021	31 Oct 2022	31 Oct 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Profit only	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	£12.2m	£14.9m	£13.2m	£8.5m
Cost of sales	£10.8m	£11.7m	£12.9m	£11.5m	£7.1m
Gross profit	—	£804k	£2m	£1.7m	£1.4m
Operating profit	—	−£1.8m	−£772k	−£1.8m	−£862k
Profit before tax	−£1.4m	−£1.8m	−£1.2m	−£1.9m	−£906k
Profit after tax	−£1.8m	−£1.7m	−£1.2m	−£1.9m	−£906k
Profit (best available)	−£1.8m	−£1.7m	−£1.2m	−£1.9m	−£906k
Staff costs	£3m	£3.2m	£3m	£2.4m	£1.6m
Employees (average)	111	110	101	69	56
Ratios
Profit margin	—	−13.7%	−8%	−14.6%	−10.6%
Gross margin	—	6.6%	13.5%	13%	16.3%
Revenue per employee	—	£111k	£148k	£191k	£152k
Profit per employee	−£16.2k	−£15.3k	−£11.8k	−£27.9k	−£16.2k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	▲22.2%	—	—
Headcount growth	—	▼0.9%	▼8.2%	—	—
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£40.2k	£264k	£34.7k	£132k	£125k
Net assets	−£2.2m	£684k	−£505k	−£2.4m	−£3.3m
Fixed assets	£3.2m	£3m	£2.8m	£2.7m	£2.6m
Current assets	£2.5m	£2.4m	£2.1m	£2.6m	£2.8m
Debtors	£1m	£963k	£861k	£761k	£933k
Deferred income	£244k	£323k	£369k	£68.9k	£129k
Cash from operations	£486k	£978k	—	—	—
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −10.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 16.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £152k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£16.2k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 30.9%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.5%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 10.9%; 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: —; Now −£3.3m
Cash at bank: —; Now £125k
Headcount: —; Now 56
Deferred income: —; Now £129k
Fixed assets: —; Now £2.6m

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

Farm Originals Limitedultimate parent50–75%
Associated Seafoods Limited75–100%
Loch Fyne Oysters Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

Seasalter (Walney) LimitedRev. — · Profit −£582k

Sister companies (6)

Lossie Seafoods Ltd.Rev. £103m · Profit £459k
Asl Buckie LtdFigures not disclosed
Associated Seafoods Trading LimitedFigures not disclosed
Glenisla Pride of Scotland LimitedFigures not disclosed
Moray Seafoods LimitedFigures not disclosed
The Pride of Scotland LimitedFigures not disclosed

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 Dec 2025 (profit −£906k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 14 Oct 2026

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