How much does PDK Shellfish Limited make?

PDK Shellfish Limited reported revenue of £20.8m and a loss of £87.3k in the year to 31 Aug 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does PDK Shellfish Limited have?

PDK Shellfish Limited reported an average of 93 employees in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Is PDK Shellfish Limited profitable?

No — PDK Shellfish Limited reported a loss of £87.3k in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Company No. SC307418 · Incorporated 23 Aug 2006

PDK Shellfish Limited

Registered name: PDK SHELLFISH LIMITED

Part of I&b K Holdings Limited group

PDK Shellfish Limited made £20.8m revenue and a £87.3k loss in the year to 31 Aug 2025. read from filing text

PDK Shellfish Limited’s revenue grew 12% to £20.8m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with a loss of £87.3k and 93 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs” and is based in Oban; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46380Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs

Status: Active
Location: Oban, Scotland
Age: 20 yrs · since 2006
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Aug 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£20.8m

Growth ▲12.1%

Profit

−£87.3k

Growth ▼136.6%

Profit margin

−0.4%

Gross 12.9%

Employees

Change ▲447.1%

Profit / employee

−£939

Revenue/employee £223k

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.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Aug 2022	31 Aug 2023	31 Aug 2024	31 Aug 2025
Disclosure	No P&L	No P&L	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—	£18.5m	£20.8m
Cost of sales	—	—	£16.1m	£18.1m
Gross profit	—	—	£2.4m	£2.7m
Operating profit	—	—	£308k	−£69.1k
Profit before tax	—	—	£178k	−£13k
Profit after tax	—	—	£239k	−£87.3k
Profit (best available)	—	—	£239k	−£87.3k
Employees (average)	14	14	17	93
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	1.3%	−0.4%
Gross margin	—	—	13.1%	12.9%
Revenue per employee	—	—	£1.1m	£223k
Profit per employee	—	—	£14k	−£939
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	—	▲12.1%
Profit growth	—	—	—	▼136.6%
Headcount growth	—	0%	▲21.4%	▲447.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£769k	£703k	£185k	£313k
Net assets	£1.9m	£2.4m	£2.5m	£3m
Fixed assets	£969k	£1.2m	£1.2m	£3m
Current assets	£2.3m	£2.9m	£3.1m	£2.4m
Debtors	£1.3m	£1.6m	£1.8m	£1.6m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −0.4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 12.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £223k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£939; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 14.7%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 7.7%; 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: ▲21%; Now £3m
Cash at bank: ▲70%; Now £313k
Headcount: ▲447%; Now 93
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▲160%; Now £3m

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

I&b K Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
PDK Shellfish Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

Knights Offshore Support LtdFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (1)

Orkney Crab 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 Aug 2025 (profit −£87.3k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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