falfish limited Company Information
Company Number
01435560
Next Accounts
Jul 2025
Shareholders
falfish (holdings) limited
Group Structure
View All
Industry
Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Registered Address
hilmore house gain lane, bradford, west yorkshire, BD3 7DL
Website
www.falfish.comfalfish limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of FALFISH LIMITED at £28.6m based on a Turnover of £49.6m and 0.58x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
falfish limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of FALFISH LIMITED at £10.1m based on an EBITDA of £1.3m and a 7.68x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
falfish limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of FALFISH LIMITED at £19.5m based on Net Assets of £9.2m and 2.13x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
Edit your figures and get a professional valuation report.
Falfish Limited Overview
Falfish Limited is a live company located in west yorkshire, BD3 7DL with a Companies House number of 01435560. It operates in the wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs sector, SIC Code 46380. Founded in July 1979, it's largest shareholder is falfish (holdings) limited with a 100% stake. Falfish Limited is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £49.6m with healthy growth in recent years.
Upgrade for unlimited company reports & a free credit check
Falfish Limited Health Check
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Falfish Limited a 3 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 6 measures and has 6 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs


6 Strong

0 Regular

6 Weak

Size
annual sales of £49.6m, make it larger than the average company (£25.8m)
£49.6m - Falfish Limited
£25.8m - Industry AVG

Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 11%, show it is growing at a faster rate (8.1%)
11% - Falfish Limited
8.1% - Industry AVG

Production
with a gross margin of 9.9%, this company has a higher cost of product (14.7%)
9.9% - Falfish Limited
14.7% - Industry AVG

Profitability
an operating margin of 1.2% make it less profitable than the average company (2.8%)
1.2% - Falfish Limited
2.8% - Industry AVG

Employees
with 135 employees, this is above the industry average (37)
135 - Falfish Limited
37 - Industry AVG

Pay Structure
on an average salary of £30.2k, the company has a lower pay structure (£42k)
£30.2k - Falfish Limited
£42k - Industry AVG

Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £367.1k, this is less efficient (£582.8k)
£367.1k - Falfish Limited
£582.8k - Industry AVG

Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 31 days, this is earlier than average (40 days)
31 days - Falfish Limited
40 days - Industry AVG

Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 0 days, this is quicker than average (31 days)
0 days - Falfish Limited
31 days - Industry AVG

Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 28 days, this is less than average (46 days)
28 days - Falfish Limited
46 days - Industry AVG

Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 1 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (6 weeks)
1 weeks - Falfish Limited
6 weeks - Industry AVG

Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 64.8%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (57.7%)
64.8% - Falfish Limited
57.7% - Industry AVG
FALFISH LIMITED financials

Falfish Limited's latest turnover from October 2023 is £49.6 million and the company has net assets of £9.2 million. According to their latest financial statements, Falfish Limited has 135 employees and maintains cash reserves of £580 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Oct 2023 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2021 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2010 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Turnover | 49,558,000 | 37,464,000 | 22,485,000 | 38,770,000 | 35,851,000 | 33,709,410 | 36,517,235 | 36,043,862 | 33,096,796 | 28,834,089 | 27,446,844 | 30,700,482 | 32,157,259 | 24,843,106 | 25,769,670 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 44,663,000 | 34,475,000 | 20,042,000 | 33,804,000 | 31,719,000 | 27,571,349 | 30,405,919 | 29,619,926 | 27,367,724 | 22,839,483 | 22,225,558 | 24,632,341 | 26,557,329 | 20,460,939 | 21,089,418 |
Gross Profit | 4,895,000 | 2,989,000 | 2,443,000 | 4,966,000 | 4,132,000 | 6,138,061 | 6,111,316 | 6,423,936 | 5,729,072 | 5,994,606 | 5,221,286 | 6,068,141 | 5,599,930 | 4,382,167 | 4,680,252 |
Admin Expenses | 4,321,000 | 2,957,000 | 2,011,000 | 2,663,000 | 3,507,000 | 5,493,626 | 5,022,490 | 4,909,868 | 5,279,496 | 4,951,584 | 3,703,781 | 4,558,930 | 4,082,124 | 3,357,014 | 3,867,685 |
Operating Profit | 574,000 | 32,000 | 432,000 | 2,303,000 | 625,000 | 644,435 | 1,088,826 | 1,514,068 | 449,576 | 1,043,022 | 1,517,505 | 1,509,211 | 1,517,806 | 1,025,153 | 812,567 |
Interest Payable | 9,000 | 59,000 | 120,000 | 150,841 | 117,182 | 96,189 | 109,026 | 131,429 | 108,850 | 124,943 | 121,333 | 147,492 | 163,193 | ||
Interest Receivable | 4,000 | 2,000 | 1,000 | 6,000 | 11,000 | 10,523 | 11,787 | 19,085 | 2,468 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 2 | |
Pre-Tax Profit | 578,000 | 34,000 | 424,000 | 2,234,000 | 517,000 | 519,710 | 1,019,547 | 1,471,204 | 346,445 | 911,993 | 1,409,471 | 1,385,493 | 1,397,682 | 877,667 | 649,376 |
Tax | -670,000 | 105,000 | -96,000 | -460,000 | -129,000 | -82,787 | -54,865 | -301,784 | -60,127 | -226,830 | -90,315 | -257,670 | -340,184 | -176,589 | -223,122 |
Profit After Tax | -92,000 | 139,000 | 328,000 | 1,774,000 | 388,000 | 436,923 | 964,682 | 1,169,420 | 286,318 | 685,163 | 1,319,156 | 1,127,823 | 1,057,498 | 701,078 | 426,254 |
Dividends Paid | 243,000 | 309,485 | 324,775 | 197,067 | 234,294 | 221,974 | 267,858 | 358,834 | 360,000 | 259,562 | 249,000 | ||||
Retained Profit | -92,000 | 139,000 | 328,000 | 1,774,000 | 145,000 | 127,438 | 639,907 | 972,353 | 54,431 | 463,189 | 1,051,298 | 768,989 | 697,498 | 441,516 | 177,254 |
Employee Costs | 4,083,000 | 3,939,000 | 2,075,000 | 4,472,000 | 4,562,000 | 4,059,955 | 3,829,104 | 4,023,223 | 3,749,912 | 3,371,474 | 3,235,367 | 2,845,366 | 3,141,850 | 2,800,258 | 3,151,691 |
Number Of Employees | 135 | 138 | 128 | 152 | 167 | 132 | 129 | 164 | 156 | 143 | 147 | 127 | 102 | 82 | 83 |
EBITDA* | 1,318,000 | 760,000 | 805,000 | 2,942,000 | 1,282,000 | 1,419,374 | 1,816,761 | 2,231,995 | 1,159,038 | 1,720,415 | 2,126,091 | 1,942,171 | 1,958,209 | 1,443,469 | 1,266,484 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Oct 2023 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2021 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2010 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tangible Assets | 14,261,000 | 8,458,000 | 8,509,000 | 6,744,000 | 6,475,000 | 6,723,365 | 6,598,937 | 5,954,933 | 6,284,238 | 6,193,804 | 6,224,804 | 4,860,276 | 2,687,083 | 2,680,579 | 2,511,680 |
Intangible Assets | 17,000 | 35,000 | 51,000 | 68,000 | 132,000 | 111,691 | 96,456 | 76,691 | 104,087 | 88,766 | 98,539 | 27,000 | 27,000 | 27,000 | 27,000 |
Investments & Other | 8,000 | 8,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 16,000 | 111,877 | 97,884 | 62,968 | 31,407 | 26,000 | 26,000 | 26,000 | 26,000 | 26,001 | 16,001 |
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 10,000 | ||||||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 14,286,000 | 8,501,000 | 8,570,000 | 6,822,000 | 6,633,000 | 6,946,933 | 6,793,277 | 6,094,592 | 6,419,732 | 6,308,570 | 6,349,343 | 4,913,276 | 2,740,083 | 2,733,580 | 2,554,681 |
Stock & work in progress | 3,520,000 | 4,337,000 | 3,884,000 | 2,124,000 | 3,293,000 | 1,513,099 | 1,748,553 | 854,601 | 1,088,545 | 1,080,379 | 1,094,658 | 1,014,798 | 1,784,928 | 1,192,791 | 974,906 |
Trade Debtors | 4,217,000 | 2,604,000 | 1,478,000 | 1,533,000 | 1,279,000 | 2,288,225 | 2,807,301 | 2,873,267 | 2,020,309 | 2,528,858 | 2,353,036 | 3,481,778 | 3,983,926 | 2,999,053 | 2,874,763 |
Group Debtors | 1,879,000 | 3,000 | 533,000 | 44,000 | 91,291 | 156,044 | 151,499 | 299,999 | 36,694 | ||||||
Misc Debtors | 1,517,000 | 507,000 | 314,000 | 356,000 | 740,000 | 692,549 | 661,708 | 574,928 | 744,280 | 340,764 | 273,447 | 284,188 | 260,222 | 227,954 | 255,688 |
Cash | 580,000 | 2,098,000 | 998,000 | 441,000 | 373,805 | 497,497 | 6,273 | 979,635 | 208,065 | 338,644 | 429,356 | 2,848 | 2,274 | 82,233 | |
misc current assets | |||||||||||||||
total current assets | 11,713,000 | 9,549,000 | 5,676,000 | 5,544,000 | 5,797,000 | 4,958,969 | 5,871,103 | 4,460,568 | 5,132,768 | 4,158,066 | 4,059,785 | 5,210,120 | 6,031,924 | 4,422,072 | 4,224,284 |
total assets | 25,999,000 | 18,050,000 | 14,246,000 | 12,366,000 | 12,430,000 | 11,905,902 | 12,664,380 | 10,555,160 | 11,552,500 | 10,466,636 | 10,409,128 | 10,123,396 | 8,772,007 | 7,155,652 | 6,778,965 |
Bank overdraft | 261,000 | 1,464,000 | 551,357 | 1,134,386 | 86,351 | 1,222,631 | 31,845 | 79,670 | 303,795 | 1,997,296 | 1,288,328 | 1,290,162 | |||
Bank loan | 507,273 | 303,219 | 142,600 | 117,690 | 82,436 | ||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 7,000 | 2,129,000 | 1,970,000 | 1,354,000 | 1,747,000 | 1,443,125 | 1,577,526 | 1,272,569 | 1,199,366 | 979,091 | 1,154,707 | 1,760,086 | 1,222,147 | 1,240,119 | 1,370,488 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 13,608,000 | 4,417,000 | 728,000 | 36,000 | 16,644 | 42,836 | 24,914 | 14,276 | |||||||
other short term finances | 127,000 | 413,000 | 122,536 | 26,915 | 114,862 | 230,775 | 90,084 | ||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 88,022 | 100,256 | 164,890 | 414,351 | 518,209 | 405,411 | 237,566 | 262,082 | 235,967 | 224,775 | |||||
other current liabilities | 2,199,000 | 1,897,000 | 1,622,000 | 1,437,000 | 785,000 | 381,279 | 466,698 | 693,080 | 722,903 | 911,439 | 1,071,299 | 1,519,686 | 1,178,564 | 789,807 | 449,044 |
total current liabilities | 15,814,000 | 8,443,000 | 4,708,000 | 3,240,000 | 3,996,000 | 3,093,592 | 3,625,644 | 2,474,352 | 3,907,716 | 2,613,104 | 2,753,923 | 3,821,133 | 4,685,003 | 3,554,221 | 3,348,745 |
loans | 1,117,000 | 1,521,922 | 1,549,425 | 972,679 | 1,198,856 | 1,237,850 | 1,420,375 | 1,334,406 | 195,444 | 131,337 | 113,600 | ||||
hp & lease commitments | 95,016 | 241,251 | 314,557 | 240,374 | 461,315 | 606,489 | 399,084 | 177,245 | 345,604 | 449,053 | |||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | 418,781 | ||||||||||||||
other liabilities | 158,698 | ||||||||||||||
provisions | 1,033,000 | 363,000 | 433,000 | 349,000 | 314,000 | 251,280 | 225,474 | 219,403 | 246,648 | 249,892 | 187,055 | 178,785 | 145,964 | 175,780 | 178,147 |
total long term liabilities | 1,033,000 | 363,000 | 433,000 | 349,000 | 1,431,000 | 1,868,218 | 2,016,150 | 1,506,639 | 1,685,878 | 1,949,057 | 2,213,919 | 1,912,275 | 677,351 | 652,721 | 1,159,581 |
total liabilities | 16,847,000 | 8,806,000 | 5,141,000 | 3,589,000 | 5,427,000 | 4,961,810 | 5,641,794 | 3,980,991 | 5,593,594 | 4,562,161 | 4,967,842 | 5,733,408 | 5,362,354 | 4,206,942 | 4,508,326 |
net assets | 9,152,000 | 9,244,000 | 9,105,000 | 8,777,000 | 7,003,000 | 6,944,092 | 7,022,586 | 6,574,169 | 5,958,906 | 5,904,475 | 5,441,286 | 4,389,988 | 3,409,653 | 2,948,710 | 2,270,639 |
total shareholders funds | 9,152,000 | 9,244,000 | 9,105,000 | 8,777,000 | 7,003,000 | 6,944,092 | 7,022,586 | 6,574,169 | 5,958,906 | 5,904,475 | 5,441,286 | 4,389,988 | 3,409,653 | 2,948,710 | 2,270,639 |
Oct 2023 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2021 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2010 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 574,000 | 32,000 | 432,000 | 2,303,000 | 625,000 | 644,435 | 1,088,826 | 1,514,068 | 449,576 | 1,043,022 | 1,517,505 | 1,509,211 | 1,517,806 | 1,025,153 | 812,567 |
Depreciation | 726,000 | 706,000 | 359,000 | 609,000 | 630,000 | 754,298 | 706,763 | 690,731 | 686,324 | 667,620 | 608,586 | 432,960 | 440,403 | 418,316 | 453,917 |
Amortisation | 18,000 | 22,000 | 14,000 | 30,000 | 27,000 | 20,641 | 21,172 | 27,196 | 23,138 | 9,773 | |||||
Tax | -670,000 | 105,000 | -96,000 | -460,000 | -129,000 | -82,787 | -54,865 | -301,784 | -60,127 | -226,830 | -90,315 | -257,670 | -340,184 | -176,589 | -223,122 |
Stock | -817,000 | 453,000 | 591,000 | -1,169,000 | 1,779,901 | -235,454 | 893,952 | -233,944 | 8,166 | -14,279 | 79,860 | -770,130 | 592,137 | 217,885 | 974,906 |
Debtors | 4,499,000 | 1,322,000 | -281,000 | 349,000 | -999,065 | -552,988 | 25,359 | 535,106 | 194,966 | 243,139 | -1,139,483 | -478,182 | 1,017,141 | 59,862 | 3,167,145 |
Creditors | -2,122,000 | 159,000 | 223,000 | -393,000 | 303,875 | -134,401 | 304,957 | 73,203 | 220,275 | -175,616 | -605,379 | 537,939 | -17,972 | -130,369 | 1,370,488 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 302,000 | 275,000 | 837,000 | 652,000 | 403,721 | -85,419 | -226,382 | -29,823 | -188,536 | -159,860 | -448,387 | 341,122 | 388,757 | -78,018 | 867,825 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | 670,000 | -70,000 | 119,000 | 35,000 | 62,720 | 25,806 | 6,071 | -27,245 | -3,244 | 62,837 | 8,270 | 32,821 | -29,816 | -2,367 | 178,147 |
Cash flow from operations | -4,184,000 | -546,000 | 1,578,000 | 3,596,000 | 1,142,480 | 1,931,015 | 927,231 | 1,645,184 | 924,274 | 992,086 | 2,049,903 | 3,844,695 | 349,716 | 778,379 | -682,229 |
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | 34,251 | 6,897 | -2,604,959 | -448,273 | -596,243 | -447,762 | |||||||||
Change in Investments | -2,000 | -6,000 | -6,000 | -95,877 | 13,993 | 34,916 | 31,561 | 5,407 | -1 | 10,000 | 16,001 | ||||
cash flow from investments | 28,844 | 6,897 | -2,604,959 | -448,272 | -606,243 | -463,763 | |||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | -507,273 | 204,054 | 160,619 | 24,910 | 35,254 | 82,436 | |||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | 9,191,000 | 3,689,000 | 728,000 | 36,000 | -16,644 | 16,644 | -42,836 | 42,836 | -24,914 | 24,914 | -14,276 | 14,276 | |||
Other Short Term Loans | -127,000 | 127,000 | 413,000 | -122,536 | 95,621 | -87,947 | -115,913 | 140,691 | 90,084 | ||||||
Long term loans | -1,117,000 | -1,117,000 | -404,922 | -27,503 | 576,746 | -226,177 | -38,994 | -182,525 | 85,969 | 1,138,962 | 64,107 | 17,737 | 113,600 | ||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | -183,038 | -158,469 | -137,940 | -175,278 | -324,799 | -32,376 | 375,250 | 197,323 | -142,244 | -92,257 | 673,828 | ||||
other long term liabilities | -158,698 | 158,698 | |||||||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | 4,000 | 2,000 | -8,000 | -53,000 | -109,000 | -140,318 | -105,395 | -77,104 | -106,558 | -131,429 | -108,834 | -124,918 | -121,324 | -147,486 | -163,191 |
cash flow from financing | 9,195,000 | 3,564,000 | 1,504,000 | -721,000 | -1,412,861 | -249,191 | 231,237 | -926,652 | -294,406 | -216,646 | 395,221 | 1,239,101 | -252,404 | 273 | 2,731,898 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | -1,518,000 | 2,098,000 | -441,000 | 557,000 | 67,195 | -123,692 | 491,224 | -973,362 | 771,570 | -130,579 | -90,712 | 426,508 | 574 | -79,959 | 82,233 |
overdraft | -261,000 | -1,203,000 | -1,464,000 | 912,643 | -583,029 | 1,048,035 | -1,136,280 | 1,190,786 | -47,825 | -224,125 | -1,693,501 | 708,968 | -1,834 | 1,290,162 | |
change in cash | -1,518,000 | 2,359,000 | 762,000 | 2,021,000 | -845,448 | 459,337 | -556,811 | 162,918 | -419,216 | -82,754 | 133,413 | 2,120,009 | -708,394 | -78,125 | -1,207,929 |
falfish limited Credit Report and Business Information
Falfish Limited Competitor Analysis

Perform a competitor analysis for falfish limited by selecting its closest rivals, whether from the WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE; REPAIR OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES sector, other large companies, companies in BD3 area or any other competitors across 12 key performance metrics.
falfish limited Ownership
FALFISH LIMITED group structure
Falfish Limited has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
MARKET21 HOLDINGS LP
#0155912
2 parents
FALFISH LIMITED
01435560
falfish limited directors
Falfish Limited currently has 3 directors. The longest serving directors include Miss Elizabeth Taylor (Feb 2021) and Mr Andrew Thornber (Feb 2021).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Elizabeth Taylor | United Kingdom | 44 years | Feb 2021 | - | Director |
Mr Andrew Thornber | England | 50 years | Feb 2021 | - | Director |
Mr Maz Ahmed | United Kingdom | 45 years | Dec 2021 | - | Director |
P&L
October 2023turnover
49.6m
+32%
operating profit
574k
+1694%
gross margin
9.9%
+23.8%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
October 2023net assets
9.2m
-0.01%
total assets
26m
+0.44%
cash
580k
-0.72%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
falfish limited company details
company number
01435560
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
46380 - Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs
incorporation date
July 1979
age
46
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
October 2023
previous names
falmouth fish selling company limited (August 2011)
savegray limited (December 1979)
accountant
-
auditor
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
address
hilmore house gain lane, bradford, west yorkshire, BD3 7DL
Bank
-
Legal Advisor
-
falfish limited Charges & Mortgages
A charge, or mortgage, refers to the rights a company gives to a lender in return for a loan, often in the form of security given over business assets.
We found 24 charges/mortgages relating to falfish limited. Currently there are 1 open charges and 23 have been satisfied in the past.
falfish limited Capital Raised & Share Issues BETA
When a company issues new shares, e.g. to new investors following a funding round, it is required to notify Companies House within one month of making an allotment of shares.
Click to start generating capital raising & share issue transactions for FALFISH LIMITED. This can take several minutes, an email will notify you when this has completed.
falfish limited Companies House Filings - See Documents
date | description | view/download |
---|