The Stickleback Fish Company Limited

Active05476544 Private limited company

Incorporated: 9 June 2005 (21 years)
Industry: Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs (10200)
Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs (46380)
Directors: Richard Alan Hilson
Elizabeth Arnold
Ross Stuart Arnold
Owned by: Ross Stuart Arnold
Elizabeth Arnold
Accounts type: Full
Region: East of England
Address: Unit 1-2 Apex Point Travellers Lane
Welham Green
Hatfield
AL9 7HB

Website & contact details

Website: sticklebackfish.co.uk

Filing status

Accounts due: 30 June 2027
Last accounts: 27 September 2025
Conf. stmt due: 3 March 2027
Last conf. stmt: 17 February 2026

Charges

Total: 3
Outstanding: 1
Part satisfied: 0
Satisfied: 2

Officers 5 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Tanner-Tremaine, Graeme

Secretary · Appointed 25 September 2023

Hilson, Richard Alan

Director · Appointed 1 June 2018

British

Born February 1983 (43)

Arnold, Elizabeth

Director · Appointed 3 May 2012

British

Born October 1980 (46)

Tremaines Ltd

Corporate Secretary · Appointed 9 June 2005

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Arnold, Ross Stuart

Director · Appointed 9 June 2005

British

Born February 1977 (49)

Officer history (5 former)

3 July 2026

Resigned Emmott, Francis Robert as Director

25 September 2023

Appointed Tanner-Tremaine, Graeme as Secretary

31 December 2020

Resigned Parsons, Gordon John as Director

2 August 2019

Resigned Smith, Peter Anthony as Director

1 June 2018

Appointed Hilson, Richard Alan as Director

11 November 2016

Appointed Emmott, Francis Robert as Director

18 October 2016

Appointed Parsons, Gordon John as Director

18 October 2016

Appointed Smith, Peter Anthony as Director

3 May 2012

Appointed Arnold, Elizabeth as Director

9 June 2005

Appointed Arnold, Ross Stuart as Director

9 June 2005

Appointed Tremaines Ltd as Corporate Secretary

9 June 2005

Appointed Ar Corporate Services Limited as Corporate Secretary

9 June 2005

Resigned Ar Corporate Services Limited as Corporate Secretary

9 June 2005

Appointed Ar Nominees Limited as Corporate Director

9 June 2005

Resigned Ar Nominees Limited as Corporate Director

Ownership 2 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Ross Stuart Arnold

Individual · Notified 30 June 2016

Owns 50–75% of shares

Holds 50–75% of voting rights

Right to appoint and remove directors

British

Born February 1977 (49)

Elizabeth Arnold

Individual · Notified 30 June 2016

Owns 25–50% of shares

Holds 25–50% of voting rights

British

Born October 1980 (46)

Financials

Balance sheet as at 27 September 2025 · full accounts

Net Assets: £913,346
Cash: £20,454
Turnover: £17,855,316
Profit Before Tax: £117,096
Employees: 83

Debt Ratio: 83%
Current Ratio: 0.9x
Profit Margin: 1%
Return on Equity: 9%

Trend

Turnover

Balance sheet detail

	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019
Fixed Assets	£2,034,553	£2,173,372	£2,304,143	£455,452	£344,144	£240,619	£294,065
Current Assets	£3,364,143	£2,366,591	£2,176,849	£2,744,597	£2,353,474	£1,883,090	£1,624,631
Debtors					£1,006,830	£598,446	£945,904
Cash	£20,454	£18,405	£52,165	£1,259,369	£1,108,295	£1,069,319	£433,602
Creditors (< 1 year)	£3,670,674	£2,781,019	£2,761,165	£2,161,978	£1,802,038	£1,482,138	£1,265,821
Creditors (> 1 year)	£253,736	£351,754	£263,077	£58,862	£117,596	£185,046	£106,354
Net Current Assets	(£306,531)	(£414,428)	(£584,316)	£582,619	£551,436	£400,952	£358,810
Net Assets	£913,346	£876,797	£946,966	£903,921	£724,885	£430,946	£512,570
Shareholder Funds	£913,346	£876,797	£946,966	£903,921	£724,885	£430,946	£512,570

Turnover	£17,855,316	£14,904,929	£13,034,193
Cost of Sales	£12,724,844	£10,451,902	£9,141,277
Gross Profit	£5,130,472	£4,453,027	£3,892,916
Admin Expenses	£4,968,046	£4,334,443	£3,201,166
Staff Costs	£3,216,655	£2,688,542	£2,220,095
Operating Profit	£162,426	£118,584	£356,765
Profit Before Tax	£117,096	£80,440	£352,541
Tax	£30,547	£20,609	£109,496
Profit for Period	£86,549	£59,831	£243,045

Filings 87

Date	Description	Made Up To
30 July 2026	Termination of appointment of a director
11 May 2026	Memorandum and Articles of Association
11 May 2026	Resolutions
6 March 2026	Confirmation statement with updates	17 February 2026
6 February 2026	Full accounts	27 September 2025