CHAMBERLAIN AND THELWELL LIMITED, IG8 8EY : Companies House Number 00440292

Executive summary

Chamberlain And Thelwell Limited is a long-established fish wholesaler that has navigated a severe balance sheet crisis, moving from net assets of £2.76M (2022) to negative territory (2023-2024) before recovering to £447K in 2025. While the return to positive equity and active debt reduction are encouraging, the company's competitive position remains fragile: trade debtors have surged to 70% of total assets, indicating either extended credit terms or collection risk that could quickly erode the thin equity cushion. The structural challenges facing the UK fish wholesale sector – post-Brexit supply friction, customer consolidation, and margin compression – will continue to test this mid-tier family-owned operator's resilience.

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Shareholders' funds

£447,332

Balance sheet as at 2025-05-31

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Overview

Company type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 1947-08-07
Employees: 15 (2025 accounts)
Registered office: The Retreat, 406 Roding Lane South, Woodford Green, Essex, England, IG8 8EY
Postcode: IG8 8EY
Capital: 7,288 GBP
Accounts category: Total Exemption Full
Charges: 5 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Next due by: 2027-02-28
Financial year end: 31 May

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated: 2026-05-26
Next due by: 2027-06-09

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Nature of business (SIC)

46380 Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs

Officers 6 current · 1 resigned

Janina STEADMAN Director

Appointed 2014-05-10

MR JEFFREY STEADMAN Secretary

Appointed 1992-05-24

MR JEFFREY STEADMAN Director

FISH MERCHANT Appointed 1992-05-24

MR Raymond STEADMAN Director

Jeffrey STEADMAN Director

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Group structure 1 subsidiary

CHAMBERLAINS RESTAURANT LIMITED Dissolved

From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Previous registered addresses 5

Address	Changed on
STERLING HOUSE LANGSTON ROAD, LOUGHTON, ESSEX, IG10 3FA	2017-05-04
2ND FLOOR TITCHFIELD HOUSE, 69-85 TABERNACLE STREET, LONDON, EC2A 4RR	2013-08-29
STERLING HOUSE, LANGSTON ROAD, LOUGHTON, ESSEX, IG10 3FA	2012-02-17
TERESA GAVIN HOUSE, WOODFORD AVENUE, WOODFORD GREEN, ESSEX IG8 8FB	2005-04-07
207 SOUTH STREET, ROMFORD, ESSEX, RM1 1QL	1995-06-13

Among its peers

Top 10%

by shareholders' funds, of 33 similar companies in IG

3rd largest employer among its local peers (15 staff).

The oldest of its local peers, trading since 1947.

No.2 of the largest wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs companies in Ilford →

914 companies are registered at this postcode →

Competitors Ilford

1. DUC TIEN CASH & CARRY LIMITED

£1,464,992
3. CK FROZEN FOOD LIMITED

£383,633
4. NEPTUNE IMPORT AND EXPORT LIMITED

£365,842
5. BILLINGSGATE EXOTIC FISH (UK) LTD

£192,204
6. BUXER PADS LTD

£187,335

This company ranks 2 among wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs in Ilford.

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Property in England & Wales 4 titles

Leasehold: 4
Most recent registration: 2025-03-18
Where: Greater London (4)

Title number	County	Tenure	Registered	Price paid
AGL642688	Greater London	Leasehold	2025-03-18	—
AGL642690	Greater London	Leasehold	2025-03-18	—
AGL642695	Greater London	Leasehold	2025-03-18	—
AGL642699	Greater London	Leasehold	2025-03-18	—

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