{"name":"UNIQUE SEAFOOD LIMITED","company_number":"03307693","status":"Active","type":"Private Limited Company","incorporated":"1997-01-27","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"3rd Floor, Imperial House, 21 - 25 North Street, Bromley, Kent, United Kingdom, BR1 1SD","postcode":"BR1 1SD","sic_codes":[{"code":46310,"description":"Wholesale of fruit and vegetables"}],"principal_activity":"wholesale sales of frozen fish and other seafood products, as well as direct sales to fish and chip outlets.","previous_names":[],"warnings":[],"accounts":{"category":"Medium","year_end":"31 December","last_made_up_to":"2025-12-31","next_due":"2027-09-30"},"employees":{"count":13,"accounts_date":"2024-12-31"},"financials":[{"financial_date":"2024-12-31","turnover":30592937,"profit_loss":708014,"net_assets":5016771,"cash":4742,"average_employees":13},{"financial_date":"2023-12-31","turnover":29187962,"profit_loss":-499630,"net_assets":4608757,"cash":27800,"average_employees":16},{"financial_date":"2022-12-31","turnover":41675130,"net_assets":5108387,"cash":350},{"financial_date":"2021-12-31","turnover":36685019,"net_assets":4483654,"cash":53037},{"financial_date":"2020-12-31","turnover":37551479,"net_assets":3815718,"cash":11197}],"officers":{"current":5,"resigned":7,"complete":true,"note":"Names and details of individual officers are on the People page (subscriber-only on this site) and free at Companies House."},"charges":{"total":5,"outstanding":5},"gazette_notices":[],"insolvency_outcome":null,"ai_summary":"Unique Seafood Limited is a mid-tier UK frozen seafood wholesaler with a 27-year track record and defensible niche positions in ethnic seafood, ship supplies, and specialist markets. The company's 2024 financial performance shows welcome recovery—gross margins improved from an unsustainably thin 2.2% to a more sector-appropriate 7.2%, and turnover recovered modestly to £30.6M following a severe 30% decline in 2023. However, the persistently negligible cash position (£4,742 on £30.6M turnover) represents a material liquidity risk that would concern any sector analyst, leaving the business vulnerable to trade disruption or customer payment delays. The company's Scandinavian-linked supply chain and niche diversification provide genuine competitive advantages, but revenue volatility and margin inconsistency suggest it remains a follower rather than a leader in the UK seafood wholesale landscape.","website":"http://uniqueseafood.co.uk","links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/unique-seafood","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/unique-seafood/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/unique-seafood/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03307693","financials":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/unique-seafood/financial","control":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/unique-seafood/control","charges":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/unique-seafood/charges","ai_analysis":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/unique-seafood/analysis"},"source":"CompaniesInTheUK, from Companies House, The Gazette and other public registers (see /support/about). Cite as: CompaniesInTheUK, https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/unique-seafood"}