Cast Fisheries Ltd
Registered name: CAST FISHERIES LTD
Part of Applecast Limited groupCast Fisheries Ltd made a £43k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
Cast Fisheries Ltd reported a loss of £43k in the year to 31 Mar 2025; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 7 employees. The company is classified under “marine aquaculture” and is based in Chorley; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Chorley, North West
- Age
- 15 yrs · since 2011
- 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. From the filing: “The company is controlled by it's parent company Applecast Ltd by virtue of it holding the entire share capital. The parent company is registered in England and Wales (number 05758480) and it is also ”
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | — | — | −£38.6k | −£43k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | −£38.6k | −£43k |
| Employees (average) | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | — | — | −£4.8k | −£6.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Headcount growth | — | ▲50% | ▼11.1% | ▼12.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £28.2k | £13.9k | £6.1k | £9.7k |
| Net assets | −£11.8k | −£17.2k | −£55.8k | −£98.8k |
| Fixed assets | £17.6k | £19.2k | £36.9k | £32.3k |
| Current assets | £99.3k | £87.2k | £77.4k | £85.3k |
| Debtors | £11.1k | £6.3k | £4.3k | £8.6k |
| Source | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£6.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
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
- —
- Now −£98.8k
- Cash at bank
- ▲59%
- Now £9.7k
- Headcount
- ▼13%
- Now 7
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼13%
- Now £32.3k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Applecast Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Cast Fisheries Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£43k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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