COQUET ISLAND SHELLFISH LIMITED
Company number 04874060 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Coquet Island Shellfish is a well-managed mid-tier UK shellfish processor that has demonstrated commendable resilience in a sector experiencing significant margin pressure and competitor attrition. Its return to £24m turnover and doubling of pre-tax profit to £1m in FY2025, while competitors closed their doors, speaks to operational discipline and the benefits of group-level backing from parent D.R. Collin & Son. However, the business faces structural challenges — notably the displacement risk from Frozen at Sea production, persistent margin pressure in prawn tails, and dependence on European wholesale markets — that constrain its growth trajectory and leave it vulnerable to further quayside price inflation. The strategic pivot toward Asian markets and the improving scallop segment offer diversification potential, but the thin 11% gross margin and lean cash position mean the business has limited room for error in a volatile sector.
Shareholders' funds
£4,577,743
Balance sheet as at 2025-04-30
What it does
The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of the processing and sale of fresh and frozen shellfish.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2003-08-21
- Employees
- 82 (2025 accounts · was 84 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Coquet Island Shellfish Coquet Enterprise Park, Amble, Morpeth, England, NE65 0PE
- Postcode
- NE65 0PE
- Capital
- 80,501 GBP
- Accounts category
- Medium
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-04-30
- Next due by
- 2027-01-31
- Financial year end
- 30 April
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-08-21
- Next due by
- 2027-09-04
Nature of business (SIC)
- 10200 Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Officers 6 current · 7 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
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COQUET ENTERPRISES LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2026 (period to 2026-04-30) as part of the D. R. COLLIN & SON LTD group statement — 7 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZB049171 (Tier 2), registered since 2021.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 2 POW DENE COURT, NORTH SHIELDS, TYNE AND WEAR, NE30 1JG | 2018-10-23 |
| 1 CLIFFORDS FORT, UNION KEY, NORTH SHIELDS, TYNE & WEAR, NE30 1JE | 2009-02-24 |
| 4 MAIN STREET, COCKERMOUTH, CUMBRIA CA13 9LQ | 2004-01-19 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 148 similar companies in NE — measured against the wider sector
3rd largest employer among its local peers (82 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2003.
The class of 2003
38%
of the 163,089 companies incorporated in 2003 are still active today; 59% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Freehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2017-10-05
- Price paid, where recorded
- £300,000
- Where
- Northumberland
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND134116 | Northumberland | Freehold | 2017-10-05 | £300,000 |
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