Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
28/02/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/05/2025Due 28/02/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/05/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/05/2025
OSBORNE & SONS (SHELLFISH) LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- The Octagon Suite E2, 2nd Floor, Middleborough, Colchester, Essex CO1 1TG
- Classification (4 SIC codes)
- Processing and preserving of fish crustaceans and molluscs (10.20 - SIC 2007)Manufacture of other food products n.e.c. (10.89 - SIC 2007)Wholesale of other food including fish crustaceans and molluscs (46.38 - SIC 2007)Retail sale of fish crustaceans and molluscs in specialised stores (47.23 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 13/02/2026View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-02-01 with updates
- 10/02/2026View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-05-31
- 26/02/2025View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-02-01 with updates
- 14/02/2025View PDF (11 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-05-31
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
On schedule
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
15/02/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 01/02/2026Due 15/02/2027
- Next statement date
- 01/02/2027
- Last statement dated
- 01/02/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures OSBORNE & SONS (SHELLFISH) LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£1.54M2025
10.98%vs 20242024: £1.39M
Total Assets
£5.45M2025
4.49%vs 20242024: £5.21M
Cash in Bank
£199.49K2025
-3.74%vs 20242024: £207.24K
Total Liabilities
£1.59M2025
-0.07%vs 20242024: £1.59M
Employees
02025
0vs 20242024: 0
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose and 2 fell. Total assets moved furthest, up 4.49% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for OSBORNE & SONS (SHELLFISH) LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through OSBORNE & SONS (SHELLFISH) LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +7.7% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2023–2025Every measure end to end across 2023, 2024 and 2025, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2025.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures4 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 5 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 5 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | -15 |
| 2023 | 15 | +3 |
| 2022 | 12 | +2 |
| 2021 | 10 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 10 in 2021 to 0 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
It is a professional assessment of the company 's performance, revealing company's potential and risks, showing it's past experiences and revealing future prospects.
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Officers
7Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee Director | 06/06/1995–06/06/1995 | 66413 | |
| Nominee Secretary | 06/06/1995–06/06/1995 | 67415 | |
| Director | 06/06/1995–12/12/2018 | 3 | |
| Director | 20/04/2007–Present | 12 | |
| Director | 20/04/2007–Present | 11 | |
| Secretary | 06/06/1995–12/12/2018 | 0 | |
| Director | 06/06/1995–12/12/2018 | 3 |
Persons with significant control
4Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 07/06/2017–13/12/2018 | 3 | |
| 07/06/2017–Present | 12 | |
| 07/06/2017–Present | 11 | |
| 07/06/2017–13/12/2018 | 3 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 13
- Since 06/02/2023
- Last 12 months
- 2
- Same as the year before (2)
- Most recent filing
- 13/02/2026
- 7 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 13/02/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 10/02/2026
Filing timeline
- 13/02/2026View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-02-01 with updates
- 10/02/2026View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-05-31
- 26/02/2025View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-02-01 with updates
- 14/02/2025View PDF (11 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-05-31
- 13/08/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from Dickens House Guithavon Street Witham Essex CM8 1BJ England to The Octagon Suite E2, 2nd Floor Middleborough Colchester Essex CO1 1TG on 2024-08-13
- 13/08/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Andrew Joachim Lawrence on 2024-08-13
- 13/08/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Graham David Osborne on 2024-08-13
- 13/08/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mr Graham David Osborne as a person with significant control on 2024-08-13
- 13/08/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mr Andrew Joachim Lawrence as a person with significant control on 2024-08-13
- 20/02/2024View PDF (9 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2023-05-31
- 14/02/2024View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-02-01 with updates
- 15/02/2023View PDF (9 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2022-05-31
Showing 12 of 13 filings
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About OSBORNE & SONS (SHELLFISH) LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
OSBORNE & SONS (SHELLFISH) LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in The Octagon Suite E2, 2nd Floor, Middleborough, Colchester, Essex CO1 1TG. Companies House classifies its business as Processing and preserving of fish crustaceans and molluscs, one of 4 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 31 years 3 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £1.54M and 0 employees.
OSBORNE & SONS (SHELLFISH) LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records OSBORNE & SONS (SHELLFISH) LIMITED under 4 registered business activities: Processing and preserving of fish crustaceans and molluscs (10.20 - SIC 2007), Manufacture of other food products n.e.c. (10.89 - SIC 2007), Wholesale of other food including fish crustaceans and molluscs (46.38 - SIC 2007) and Retail sale of fish crustaceans and molluscs in specialised stores (47.23 - SIC 2007).
OSBORNE & SONS (SHELLFISH) LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 07/06/1995.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £1.54M, total assets of £5.45M, cash in bank of £199.49K and total liabilities of £1.59M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 13/02/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-02-01 with updates, 7 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 28/02/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 15/02/2027.
Companies House lists 7 officers (2 currently in post) and 4 people with significant control (2 current).