WILLIAM HOWE & SON (FISH MERCHANTS) LIMITED
Active Company number 00572934
WILLIAM HOWE & SON (FISH MERCHANTS) LIMITED (company number 00572934) is a private limited company incorporated on 15 October 1956. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in Sheffield, S2 5AA. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs (46380). Its latest accounts we hold, for the period ending 28 February 2026, report net assets of £143k.
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Company Report on WILLIAM HOWE & SON (FISH MERCHANTS) LIMITED (PDF)
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- Red flags: and what changed in the last 12 months
- Key figures: the accounts to 28 Feb 2026 against the year before
- Filing deadlines: accounts due 30 Nov 2027; confirmation statement due 6 Nov 2026
- Financials ledger: 13 years of filed accounts held (2013–2026)
- Who runs and owns it: 2 PSCs
- Shareholders: the current register from the filings: each holder, class, shares and percentage
- Charges: 1 outstanding of 1 charge registered
- Filing history and methodology: with sources and a disclaimer
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Company details
- Company number
- 00572934
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 15 October 1956
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Registered office
- UNIT 15
MALTRAVERS ROAD
SHEFFIELD
SOUTH YORKSHIRE
S2 5AA
UNITED KINGDOM
Nature of business (SIC 2007)
Accounts and confirmation statement
- Accounting reference date
- 28 February
- Accounts category
- TOTAL EXEMPTION FULL
- Accounts last made up to
- 28 February 2026
- Next accounts due
- 30 November 2027
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 23 October 2025
- Next confirmation statement due
- 6 November 2026
Financial summary
| Period ending | 28 February 2026 | 28 February 2025 | 29 February 2024 | 28 February 2023 | 28 February 2022 | 28 February 2021 | 29 February 2020 | 28 February 2019 | 28 February 2018 | 28 February 2016 | 28 February 2015 | 28 February 2014 | 28 February 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit after tax | Not filed | — | — | — | — | — | £92k | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total assets | £256k | £266k | £271k | £268k | £232k | £235k | £242k | £286k | £281k | £289k | £282k | £273k | £205k |
| Cash at bank | £112k | £119k | £128k | £92k | £87k | £145k | £59k | £103k | £96k | £85k | £102k | £86k | £49k |
| Current liabilities | £105k | £91k | £103k | £92k | £83k | £110k | £166k | £161k | £160k | £202k | £199k | £203k | £146k |
| Net current assets | £116k | £127k | £133k | £130k | £118k | £84k | £43k | £85k | £81k | £45k | £48k | £26k | £24k |
| Total liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £165k | £191k | £181k | £174k | £213k | £212k | £224k | £161k |
| Net assets | £143k | £162k | £156k | £156k | £123k | £70k | £51k | £105k | £107k | £75k | £70k | £48k | £44k |
| Employees | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Not filed: the accounts do not give the figure. —: no figure read from the filing.
- Year to 28 February 2026: profit after tax not filed. Small companies may file filleted or abbreviated accounts without the profit and loss account, and this filing has none.
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Control, officers and charges
- Persons with significant control
- 2 current (3 including ceased)
- Charges (mortgages)
- 1 registered, 1 outstanding, 0 satisfied
Questions about WILLIAM HOWE & SON (FISH MERCHANTS) LIMITED
Is WILLIAM HOWE & SON (FISH MERCHANTS) LIMITED active?
Yes. The Companies House register shows the company's status as “Active”. (Companies House register, as at 1 October 2026.)
When was WILLIAM HOWE & SON (FISH MERCHANTS) LIMITED incorporated?
WILLIAM HOWE & SON (FISH MERCHANTS) LIMITED was incorporated on 15 October 1956, according to the Companies House register. (Companies House register, as at 1 October 2026.)
Where is WILLIAM HOWE & SON (FISH MERCHANTS) LIMITED registered?
Its registered office is in Sheffield, S2 5AA. (Companies House register, as at 1 October 2026.)
Who controls WILLIAM HOWE & SON (FISH MERCHANTS) LIMITED?
The register lists 2 current persons with significant control (3 including those who have ceased). The register shows control, not a list of shareholders. Individuals are named at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00572934/persons-with-significant-control. (Companies House register, as at 1 October 2026.) Who owns a UK limited company: shareholders, PSCs and what the register shows
When are WILLIAM HOWE & SON (FISH MERCHANTS) LIMITED's next accounts due?
The register shows the next accounts as due by 30 November 2027. Its latest accounts on the register were made up to 28 February 2026. (Companies House register, as at 1 October 2026.)
Does WILLIAM HOWE & SON (FISH MERCHANTS) LIMITED file dormant accounts?
Not in its latest accounts. The register gives their category as “Total exemption accounts”, made up to 28 February 2026. (Companies House register, as at 1 October 2026.) What a dormant company is and what it must file
Does WILLIAM HOWE & SON (FISH MERCHANTS) LIMITED have any charges registered against it?
Yes. The register shows 1 charge: 1 outstanding and 0 satisfied. The charges themselves are listed at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00572934/charges. (Companies House register, as at 1 October 2026.) Company charges: what a mortgage or debenture means and how to read one
Is WILLIAM HOWE & SON (FISH MERCHANTS) LIMITED on a sanctions list?
No match for this company's name on the sanctions lists CompanyStack screens (UK, EU, OFAC SDN, OFAC non-SDN, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, France, US CSL) as at 11 October 2026. A name screen is not legal clearance.
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