Taste The Sea Limited
ActiveLiveTaste The Sea Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 07 Aug 1998 (28 years ago), with its registered office in Kirkcudbright, Scotland. The company operates in Manufacturing.
The score, the reasons behind it, and what to do next.
A live business, still light on evidence
A registered office is on file; phone and web are checked on Pro.
Companies House · ONS · Nomis · General opportunity model · 100% of the model measurable
Financials
From Taste The Sea Limited's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2025-08-31. Change vs the prior year (to 2024-08-31). As-filed figures — a signal, not an audited verdict. Dashes are not tagged in the accounts.
CompetitionRead this one the other way round: a high number means a crowded market, where differentiation matters more than timing.
Answers: Is this a live, reachable business in a market worth being in?
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Accounts are next due 31 May 2027; the last set was made up to 31 Aug 2025.
What this means for you: Filings are up to date, which makes this an easier first conversation.
What we checked · General opportunity weighting
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Commonly offered to a company like this
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Answers: is this market big, growing and survivable — and is the region ahead or behind?
Sector size & momentum
This sector is growing roughly in line with the national average in Scotland.
Companies House · every incorporation with a SIC code in this sector (259 codes) · a company listing codes in more than one group can be counted twice (~2%)
How long companies last here
Of every 100 companies started in this sector, roughly 42 are still trading five years later. This company is past that point.
The market around it
Where the sector is heading
- 1Scotland is a very high-density market for manufacturing, with about 21,741 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+1.8%).
- 3Around 1,158 new companies registered in this industry locally over the last year.
- 4Sector survival sits at 42% over five years — the benchmark for businesses in this classification.
Answers: how crowded is this market, and where does this company sit against its peers?
Score distribution
A quick score from register status and company age only, because that is all the peer list carries. To compare like with like, this company is placed on the same quick score (100) — not the full 59/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
Peer companies
| Company | Incorporated | Location | Overall signal | Quick score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oban Fish Company LTD SC490891 · SIC 10200 | 10 Nov 2014 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Scot Fresh Shellfish LTD SC628962 · SIC 10200 | 29 Apr 2019 | Scotland | Active | 97 |
| Denholm Seafoods Limited SC344030 · SIC 10200 | 06 Jun 2008 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| John Ross Jr. (Aberdeen) Limited SC104274 · SIC 10200 | 23 Apr 1987 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Qa Fish Limited SC336851 · SIC 10200 | 29 Jan 2008 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Seafood Sourcing LTD SC525764 · SIC 10200 | 02 Feb 2016 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| J H Milne (Peterhead) Limited SC181790 · SIC 10200 | 29 Dec 1997 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Vista Seafoods Limited SC600418 · SIC 10200 | 20 Jun 2018 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Thistle Seafoods Limited SC223362 · SIC 10200 | 19 Sept 2001 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Highland Smoked Salmon (Scotland) Limited SC124381 · SIC 10200 | 12 Apr 1990 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Moray Shellfish LTD SC813068 · SIC 10200 | 10 Jun 2024 | Scotland | Active | 68 |
| Hebridean Smokehouse Limited SC205391 · SIC 10200 | 23 Mar 2000 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Inner Sound Seafoods LTD SC550512 · SIC 10200 | 17 Nov 2016 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Keltic Seafare (Scotland) Limited SC141396 · SIC 10200 | 23 Nov 1992 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Castle Maclellan Foods Limited SC077607 · SIC 10110 | 16 Feb 1982 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Crieffchipshop LTD SC814637 · SIC 10200 | 26 Jun 2024 | Scotland | Active | 68 |
| MJ French Fish Export Limited SC445540 · SIC 10200 | 20 Mar 2013 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Barratlantic Limited SC056330 · SIC 10200 | 06 Sept 1974 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Barony Country Foods LTD. SC181901 · SIC 10110 | 02 Jan 1998 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Island Fish (Shetland) LTD SC604178 · SIC 10200 | 02 Aug 2018 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| East Sheen Sushi LTD 10925442 · SIC 10120 | 21 Aug 2017 | London | Active | 100 |
| Coastal Cuisine LTD 13300214 · SIC 10130 | 29 Mar 2021 | East of England | Active | 86 |
| Newlyn Crab Company LTD 11971600 · SIC 10200 | 30 Apr 2019 | South West | Active | 97 |
| Victoria Retail And Cold Storage Limited 12033276 · SIC 10200 | 05 Jun 2019 | South West | Active | 96 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates21 Aug 2026
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full30 Apr 2026
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates22 Aug 2025
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full29 Apr 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates21 Aug 2024
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full20 May 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates17 Aug 2023
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full07 Jun 2023
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates25 Aug 2022
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full19 Apr 2022
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Company details
- Company
- Taste The Sea Limited
- Number
- SC188344
- Registered office
- Top Cottage Ross Farm, Borgue, Kirkcudbright, DG6 4TR
- Incorporated
- 07 Aug 1998
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 10200 — Manufacture of food products
- Status
- Active
- Region
- Scotland · Scotland
- Accounts
- Next due 31 May 2027
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 16 Aug 2027
Connected companies
Other companies run by the same directors are checked on paid plans — each appointment is a separate register lookup.
Who runs and owns it
- Created
- 15 Jan 1999
- Registered
- 22 Jan 1999
- Persons entitled
- The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- Created
- 22 Oct 1998
- Registered
- 02 Nov 1998
- Persons entitled
- The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
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