U.K.-based frozen seafood supplier Fastnet Fish has acquired Seafish UK, a supplier of value-added seafood products.
Fastnet Fish is a property of Andrew Marr International, one of the largest companies in the U.K. seafood industry and the owner of J. Marr Seafoods, Peter & Johnstone, and Marrfish.
“This acquisition is a great fit for both companies,” Seafish UK Sales Director Emma Acklam said in a release. “By combining our expertise and strengths, we can give our customers and suppliers confidence in our ability to deliver top-quality products. Seafish UK will continue to operate as an independent business while benefiting from the support and resources of the wider AMI group.”
The company said the acquisition coincides with the retirement of Bob Carter, the principal shareholder and managing director of Seafish UK, after nearly 60 years in the seafood industry.
Seafish UK – not to be confused with the U.K. non-departmental public body Seafish – supplies a range of value-added products including fish fillets, fish fingers, ready meals, and fishcakes. The company operates an 85,000-square-foot processing factory with three production lines. Two of those lines are each capable of manufacturing, freezing, and packing up to 1 metric ton of retail breaded, battered, and dusted products per hour, and the other is capable of a similar volume of recipe dish, manufacturing, freezing, and packing, giving the facility capability to produce 3 metric tons of product per hour.
The company also has an on-site cold storage facility, equipped to store 600 pallets of product.
According to filings with the U.K. Companies House, Seafish saw its turnover reach GBP 18.2 million (USD 24.3 million, EUR 21.3 million) in 2024, up from the GBP 16.6 million (USD 22.2 million, EUR 19.4 million) it posted the prior year. Gross profit also increased, reaching GBP 8.6 million (USD 11.5 million, EUR 10 million), up from GBP 6.8 million (USD 9.1 million, EUR 7.9 million).
Total profit for the financial year reached GBP 458,000 (USD 613,000, EUR 536,000), up from GBP 248,000 (USD 332,000, EUR 290,000).
“Seafish is a well-run business with significant potential, and we are delighted to welcome them into the Fastnet Group,” Fastnet Group Managing Director Danny Burton said. “It is very much business as usual for Seafish UK. They have a great team of people in place, and we will provide senior support as required throughout their growth journey.”
