ActiveSC796418Private limited companyInverness

CRANSTON CATERING LTD

C56/100
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From public filings as at 31 Aug 2026; may contain errors or be out of date. Verify at Companies House · Terms

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Summary

Generated from filed data · no estimates

CRANSTON CATERING LTD is an active private limited company (company number SC796418) incorporated on 24 January 2024, registered in Inverness. Its registered activity is take-away food shops and mobile food stands (SIC 56103). Latest abridged accounts cover the period ending 31 January 2025, showing net assets of £10k and cash of £37k, with 12 employees on average. As abridged accounts, no profit and loss account is filed, so turnover and profit are not public.

Peer position · net assets

By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 4,559 comparable companies in Other (median £616, upper quartile £8,905).

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Key dates

Incorporated
24 January 20242 yrs ago
Next accounts due
31 October 2026in 9 days
Confirmation statement due
7 February 2027in 108 days

Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.

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Activity

SIC 56103
Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Accounts type
Unaudited Abridged
Size band
MicroCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials

1 period on record · latest ending 31 January 2025
Net assets
£10k
1 period on record
Cash at bank
£37k
1 period on record
Turnover
Not disclosed
Employees
12
1 period on record
Filed accounts by period, newest first
Period endNet assetsCashDebtorsCreditors <1yTurnoverProfitEmployees
31 January 2025£10k£37k£4,415£56k——12
Current ratio0.79Current liabilities exceed current assets
Cash per employee£3,100Cash ÷ average employees

Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.

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Firmoscan score

Rules-based · every point shows its evidence
56 / 100 · grade C
EDCBA
Score breakdown
50Starting scoreEvery scored company starts here
+10Positive net assetsNet assets £10,394 at 2025-01-31
−8Current liabilities exceed current assetsCurrent ratio 0.79
+4Past first filingsIncorporated 2024-01-24
56Score, grade C

A transparent, rules-based score from filed data only: every point lists its evidence. It is not a credit rating or advice. How the score is computed.

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Ownership and control

1 active · 2 other
  • Chip Shop Holdings Ltd
    corporate entity, Scotland · since 22 April 2024
    • owns 75–100% of shares
    • holds 75–100% of voting rights
    • can appoint or remove directors
  • Mr Grant Cranston
    Individual · since 24 January 2024 · ceased 6 March 2024
    • owns 75–100% of shares
    • holds 75–100% of voting rights
    • can appoint or remove directors
  • Mr Jamie Steven Duncan
    Individual · since 6 March 2024 · ceased 22 April 2024
    • owns 75–100% of shares
    • holds 75–100% of voting rights

Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents.

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Timeline

Newest first
  1. Confirmation statement duein 108 days
  2. Next accounts duein 9 days
  3. Accounts period endNet assets £10k · abridged accounts
  4. Incorporated
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Reminders for CRANSTON CATERING LTD

Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.

Source: Companies House register, snapshot 2026-08-31; accounts from the Companies House accounts data product. Open Government Licence v3.0. View on Companies House. How the score is computed · About · Markdown.