CRANSWICK COUNTRY FOODS PLC
Active Company number 01803402
CRANSWICK COUNTRY FOODS PLC (company number 01803402) is a public limited company incorporated on 27 March 1984. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in Hessle, HU13 0PA. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is processing and preserving of meat (10110). Its latest accounts we hold, for the period ending 28 March 2026, report turnover of £2.7bn and net assets of £646.3m.
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Company details
- Company number
- 01803402
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Public Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 27 March 1984
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Registered office
- CRANE COURT HESSLEWOOD OFFICE PARK
FERRIBY ROAD
HESSLE
HU13 0PA
ENGLAND
Nature of business (SIC 2007)
Accounts and confirmation statement
- Accounting reference date
- 31 March
- Accounts category
- AUDIT EXEMPTION SUBSIDIARY
- Accounts last made up to
- 28 March 2026
- Next accounts due
- 30 September 2027
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 14 August 2026
- Next confirmation statement due
- 28 August 2027
Financial summary
| Period ending | 28 March 2026 | 29 March 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2.7bn | £2.5bn |
| Gross profit | £327.1m | £310.7m |
| Operating profit | £145.0m | £144.4m |
| Profit before tax | £155.9m | £160.1m |
| Profit after tax | £121.5m | £122.7m |
| Total assets | £1.3bn | £1.2bn |
| Cash at bank | £3.1m | £2.4m |
| Current liabilities | £553.1m | £496.8m |
| Net current liabilities | £75.0m | £49.7m |
| Net assets | £646.3m | £614.5m |
Figures read from filings at Companies House (audit-exemption-subsidiary) and checked; see how we read them. Small-company accounts often omit turnover and profit. Spotted an error? Tell us.
Control, officers and charges
- Persons with significant control
- 1 current (1 including ceased)
- Corporate controllers
- Cranswick Plc
- Charges (mortgages)
- 6 registered, 0 outstanding, 6 satisfied
Questions about CRANSWICK COUNTRY FOODS PLC
Is CRANSWICK COUNTRY FOODS PLC active?
Yes. The Companies House register shows the company's status as “Active”. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.)
When was CRANSWICK COUNTRY FOODS PLC incorporated?
CRANSWICK COUNTRY FOODS PLC was incorporated on 27 March 1984, according to the Companies House register. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.)
Where is CRANSWICK COUNTRY FOODS PLC registered?
Its registered office is in Hessle, HU13 0PA. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.)
Who controls CRANSWICK COUNTRY FOODS PLC?
The register lists 1 current person with significant control (1 including those who have ceased). Corporate controllers named on the register: Cranswick Plc. The register shows control, not a list of shareholders. Individuals are named at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01803402/persons-with-significant-control. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.) Who owns a UK limited company: shareholders, PSCs and what the register shows
When are CRANSWICK COUNTRY FOODS PLC's next accounts due?
The register shows the next accounts as due by 30 September 2027. Its latest accounts on the register were made up to 28 March 2026. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.)
Does CRANSWICK COUNTRY FOODS PLC file dormant accounts?
Not in its latest accounts. The register gives their category as “Audit-exempt subsidiary accounts”, made up to 28 March 2026. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.) What a dormant company is and what it must file
Does CRANSWICK COUNTRY FOODS PLC have any charges registered against it?
Yes. The register shows 6 charges: 0 outstanding and 6 satisfied. The charges themselves are listed at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01803402/charges. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.) Company charges: what a mortgage or debenture means and how to read one
Is CRANSWICK COUNTRY FOODS PLC 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 6 October 2026. A name screen is not legal clearance.
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- PICKSTOCK FOODS LTD
- M J BIRTWISTLE & CO LIMITED
- A.K. STODDART LIMITED
- MHP FOOD UK LIMITED
- H G WALTER LIMITED
Industry overview: 682 active companies in SIC 10110
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Companies with similar names
Other companies, LLPs and partnerships on the Companies House register whose names begin “CRANSWICK COUNTRY”. Each is a separate legal entity from CRANSWICK COUNTRY FOODS PLC: check the registered number before relying on a name. Register data as at 2 October 2026.
- CRANSWICK COUNTRY FOODS (BALLYMENA) (Company, Active, Ballymena; NI071259)
- CRANSWICK COUNTRY FOODS (NORFOLK) LIMITED (Company, Active, Hessle; 00835854)
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