CRANEWARE PLC

Company details

Source: Companies House Free Company Data Product, 1 November 2026. View filing history, officers and PSCs on Companies House.

Summary

CRANEWARE PLC is a public limited company registered in the UK under company number SC196331. It was incorporated on 19 May 1999 and its current status is active.

The registered office address is TANFIELD HOUSE, 1 TANFIELD, EDINBURGH, EH3 5DA.

Its declared nature of business is business and domestic software development (SIC 62012).

The next accounts are due by 31 December 2026 and the next confirmation statement by 2 June 2027.

About CRANEWARE PLC

Company type and jurisdiction

CRANEWARE PLC is a public limited company (PLC). It can offer shares to the public, needs at least £50,000 of allotted share capital, two directors and a qualified company secretary. Its company number SC196331 shows it was registered in Scotland, so its records are kept by Companies House in Edinburgh. It has been on the register for 27 years and 5 months.

What CRANEWARE PLC does

On the public register, CRANEWARE PLC lists its activity using the UK Standard Industrial Classification (SIC 2007): business and domestic software development (62012). This places it in the information and communication section of the economy. SIC codes describe what a company says it does; they are not a licence and are not checked by Companies House. See other companies with the same SIC code.

Where CRANEWARE PLC is registered

Its registered office is in Edinburgh (postcode district EH3). The registered office is the official address for letters from Companies House, HMRC and the courts. It must be in the same UK jurisdiction where the company was registered, but it does not have to be where the business trades: many companies use their accountant's or a formation agent's address. Browse other companies in EH3.

Accounts and filing deadlines

CRANEWARE PLC must file its next annual accounts by 31 December 2026. The last accounts on the register were group accounts covering a parent company and its subsidiaries. Its next confirmation statement, which confirms its officers, shareholders and registered office are up to date, is due by 2 June 2027. A private company that files its accounts late gets an automatic penalty of £150 if they are up to one month late, rising to £375, £750 and £1,500 after six months, and the penalty is doubled if accounts are late two years in a row. A company that does not file a confirmation statement can be struck off the register.

Charges and secured debt

CRANEWARE PLC has 5 charges registered against it, of which 0 are still outstanding. A charge is security given to a lender, such as a mortgage over property or a debenture over all the company's assets; if the company does not repay, the lender can take those assets first. The full charge documents can be read for free on Companies House.

Before you do business with CRANEWARE PLC

Check that the company name and number on its invoices and website match SC196331, read its latest accounts and confirmation statement, and look up its directors and people with significant control on the official register. If it charges VAT, ask for its VAT number and check it with our VAT number checker: a company number and a VAT number are different things. How to check a UK company.

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