J & C PRENTICE SHELLFISH LTD

Company details

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

Summary

J & C PRENTICE SHELLFISH LTD is a private limited company registered in the UK under company number SC243917. It was incorporated on 13 February 2003 and its current status is active.

The registered office address is THE OLD SURGERY, SCHOOL ROAD, TARBERT, ARGYLL, PA29 6UL, SCOTLAND.

Its declared nature of business is wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs (SIC 46380); freight transport by road (SIC 49410).

The next accounts are due by 30 November 2027 and the next confirmation statement by 17 November 2026.

About J & C PRENTICE SHELLFISH LTD

Company type and jurisdiction

J & C PRENTICE SHELLFISH LTD is a private company limited by shares. Its owners (shareholders) are only liable for its debts up to the value of their shares, it must have at least one director, and its shares cannot be offered to the public. Its company number SC243917 shows it was registered in Scotland, so its records are kept by Companies House in Edinburgh. It has been on the register for 23 years and 8 months.

What J & C PRENTICE SHELLFISH LTD does

On the public register, J & C PRENTICE SHELLFISH LTD lists 2 activities using the UK Standard Industrial Classification (SIC 2007): wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs (46380); freight transport by road (49410). This places it in the wholesale and retail trade and the repair of motor vehicles 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 J & C PRENTICE SHELLFISH LTD is registered

Its registered office is in Tarbert (postcode district PA29). 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 PA29.

Accounts and filing deadlines

J & C PRENTICE SHELLFISH LTD must file its next annual accounts by 30 November 2027. The last accounts on the register were small company accounts exempt from audit. Its next confirmation statement, which confirms its officers, shareholders and registered office are up to date, is due by 17 November 2026. 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

J & C PRENTICE SHELLFISH LTD has 1 charge registered against it, of which 1 is 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 J & C PRENTICE SHELLFISH LTD

Check that the company name and number on its invoices and website match SC243917, 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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