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Cranswick PLC

UK company 01074383, incorporated on 29 September 1972.

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Company number
01074383
Incorporated
29 Sep 1972
Companies House status
Active

Company identity

Founded / incorporated
29 September 1972

Company number 01074383

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Legal name
CRANSWICK PLC
Company type
Public Limited Company
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber
Registered address
CRANE COURT HESSLEWOOD COUNTRY OFFICE PARK
FERRIBY ROAD
HESSLE
ENGLAND
HU13 0PA
Insolvency history
No

Corporate ownership

Updated 07 Jul 2026 09:49

Cranswick PLC
No active corporate controller recorded.

Company events

Reference milestones and recent Companies House filing stream events.

6 events
30 Sep
2026

Accounts due

Accounts Due

Next accounts due date

27 Aug
2026

Confirmation statement due

Confirmation Due

Next confirmation statement due date

07 Aug
2026

Resolution

Resolution

RESOLUTIONS | Transaction QUY3Q1FJNVZhZGlxemtjeA | Paper/PDF filed

Published 07 Aug 2026 08:44

13 Aug
2025

Confirmation statement filed

Confirmation

Last confirmation statement made up date

29 Mar
2025

Accounts filed

Accounts

Last accounts made up date

29 Sep
1972

Incorporated

Inception

Company registered at Companies House

Public funding

3 awards
First funded
2021
Funded years
2021, 2023, 2024
Age at first award
48 years

Projects

2024 Collaborative R&D

Technology-based Authentication for Carbon Insetting & Biodiversity Monitoring for Livestock Production

1 May 2024 to 30 Apr 2026

Awarded
£24,954
Total cost £49,909

**Overview**: This project focuses on developing a technology-verified carbon insetting scheme for Cranswick to 1) reduce carbon emissions associated with their agricultural supply chain and 2) quantify biodiversity changes. The new scheme will provide a financial incentive for Cranswick's producer base by planting wildflowers and/or flower-rich grasses, ...

2023 Collaborative R&D

SNAPP - Sustainable Nutrition for Animal Protein Productivity

1 Apr 2023 to 31 Mar 2025

Awarded
£44,717
Total cost £89,433

The use of novel feed materials to increase sustainable protein production whilst improving the health and survival of piglets post-weaning will be addressed. Poor growth rates and high disease incidence are associated with the early post-weaning period due to factors such as oxidative stress that causes gut damage. Sustainable alternatives to zinc oxide,...

2021 Collaborative R&D

SecQual - Secure Quality Assured Logistics for Digital Food Ecosystems

1 Apr 2021 to 31 Mar 2023

Awarded
£0
Total cost £88,668

The vision for SecQuAL is a secure, quality assured, digitally enabled food ecosystem that will reduce waste, improve decision-making and provide consumers with confidence in the food they purchase and consume. The next best thing since sliced bread! SecQuAL's key objective is to overhaul the food supply chain from farm to fork. SecQuAL addresses current ...

Product types

Collaborative R&D