Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
31/01/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 30/04/2025Due 31/01/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 30/04/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 30/04/2025
CAIRN RESEARCH LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
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- Registered office
- Cairn Research, Graveney Road, Faversham, Kent ME13 8UP
- Classification (2 SIC codes)
- Manufacture of optical precision instruments (26.70/1 - SIC 2007)specialised design activities (74.10 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 20/05/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-05-18 with no updates
- 22/01/2026View PDF (12 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-04-30
- 04/06/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-05-18 with no updates
- 16/01/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Jeremy Graham as a director on 2024-12-20
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
On schedule
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
01/06/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 18/05/2026Due 01/06/2027
- Next statement date
- 18/05/2027
- Last statement dated
- 18/05/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures CAIRN RESEARCH LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£3.00M2025
-15.72%vs 20242024: £3.56M
Total Assets
£3.66M2025
-16.08%vs 20242024: £4.36M
Cash in Bank
£1.31M2025
15.92%vs 20242024: £1.13M
Total Liabilities
£328.49K2025
-16.65%vs 20242024: £394.12K
Employees
232025
-3vs 20242024: 26
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 3 fell. Total assets moved furthest, down 16.08% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for CAIRN RESEARCH LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through CAIRN RESEARCH LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -12.4% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2023–2025Every measure end to end across 2023, 2024 and 2025, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2025.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures4 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 5 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 5 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | -3 |
| 2024 | 26 | 0 |
| 2023 | 26 | 0 |
| 2022 | 26 | -1 |
| 2021 | 27 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 27 in 2021 to 23 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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Officers
7Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 05/08/2021–10/08/2021 | 1 | |
| Director | 02/06/2021–20/12/2024 | 1 | |
| Director | 10/04/2000–20/12/2024 | 6 | |
| Director | 01/05/2012–Present | 1 | |
| Secretary | 30/03/1998–20/12/2024 | 0 | |
| Director | 23/05/2022–Present | 1 | |
| Director | 01/05/2012–27/06/2024 | 1 |
Persons with significant control
2Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–26/10/2021 | 3 | |
| 26/10/2021–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 133
- Since 29/01/1985
- Last 12 months
- 2
- -3 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 20/05/2026
- 4 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 20/05/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 22/01/2026
Filing timeline
- 20/05/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-05-18 with no updates
- 22/01/2026View PDF (12 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-04-30
- 04/06/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-05-18 with no updates
- 16/01/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Jeremy Graham as a director on 2024-12-20
- 16/01/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Wendy Jones as a director on 2024-12-20
- 16/01/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Jeremy Graham as a secretary on 2024-12-20
- 18/12/2024View PDF (11 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-04-30
- 10/07/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of James Kerin as a director on 2024-06-27
- 02/06/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-05-18 with no updates
- 23/01/2024View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-04-30
- 20/06/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Particulars of variation of rights attached to shares
- 30/05/2023View PDF (2 pages)
Resolutions
Showing 12 of 133 filings
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About CAIRN RESEARCH LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
CAIRN RESEARCH LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Cairn Research, Graveney Road, Faversham, Kent ME13 8UP. Companies House classifies its business as Manufacture of optical precision instruments, one of 2 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 41 years 8 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £3.00M and 23 employees.
CAIRN RESEARCH LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records CAIRN RESEARCH LIMITED under 2 registered business activities: Manufacture of optical precision instruments (26.70/1 - SIC 2007) and specialised design activities (74.10 - SIC 2007).
CAIRN RESEARCH LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 29/01/1985.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £3.00M, total assets of £3.66M, cash in bank of £1.31M and total liabilities of £328.49K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 20/05/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-05-18 with no updates, 4 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/01/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 01/06/2027.
Companies House lists 7 officers (2 currently in post) and 2 people with significant control (1 current).