The Firmwatch take
Crain Communications Limited (01576350) currently shows: At risk signal detected, based on accounts to 31 December 2024; last refreshed 24 May 2026. Net liabilities of £35m — assets do not cover obligations.
Companies House source·Accounts to 31 Dec 2024·Refreshed 24 May 2026·Methodology and caveats
Firmwatch signals are generated from public filings and are not credit ratings or financial advice.
Incorporated
24 July 1981
44 years on the register
Sector
Publishing
SIC 58142 · matched to division
Size
Not classified
Net assets
−£35m
Bottom 10% in sector
Cash at bank
Not disclosed
Not required for this filing type
Latest filing
None yet
Insolvency risk
High insolvency risk
The latest public accounts show multiple stress signals. Treat this as a prompt for deeper checks, not as a formal insolvency prediction.
Negative net assets
Visible liabilities exceed visible assets in the extracted accounts.
Negative working capital
Short-term liabilities are higher than short-term assets in the public balance sheet.
Weak current ratio
Current assets are less than 75% of current liabilities.
Money
What the balance sheet says
Net assets
−£35m
Bottom 10% in sector · sector median £200 · 48,415 filers in this sector
Cash
Not disclosed
Working cap.
−£35m
Median £2k
Current ratio
0.1×
Median 1.1×
Signals · 3
Negative net assets
The latest filed accounts show liabilities exceeding assets.
Negative working capital
Current liabilities exceed current assets in the extracted accounts.
Current ratio below 1.0
Current assets are lower than current liabilities in the extracted accounts.
Sector benchmark · Publishing and Media
How this company compares in 48,415 filers in this sector
Bottom 10% in sector — Crain Communications Limited shows −£35m in net assets. Sector median is £200.
Sector medians are computed annually across all UK companies in this broad sector. Position is approximate — see the Money tab for the full balance sheet.
Address pattern · RH10 1HT
316 other UK companies registered at this postcode.
Active
297
Dissolved
6
Strike-off action
12
People
Who runs this company
- CK
CRAIN, Keith E., Jr
director · since 2015
- CK
CRAIN, Keith Evans
director
Registered office
Address intelligence
316 other companies use this address.
High-volume registered-office service. Many UK companies use these legitimately, but they are also a known hosting location for shell entities. Treat this as a flag, not a verdict.
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