The Firmwatch take
A. & G. Cairncross Limited is a 52-year-old retail, active on the Companies House register. The latest filed accounts (year to 31 March 2025) show -GBP 5k in net assets, with 1 distress signal extracted from the filing (negative net assets). No insolvency or strike-off filings appear in our public Companies House and Gazette data.
Refreshed 24 May 2026
Incorporated
15 April 1974
52 years on the register
Sector
Retail trade
SIC 47789 · matched to division
Size
Not classified
Net assets
−£5k
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.
Current ratio below 1.0
Current assets are below current liabilities.
Money
What the balance sheet says
Net assets
−£5k
Bottom 10% in sector · sector median £703 · 166,319 retailers
Cash
Not disclosed
Working cap.
−£5k
Median £2k
Current ratio
1.0×
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 · Retail
How this company compares in 166,319 retailers
Bottom 10% in sector — A. & G. Cairncross Limited shows −£5k in net assets. Sector median is £703.
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.
People
Who runs this company
- HG
HONEYMAN, Greig, Mr.
director · since 2024
Registered office
Address intelligence
9 other companies registered here.
Common for accountants' offices and small business centres.
Address pattern · KY11 8NA
9 other UK companies registered at this postcode.
Active
7
Dissolved
0
Strike-off action
2
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