CIMA MCS pre-seen · May – Aug 2026
Cartn Pre-seen: what to prepare for CIMA MCS
Your role: Finance Manager
Analytical but people-aware. Balance the numbers with the effect on staff, projects and stakeholders.
- Pre-seen released
- 27 Mar 2026
- Exams from
- 13 May 2026
- Last exam day
- 14 Aug 2026
- First results
- 2 Jul 2026
This pre-seen is used for two exam windows. Check your own booking and dates with CIMA.
The business in brief
A global food packaging business facing tighter packaging and chemicals regulation, pressure to invest in sustainability and recycling, dependence on a single polymer supplier, and choices about AI and digital technology.
Our own summary to help you plan. Download the official pre-seen from your AICPA-CIMA account.
- Expect tasks on
- Medium-term decisions: investment appraisal, performance measures, transfer pricing, financing, group reporting, sustainability reporting, and leading projects and change.
Practise this pre-seen
Practice tasks for Cartn are being prepared. Until then, practise exam technique in the current pre-seen.
Questions about Cartn
What is the Cartn pre-seen?
Cartn is the pre-seen company for the CIMA Management Case Study (MCS), May – Aug 2026. A global food packaging business facing tighter packaging and chemicals regulation, pressure to invest in sustainability and recycling, dependence on a single polymer supplier, and choices about AI and digital technology. This is our own summary; download the official pre-seen from your AICPA-CIMA account.
What role do I play in the Cartn case study?
You write as Finance Manager. Analytical but people-aware. Balance the numbers with the effect on staff, projects and stakeholders.
How can I practise for the Cartn case study?
Practice tasks for Cartn are being prepared. You can practise exam technique now in the current pre-seen, marked by AI in about a minute on the four competencies.
When is the Cartn exam?
The May – Aug 2026 exam windows start on 13 May 2026 and end on 14 August 2026. Check your own booking with CIMA.
Sitting MCS next? Practise in the current pre-seen
Cartn was the pre-seen for May – Aug 2026. Our practice tasks are set in the current MCS pre-seen, marked in about a minute on the four competencies. Try one task free.
One task free. No card needed. AI marks are a guide to help you improve. They are not CIMA marks and not a prediction of your result.