CRUDEN HOMES (RESIDENTIAL) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC355383 · ltd · incorporated 2009-02-20

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 14.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 14.0y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 14.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

13 officers (5 active, 13 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

25 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

69 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2026-01-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-21
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LYNES, Fraser appointed
director
2024-11-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-09-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-01
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-08-01
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Charge satisfied #1
2022-10-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-02
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-11-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-06
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-04-12
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HAGGERTY, Euan James Edward appointed
director
2019-04-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-02-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-02-18
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2019-02-18
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2019-02-13
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DIMOND, Paula appointed
secretary
2019-02-13
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MURRAY, William Stuart resigned
secretary
2019-02-13
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MURRAY, William Stuart resigned
director
2017-02-08
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MURPHY, William Andrew resigned
director
2016-03-09
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ROWLEY, Michael John resigned
director
2014-04-01
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FAIRCLOUGH, Stuart Thomas resigned
secretary
2014-04-01
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MURRAY, William Stuart appointed
secretary
2012-05-02
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2009-02-20
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Company incorporated
As CRUDEN HOMES (RESIDENTIAL) LIMITED
2009-02-20
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REID, Kevin David appointed
director
2009-02-20
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SIMPSON, Steven George appointed
director
2009-02-20
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FAIRCLOUGH, Stuart Thomas appointed
secretary
2009-02-20
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BURNESS LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2009-02-20
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BURNESS LLP resigned
corporate-secretary
2009-02-20
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GRAY, Gary George appointed
director
2009-02-20
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GRAY, Gary George resigned
director
2009-02-20
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MURPHY, William Andrew appointed
director
2009-02-20
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MURRAY, William Stuart appointed
director
2009-02-20
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ROWLEY, Michael John appointed
director
2009-02-20
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BURNESS (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2009-02-20
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BURNESS (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Cruden Homes Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Cruden Homes Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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CRUDEN HOMES (RESIDENTIAL) LIMITED

This company · SC355383

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Cruden Homes Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2009-02-20

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

16 Walker Street

Edinburgh

EH3 7LP

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-06

Last: 2026-02-20