CRUCIBLE (DUNDEE) LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC569550 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-23
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 3.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 3.1y
60/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Charge age ~3.1 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-24📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-21📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2025-12-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-07-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-12-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-12-18🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lxi Property Holdings 5 Limited
- 2024-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-08📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-05-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-04-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-04-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2023-04-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2022-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2020-07-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-23🏢Company incorporatedAs CRUCIBLE (DUNDEE) LIMITED
- 2017-06-23➕ROBINSON, Claire Janet appointedsecretary
- 2017-06-23➕ROBINSON, Brian Derek appointeddirector
- 2017-06-23➕SMART, Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Crucible Developments (Scotland) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Crucible Developments (Scotland) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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CRUCIBLE (DUNDEE) LIMITED
This company · SC569550
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 |
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Crucible Developments (Scotland) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/04/2018 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Crucible Alba Group Limitedceased 01/07/2020· 25-50% shares
- Mr Alexander Steelceased 01/04/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-06-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Registered office
2nd Floor 2 Miller Road
Ayr
KA7 2AY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
ROBINSON, Claire Janet→
Activesecretary · appointed 2017-06-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBINSON, Brian Derek→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2017-06-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMART, Michael→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2017-06-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lxi Property Holdings 5 Lxi Property Holdings 5 Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/12/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 24/04/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 12/04/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (31 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-23
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-01-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-05-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-10