CRUCIBLE (DUNDEE) LIMITED
- · Hygiene score: 90 → 50
- · Bankability: 75 → 55
- · Deal-killer verdict: workable → complicated
- · Opportunity score: 73 → 63
- · Oldest live charge 3.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 4 negative signals vs 0 positive.
- ↓Deal-killer verdict: workable → complicated
- ↓Opportunity score: 73 → 63
- ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 50
- ↓Bankability: 75 → 55
- ·Distress / opportunity: avoid → speculative
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (38/100).
Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 3.2y
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Charge age ~3.2 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
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.
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
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 dissolution
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
Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-30
Group structure
Crucible Developments (Scotland) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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9 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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| 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 | — |