CRUICKSHANK INVESTMENTS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC614814 · ltd · incorporated 2018-11-27
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£2.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 5.7y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,075
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,502 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£2k
↓ 55% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £143.5k | £37.4k |
| Current assets | £2.1k | £2.6k |
| Net assets | £2.1k | £4.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-09-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-09-20🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-09-19🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Belmont Green Finance Limited Trading as Vida Homeloans
- 2024-03-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-03-11🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-09📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-26📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-02-22➕CRUICKSHANK, Alexander Douglas Miller appointeddirector
- 2021-02-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-02-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-09-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-08-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Mortgage Lender Limited
- 2020-05-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-05-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-05-07➖CRUICKSHANK, Alexander Douglas Miller resigneddirector
- 2020-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-27🏢Company incorporatedAs CRUICKSHANK INVESTMENTS LTD
- 2018-11-27➕WALLINGFORD, Kirstin Julienne Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2018-11-27➕CRUICKSHANK, Alexander Douglas Miller appointeddirector
- 2018-11-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CRUICKSHANK" — strong identity link between founder and business.
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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alexander Douglas Miller Cruickshank Individual · British · DOB 02/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/02/2021 |
Mrs Kirstin Julienne Elizabeth Wallingford Individual · British · DOB 05/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 27/11/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Alexander Douglas Miller Cruickshankceased 07/05/2020· 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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-11-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
Unit 2a Bandeath Industrial Estate
Throsk
Stirling
FK7 7NP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
CRUICKSHANK, Alexander Douglas Miller→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2021-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WALLINGFORD, Kirstin Julienne Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2018-11-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CRUICKSHANK, Alexander Douglas Miller→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2018-11-27 · resigned 2020-05-07
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Belmont Green Finance Trading as Vida Homeloans Belmont Green Finance Limited Trading as Vida Homeloans | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/09/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/03/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | The Mortgage Lender The Mortgage Lender Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/08/2020 | 20/09/2024 |
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Recent filings (25 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-09-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-09-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-10-26