CRUDEN HOMES (LONGNIDDRY) LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC615075 · ltd · incorporated 2018-11-30
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 6.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), 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
5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.6y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · 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
0
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-12-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-28📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-07-28🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-12-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-12-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-12-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-12-13🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2022-12-13🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2022-12-13🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2022-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-27📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-04-27🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2020-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-06📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2020-03-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-03-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-03-19🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2020-03-18🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2020-03-18🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2020-03-09➕HAGGERTY, Euan James Edward appointeddirector
- 2019-10-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Redhouse Castle Limited
- 2019-10-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Redhouse Castle Limited
- 2019-02-13➕DIMOND, Paula appointedsecretary
- 2019-02-13➖MURRAY, William Stuart resignedsecretary
- 2018-11-30🏢Company incorporatedAs CRUDEN HOMES (LONGNIDDRY) LIMITED
- 2018-11-30➕REID, Kevin David appointeddirector
- 2018-11-30➕SIMPSON, Steven George appointeddirector
- 2018-11-30➕MURRAY, William Stuart appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Cruden Ventures Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Cruden Ventures Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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CRUDEN HOMES (LONGNIDDRY) LIMITED
This company · SC615075
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 Ventures Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 18/12/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Housing Growth Partnership Gp Llpceased 18/12/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Cruden Homes (East) Limitedceased 18/12/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-11-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
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: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
Active
HAGGERTY, Euan James Edward→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2020-03-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
REID, Kevin David→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2018-11-30
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SIMPSON, Steven George→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2018-11-30
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MURRAY, William Stuart→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-11-30 · resigned 2019-02-13
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/03/2020 | 13/12/2022 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 18/03/2020 | 13/12/2022 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 18/03/2020 | 13/12/2022 | |
| satisfied | Redhouse Castle Redhouse Castle Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/10/2019 | 28/07/2023 | |
| satisfied | Redhouse Castle Redhouse Castle Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/10/2019 | 27/04/2021 |
Recent filings (40 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-12-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-12-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-12-13