CRUCIBLE DEVELOPMENTS (RESIDENTIAL) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC619625 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-30
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window steady · high confidence
Thesis has shifted recently — watch for confirmation.
  • · Lifecycle stage: established → zombie
  • · Investment thesis: stable_asset_backed → zombie_hold
  • · Deal-killer verdict: clean → workable
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 85
Opportunity decay
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
  • · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
  • · Currently "zombie"
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 2 improved, 2 worsened.

  • ↓Lifecycle stage: established → zombie
  • ·Investment thesis: stable_asset_backed → zombie_hold
  • ↑Deal-killer verdict: clean → workable
  • ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 85
  • ↑Filings: 14 → 15
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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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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 strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-09
    ➖
    SMART, Michael resigned
    director
  2. 2026-07-09
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-08-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-01-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CRUCIBLE DEVELOPMENTS (RESIDENTIAL) LIMITED
  10. 2019-01-30
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Brian Derek appointed
    director
  11. 2019-01-30
    ➕
    SMART, Michael appointed
    director
  12. 2019-01-30
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

Crucible Developments (Scotland) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Crucible Developments (Scotland) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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CRUCIBLE DEVELOPMENTS (RESIDENTIAL) LIMITED
This company · SC619625

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Crucible Developments (Scotland) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/01/2019

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
Incorporated2019-01-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

2nd Floor 2 Miller Road
Ayr
KA7 2AY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ROBINSON, Brian Derek→
director · ~50y · appointed 2019-01-30
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Active
SMART, Michael→
director · ~57y · appointed 2019-01-30 · resigned 2026-07-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-30
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2019-01-30