CRUDEN VENTURES LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC708573 · ltd · incorporated 2021-09-03
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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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 acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
22 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
19 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-26➕HAGGERTY, Euan James Edward appointeddirector
- 2021-10-08📄second-filing-notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC02
- 2021-09-15📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-09-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-09-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-09-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-09-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-09-10➕BENNETT, Colin appointeddirector
- 2021-09-08📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-09-03🏢Company incorporatedAs CRUDEN VENTURES LIMITED
- 2021-09-03➕DIMOND, Paula appointedsecretary
- 2021-09-03➕REID, Kevin David appointeddirector
- 2021-09-03➕SIMPSON, Steven George appointeddirector
- 2021-09-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
🏛️significant stake
Housing Growth Partnership Iii Gp Llp
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
🏛️significant stake
Cruden Homes Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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CRUDEN VENTURES LIMITED
This company · SC708573
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Housing Growth Partnership Iii Gp Llp Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 10/09/2021 |
Cruden Homes Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 03/09/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-09-03
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: 2026-09-16
Last: 2025-09-02
Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)
Active
BENNETT, Colin→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2021-09-10
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HAGGERTY, Euan James Edward→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2022-01-26
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REID, Kevin David→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2021-09-03
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SIMPSON, Steven George→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2021-09-03
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Recent filings (19 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-12
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
2024-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-28
second-filing-notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC02
2021-10-08
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-09-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-09-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-09-15