CRICHTON HOMES LTD

🌿Early-stageactive

SC738496 · ltd · incorporated 2022-07-16

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 Jul 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

68/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate

Sector: Real estate

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Investor take

Pursue

Property-backed borrower. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · oldest 2.4y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Newest facility, 2.4 years old — likely still in initial term.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

14 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

68/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Average employees	200	200

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2026-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-10
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-09
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Charge registered #6
Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
2024-05-20
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-05-14
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Charge registered #5
Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
2024-04-12
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-04-10
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Charge registered #4
Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
2024-04-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-06
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-03-05
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
2024-02-22
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-02-21
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
2023-11-27
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-11-22
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
2022-07-16
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Company incorporated
As CRICHTON HOMES LTD
2022-07-16
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MCQUEENIE, Kevin John appointed
director
2022-07-16
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MCQUEENIE, Rebecca Louise appointed
director
2022-07-16
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100

Weak signal

Limited 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

1 low

6 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Rebecca Louise Mcqueenie Individual · British · DOB 02/1980 · age 46	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	16/07/2022

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2022-07-16

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

14 Waterfurs Drive

Falkirk

FK2 7GB

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-25

Last: 2025-09-11

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MCQUEENIE, Kevin John→

director · ~44y · appointed 2022-07-16

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Active

MCQUEENIE, Rebecca Louise→

director · ~46y · appointed 2022-07-16

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Active

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	The Mortgage Works (UK) The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC	A registered charge	1 property	09/10/2024	—
outstanding	The Mortgage Works (UK) The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC	A registered charge	1 property	14/05/2024	—
outstanding	The Mortgage Works (UK) The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC	A registered charge	1 property	10/04/2024	—
outstanding	The Mortgage Works (UK) The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC	A registered charge	1 property	05/03/2024	—
outstanding	The Mortgage Works (UK) The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC	A registered charge	1 property	21/02/2024	—
outstanding	The Mortgage Works (UK) The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC	A registered charge	1 property	22/11/2023	—

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Recent filings (14 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-04-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-04-30