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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Development of building projects

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

22 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

19 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2026-01-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-26
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HAGGERTY, Euan James Edward appointed
director
2021-10-08
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persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC02
2021-09-15
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-09-15
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-09-15
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-09-15
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capital · SH01
2021-09-15
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-09-10
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BENNETT, Colin appointed
director
2021-09-08
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-09-03
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Company incorporated
As CRUDEN VENTURES LIMITED
2021-09-03
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DIMOND, Paula appointed
secretary
2021-09-03
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REID, Kevin David appointed
director
2021-09-03
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SIMPSON, Steven George appointed
director
2021-09-03
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incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some 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 signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.

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

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️

Housing Growth Partnership Iii Gp Llp

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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Cruden Homes Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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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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Company details

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