The heir apparent is the present holder's only son Hon. Thomas Arthur John Dugdale (born 1977).
Line of succession
Major Thomas Lionel Dugdale, 1st Baron Crathorne (1897–1977)
Charles James Dugdale, 2nd Baron Crathorne (born 1939)
(1)Hon. Thomas Arthur John Dugdale (b. 1977)
(2)Hon. David John Dugdale (b. 1942)
(3) Jonathan William Shaun Dugdale (b. 1980)
Arms
Coat of arms of Baron Crathorne
Crest
A gryphon's head Ermine wings addorsed Erminois gorged with a collar Azure therefrom pendant a cross moline Gules.
Escutcheon
Ermine a cross moline Gules between four hurts.
Supporters
Dexter a crow Sable beaked and membered Or in the beak a sprig of blackthorn flowered Proper; sinister a stag also Sable attired unguled and gorged with a mural crown Gold charged on the shoulder with a thistle slipped and leaved also Proper.