Kinesis 5T is one option (£250ish)

But struggling to find anything that would be raceworthy.
Any recommendations?

Tried Paul Milne cycles?

Yes. They had some bargain Paul Milne branded ‘Ridleys’ but not in my size.

I have a Cannondale going spare int the garage , what size are you ?

56cm 6’1″

I bought a used Boardman CX. Then having built it as a road bike, a used Charge Freezer Ti. The Boardman is excellent. Paid £200 for frame, forks, brakes and a few bits.

Hi, if your interested I’ve got a Boardman CX Pro ‘cross bike for sale. Ritchey Comp bars, stem, seatpost. Mavic cxp22 wheels. Sram rival 10sp running gear (Apex rear mech). Tektro canti brakes. Size 55.5 cm. Alloy frame, carbon fork. Rrp was £1000, looking for £300. Drop me a mail at andyhughes1978@icloud.com for pics or more info. Just to note, this was Boardmans ‘race’ cross bike, hence the canti brakes, its a lot lighter than the later disc models, cheers

Andy