CATESBY ESTATES PLC

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03535469 · plc · incorporated 1998-03-26

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Development of building projects

Sector: Construction

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

68100Buying and selling of own real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 24.7y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 24.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)

Directors & officers

37 officers (6 active, 37 linked, 27 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

27 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

210 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (103 events)Click to expand

2026-02-16
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2025-03-11
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2024-01-20
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2024-01-19
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2024-01-19
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officers · CH01
2024-01-19
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2023-01-03
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2022-05-04
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accounts · AA
2022-04-25
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address · AD01
2022-03-04
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2022-03-04
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address · AD01
2022-01-28
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officers · AP01
2022-01-21
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officers · TM01
2022-01-13
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PARTRIDGE, Phillip resigned
director
2022-01-04
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BABB, Jonathan Alun appointed
director
2021-01-13
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accounts · AA
2020-06-16
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officers · CH01
2020-05-26
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BROCKLEHURST, Paul resigned
director
2020-05-26
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PARTRIDGE, Phillip appointed
director
2020-05-26
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2020-05-26
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officers · TM01
2020-02-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2018-07-24
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Charge satisfied #8
2017-03-15
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GEORGE, Keith resigned
director
2017-01-06
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GEORGE, Keith appointed
director
2017-01-03
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GEORGE, Keith resigned
director
2016-02-12
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MORRIS, David appointed
secretary
2016-02-12
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MORRIS, David Llewelyn appointed
director
2016-02-12
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RHODES, Jonathan Edward resigned
secretary
2016-02-12
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RHODES, Jonathan Edward resigned
director
2015-05-01
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OSBORNE, Myron Daniel appointed
director
2015-02-26
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BUTLER, Robin Elliott appointed
director
2015-02-26
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HUGILL, William Nigel appointed
director
2015-02-26
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BRISCOE, Louise Francesca resigned
director
2015-02-26
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GROVE, Eric William resigned
director
2015-02-26
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LEVER, Kenneth resigned
director
2015-01-15
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Charge satisfied #7
2015-01-15
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Charge satisfied #6
2015-01-15
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Charge satisfied #5
2015-01-15
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Charge satisfied #2
2014-11-01
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GEORGE, Keith appointed
director
2014-06-13
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BRESLIN, Steven Mark resigned
secretary
2014-06-13
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RHODES, Jonathan Edward appointed
secretary
2014-06-13
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BRESLIN, Steven Mark resigned
director
2014-06-13
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RHODES, Jonathan Edward appointed
director
2014-01-27
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ALLKINS, Stephen Philip resigned
secretary
2014-01-27
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BRESLIN, Steven Mark appointed
secretary
2014-01-27
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BRESLIN, Steven Mark appointed
director
2013-07-01
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LEVER, Kenneth appointed
director
2012-12-11
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Barry Lewis Jose and Leslie William Baker

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Urban&Civic Plc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Urban&Civic Plc

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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CATESBY ESTATES PLC

This company · 03535469

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Urban&Civic Plc Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	26/03/2017

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeplc

Incorporated1998-03-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Orchard House

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Houlton

Rugby

CV23 1EW

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-10

Last: 2026-02-24