CATTRAN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

08555754 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-04

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Nov 2024

Net worth

£612.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Development of building projects

Sector: Construction

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -46% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.3y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 10.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

48 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £612,832

Cash draining

Cash down 46% YoY

Cash YoY

-46%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£5k

↓ 46% YoY

Net Worth

£613k

↑ 49% YoY

Current Assets

£6k

↓ 72% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-11-30	2023-11-30
Total assets	£650.4k	£411.8k
Current assets	£5.7k	£20.3k
Cash	£5.5k	£10.0k
Debtors	£226	£10.3k
Net assets	£612.8k	£411.8k

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 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2025-08-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-17
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-08-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-07-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-05-29
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2018-05-29
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Charge satisfied #1
2017-04-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-06-20
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-04-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-04-05
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2016-03-30
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Cattran Co Limited
2015-06-15
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-03-17
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MILLARD, Charlotte Maria resigned
director
2013-12-24
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CATTRAN, Charles Davy resigned
director
2013-12-24
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HUDSON, Katie Robina resigned
director
2013-12-24
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REEVES, Chloe Elizabeth resigned
director
2013-12-24
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STEVENS, Isabel Cherry resigned
director
2013-12-24
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WHITELOCK, Henrietta Rose resigned
director
2013-06-08
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CATTRAN, Jack Peter appointed
director
2013-06-08
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CATTRAN, Charles Davy appointed
director
2013-06-08
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CATTRAN, Jack Peter appointed
director
2013-06-08
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CATTRAN, Jack Peter resigned
director
2013-06-08
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HUDSON, Katie Robina appointed
director
2013-06-08
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MILLARD, Charlotte Maria appointed
director
2013-06-08
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REEVES, Chloe Elizabeth appointed
director
2013-06-08
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STEVENS, Isabel Cherry appointed
director
2013-06-04
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Company incorporated
As CATTRAN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
2013-06-04
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WHITELOCK, Henrietta Rose appointed
director

Owner dependency

90/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CATTRAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Jack Peter Cattran Individual · British · DOB 07/1983 · age 43	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

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7 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

Incorporated2013-06-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Tamsins Barn

Zennor

St. Ives

TR26 3BP

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last: 2026-06-16

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

CATTRAN, Jack Peter→

director · ~43y · appointed 2013-06-08

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CATTRAN, Charles Davy→

director · ~37y · appointed 2013-06-08 · resigned 2013-12-24

Resigned

CATTRAN, Jack Peter→

director · ~53y · appointed 2013-06-08 · resigned 2013-06-08

Resigned

HUDSON, Katie Robina→

director · ~51y · appointed 2013-06-08 · resigned 2013-12-24

Resigned

MILLARD, Charlotte Maria→

director · ~49y · appointed 2013-06-08 · resigned 2014-03-17

Resigned

REEVES, Chloe Elizabeth→

director · ~45y · appointed 2013-06-08 · resigned 2013-12-24

Resigned

STEVENS, Isabel Cherry→

director · ~40y · appointed 2013-06-08 · resigned 2013-12-24

Resigned

WHITELOCK, Henrietta Rose→

director · ~52y · appointed 2013-06-04 · resigned 2013-12-24

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Cattran Co Cattran Co Limited	A registered charge	1 property	30/03/2016	29/05/2018