CATTRAN & HUDSON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08595615 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-03
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 9 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-05-28
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  3. 2025-05-27
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  4. 2024-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-07-01
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    address · AD01
  7. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-07-14
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  9. 2023-07-14
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  10. 2023-07-13
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  11. 2023-07-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  12. 2022-12-16
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  13. 2021-12-17
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-11-17
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-09-26
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-06-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
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  17. 2019-06-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2014-04-07
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    HUDSON, Dylan Mitchell appointed
    director
  19. 2013-12-24
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    CATTRAN, Charles Davy resigned
    director
  20. 2013-12-24
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    CATTRAN, Jack Peter resigned
    director
  21. 2013-12-24
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    MILLARD, Charlotte Maria resigned
    director
  22. 2013-12-24
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    REEVES, Chloe Elizabeth resigned
    director
  23. 2013-12-24
    ➖
    STEVENS, Isabel Cherry resigned
    director
  24. 2013-12-24
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    WHITELOCK, Henrietta Rose resigned
    director
  25. 2013-08-10
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    HUDSON, Katie Robina appointed
    director
  26. 2013-08-10
    ➕
    CATTRAN, Charles Davy appointed
    director
  27. 2013-08-10
    ➕
    CATTRAN, Jack Peter appointed
    director
  28. 2013-08-10
    ➕
    MILLARD, Charlotte Maria appointed
    director
  29. 2013-08-10
    ➕
    MILLARD, Charlotte Maria appointed
    director
  30. 2013-08-10
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    MILLARD, Charlotte Maria resigned
    director
  31. 2013-08-10
    ➕
    REEVES, Chloe Elizabeth appointed
    director
  32. 2013-08-10
    ➕
    STEVENS, Isabel Cherry appointed
    director
  33. 2013-07-03
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    Company incorporated
    As CATTRAN & HUDSON LIMITED
  34. 2013-07-03
    ➕
    WHITELOCK, Henrietta Rose appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HUDSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Katie Robina Hudson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Dylan Mitchell Hudson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-07-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

4 Ridgevale Close
Gulval
Penzance
Cornwall
TR18 3RB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-12
Last: 2026-05-29

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

HUDSON, Dylan Mitchell→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-04-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUDSON, Katie Robina→
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-08-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CATTRAN, Charles Davy→
director · ~37y · appointed 2013-08-10 · resigned 2013-12-24
Resigned
CATTRAN, Jack Peter→
director · ~43y · appointed 2013-08-10 · resigned 2013-12-24
Resigned
MILLARD, Charlotte Maria→
director · ~49y · appointed 2013-08-10 · resigned 2013-12-24
Resigned
MILLARD, Charlotte Maria→
director · ~49y · appointed 2013-08-10 · resigned 2013-08-10
Resigned
REEVES, Chloe Elizabeth→
director · ~45y · appointed 2013-08-10 · resigned 2013-12-24
Resigned
STEVENS, Isabel Cherry→
director · ~40y · appointed 2013-08-10 · resigned 2013-12-24
Resigned
WHITELOCK, Henrietta Rose→
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-07-03 · resigned 2013-12-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-13