HAMISH CATHIE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC049686 · ltd · incorporated 1971-12-29
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 45.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 45.0y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 45.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
131 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-08-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-07-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-07-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-08-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-05-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-05-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-05-15
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    CAITHIE, Tara Alexandra appointed
    director
  11. 2024-05-15
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    CATHIE, Gillian Aileen Bewley resigned
    director
  12. 2023-11-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-10-24
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    CATHIE, Ian Hamish Bewley resigned
    director
  15. 2022-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-11-02
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    capital · SH02
  17. 2021-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-08-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2021-08-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2021-08-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-10-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2020-10-10
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    CAITHIE, James Donald Bewley appointed
    director
  24. 2018-08-17
    ➖
    TURCAN CONNELL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2015-04-28
    ➖
    D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2015-04-28
    ➕
    TURCAN CONNELL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 1990-02-23
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    Charge satisfied #3
  28. 1990-02-23
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    Charge satisfied #2
  29. 1988-07-15
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    Charge satisfied #1
  30. 1982-04-23
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  31. 1981-07-20
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  32. 1981-04-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  33. 1971-12-29
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    Company incorporated
    As HAMISH CATHIE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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

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.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Donald Bewley Caithie
Individual · British · DOB 06/1973 · age 53
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/01/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ian Hamish Bewley Cathieceased 23/01/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1971-12-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Princes Exchange
1 Earl Grey Street
Edinburgh
EH3 9EE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

CAITHIE, James Donald Bewley→
director · ~53y · appointed 2020-10-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAITHIE, Tara Alexandra→
director · ~51y · appointed 2024-05-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · resigned 2015-04-28
Resigned
TURCAN CONNELL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-04-28 · resigned 2018-08-17
Resigned
CATHIE, Gillian Aileen Bewley→
director · ~77y · resigned 2024-05-15
Resigned
CATHIE, Ian Hamish Bewley→
director · ~85y · resigned 2023-10-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property23/04/198223/02/1990
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property20/07/198123/02/1990
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property30/04/198115/07/1988

Recent filings (131 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-28