GREEN CAT RENEWABLE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC385834 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-23
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£6.04M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 11.6y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
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 £6,039,964

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£21k
Net Worth
£6.0m
Current Assets
£4.2m
Current Liabilities
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£0£1.2m£2.4m£3.6m£4.8m£6.0mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£6.07M—
Current assets£4.19M—
Cash£21.2k—
Debtors£4.17M—
Net assets£6.04M—
Average employees—200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 capital
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-08
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  2. 2026-01-06
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  3. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-03-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2024-03-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-02-01
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-01-06
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2022-12-22
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Close Leasing Limited
  12. 2022-11-22
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2022-11-07
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Close Leasing Limited
  14. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-01-11
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2020-12-22
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Close Leasing Limited
  18. 2020-10-08
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  19. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-09-23
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Close Leasing Limited
  21. 2020-07-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2019-11-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2019-06-25
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Close Leasing Limited (As Lender)
  24. 2019-01-07
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    EWING, Stephanie resigned
    director
  25. 2017-02-24
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Close Leasing Limited and Its Successors in Title, Assignees and Transferees
  26. 2016-06-13
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    Charge satisfied #1
  27. 2015-12-09
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Close Leasing Limited
  28. 2015-05-21
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    EWING, Stephanie appointed
    director
  29. 2015-04-30
    ➖
    GERBIER, Cedric resigned
    director
  30. 2014-10-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Close Leasing Limited
  31. 2012-06-08
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    SUTHERLAND, Cameron appointed
    director
  32. 2012-06-08
    ➕
    GERBIER, Cedric appointed
    director
  33. 2010-09-23
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    Company incorporated
    As GREEN CAT RENEWABLE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
  34. 2010-09-23
    ➕
    CATTO, Gavin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 low
7 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

Green Cat Holdco Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Green Cat Holdco Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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GREEN CAT RENEWABLE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
This company · SC385834

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Green Cat Holdco Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/01/2024
Mr Gavin Catto
Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Green Cat Renewables Limitedceased 17/01/2024· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-09-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

Registered office

Stobo House
Midlothian Innovation Centre
Roslin
Midlothian
EH25 9RE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-07
Last: 2025-09-23

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CATTO, Gavin→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SUTHERLAND, Cameron→
director · ~50y · appointed 2012-06-08
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Active
EWING, Stephanie→
director · ~40y · appointed 2015-05-21 · resigned 2019-01-07
Resigned
GERBIER, Cedric→
director · ~44y · appointed 2012-06-08 · resigned 2015-04-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

8
Total charges
7
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Close Leasing
Close Leasing Limited
A registered charge—22/12/2022—
outstanding
Close Leasing
Close Leasing Limited
A registered charge—07/11/2022—
outstanding
Close Leasing
Close Leasing Limited
A registered charge—22/12/2020—
outstanding
Close Leasing
Close Leasing Limited
A registered charge—23/09/2020—
outstanding
Close Leasing (As Lender)
Close Leasing Limited (As Lender)
A registered charge1 property25/06/2019—
outstanding
Close Leasing and Its Successors in Title, Assignees and Transferees
Close Leasing Limited and Its Successors in Title, Assignees and Transferees
A registered charge1 property24/02/2017—
outstanding
Close Leasing
Close Leasing Limited
A registered charge1 property09/12/2015—
satisfied
Close Leasing
Close Leasing Limited
A registered charge—21/10/201413/06/2016
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Recent filings (58 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-20
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-01-08
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-03-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-01-06
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-28