CATCH SCOTLAND LTD

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SC386586 · ltd · incorporated 2010-10-06
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£203.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Child day-care activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (86/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £203,295
Net assets shrinking
Down £142,274 YoY
Cash YoY
-27%
Year on year

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£282k
↓ 27% YoY
Net Worth
£203k
↓ 41% YoY
Current Assets
£363k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£93k£186k£278k£371k£464kDec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£203.3k£345.7k£270.3k
Current assets£362.8k£464.2k£358.6k
Cash£281.6k£385.8k£242.3k
Debtors£81.2k£78.3k£116.3k
Net assets£203.3k£345.6k£268.6k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-09-03
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  3. 2024-09-18
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  4. 2024-03-04
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  5. 2024-03-01
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  6. 2023-05-23
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  7. 2022-06-13
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  8. 2022-01-24
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    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-12-21
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    MCGOLDRICK, Mary Sheridan resigned
    director
  10. 2021-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-05-27
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    GALLACHER, Edwin appointed
    director
  12. 2021-05-27
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2020-09-14
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    address · AD01
  14. 2020-09-14
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    address · AD01
  15. 2020-07-09
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-01-30
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    officers · CH01
  17. 2020-01-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2019-06-10
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-04-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2018-02-15
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    TOLLAN, John Henshaw, Dr appointed
    director
  21. 2018-02-15
    ➕
    MCGOLDRICK, Mary Sheridan appointed
    director
  22. 2016-05-17
    ➕
    YOUNG, Jenny Wright appointed
    director
  23. 2014-06-17
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    CONVERY, Sylvia Mary resigned
    director
  24. 2012-03-09
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    CONVERY, Sylvia Mary appointed
    director
  25. 2010-10-06
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    Company incorporated
    As CATCH SCOTLAND LTD
  26. 2010-10-06
    ➕
    GALLACHER, Edward appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Edward Gallacher
Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2010-10-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC88910 — Child day-care activities

Registered office

North Mains House Houston Road
Houston
Johnstone
PA6 7BE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

GALLACHER, Edward→
director · ~61y · appointed 2010-10-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GALLACHER, Edwin→
director · ~36y · appointed 2021-05-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TOLLAN, John Henshaw, Dr→
director · ~82y · appointed 2018-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YOUNG, Jenny Wright→
director · ~45y · appointed 2016-05-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CONVERY, Sylvia Mary→
director · ~63y · appointed 2012-03-09 · resigned 2014-06-17
Resigned
MCGOLDRICK, Mary Sheridan→
director · ~70y · appointed 2018-02-15 · resigned 2021-12-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
capital · RP04SH01
2024-03-04
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-05-27