CATFORD INVESTMENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC425474 · ltd · incorporated 2012-06-01

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 Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate

Sector: Real estate

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

68201Renting and operating of Housing Association real estate
68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

56 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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Average employees	100	300

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2025-12-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-16
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WALSH, Eileen resigned
director
2025-04-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-06
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LOWRIE, Gary resigned
director
2025-03-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-12-05
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-12-05
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-28
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-18
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-07-18
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-07-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-14
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capital · SH01
2022-07-14
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-07-14
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capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2022-07-01
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LOWRIE, Gary appointed
director
2022-07-01
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WALSH, Eileen appointed
director
2022-03-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-30
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-30
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2014-10-10
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WALSH, Eileen resigned
secretary
2014-10-10
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WALSH, Eileen resigned
director
2013-05-01
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STISI, Anthony Arthur resigned
director
2012-06-01
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Company incorporated
As CATFORD INVESTMENTS LIMITED
2012-06-01
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LOWRIE, Michelle appointed
director
2012-06-01
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WALSH, Eileen appointed
secretary
2012-06-01
➕
STISI, Anthony Arthur appointed
director
2012-06-01
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WALSH, Eileen appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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 14 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.)

Group structure

The Lowrie Property Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️

The Lowrie Property Group Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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CATFORD INVESTMENTS LIMITED

This company · SC425474

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
The Lowrie Property Group Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	31/08/2022

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Michelle Lowrieceased 31/08/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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DEAN PARK INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ SC614443 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
DEIGHTON ESTATES LTD→ 13813017 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
DIVERSO PROPERTIES LIMITED→ SC777810 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
DODD PROPERTY LIMITED→ 17059934 · est 2026 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
DOUGLAS PROPERTIES LTD→ 16280807 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
EAST ALLERDENE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 04801511 · est 2003 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	22y	—	—
EDMISTON CARA HOUSE LTD→ 14127793 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2012-06-01

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

4 Tower Knowe

Hawick

Scottish Borders

TD9 9DQ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-19

Last: 2025-12-05

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

LOWRIE, Michelle→

director · ~45y · appointed 2012-06-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WALSH, Eileen→

secretary · appointed 2012-06-01 · resigned 2014-10-10

Resigned

LOWRIE, Gary→

director · ~35y · appointed 2022-07-01 · resigned 2025-04-06

Resigned

STISI, Anthony Arthur→

director · ~79y · appointed 2012-06-01 · resigned 2013-05-01

Resigned

WALSH, Eileen→

director · ~70y · appointed 2022-07-01 · resigned 2025-10-16

Resigned

WALSH, Eileen→

director · ~70y · appointed 2012-06-01 · resigned 2014-10-10

Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-02

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-10-20

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-04-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-03-14

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-03-27

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-12-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-12-21

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-12-05

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2022-12-05

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2022-12-05

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2022-12-05

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-10-28

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2022-07-18