CATCH CLARKSTON LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC550987 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-23
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 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.2y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
33 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-30
Average employees8

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-17
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-09-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-02-18
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2025-02-11
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-08-31
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2024-08-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2024-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-08-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2024-07-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-07-08
    MUNRO, Fabia Antonia resigned
    director
  12. 2023-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-06-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2021-03-02
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2021-02-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  18. 2020-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-06-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  20. 2020-03-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  21. 2016-11-23
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    Company incorporated
    As CATCH CLARKSTON LIMITED
  22. 2016-11-23
    CELINO, Giancarlo Antonio appointed
    director
  23. 2016-11-23
    MUNRO, Fabia Antonia 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

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

Catch Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Catch Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
CATCH CLARKSTON LIMITED
This company · SC550987

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
Catch Group Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting23/11/2016
Mr Giancarlo Celino
Individual · British · DOB 02/1979 · age 47
sig. influencesignificant influence30/06/2017

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
Incorporated2016-11-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

223 Fenwick Road
Giffnock
Glasgow
G46 6JG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-06
Last: 2025-11-22

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CELINO, Giancarlo Antonio
director · ~47y · appointed 2016-11-23
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Active
MUNRO, Fabia Antonia
director · ~50y · appointed 2016-11-23 · resigned 2024-07-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property25/02/2021
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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-09-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-02-11
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-08-31
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-08-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-04