CATCH CLARKSTON LIMITED

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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.
Why now
Window opening · medium confidence
More negotiable than before — 1 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
  • · Deal-killer verdict: workable → complicated
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 1 negative signal vs 0 positive.

  • ↓Deal-killer verdict: workable → complicated
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£-128.3k
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
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.4y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
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
34 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £128,300

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£128k
Current Assets
£2k
Current Liabilities
—
-£128k-£102k-£76k-£50k-£24k£2kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£-128.3k—
Current assets£2.0k—
Net assets£-128.3k—
Average employees—8

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-09-17
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-09-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-02-18
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2025-02-11
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2024-08-31
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2024-08-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2024-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-08-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2024-07-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-07-08
    ➖
    MUNRO, Fabia Antonia resigned
    director
  13. 2023-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-06-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2021-03-02
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    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2021-02-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  19. 2020-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-06-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  21. 2020-03-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  22. 2016-11-23
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    Company incorporated
    As CATCH CLARKSTON LIMITED
  23. 2016-11-23
    ➕
    CELINO, Giancarlo Antonio appointed
    director
  24. 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
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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
75–100%
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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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

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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: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
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 (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-25
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