CATOE/BROWN ARCHITECTURE & LANDSCAPE STUDIO LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC722472 · ltd · incorporated 2022-02-08
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£25.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £24,989
Net assets shrinking
Down £13,264 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£10k
Net Worth
£25k
↓ 35% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↓ 44% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £25.0k | £38.3k |
| Current assets | £26.2k | £47.1k |
| Cash | £9.6k | — |
| Debtors | £16.6k | — |
| Net assets | £25.0k | £38.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-10➕BURNETT, Seoras Rhoderick appointeddirector
- 2023-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-02-08🏢Company incorporatedAs CATOE/BROWN ARCHITECTURE & LANDSCAPE STUDIO LTD
- 2022-02-08➕BROWN, Edward John appointeddirector
- 2022-02-08➕CATOE, James Robert appointeddirector
- 2022-02-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
80/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BROWN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Edward John Brown Individual · British · DOB 11/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/02/2022 |
Mr James Robert Catoe Individual · British · DOB 04/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/02/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-02-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities
Registered office
Wasps Inverness Creative Academy Midmills Building
Stephens Street
Inverness
IV2 3JP
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
BROWN, Edward John→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2022-02-08
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BURNETT, Seoras Rhoderick→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2024-11-10
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CATOE, James Robert→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2022-02-08
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Recent filings (11 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-17
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-03-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-02-08