GREEN CAT HOLDCO LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
SC783384 · ltd · incorporated 2023-09-21
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£10.67M
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of distribution holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 2.4y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 2.4 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
6 officers (6 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £10,669,001

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£11m
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£10.67M
Debtors£1
Net assets£10.67M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 5 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-01-08
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    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-01-08
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    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-01-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2026-01-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-10-02
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  7. 2025-09-20
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-06-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2025-05-13
    COLLIN, Robert appointed
    director
  10. 2025-05-13
    MACLENNAN, Calum Alastair appointed
    director
  11. 2025-05-13
    SHANKS, Lisa appointed
    director
  12. 2025-05-13
    SUTHERLAND, Cameron appointed
    director
  13. 2025-05-13
    WOOD, Stephanie appointed
    director
  14. 2024-01-30
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2024-01-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: R-Gen Renewables Limited
  16. 2023-09-21
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    Company incorporated
    As GREEN CAT HOLDCO LIMITED
  17. 2023-09-21
    CATTO, Gavin, Dr appointed
    director
  18. 2023-09-21
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

45/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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
Dr Gavin Catto
Individual · Scottish · DOB 04/1970 · age 56
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control21/09/2023

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
Incorporated2023-09-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64204 — Activities of distribution holding companies

Registered office

Stobo House
Midlothian Innovation Centre
Roslin
Midlothian
EH25 9RE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20

Officers (6 active · 0 resigned)

CATTO, Gavin, Dr
director · ~56y · appointed 2023-09-21
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Active
COLLIN, Robert
director · ~44y · appointed 2025-05-13
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Active
MACLENNAN, Calum Alastair
director · ~37y · appointed 2025-05-13
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Active
SHANKS, Lisa
director · ~50y · appointed 2025-05-13
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Active
SUTHERLAND, Cameron
director · ~50y · appointed 2025-05-13
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Active
WOOD, Stephanie
director · ~40y · appointed 2025-05-13
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
R-Gen Renewables
R-Gen Renewables Limited
A registered charge17/01/2024
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Recent filings (12 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-09-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-01-30
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-09-21