BROADSHADE GROUP LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC161911 · ltd · incorporated 1995-11-28
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 15.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 180 days

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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 15.4y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
110 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees400500

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-20
    ➖
    AZETS (CD) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  4. 2024-09-20
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2024-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-17
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  8. 2023-02-17
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2023-02-17
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  10. 2022-11-09
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2022-10-20
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Stewart Milne Group Limited
  12. 2022-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-12-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2021-09-15
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2021-09-15
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2021-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-02-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2020-12-04
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  19. 2020-06-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2020-06-01
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    CATTO, Scott Alexander appointed
    director
  21. 2020-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-09-29
    ➕
    AZETS (CD) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2017-09-29
    ➖
    CAMPBELL DALLAS LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2017-03-03
    ➖
    CATTO, Mandy Lorna resigned
    secretary
  25. 2017-03-03
    ➕
    CAMPBELL DALLAS LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2017-03-03
    ➖
    CAMPBELL DALLAS LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2017-03-03
    ➕
    CAMPBELL DALLAS LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2015-10-22
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Stewart Milne Group Limited
  29. 2014-10-09
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    Charge satisfied #1
  30. 2011-01-11
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  31. 1998-12-22
    ➕
    CATTO, Mandy Lorna appointed
    director
  32. 1995-11-30
    ➕
    CATTO, Stephen Kenneth, Dr appointed
    director
  33. 1995-11-30
    ➕
    CATTO, Mandy Lorna appointed
    secretary
  34. 1995-11-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BROADSHADE GROUP LTD
  35. 1995-11-28
    ➕
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  36. 1995-11-28
    ➖
    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  37. 1995-11-28
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
    nominee-director
  38. 1995-11-28
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mandy Lorna Catto
Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares29/11/2020
Mr Stephen Kenneth Catto
Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • The Stephen & Mandy Catto Discretionary Trustceased 04/04/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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6 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
Incorporated1995-11-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

37 Albyn Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1YN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last: 2025-12-14

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

CATTO, Mandy Lorna→
director · ~59y · appointed 1998-12-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CATTO, Scott Alexander→
director · ~30y · appointed 2020-06-01
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Active
CATTO, Stephen Kenneth, Dr→
director · ~63y · appointed 1995-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CATTO, Mandy Lorna→
secretary · appointed 1995-11-30 · resigned 2017-03-03
Resigned
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-11-28 · resigned 1995-11-28
Resigned
AZETS (CD) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-09-29 · resigned 2024-09-20
Resigned
CAMPBELL DALLAS LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-03-03 · resigned 2017-03-03
Resigned
CAMPBELL DALLAS LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-03-03 · resigned 2017-09-29
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1995-11-28 · resigned 1995-11-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Stewart Milne Group
Stewart Milne Group Limited
A registered charge1 property20/10/2022—
outstanding
Stewart Milne Group
Stewart Milne Group Limited
A registered charge1 property22/10/2015—
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property11/01/201109/10/2014
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Recent filings (110 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-15
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-02-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-02-17
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-16
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-14