Building the infrastructure behind
Britain's circular economy
The Infrastructure Gap
Recover
The Challenge: The UK generates large volumes of waste each year, yet only a small proportion can be sorted and recovered domestically. Valuable materials are still too often exported, incinerated or lost to landfill.
What Katharos Provides: We develop large-scale resource recovery infrastructure that helps capture valuable materials and return them to productive use.
Recycle
The Challenge: The UK needs significantly more domestic recycling infrastructure to meet future recycling targets and reduce reliance on exporting waste.
What Katharos Provides: We identify and prepare suitable sites for new recycling facilities, helping bring modern mechanical and chemical recycling capacity into operation faster.
Decarbonise
The Challenge: Many energy recovery facilities still burn materials that could otherwise be recycled, creating unnecessary carbon emissions and future cost exposure.
What Katharos Provides: By removing recyclable materials before waste reaches energy recovery facilities, Katharos helps recover more value from waste while reducing avoidable carbon emissions.
The Future We See
Complex systems become more valuable when they are better connected. Our vision is a UK recovery network where resources, infrastructure and industry work together to maximise value, minimise waste and support long-term growth.
Our Expertise
Our leadership team and board bring deep, institutional expertise from the renewables, waste, investment banking, and legal sectors.
Leadership
Francis has over 12 years of experience developing large-scale energy and infrastructure projects. Previously a Senior Project Development Manager for major renewables initiatives across Europe, South America, the Middle East, and Asia, he now co-leads Katharos after a career managing government affairs for onshore renewables.
Daniel brings extensive experience in capital raising, corporate structuring, and business operations. With a deep background in international trade and project finance, he previously served as European Director for a US trade finance house, structuring multi-million dollar credit facilities across waste management, solar, and infrastructure sectors.
Hamish specializes in renewable energy and infrastructure transactions. Since 2021, he has worked in investment banking and capital raising, structuring equity and debt for green energy developers across Europe. A Chartered Accountant, he began his career auditing the UK Energy Department.
Board of Directors
Kareen Boutonnat
Chair of the board
Kareen spent over 12 years at Lightsource bp, where she served as CEO for the EMEA and APAC regions, leading large-scale solar and renewable operations internationally. She also sits on the boards of Powerverse and Theta Solar.
Sir Edward Greenwell
Non-Executive Director
Sir Edward is a landowner, entrepreneur, and co-owner of Greenwell Farms, alongside development and land-based portfolios. Former President of the CLA, Trustee of the National Trust, and High Sheriff of Suffolk.
Hugh Grootenhuis
Non-Executive Director
Hugh is an established investment and finance professional, formerly CEO of Waverton Investment Management. Currently Independent NED at Raymond James Wealth Management and Chairman of FundRock Management (Ireland) Ltd.
Alexandra Desouza
Non-Executive Director
General Counsel EMEA & Head of Transactions at Lightsource bp, with 20 years’ experience in solar law, project finance, and international energy transactions. Board member of Solar Energy UK.
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Become a Katharos Partner
We partner with industrial landowners, logistics operators, and local authorities to build at-scale recycling and waste sorting infrastructure portfolios across the United Kingdom.
For Landowners
Secure long-term, index-linked lease rentals. We unlock value from large-format industrial and logistics acreage with zero upfront cost to the landowner, managing all engineering, planning permissions, and permits.
For Local Authorities
Increase regional circular resource recovery and reduce landfill reliance. We deploy private capital portfolios to meet statutory net-zero goals, bringing advanced mechanical and chemical polymer sorting locally.