Building the infrastructure behind
Britain's circular economy

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-22%
Capacity Drop (2023-2025)
130
New Facilities Needed
143MtCO₂e
Potential Carbon Avoided
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The Infrastructure Gap

Recover

"Unlocking value from resources others throw away."

The Problem: The UK generates over 200m tonnes of waste annually, but domestic MRF sorting capacity stands at just 4.2m tonnes—sorting only 4%. The rest is exported or landfilled.

What Katharos Provides: We develop high-capacity Resource Recovery Platforms that sit at the center of the logistics network, reclaiming secondary commodities.

Recycle

"Building the infrastructure that enables a circular economy."

The Problem: UK plastics recycling capacity contracted by 22% recently. Reaching the government's 60% recycling rate requires 130 new domestic processing facilities.

What Katharos Provides: We accelerate project delivery from site origination to Ready-to-Build, introducing new mechanical and chemical sorting capacity.

Decarbonise

"Reducing carbon through smarter resource recovery."

The Problem: Combusting plastics in EfW plants drives high carbon emissions and exposes operators to carbon liabilities under the UK ETS.

What Katharos Provides: By pre-sorting municipal and commercial waste upstream, we achieve Virtual Capacity Expansion—avoiding up to 143 Mt CO₂e.

Our Expertise

Our leadership team and board bring deep, institutional expertise from the renewables, waste, investment banking, and legal sectors.

Leadership

Francis Mann

Francis Mann

CEO & Co-Founder

Francis has over a dozen years of experience developing and managing large-scale energy and infrastructure projects across Europe, South America, and Asia.

Daniel Larkin

Daniel Larkin

COO & Co-Founder

Daniel has a deep background in international trade and project finance, formerly delivering data center projects for Google and Dell.

Hamish Courtauld

Hamish Courtauld

Chief Financial Officer

Hamish is a finance professional with a specialization in renewable energy and infrastructure transactions, capital raising, and advisory.

Board of Directors

Kareen Boutonnat

Kareen Boutonnat

Chair of the Board

12+ years as CEO EMEA/APAC at Lightsource bp, leading large-scale renewables globally.

Sir Edward Greenwell

Sir Edward Greenwell

Non-Executive Director

Landowner, entrepreneur, former President of the CLA, Trustee of the National Trust.

Hugh Grootenhuis

Hugh Grootenhuis

Non-Executive Director

Investment and finance professional, formerly CEO of Waverton Investment Management.

Alexandra Desouza

Alexandra Desouza

Non-Executive Director

General Counsel EMEA at Lightsource bp with 20 years’ experience in solar law.

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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.

Asset Origination

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.

Regional Capacity

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.

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