Is catbirduk.com legit or a scam?
Long-standing UK merchandise site now operating after business dissolution with no verifiable current business registration or customer reviews.
These checks passed — but they don't clear the site. A clean antivirus result, valid SSL, and a calm server only mean it isn't hosting malware; they say nothing about whether the business is real. This verdict is based on the site's conduct and content, not a malware detection.
Analysis Summary
Warning signs detected
Long-standing UK merchandise site now operating after business dissolution with no verifiable current business registration or customer reviews. Several risk indicators suggest caution. This site might be legitimate — but treat it as unverified until you can independently confirm.
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MT Intelligence
The domain catbirduk.com has legitimate age (5,305 days / ~14.5 years) and clean antivirus scans, which are strong positive signals. However, the associated company (CATBIRDUK LTD, 14849339) was dissolved on 8 October 2024, yet the site continues to operate and sell products. The contact email uses a subdomain (contact@catbird.webdevelopment-server.com) rather than the site's own domain, which is atypical for established retailers. The site lists a phone number and physical address, but independent review aggregators have no ratings or customer feedback for the toy sales operation. The earlier company entity (09654981) was also dissolved in 2017, suggesting a pattern of business registration churn. While no scam reports or complaints were found, the combination of post-dissolution trading, weak contact legitimacy, and absence of customer reviews creates moderate risk.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for catbirduk.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain catbirduk.com has been active for ~14.5 years (5305 days).
- Site primarily sells new/unused POPMART Labubu Macaron series, blind boxes, Petrified Wood bracelets, and other collectibles/toys, many marked as "CATBIRDUK.COM limited model" with YouTuber mentions.
- Associated with CATBIRDUK LTD (company 14849339), incorporated 5 May 2023 with SIC codes for book publishing, other publishing, and web portals; dissolved on 8 October 2024.
- Earlier CATBIRDUK LTD (09654981) was a printing/design company (30 years claimed experience), dissolved 7 Feb 2017; same or related name used for current e-commerce.
- No scam reports, complaints, or negative reviews found on Reddit, Trustpilot, ScamAdviser, or general web searches.
- Social media (Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook) promotes printing services under Catbird Ltd/Catbirduk with contact 07957 694914 and email ravi@catbirduk.com; recent posts reference catbirduk.com.
- No business reviews or customer feedback located for the toy/collectible sales on this domain.
Two entities: 09654981 dissolved Feb 2017 (printing); 14849339 incorporated May 2023, dissolved Oct 2024 (publishing/web portals). Current site activity post-dissolution.
We searched scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, and general web sources for catbirduk.com and found no scam reports, complaints, or negative reviews. However, our research confirmed that the associated UK company (CATBIRDUK LTD, 14849339) was dissolved on 8 October 2024, while the domain continues to operate. An earlier company entity with the same name (09654981) was also dissolved in 2017. No customer feedback or business ratings were located for the current toy and merchandise sales operation.
Scam Network Intelligence
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
Contact Verification
We fetched the page and looked for real-world contact details. Legitimate businesses almost always publish an email on their own domain, a phone number, and a postal address. Scam shops usually don't.
- No email uses the site's own domain — legitimate shops usually do.
- Phone number listed (+44 7375394867).
- Postal address visible on the page.
- Links to 9 social profiles.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://catbirduk.com/
- 2200https://catbirduk.com/
Server Reputation
Proceed with caution
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Treat catbirduk.com as unverified
Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.
- Verify the business through independent channels
Check the company's social profiles, registry records, and search for recent news or reviews that are not hosted on the site itself.
- Never use irreversible payment methods
Crypto, gift cards, wire transfers, and cash apps offer zero buyer protection. Use a credit card or PayPal if you must pay.
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Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
Referenced Domains
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Safety FAQ
Common questions about this site, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.
- Our automated security review marked catbirduk.com as suspicious. Several warning signs were detected; it may still turn out legitimate, but you should verify it through independent channels before trusting it with money or credentials.
- catbirduk.com currently scores 55/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend caution. Verify the site through independent channels before entering credentials or money.
- Yes. catbirduk.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YR1, expiring in 77 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- catbirduk.com is 14.5 years old, registered on 12/7/2011 through 123-Reg Limited. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report catbirduk.com as clean.
- No. catbirduk.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- catbirduk.com resolves to an IP operated by Heart Internet Ltd in GB (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.
- This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 17, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around catbirduk.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.
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