Who owns GentleCath?
GentleCath is owned by Convatec (the United Kingdom, LSE: CTEC).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Convatec Group Plc Annual Report and Accounts 2025, 1 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Convatec Group Plc reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, London
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Feminine care & incontinence › Incontinence care
- Parent ticker
- LSE: CTEC
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About GentleCath
GentleCath is the intermittent catheter range of Convatec Continence Care, which serves people with urinary continence problems linked to spinal cord injury, neurological disease or prostate enlargement. The 2025 annual report names GentleCath Glide with FeelClean and the compact GentleCath Air, including a version for women that it says is gaining share.
Ownership timeline of GentleCath
Where GentleCath sits in Convatec
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Convatec brand portfolio (4) →
Other brands owned by Convatec
Convatec controls 4 brands on Brandtree.
Other brands in incontinence care, and who owns them
The 21 brands in incontinence care on Brandtree belong to 12 owners. The largest is Coloplast, with 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Conveen | Coloplast | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
| iD | Ontex | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| Attento | Daio Paper | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| ElderJoy | Hengan | 🇨🇳 China |
| Depend | Kimberly-Clark | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Savlon Respect | ACI Limited | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh |
| TENA | Essity | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| MoliCare | HARTMANN | 🇩🇪 Germany |
About the owner: Convatec
Convatec is a publicly listed company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as LSE: CTEC.
Convatec is a UK-incorporated medical products company reporting in four categories: Advanced Wound Care, Ostomy Care, Continence Care and Infusion Care. Its 2025 revenue was $2,439 million, of which Advanced Wound Care was $753 million and Continence Care $537 million. Its registered office is in London; manufacturing includes Deeside in the UK.
🇬🇧 GentleCath and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 543 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 282 of them (52%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; GentleCath is not one of them.
- Andrex — Kimberly-Clark 🇺🇸
- Batiste — Church & Dwight 🇺🇸
- Charlotte Tilbury — Puig 🇪🇸
- Childs Farm — PZ Cussons 🇬🇧
- Creed — L'Oréal 🇫🇷
- Cushelle — Essity 🇸🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of GentleCath?
The parent company of GentleCath is Convatec, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is GentleCath British?
Yes. GentleCath originated in the United Kingdom and its owner, Convatec, is also headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is GentleCath still owned by Convatec?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, GentleCath is still owned by Convatec. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Convatec Group Plc Annual Report and Accounts 2025 — Convatec Group Plc, Annual report, published 1 March 2026; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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