ARMAC DENTAL LABORATORY LIMITED

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SC161212 · ltd · incorporated 1995-10-25
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2023
Net worth
£1.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 32500
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
87 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,591

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
Current Assets
£4k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2023-05-31
Total assets£1.6k
Current assets£4.0k
Net assets£1.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-18
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    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-11-18
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    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-11-18
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    officers · CH03
  5. 2024-11-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-31
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-05-31
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  9. 2021-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-02-28
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-02-28
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-03-03
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    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2018-02-28
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-02-10
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    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  15. 2018-01-16
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    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2017-06-17
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    gazette · DISS40
  17. 1995-10-25
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    Company incorporated
    As ARMAC DENTAL LABORATORY LIMITED
  18. 1995-10-25
    ➕
    ARTHUR, Fiona Mcculloch appointed
    secretary
  19. 1995-10-25
    ➕
    ARTHUR, Victor Thomas Allan appointed
    director
  20. 1995-10-25
    ➕
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  21. 1995-10-25
    ➖
    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  22. 1995-10-25
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
    nominee-director
  23. 1995-10-25
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    MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Victor Thomas Allan Arthur
Individual · British · DOB 07/1954 · age 72
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-10-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC32500 — SIC 32500

Registered office

7 Woodlands Gardens
Hamilton
ML3 7JE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-08
Last: 2025-10-25

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ARTHUR, Fiona Mcculloch→
secretary · appointed 1995-10-25
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Active
ARTHUR, Victor Thomas Allan→
director · ~72y · appointed 1995-10-25
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Active
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-10-25 · resigned 1995-10-25
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1995-10-25 · resigned 1995-10-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (87 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-18
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-11-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-30