ACCESS DENTAL CARE (HUSH AND SMILE) LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC312964 · ltd · incorporated 2006-12-04
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 8513
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (49/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
- 2012-03-09📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2012-03-09🏁Company dissolved
- 2011-11-18📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2011-09-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2011-05-26📄dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · SOAS(A)
- 2011-04-01📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2011-03-23📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2011-03-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2011-03-01➕MCLUCKIE, Robert Joseph appointeddirector
- 2011-01-19📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2010-12-17➖CRAIG, James Philip, Dr resigneddirector
- 2010-07-07📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-07-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-03-04📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2010-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2009-12-01➖COCOZZA, Jennifer resigneddirector
- 2009-08-28📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2009-08-25📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2009-07-07📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2009-07-02➕CRAIG, James Philip, Dr appointeddirector
- 2009-06-29➖FRIEL, Philip resigneddirector
- 2009-06-24📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2009-06-18➕COCOZZA, Jennifer appointeddirector
- 2009-04-14📄legacyofficers · 288a
- 2009-04-01✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2009-03-27➕FRIEL, Philip appointeddirector
- 2009-01-25📄legacyofficers · 288b
- 2009-01-25📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2009-01-15➖GALLOWAY, Robert James resigneddirector
- 2008-10-31📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2008-03-25📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2008-02-29✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2007-10-26📍legacyaddress · 287
- 2007-02-01📄legacyaccounts · 225
- 2006-12-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCESS DENTAL CARE (HUSH AND SMILE) LIMITED
- 2006-12-04➕HALLIDAY, James Shanks appointedsecretary
- 2006-12-04➕FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-12-04➖FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-12-04➕GALLOWAY, Robert James appointeddirector
- 2006-12-04➕FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-12-04➖FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
1 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2012-03-09
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-12-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC8513 — SIC 8513
Registered office
64 Dalziel Street
Motherwell
North Lanarkshire
ML1 1PJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2009-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 6 resigned)
HALLIDAY, James Shanks→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-12-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCLUCKIE, Robert Joseph→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2011-03-01
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FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-12-04 · resigned 2006-12-04
COCOZZA, Jennifer→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2009-06-18 · resigned 2009-12-01
CRAIG, James Philip, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2009-07-02 · resigned 2010-12-17
FRIEL, Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2009-03-27 · resigned 2009-06-29
GALLOWAY, Robert James→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2006-12-04 · resigned 2009-01-15
FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-12-04 · resigned 2006-12-04
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Recent filings (30 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2012-03-09
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2011-11-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2011-09-15
dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2011-05-26
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2011-04-01
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2011-03-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2011-03-18
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2011-01-19
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-07-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-07-07
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2010-01-27
legacy
officers · 288b
2009-08-28
legacy
officers · 288a
2009-08-25
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-07-07