CHERRYBANK DENTAL SPA LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC316933 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-20

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 17.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Dental practice activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 17.6y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 17.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

60 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Average employees	1400	1600

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2025-12-23
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2024-12-20
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2024-02-29
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2023-02-28
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accounts · AA
2023-02-20
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PHILIP, Steven Raymond Maclean appointed
director
2023-02-20
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officers · AP01
2023-01-25
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officers · CH01
2022-05-30
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2021-05-28
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2019-12-24
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2019-03-04
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2019-02-28
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2019-01-15
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officers · TM02
2019-01-08
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SMITH, Dawn Margaret Ann resigned
secretary
2018-03-29
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2017-12-22
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2017-03-09
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2015-03-09
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2014-03-05
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Charge satisfied #1
2014-01-07
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2008-09-03
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2007-02-20
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Company incorporated
As CHERRYBANK DENTAL SPA LIMITED
2007-02-20
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HALLEY, Elaine Morag Maclean appointed
director
2007-02-20
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SMITH, Dawn Margaret Ann appointed
secretary
2007-02-20
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-02-20
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
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2007-02-20
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
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2007-02-20
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

68/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Cherrybank Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Cherrybank Group Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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CHERRYBANK DENTAL SPA LIMITED

This company · SC316933

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Cherrybank Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	08/11/2016

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2007-02-20

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities

Registered office

168 Glasgow Road

Perth

PH2 0LY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-05

Last: 2026-02-19

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

HALLEY, Elaine Morag Maclean→

director · ~57y · appointed 2007-02-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

PHILIP, Steven Raymond Maclean→

director · ~55y · appointed 2023-02-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SMITH, Dawn Margaret Ann→

secretary · appointed 2007-02-20 · resigned 2019-01-08

Resigned

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-02-20 · resigned 2007-02-20

Resigned

JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-02-20 · resigned 2007-02-20

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	09/03/2015	—
outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	07/01/2014	—
satisfied	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Floating charge	1 property	03/09/2008	05/03/2014

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Recent filings (60 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-12-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-02-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-02-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-02-20

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-02-20

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-01-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-05-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-03-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-05-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-04-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-03-12