ACADEMY DENTAL CARE LIMITED
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 17.5y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1100 | 1200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-06-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-05-31➖WALKER, Royston resigneddirector
- 2024-05-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-05-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-10-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-01➕KAVI, Vikram Pralhad, Dr appointeddirector
- 2016-07-01➖WALKER, Claire resignedsecretary
- 2016-04-20➖WALKER, Claire, Dr resigneddirector
- 2010-10-12➕WALKER, Claire, Dr appointeddirector
- 2008-11-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
- 2008-10-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ACADEMY DENTAL CARE LIMITED
- 2008-10-09➕WALKER, Claire appointedsecretary
- 2008-10-09➕WALKER, Royston appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Avk Dental Care Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Avk Dental Care Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/07/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Vikram Pralhad Kaviceased 01/06/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Royston Walkerceased 31/05/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 03/11/2008 | — |