ANDERSSON DENTAL CARE LTD.

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SC389911 · ltd · incorporated 2010-12-03
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£36.0k
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: asset-holding vehicle 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. 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 (76/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 £35,951
Cash YoY
-4%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£28k
↓ 4.0% YoY
Net Worth
£36k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£77k
↑ 1.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£15k£31k£46k£61k£77kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£43.7k£46.0k
Current assets£76.8k£75.9k
Cash£27.9k£29.0k
Debtors£41.1k£39.4k
Net assets£36.0k£29.2k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-11-24
    ➖
    ANDERSSON, Per Martin resigned
    director
  3. 2025-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-10-18
    ➕
    ANDERSSON, Lindsay Elizabeth Pitt appointed
    director
  13. 2017-10-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2017-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-12-14
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2010-12-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANDERSSON DENTAL CARE LTD.
  19. 2010-12-03
    ➕
    ANDERSSON, Lindsay Elizabeth Pitt appointed
    secretary
  20. 2010-12-03
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2010-12-03
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2010-12-03
    ➕
    ANDERSSON, Per Martin appointed
    director
  23. 2010-12-03
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  24. 2010-12-03
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

Owner dependency

98/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ANDERSSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Per Martin Andersson
Individual · Swedish · DOB 09/1955 · age 71
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Lindsay Elizabeth Pitt Andersson
Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61
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
Incorporated2010-12-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities

Registered office

14b Fullarton Street
Ayr
KA7 1UB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-17
Last: 2025-12-03

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

ANDERSSON, Lindsay Elizabeth Pitt→
secretary · appointed 2010-12-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDERSSON, Lindsay Elizabeth Pitt→
director · ~61y · appointed 2017-10-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-12-03 · resigned 2010-12-03
Resigned
ANDERSSON, Per Martin→
director · ~71y · appointed 2010-12-03 · resigned 2025-11-24
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-12-03 · resigned 2010-12-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-11