COSMETIC TEETH WHITENING PRODUCTS LIMITED

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SC473477 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-25
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
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Average employees2200

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-03-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2024-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-02-09
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  8. 2024-01-23
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2023-03-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-11-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-03-25
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    Company incorporated
    As COSMETIC TEETH WHITENING PRODUCTS LIMITED
  18. 2014-03-25
    CHRISTIE, Brian James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-08

Group structure

Bjc (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Bjc (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
COSMETIC TEETH WHITENING PRODUCTS LIMITED
This company · SC473477

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Bjc (Holdings) Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-03-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products

Registered office

104/105 Eucal Business Centre Craigshill Road
Craigshill
Livingston
EH54 5DT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-08OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-25

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CHRISTIE, Brian James
director · ~44y · appointed 2014-03-25
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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-04
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-02-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31