DOCHERTY SMILES AND AESTHETICS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC787037 · ltd · incorporated 2023-10-25
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Dental practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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).
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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £100
Very low cash
Cash position: £12
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£12
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
£38k
↑ 37716% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £100 | £100 |
| Current assets | £37.8k | £100 |
| Cash | £12 | — |
| Debtors | £37.8k | £100 |
| Net assets | £100 | £100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-11-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-25🏢Company incorporatedAs DOCHERTY SMILES AND AESTHETICS LTD
- 2023-10-25➕DOCHERTY, Lucy Anne appointeddirector
- 2023-10-25➕DOCHERTY, Thomas Patrick appointeddirector
- 2023-10-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DOCHERTY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Thomas Patrick Docherty Individual · British · DOB 01/1993 · age 33 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 25/10/2023 |
Mrs Lucy Anne Docherty Individual · British · DOB 12/1993 · age 33 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 25/10/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-10-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities
Registered office
3 Scarhill Street
Coatbridge
ML5 5BD
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
DOCHERTY, Lucy Anne→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2023-10-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DOCHERTY, Thomas Patrick→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2023-10-25
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Recent filings (16 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-05-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-23