BATH ORTHODONTICS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03348763 · ltd · incorporated 1997-04-10
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
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 74/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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 (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red 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£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees121300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  2. 2026-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  10. 2020-03-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2020-03-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2020-03-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-03-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2020-03-12
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2020-03-10
    DAULTREY, Katherine Lucy appointed
    director
  16. 2020-03-10
    TONGE, Hilda Margaret, Doctor resigned
    secretary
  17. 2020-03-10
    TONGE, Eric Arnold, Dr resigned
    director
  18. 2020-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 1997-04-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BATH ORTHODONTICS LIMITED
  21. 1997-04-10
    ASHFIELD, Audrey Mary appointed
    secretary
  22. 1997-04-10
    ASHFIELD, Audrey Mary resigned
    secretary
  23. 1997-04-10
    TONGE, Hilda Margaret, Doctor appointed
    secretary
  24. 1997-04-10
    ASHFIELD, Chandra Clive appointed
    director
  25. 1997-04-10
    ASHFIELD, Chandra Clive resigned
    director
  26. 1997-04-10
    TONGE, Eric Arnold, Dr appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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.)

Group structure

Bath Orthodontics Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Bath Orthodontics Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
BATH ORTHODONTICS LIMITED
This company · 03348763

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
Bath Orthodontics Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/03/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Dr Eric Arnold Tongeceased 10/03/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Doctor Hilda Margaret Tongeceased 10/03/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-04-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities

Registered office

Bath Orthodontics
Sydney Road
Bath
BA2 6NR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-10
Last: 2026-04-26

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

DAULTREY, Katherine Lucy
director · ~41y · appointed 2020-03-10
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Active
ASHFIELD, Audrey Mary
secretary · appointed 1997-04-10 · resigned 1997-04-10
Resigned
TONGE, Hilda Margaret, Doctor
secretary · appointed 1997-04-10 · resigned 2020-03-10
Resigned
ASHFIELD, Chandra Clive
director · ~61y · appointed 1997-04-10 · resigned 1997-04-10
Resigned
TONGE, Eric Arnold, Dr
director · ~79y · appointed 1997-04-10 · resigned 2020-03-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (79 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-09