ABBEY DENTAL WHITECHAPEL LTD
💤Zombieactive
06003736 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-20
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Dental practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 19.2y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-12📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2026-02-12📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2026-02-12📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-06📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-01-06📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-01-06📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-06📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-04-06📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-03-21📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-03-21📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-12-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-14📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-04-14📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-04-14📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-03-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-01-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-12📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-03-31➖CHAND, Kashmir resigneddirector
- 2016-04-18➖CHAND, Evean, Dr resigneddirector
- 2016-04-18➕CHAND, Kashmir appointeddirector
- 2007-11-28➕KOTECHA, Jayesh appointedsecretary
- 2007-11-27➖CHAND, Kashmir resignedsecretary
- 2007-03-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2006-11-22➕KOTECHA, Jayesh appointeddirector
- 2006-11-20🏢Company incorporatedAs ABBEY DENTAL WHITECHAPEL LTD
- 2006-11-20➕CHAND, Kashmir appointedsecretary
- 2006-11-20➕CHAND, Evean, Dr appointeddirector
Owner dependency
93/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Abbey Dental Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
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Abbey Dental Limited
Corporate parent
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ABBEY DENTAL WHITECHAPEL LTD
This company · 06003736
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jayesh Kotecha Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 30/06/2016 |
Abbey Dental Limited Corporate entity | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 30/06/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Kashmir Chandceased 31/03/2021· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-11-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities
Registered office
C/O Price Bailey Llp 3rd Floor
24 Old Bond Street
London
W1S 4AP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-04
Last: 2025-11-20
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
Active
KOTECHA, Jayesh→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2006-11-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CHAND, Kashmir→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-11-20 · resigned 2007-11-27
CHAND, Evean, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2006-11-20 · resigned 2016-04-18
CHAND, Kashmir→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2016-04-18 · resigned 2021-03-31
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 30/03/2007 | — |
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Recent filings (72 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2026-02-12
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2026-02-12
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2026-02-12
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2026-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-01-06
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-01-06
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-04-06
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-04-06
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-04-06
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-03-21