1A ORTHODONTICS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07225640 · ltd · incorporated 2010-04-16
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£1.04M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Dental practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,035,886
Net assets shrinking
Down £28,152 YoY
Cash YoY
+10%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1.7m
↑ 9.6% YoY
Net Worth
£1.0m
↓ 2.6% YoY
Current Assets
£1.7m
↑ 9.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.04M | £1.06M |
| Current assets | £1.66M | £1.51M |
| Cash | £1.66M | £1.51M |
| Debtors | £185 | £185 |
| Net assets | £1.04M | £1.06M |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-24📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-29📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2022-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-04-16🏢Company incorporatedAs 1A ORTHODONTICS LIMITED
- 2010-04-16➕BORHAN, Katereh, Dr appointeddirector
- 2010-04-16➕KAHAN, Barbara appointeddirector
- 2010-04-16➖KAHAN, Barbara resigneddirector
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — 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 58. 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 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Katereh Borhan Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 14/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A.F.S.N SERVICES LTD→ 14466031 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ACE TENDER CARE LTD→ 16027086 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACTIVITIES 4 U→ 08574738 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| ACUPUNCTURE WEST LONDON LTD→ 13965263 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ADAPIO CARE SERVICES LTD→ 08664954 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| ADDAI INDEPENDENT SOCIAL WORK LTD→ 16946714 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADEKAS LTD COMPANY LIMITED→ 16468313 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADGEN SUPPORT LTD→ 15642528 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ADMIRAL HEALTHCARE LIMITED→ 05851975 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| ADVANCED LONDON SPINE SURGERY LIMITED→ 10788595 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ADVANCED SCREENING LIMITED→ 16556737 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADVOCACY FOR NEUROACANTHOCYTOSIS PATIENTS→ 07000073 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-04-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities
Registered office
50 Rawlings Street
London
SW3 2LS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last: 2026-04-16
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
BORHAN, Katereh, Dr→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2010-04-16
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KAHAN, Barbara→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · appointed 2010-04-16 · resigned 2010-04-16
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Recent filings (41 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-28
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-21