ALIGN AND SMILE LIMITED
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 14.3y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.57M | £1.82M |
| Current assets | £577.8k | £445.6k |
| Cash | £244.7k | £88.1k |
| Debtors | £288.9k | £275.4k |
| Net assets | £2.55M | £1.79M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-03-28📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2019-03-28📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2019-03-28⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2019-03-28📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2012-03-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2011-11-18🏢Company incorporatedAs ALIGN AND SMILE LIMITED
- 2011-11-18➕BHUIYAN, Sabena, Dr appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 high ·Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2019-03-28: legacy
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Sabena Bhuiyan Individual · British · DOB 09/1971 · age 55 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Santander Santander UK PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 30/03/2012 | — |