BARE DENTAL CLINIC LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09668710 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-02
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 Mar 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 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.9y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees3300

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
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-04-30
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2018-04-30
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  12. 2018-04-27
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    capital · SH10
  13. 2017-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-03-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2015-09-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  17. 2015-07-02
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    Company incorporated
    As BARE DENTAL CLINIC LIMITED
  18. 2015-07-02
    DADSWELL, Victoria appointed
    secretary
  19. 2015-07-02
    DADSWELL, Benjamin Richard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Benjamin Richard Dadswell
Individual · British · DOB 09/1976 · age 50
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-07-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities

Registered office

6 Fairhope Avenue
Bare
Morecambe
Lancashire
LA4 6JZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-14
Last: 2026-06-30

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DADSWELL, Victoria
secretary · appointed 2015-07-02
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Active
DADSWELL, Benjamin Richard
director · ~50y · appointed 2015-07-02
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge02/09/2015
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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-11