A & B DENTAL LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
10389697 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-22
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 8.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£249.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Dental practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.8y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £249,676
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£250k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£155k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £543.2k | £567.2k |
| Current assets | £155.0k | £129.4k |
| Net assets | £249.7k | £190.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-24📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2023-12-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-12-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-12-21📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2023-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-06-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-06-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-06-30🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-06-30🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-06-29🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2022-06-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-06-01🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2022-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Metro Bank PLC
- 2017-09-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Metro Bank PLC
- 2016-09-22🏢Company incorporatedAs A & B DENTAL LTD
- 2016-09-22➕HIRJI, Abida, Dr appointeddirector
- 2016-09-22➕VADHWANA, Bhavini Vijay appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Abida Hirji Individual · British · DOB 09/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 21/12/2023 |
Ms Bhavini Vijay Vadhwana Individual · British · DOB 01/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 21/12/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-09-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities
Registered office
62 Westbury Road
Northwood
HA6 3BY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-05
Last: 2025-09-21
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HIRJI, Abida, Dr→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2016-09-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
VADHWANA, Bhavini Vijay→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2016-09-22
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/06/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 01/06/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | Metro Bank Metro Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/09/2017 | 30/06/2022 | |
| satisfied | Metro Bank Metro Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/09/2017 | 30/06/2022 |
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Recent filings (30 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-12-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-21
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-07-11
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-06-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-06-30