AR ISMAIL LTD

🌱Startupactive
17023810 · ltd · incorporated 2026-02-10
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
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 acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 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
2 filings — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-04-01
    ISMAIL, Kathryn-Maryam Winifred Rosa appointed
    director
  3. 2026-02-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AR ISMAIL LTD
  4. 2026-02-10
    ISMAIL, Abdur-Rahman, Dr appointed
    director
  5. 2026-02-10
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ISMAIL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 0.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

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
Dr Abdur-Rahman Ismail
Individual · British · DOB 06/1984 · age 42
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/02/2026

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
Incorporated2026-02-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities

Registered office

58 New Lane
Penwortham
Preston
PR1 9JJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-10
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-23
Last:

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ISMAIL, Abdur-Rahman, Dr
director · ~42y · appointed 2026-02-10
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ISMAIL, Kathryn-Maryam Winifred Rosa
director · ~39y · appointed 2026-04-01
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Active

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Recent filings (2 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2026-02-10