WYVIS COSMETIC DENTAL LABORATORY LIMITED

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SC071048 · ltd · incorporated 1980-03-31
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£5.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Dental practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 43.0y

30/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 43.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · 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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
103 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,836

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£6k
Current Assets
£58k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£12k£23k£35k£46k£58kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-302024-01-30
Total assets£21.3k—
Current assets£57.8k—
Debtors£57.6k—
Net assets£5.8k—
Average employees—200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-29
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  2. 2024-10-30
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  3. 2024-01-10
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  4. 2024-01-09
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  5. 2023-10-30
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  6. 2022-10-30
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  7. 2022-01-29
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  8. 2021-10-29
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    accounts · AA01
  9. 2021-01-31
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2020-01-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2019-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  13. 2018-10-31
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  14. 2017-10-31
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  15. 2016-10-13
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  16. 2014-01-31
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    MOY, Joanne Catherine resigned
    secretary
  17. 2010-02-25
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    MOY, John appointed
    director
  18. 2010-02-25
    ➕
    MOY, Joanne Catherine appointed
    secretary
  19. 2010-02-25
    ➖
    RAYMOND, Paul Jeremy resigned
    secretary
  20. 2010-02-25
    ➖
    EILERTSEN, Eilert resigned
    director
  21. 2010-02-25
    ➖
    RAYMOND, Paul Jeremy resigned
    director
  22. 1987-03-05
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  23. 1987-02-05
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  24. 1985-07-19
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    Charge satisfied #1
  25. 1983-05-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  26. 1980-03-31
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    Company incorporated
    As WYVIS COSMETIC DENTAL LABORATORY LIMITED

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 46 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

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 John Moy
Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1960 · age 66
75–100%
—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
Incorporated1980-03-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities

Registered office

Lockhart House
Tulloch St
Dingwall
IV15 9JY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last made up to: 2025-01-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-03
Last: 2025-10-20

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

MOY, John→
director · ~66y · appointed 2010-02-25
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Active
MOY, Joanne Catherine→
secretary · appointed 2010-02-25 · resigned 2014-01-31
Resigned
RAYMOND, Paul Jeremy→
secretary · resigned 2010-02-25
Resigned
EILERTSEN, Eilert→
director · ~76y · resigned 2010-02-25
Resigned
RAYMOND, Paul Jeremy→
director · ~75y · resigned 2010-02-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property05/03/1987—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property05/02/1987—
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property27/05/198319/07/1985
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Recent filings (103 total)

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2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-22