INAMO LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC076251 · ltd · incorporated 1981-10-14
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 43.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
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 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 43.8y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 43.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
106 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 24 | 2200 |
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.
See pricing →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 (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-21📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-01-08📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-06-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-06-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-05-17➕MARSHALL, Allan Beaton appointeddirector
- 2017-05-17➖BRAWLEY, Martin Sommerville resigneddirector
- 2005-09-26🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
- 2005-08-29🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
- 2003-04-01➕BARR, Gordon Killen appointedsecretary
- 2003-04-01➕BARR, Gordon Killen appointeddirector
- 2003-04-01➖MURRAY, David Macfarlane resignedsecretary
- 2003-04-01➖MURRAY, David Macfarlane resigneddirector
- 2002-04-02➕CATTANACH, Donald Roderick appointeddirector
- 2002-04-02➖CASTRO, Robin Alexander resigneddirector
- 1999-02-01➕BRAWLEY, Martin Sommerville appointeddirector
- 1982-07-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1981-10-14🏢Company incorporatedAs INAMO LIMITED
Owner dependency
60/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 45 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Allan Beaton Marshall Individual · British · DOB 04/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/05/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Martin Sommerville Brawleyceased 23/09/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY MEDICAL LTD→ SC821621 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| RUGAS LTD→ SC541542 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| SD PERSONAL ASSISTANTS LTD→ SC793133 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| SLM MEDICAL LTD→ SC806099 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| SOUTH BEACH DENTAL LTD→ SC823327 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| SOUTHPARK RETIREMENT HOMES LTD→ SC777603 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| THE DENTAL CLINIC AYR LTD→ SC856554 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| THE FERTILITY PSYCHOLOGIST LTD→ SC818966 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| THE HALLOWS→ SC882780 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| THE KIDS VILLAGE LTD→ SC750787 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| THE LAB BY ROOTED DENTAL LTD→ SC821043 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| THE LEARNING AND WELLBEING PSYCHOLOGY PRACTICE LTD→ SC879911 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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 →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1981-10-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities
Registered office
21 Bank Street
Irvine
Ayrshire
KA12 0AJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
BARR, Gordon Killen→
Activesecretary · appointed 2003-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BARR, Gordon Killen→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2003-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CATTANACH, Donald Roderick→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2002-04-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARSHALL, Allan Beaton→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2017-05-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MURRAY, David Macfarlane→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2003-04-01
BRAWLEY, Martin Sommerville→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 1999-02-01 · resigned 2017-05-17
CASTRO, Robin Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · resigned 2002-04-02
MURRAY, David Macfarlane→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · resigned 2003-04-01
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 26/09/2005 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 29/08/2005 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 23/07/1982 | — |
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Recent filings (106 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-21
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-09