FORTH VALLEY DENTAL CARE LIMITED

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SC227043 · ltd · incorporated 2002-01-17
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£750
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Dental practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), 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 (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
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
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £750

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£750
↑ 92% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£654£1k£2k£3k£3kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2.5k£2.9k
Current assets£2.9k£3.3k
Net assets£750£390

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
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filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-11-18
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    DENHAM, Jennifer Marie resigned
    director
  3. 2025-11-18
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  4. 2024-12-05
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  5. 2023-12-15
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  6. 2022-12-09
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  7. 2021-12-31
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  8. 2021-01-08
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  9. 2019-12-27
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  10. 2019-01-04
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  11. 2018-01-19
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  12. 2017-01-04
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  13. 2016-02-10
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  14. 2016-01-06
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  15. 2015-02-03
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2010-12-31
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    SCANLAN, Gillian resigned
    director
  17. 2010-02-06
    ➖
    HERD, Douglas Stevens resigned
    director
  18. 2007-06-08
    ➖
    MACLEOD, Donald resigned
    director
  19. 2006-12-01
    ➖
    MACLEOD, Donald resigned
    secretary
  20. 2006-10-01
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    DENHAM, John Robert appointed
    secretary
  21. 2006-10-01
    ➖
    STEVENSON, Gordon Charles resigned
    director
  22. 2002-04-16
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    ALLAN, Norman Stein appointed
    director
  23. 2002-04-16
    ➕
    DENHAM, John Robert appointed
    director
  24. 2002-04-16
    ➕
    LAIRD, Denise appointed
    director
  25. 2002-04-16
    ➕
    DENHAM, Jennifer Marie appointed
    director
  26. 2002-04-16
    ➕
    HERD, Douglas Stevens appointed
    director
  27. 2002-04-16
    ➕
    MACLEOD, Donald appointed
    director
  28. 2002-04-16
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    SCANLAN, Gillian appointed
    director
  29. 2002-01-17
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    Company incorporated
    As FORTH VALLEY DENTAL CARE LIMITED
  30. 2002-01-17
    ➕
    MACLEOD, Donald appointed
    secretary
  31. 2002-01-17
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2002-01-17
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2002-01-17
    ➕
    STEVENSON, Gordon Charles appointed
    director
  34. 2002-01-17
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    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 2002-01-17
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Robert Denham
Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54
——sig. influencesignificant influence17/01/2017

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
Incorporated2002-01-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities

Registered office

3 Albert Place
Stirling
FK8 2QL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-01
Last: 2026-01-18

Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)

DENHAM, John Robert→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-01
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Active
ALLAN, Norman Stein→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-04-16
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Active
DENHAM, John Robert→
director · ~54y · appointed 2002-04-16
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Active
LAIRD, Denise→
director · ~61y · appointed 2002-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACLEOD, Donald→
secretary · appointed 2002-01-17 · resigned 2006-12-01
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-01-17 · resigned 2002-01-17
Resigned
DENHAM, Jennifer Marie→
director · ~53y · appointed 2002-04-16 · resigned 2025-11-18
Resigned
HERD, Douglas Stevens→
director · ~69y · appointed 2002-04-16 · resigned 2010-02-06
Resigned
MACLEOD, Donald→
director · appointed 2002-04-16 · resigned 2007-06-08
Resigned
SCANLAN, Gillian→
director · ~55y · appointed 2002-04-16 · resigned 2010-12-31
Resigned
STEVENSON, Gordon Charles→
director · ~76y · appointed 2002-01-17 · resigned 2006-10-01
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-01-17 · resigned 2002-01-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (79 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-12