WILD ORCHIDS LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC320198 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-02
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£828.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
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 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 18.8y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £828,757
Net assets shrinking
Down £219,516 YoY
Cash YoY
-21%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£878k
↓ 21% YoY
Net Worth
£829k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£259k£518k£776k£1.0m£1.3mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£831.5k£1.05M
Current assets£1.09M£1.29M
Cash£877.8k£1.11M
Debtors£198.3k£171.5k
Net assets£828.8k£1.05M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-31
    CAMPBELL, George John resigned
    director
  3. 2025-07-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-07-30
    CAMPBELL, Lawrence Callum appointed
    director
  5. 2025-07-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-21
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2024-05-16
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2024-04-05
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  10. 2024-04-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2024-04-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2023-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-06-29
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  14. 2023-06-29
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    Charge satisfied #1
  15. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-05-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2022-05-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2022-05-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2021-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-01-06
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  21. 2020-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-06-04
    MIDDLEMOST, Peter resigned
    director
  23. 2016-08-24
    MIDDLEMOST, Peter appointed
    director
  24. 2014-09-04
    CAMPBELL, George John appointed
    director
  25. 2013-10-16
    CAMPBELL, George John resigned
    director
  26. 2007-07-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  27. 2007-04-02
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    Company incorporated
    As WILD ORCHIDS LTD.
  28. 2007-04-02
    STONE, Coral Ann appointed
    secretary
  29. 2007-04-02
    STONE, Coral Ann appointed
    director
  30. 2007-04-02
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2007-04-02
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2007-04-02
    CAMPBELL, George John appointed
    director
  33. 2007-04-02
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  34. 2007-04-02
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr George John Campbell
Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61
2550%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Coral Ann Stone
Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58
2550%
25-50% 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
Incorporated2007-04-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities

Registered office

Flat 2/2
1 Lawrence Street
Glasgow
G11 5HH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-16
Last: 2026-04-02

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

STONE, Coral Ann
secretary · appointed 2007-04-02
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Active
CAMPBELL, Lawrence Callum
director · ~26y · appointed 2025-07-30
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Active
STONE, Coral Ann
director · ~58y · appointed 2007-04-02
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Active
BRIAN REID LTD.
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-04-02 · resigned 2007-04-02
Resigned
CAMPBELL, George John
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-09-04 · resigned 2025-07-31
Resigned
CAMPBELL, George John
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-04-02 · resigned 2013-10-16
Resigned
MIDDLEMOST, Peter
director · ~78y · appointed 2016-08-24 · resigned 2018-06-04
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.
corporate-director · appointed 2007-04-02 · resigned 2007-04-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property27/07/200729/06/2023

Recent filings (81 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-21
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-04-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-17
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14