BATH STREET PRACTICE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC331544 · ltd · incorporated 2007-09-27
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
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 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 50). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 18.4y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £186.7k |
| Current assets | — | £117.3k |
| Cash | — | £91.1k |
| Debtors | — | £19.4k |
| Net assets | — | £466 |
| Average employees | -800 | — |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-07📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-10-07🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2019-10-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-10-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-09-24🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2019-09-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2019-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-09-11🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2012-06-30➖AHMAD, Ejaz resignedsecretary
- 2012-06-30➖AHMAD, Ejaz resigneddirector
- 2007-12-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2007-09-27🏢Company incorporatedAs BATH STREET PRACTICE LIMITED
- 2007-09-27➕PODDAR, Rita, Dr appointeddirector
- 2007-09-27➕AHMAD, Ejaz appointedsecretary
- 2007-09-27➕AHMAD, Ejaz appointeddirector
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Rita Poddar Individual · British · DOB 06/1976 · age 50 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 27/09/2016 |
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.
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| B SIRCAR AND SIRCAR LIMITED→ SC484487 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
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| BIRCHFIELD DENTAL CARE LIMITED→ SC666652 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-09-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities
Registered office
270 Bath Street
Glasgow
G2 4JR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-19
Last: 2025-07-05
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
PODDAR, Rita, Dr→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2007-09-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AHMAD, Ejaz→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-09-27 · resigned 2012-06-30
AHMAD, Ejaz→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2007-09-27 · resigned 2012-06-30
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 24/09/2019 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 24/09/2019 | 07/10/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 10/12/2007 | 11/09/2014 |
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Recent filings (56 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-04-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-13