CHRISTOPHER SALE DENTISTRY LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC378443 · ltd · incorporated 2010-05-12
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£491.6k
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. 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. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 16.0y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £491,611
Cash YoY
-19%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£57k
↓ 19% YoY
Net Worth
£492k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£81k
↓ 9.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £491.6k | £400.3k |
| Current assets | £80.8k | £89.1k |
| Cash | £56.8k | £70.5k |
| Debtors | £4.6k | £207 |
| Net assets | £491.6k | £392.8k |
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
7
filings
- • 5 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
12
filings
- • 6 persons-with-significant-control
- • 4 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-05-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-05-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-05-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-05-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-03📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-04-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-02➖STARK MAIN & CO resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2026-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-18🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
- 2010-09-14🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2010-08-16➕STARK MAIN & CO appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2010-07-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2010-05-12🏢Company incorporatedAs CHRISTOPHER SALE DENTISTRY LTD
- 2010-05-12➕SALE, Alison Julie Winifred appointeddirector
- 2010-05-12➕SALE, Christopher, Dr appointeddirector
Owner dependency
91/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SALE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Christopher Sale Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Alison Julie Winifred Sale Individual · British · DOB 04/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-05-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities
Registered office
47 Dublin Street
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH3 6NL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-26
Last: 2026-05-12
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
SALE, Alison Julie Winifred→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2010-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SALE, Christopher, Dr→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2010-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STARK MAIN & CO→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2010-08-16 · resigned 2026-04-02
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111) | A registered charge | — | 18/05/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 14/09/2010 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 04/07/2010 | — |
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Recent filings (55 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-14