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.

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

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

£491.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Dental practice activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Strong 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 15.8y

30/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 15.8 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

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

48 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

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Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £491,611

Cash YoY

-19%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£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.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-04-03
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2026-04-03
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2026-04-03
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2026-04-02
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STARK MAIN & CO resigned
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2026-03-11
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2019-02-18
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2016-05-23
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2016-05-18
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
2016-05-16
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2010-08-16
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STARK MAIN & CO appointed
corporate-secretary
2010-07-04
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2010-05-12
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Company incorporated
As CHRISTOPHER SALE DENTISTRY LTD
2010-05-12
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SALE, Alison June Winifred appointed
director
2010-05-12
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SALE, Christopher, Dr appointed
director

Owner dependency

91/100

Critical — business is the founder

The 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 signal

Multiple 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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dr Christopher Sale Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54	50–75%	50–75%	50-75% shares · 50-75% 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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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: 2026-05-26

Last: 2025-05-12

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

SALE, Alison June Winifred→

director · ~53y · appointed 2010-05-12

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Active

SALE, Christopher, Dr→

director · ~54y · appointed 2010-05-12

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Active

STARK MAIN & CO→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-08-16 · resigned 2026-04-02

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

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 (48 total)

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officers · CH01

2026-04-03

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officers · CH01

2026-04-03

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2026-03-11

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2025-05-01

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2024-05-14

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2024-05-13

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2023-05-12

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2023-05-09

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2022-05-12

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2022-05-10

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-05-24

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accounts · AA

2021-03-15