THE CRAIGMILLAR DENTAL CENTRE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC380725 · ltd · incorporated 2010-06-21
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 9.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
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 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 9.6y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
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 accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees2200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-22
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    TANDON, Jennifer Evelyn appointed
    director
  6. 2023-03-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-21
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  9. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-21
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    capital · SH06
  13. 2019-10-21
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  14. 2019-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-11-01
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    capital · SH06
  16. 2018-11-01
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    capital · SH03
  17. 2018-07-03
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2018-07-03
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2016-10-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2015-02-04
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    RAE, Derek resigned
    director
  21. 2010-06-21
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    Company incorporated
    As THE CRAIGMILLAR DENTAL CENTRE LIMITED
  22. 2010-06-21
    ➕
    TANDON, Sanjeev Kumar appointed
    secretary
  23. 2010-06-21
    ➕
    TANDON, Sanjeev Kumar appointed
    director
  24. 2010-06-21
    ➕
    RAE, Derek appointed
    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 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Sanjeev Kumar Tandon
Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57
50–75%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Derek Raeceased 21/09/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2010-06-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities

Registered office

198 Peffermill Road
Edinburgh
EH16 4AJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-05
Last: 2025-06-21

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

TANDON, Sanjeev Kumar→
secretary · appointed 2010-06-21
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Active
TANDON, Jennifer Evelyn→
director · ~57y · appointed 2023-03-22
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Active
TANDON, Sanjeev Kumar→
director · ~57y · appointed 2010-06-21
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Active
RAE, Derek→
director · ~69y · appointed 2010-06-21 · resigned 2015-02-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—13/10/2016—
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Recent filings (47 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-20