COMMONWEALTH DENTAL PRACTICE LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC381148 · ltd · incorporated 2010-06-29

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 10.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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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: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 10.2y

70/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 10.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

56 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2025-12-19
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accounts · AA
2025-01-07
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accounts · AA
2023-12-21
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accounts · AA
2022-12-29
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accounts · AA
2021-10-12
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accounts · AA
2020-11-17
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accounts · AA
2019-09-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-11-07
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mortgage · MR01
2018-11-01
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mortgage · MR04
2018-11-01
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2018-11-01
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Charge satisfied #1
2018-10-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-01-09
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-01-09
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-08-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-10-31
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annual-return · AR01
2016-03-02
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mortgage · MR01
2016-02-26
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2013-10-01
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BALMER, Patrick Joseph appointed
director
2013-10-01
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KELLY, Michael John resigned
director
2013-10-01
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SCHMULIAN, Clive Charles resigned
director
2010-06-29
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Company incorporated
As COMMONWEALTH DENTAL PRACTICE LTD.
2010-06-29
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RICHARDSON, Craig appointed
director
2010-06-29
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-secretary
2010-06-29
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-secretary
2010-06-29
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KELLY, Michael John appointed
director
2010-06-29
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MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
director
2010-06-29
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MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
director
2010-06-29
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SCHMULIAN, Clive Charles 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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100

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 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
Mr Patrick Joseph Balmer Individual · British · DOB 12/1983 · age 43	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	30/06/2016
Mr Craig Francis Ricahrdson Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	30/06/2016

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

Incorporated2010-06-29

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities

Registered office

362-364 Duke Street

Glasgow

G31 1RE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-13

Last: 2025-06-29

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BALMER, Patrick Joseph→

director · ~43y · appointed 2013-10-01

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Active

RICHARDSON, Craig→

director · ~58y · appointed 2010-06-29

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Active

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-06-29 · resigned 2010-06-29

Resigned

KELLY, Michael John→

director · ~55y · appointed 2010-06-29 · resigned 2013-10-01

Resigned

MABBOTT, Stephen George→

director · ~76y · appointed 2010-06-29 · resigned 2010-06-29

Resigned

SCHMULIAN, Clive Charles→

director · ~56y · appointed 2010-06-29 · resigned 2013-10-01

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	—	01/11/2018	—
	satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	26/02/2016	01/11/2018

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