KANTOP LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC408181 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-26
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 2025
Net worth
£854.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Dental practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £854,202

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£854k
Current Assets
£151k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-30
Total assets£857.8k
Current assets£150.9k
Net assets£854.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-06
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-02-03
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2024-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2011-09-26
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    Company incorporated
    As KANTOP LIMITED
  16. 2011-09-26
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    KANTOPOULOS, Georgios, Dr appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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 15 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Georgios Kantopoulos
Individual · British · DOB 01/1980 · age 46
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control26/09/2016

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
Incorporated2011-09-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities

Registered office

Suite 17 Strathkelvin Place
Kirkintilloch
Glasgow
G66 1XQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-11
Last: 2026-04-27

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KANTOPOULOS, Georgios, Dr→
director · ~46y · appointed 2011-09-26
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Recent filings (37 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-24