GREENLAW DENTAL CARE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC440122 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-11
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 13.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
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 75/100 (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 (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 13.1y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.1 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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £407.3k |
| Current assets | — | £76.1k |
| Debtors | — | £74.9k |
| Net assets | — | £5.3k |
| Average employees | 13 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-07-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-07-03🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2017-07-03🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2013-03-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2013-01-11🏢Company incorporatedAs GREENLAW DENTAL CARE LIMITED
- 2013-01-11➕ALEXANDER, Richard appointeddirector
- 2013-01-11➕CRAIG, Eilidh appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Eilidh Craig Individual · British · DOB 12/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Richard Alexander Individual · British · DOB 01/1985 · age 41 | 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
Incorporated2013-01-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities
Registered office
25 Glasgow Road
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA1 3QY
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-25
Last: 2026-01-11
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ALEXANDER, Richard→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2013-01-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CRAIG, Eilidh→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2013-01-11
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 3 properties | 03/07/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 3 properties | 03/07/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 15/03/2013 | — |
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Recent filings (37 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-17