EH4 HEALTHCARE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC455606 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-30
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 8.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
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 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.6y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · 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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees17001600

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-08-01
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    OLLERHEAD, Karis appointed
    director
  5. 2024-04-17
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  6. 2024-04-17
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  7. 2024-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-03-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2024-03-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2024-03-27
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    GALL, John Mcdonald resigned
    director
  11. 2024-03-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-03-27
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  13. 2024-03-27
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    Charge satisfied #2
  14. 2023-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-07-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2021-07-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-01-05
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 2017-11-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  23. 2013-07-30
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    Company incorporated
    As EH4 HEALTHCARE LIMITED
  24. 2013-07-30
    ➕
    OLLERHEAD, Ian Stuart appointed
    director
  25. 2013-07-30
    ➕
    GALL, John Mcdonald appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some 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

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 Ian Stuart Ollerhead
Individual · British · DOB 06/1982 · age 44
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Mcdonald Gallceased 27/03/2024· 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
Incorporated2013-07-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities

Registered office

461 Queensferry Road
Edinburgh
EH4 7ND

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-13
Last: 2025-07-30

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

OLLERHEAD, Ian Stuart→
director · ~44y · appointed 2013-07-30
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Active
OLLERHEAD, Karis→
director · ~42y · appointed 2024-08-01
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Active
GALL, John Mcdonald→
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-07-30 · resigned 2024-03-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge2 properties05/01/201827/03/2024
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—16/11/2017—
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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-02
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-04-17
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-09