CENTRAL DENTAL LAB (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
Opportunity 74/100 (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 (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £10.4k | £-2.0k |
| Current assets | £17.6k | £20.5k |
| Cash | £17.6k | £17.6k |
| Debtors | — | £3.0k |
| Net assets | £9.4k | £-9.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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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Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-08-19➖BOLLAND, Pamela resignedsecretary
- 2024-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-09📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2022-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-04-10📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2019-04-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-04-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-10-03🏢Company incorporatedAs CENTRAL DENTAL LAB (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
- 2013-10-03➕BOLLAND, Gerald appointeddirector
- 2013-10-03➕BOLLAND, Pamela appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gerard Bolland Individual · British · DOB 10/1973 · age 53 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/09/2017 |
Mr Gerard Bolland Individual · British · DOB 10/1973 · age 53 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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