EDINBURGH DENTAL LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC486179 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-08
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 11.7y 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
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£2.66M
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: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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

1 live charge · oldest 11.7y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,660,057
Cash YoY
+8%
Year on year

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2.2m
↑ 7.9% YoY
Net Worth
£2.7m
↑ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£2.5m
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£532k£1.1m£1.6m£2.1m£2.7mMay 2023May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-312023-05-31
Total assets£2.66M£2.35M—
Current assets£2.50M£2.11M—
Cash£2.22M£2.06M—
Debtors£266.2k£39.8k—
Net assets£2.66M£2.35M—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-21
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    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2026-04-21
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    Charge satisfied #1
  4. 2025-09-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-09-29
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    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-09-29
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-02-26
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-02-28
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  9. 2023-05-31
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-05-31
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-05-21
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  12. 2020-02-28
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  13. 2019-02-22
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  14. 2018-02-08
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-02-21
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-11-17
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2014-09-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  18. 2014-09-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EDINBURGH DENTAL LTD
  19. 2014-09-08
    ➕
    BLOCH, Paul appointed
    director
  20. 2014-09-08
    ➕
    SOLTANI, Mojgan, Dr appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
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.
  • 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 Mojgan Soltani
Individual · Swedish · DOB 08/1980 · age 46
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-09-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities

Registered office

4 Great Stuart Street
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH3 6AW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BLOCH, Paul→
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-09-08
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Active
SOLTANI, Mojgan, Dr→
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-09-08
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—23/09/201421/04/2026

Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-21