THE ORAL SURGERY CLINIC LTD
Opportunity 71/100 (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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £25.0k | £1.2k |
| Current assets | £70.2k | £6.3k |
| Net assets | £23.5k | £1.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-21📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-02-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-02-17📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-10✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-01➖GIFFEN, William Craig resigneddirector
- 2023-01-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-17➕GIFFEN, William Craig appointeddirector
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2014-11-10🏢Company incorporatedAs THE ORAL SURGERY CLINIC LTD
- 2014-11-10➕GIFFEN, Michael Craig, Dr appointeddirector
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
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-02-10: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Michael Craig Giffen Individual · British · DOB 12/1983 · age 43 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 10/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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