BUTTERCUP DENTAL LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC537838 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-14
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 5.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£901.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
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 74/100 (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 5.1y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £901,511
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£59k
Net Worth
£902k
Current Assets
£366k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-03 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £901.5k |
| Current assets | £365.6k |
| Cash | £59.0k |
| Debtors | £301.7k |
| Net assets | £901.5k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 3 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-02-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-02-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-03➕GILL, Manveer Kaur, Dr appointeddirector
- 2025-02-03➕GILL, Paramjot Singh appointeddirector
- 2025-02-03➖ROWLANDS, Angela Jane resigneddirector
- 2025-02-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-02-03🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC (SC327000)
- 2025-02-03🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-01-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-01-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-datepersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-01-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-01-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-01-03📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-12-20📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-12-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-12-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-06-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-03-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2021-01-13➖ROWLANDS, Gerwyn Morgan resigneddirector
- 2016-06-14🏢Company incorporatedAs BUTTERCUP DENTAL LIMITED
- 2016-06-14➕ROWLANDS, Angela Jane appointeddirector
- 2016-06-14➕ROWLANDS, Gerwyn Morgan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Buttercup Investment Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Buttercup Investment Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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BUTTERCUP DENTAL LIMITED
This company · SC537838
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Buttercup Investment Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 28/11/2023 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Gerwyn Morgan Rowlandsceased 28/11/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Miss Angela Jane Rowlandsceased 28/11/2023· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
- Mr Gerwyn Morgan Rowlandsceased 13/01/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-06-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities
Registered office
22 Norby Road
Glasgow
G11 7BN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-02-03
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-18
Last: 2025-05-04
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
GILL, Manveer Kaur, Dr→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2025-02-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GILL, Paramjot Singh→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2025-02-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROWLANDS, Angela Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2016-06-14 · resigned 2025-02-03
ROWLANDS, Gerwyn Morgan→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2016-06-14 · resigned 2021-01-13
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC (SC327000) | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/02/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 30/03/2021 | 03/02/2025 |
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Recent filings (51 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-04
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-02-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-01-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-01-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-24