DENTAL ACCOUNTANTS SCOTLAND LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC538911 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-27
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£98.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £98,555
Cash YoY
+29%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£105k
↑ 29% YoY
Net Worth
£99k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£369k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £123.5k | £102.9k |
| Current assets | £369.4k | £310.8k |
| Cash | £105.3k | £81.6k |
| Debtors | £264.1k | £229.1k |
| Net assets | £98.6k | £75.0k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-06📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-01-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-02-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-26📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2021-05-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-12-31➖MAIN, Lynsey Fiona resigneddirector
- 2020-07-24➕FORBES, Victoria appointeddirector
- 2019-08-11➕WILSON, James appointeddirector
- 2018-05-29➖MAIN, William Ian resigneddirector
- 2017-12-01➕MAIN, Lynsey Fiona appointeddirector
- 2016-06-27🏢Company incorporatedAs DENTAL ACCOUNTANTS SCOTLAND LTD
- 2016-06-27➕MAIN, William Ian 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Daniel Main Individual · British · DOB 10/2004 · age 22 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/05/2024 |
Ms Victoria Forbes Individual · British · DOB 07/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 24/07/2020 |
Mr James Wilson Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 11/08/2019 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Lynsey Fiona Mainceased 31/12/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Mr William Ian Mainceased 29/05/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-06-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
Cornerstone House
Station Road
Selkirk
Selkirkshire
TD7 5DJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-10
Last: 2025-06-26
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
FORBES, Victoria→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2020-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILSON, James→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2019-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MAIN, Lynsey Fiona→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2017-12-01 · resigned 2020-12-31
MAIN, William Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2016-06-27 · resigned 2018-05-29
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Recent filings (54 total)
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-01-06
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-10