DUNBAR CLINIC THURSO LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC557512 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-13
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£353.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
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 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: high (81/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
23 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £353,782
Net assets shrinking
Down £72,137 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£354k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£489k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£98k£196k£293k£391k£489kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£386.3k£497.4k
Current assets£488.8k£485.9k
Cash—£3.5k
Net assets£353.8k£425.9k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-03
    ➕
    BARRY, John appointed
    director
  4. 2024-04-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-04-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-03-30
    ➖
    RAUTENBACH, John William, Dr resigned
    director
  7. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-03
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  11. 2021-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-08-19
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    address · AD01
  14. 2018-11-02
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-29
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    BARRY, Michael Sean, Dr appointed
    director
  16. 2017-12-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2017-02-13
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    Company incorporated
    As DUNBAR CLINIC THURSO LTD
  18. 2017-02-13
    ➕
    RAUTENBACH, John William, Dr appointed
    director
  19. 2017-02-13
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

74/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Michael Sean Barry
Individual · British · DOB 06/1989 · age 37
75–100%
—75-100% shares13/02/2017

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
Incorporated2017-02-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities

Registered office

5 Sir Georges Street
Thurso
KW14 7AW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BARRY, John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2024-04-03
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Active
BARRY, Michael Sean, Dr→
director · ~37y · appointed 2017-12-29
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Active
RAUTENBACH, John William, Dr→
director · ~69y · appointed 2017-02-13 · resigned 2024-03-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-27
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2021-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-12