DENTAL PRACTICE OWNERS SCOTLAND LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC671466 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2020-08-20
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-5.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Dental practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £5,730
Cash YoY
-9%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1k
↓ 9.3% YoY
Net Worth
-£6k
↓ 2.2% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-5.7k | £-5.6k |
| Cash | £1.2k | £1.3k |
| Net assets | £-5.7k | £-5.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-08-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-08-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-05-18➖PODDAR-AHMAD, Rita, Dr resigneddirector
- 2021-05-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-08-20🏢Company incorporatedAs DENTAL PRACTICE OWNERS SCOTLAND LTD
- 2020-08-20➕BASHIR, Atif, Dr appointeddirector
- 2020-08-20➕BHARADWAJ, Girish Visweswara, Dr appointeddirector
- 2020-08-20➕SAMAD, Mohammed Abdul, Dr appointeddirector
- 2020-08-20➕PODDAR-AHMAD, Rita, Dr appointeddirector
- 2020-08-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Atif Bashir Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 20/08/2020 |
Dr Mohammed Abdul Samad Individual · British · DOB 05/1986 · age 40 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 20/08/2020 |
Dr Girish Visweswara Bharadwaj Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 20/08/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Rita Poddar-Ahmadceased 18/05/2021· significant influence
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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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2020-08-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities
Registered office
Cornerstone House
Station Road
Selkirk
TD7 5DJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-02
Last: 2025-08-19
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
BASHIR, Atif, Dr→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2020-08-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BHARADWAJ, Girish Visweswara, Dr→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2020-08-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SAMAD, Mohammed Abdul, Dr→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2020-08-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PODDAR-AHMAD, Rita, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2020-08-20 · resigned 2021-05-18
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Recent filings (15 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-06
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-01-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-08-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-08-20