SHUM SMILE LIMITED

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SC709925 · ltd · incorporated 2021-09-21
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£136.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
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 acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: medium (79/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £136,269
Cash YoY
+224%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£82k
↑ 224% YoY
Net Worth
£136k
↑ 93% YoY
Current Assets
£138k
↑ 59% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£28k£55k£83k£110k£138kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£174.6k£70.7k
Current assets£138.0k£86.5k
Cash£81.9k£25.3k
Debtors£56.1k£61.3k
Net assets£136.3k£70.7k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-07-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-07-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-07-06
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  8. 2023-06-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-06-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-06-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-05-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2023-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-09-21
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    Company incorporated
    As SHUM SMILE LIMITED
  14. 2021-09-21
    SHUM, Ryan appointed
    director
  15. 2021-09-21
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SHUM" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ryan Shum
Individual · British · DOB 04/1992 · age 34
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control21/09/2021
Mrs Alexandra Rose Shum
Individual · British · DOB 06/1993 · age 33
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control05/06/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Dr Dean Shumceased 23/05/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2021-09-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities

Registered office

4/5 Turnberry House 175 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 2LB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SHUM, Ryan
director · ~34y · appointed 2021-09-21
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Recent filings (17 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-06
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2023-07-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-06