RODEN DENTAL LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC768132 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-03
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£111.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
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 72/100 (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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 2.5y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £111,567
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£158k
Net Worth
£112k
Current Assets
£177k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £760.3k | — |
| Current assets | £177.1k | — |
| Cash | £157.8k | — |
| Debtors | £7.5k | — |
| Net assets | £111.6k | — |
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-19➕FRASER, Gillian Elizabeth, Dr appointeddirector
- 2025-06-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-19📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-09-13➕FRASER, Gillian Elizabeth, Dr appointedsecretary
- 2023-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-10-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-10-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-10-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-10-23🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2023-10-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-13🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2023-10-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2023-05-03🏢Company incorporatedAs RODEN DENTAL LTD
- 2023-05-03➕RODEN, Paul Martin, Dr appointeddirector
- 2023-05-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "RODEN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Young company: Only 3.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Paul Martin Roden Individual · Irish · DOB 06/1980 · age 46 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 03/05/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-05-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities
Registered office
12 Bishops Road
Inverness
IV3 5SD
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-16
Last: 2025-05-02
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
FRASER, Gillian Elizabeth, Dr→
Activesecretary · appointed 2024-09-13
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FRASER, Gillian Elizabeth, Dr→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2025-06-19
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RODEN, Paul Martin, Dr→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2023-05-03
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/10/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 13/10/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 13/10/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (12 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-10-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-05-03