KIRKLAND AND BUCKHAVEN DP LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
SC784114 · ltd · incorporated 2023-09-27
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.
Why now
Window closing · medium confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 2 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
  • · Deal-killer verdict: clean → workable
  • · Hygiene score: 85 → 90
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 2 positive signals vs 0 negative.

  • Deal-killer verdict: cleanworkable
  • Hygiene score: 8590
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£341.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
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 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £341,311

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£234k
Net Worth
£341k
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-30
Cash£234.2k
Net assets£341.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-21
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2023-09-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As KIRKLAND AND BUCKHAVEN DP LIMITED
  4. 2023-09-27
    NATARAJA, Rajeev appointed
    director
  5. 2023-09-27
    PATTERSON, Alice Elizabeth appointed
    director
  6. 2023-09-27
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
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.
  • +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

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 Rajeev Nataraja
Individual · British · DOB 01/1983 · age 43
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control27/09/2023
Mrs Alice Elizabeth Patterson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1990 · age 36
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control27/09/2023

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
Incorporated2023-09-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities

Registered office

240 Methil Brae
Methil
Leven
KY8 2EY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

NATARAJA, Rajeev
director · ~43y · appointed 2023-09-27
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Active
PATTERSON, Alice Elizabeth
director · ~36y · appointed 2023-09-27
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Active

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Recent filings (5 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-18
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-09-27