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SDC CLINICS LIMITED
Cash
£361K
-75.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£2M
+986.4% vs 2023
Employees
152
+72.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
+174.3% vs 2023
Profile
- Company number
- SC697523
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2021-05-04
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 86230
- Hubs
- UK Healthcare
Net assets
4-year trend · vs UK Healthcare median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-05-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£774,692 | £793,870 | £2,177,598 | |
| Net profit | — | -£774,692 | £856,370 | £2,228,609 | |
| Cash | £0 | £542,111 | £1,494,805 | £360,789 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £100 | -£709,462 | £487,598 | £2,957,874 | |
| Net assets | £100 | -£774,592 | £225,931 | £2,454,540 | |
| Equity | — | -£774,592 | £225,931 | £2,454,540 | |
| Average employees | 2 | 0 | 88 | 152 | |
| Wages | — | £0 | £2,423,613 | £3,253,407 |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Furthermore, the directors consider that they have sufficient mitigating actions (such as direct variable costs, and delaying capex spend) within their control that could reduce the impact of plausible downward scenarios. Based on this assessment, and with the continued support of its parenty entity and investors, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and have concluded it is appropriate for the financial statements to be prepared on a going concern basis.”
Subsidiaries
- Philip Friel Dentist Limited · 100% held · Scotland · Dental services
- Scotdent Clinics Limited · 100% held · Scotland · Dental services
- Mathewson Dental Practice Limited · 100% held · Scotland · Dental services
- Belhaven Dental Limited · 100% held · Scotland · Dental services
Significant events
- “The company purchased Platt & Common on 28 June 2024, and the clinic has contributed Turnover of £748,043 and EBITDA of £158,599 to the financial performance in 2024. Integration of the clinic was substantially completed by the end of 2024.”
- “The company also made significant capital investment across 4 clinic locations to increase the number of surgeries by a further 6 in support of the objective to drive accessibility and to make dental health services available to communities across Scotland.”
- “On 1 April 2025 the company acquired one further clinic, Duncan Smith Dental Practice, and now operates twenty-two practices throughout Scotland with overall performance in line with expectations.”
- “Additionally, the company has also secured a new site to launch Advanced Dentistry at Winchburgh later in the year which will be the first dental practice to be established in this fast-growing West Lothian village and the 23rd location for the group.”
- “Post period end, the company's parent entity, SDC Group Limited, finalised a refinancing of its facilities with HSBC UK Bank plc ("HSBC") and now has a £13,500,000 facility to support further acquisitions.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
2 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRIEL, Christopher John | Director | 2021-05-04 | Feb 1982 | British |
| FRIEL, Philip Joseph | Director | 2021-05-04 | Sep 1976 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sdc Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-05-04 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 17 of 17 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-09-07 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company current extended |
| 2023-07-19 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
| 2023-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-04-21 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company previous shortened |
| 2023-02-03 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type dormant |
| 2022-08-04 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2022-07-19 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2022-07-01 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2022-05-04 | CERTNM | change-of-name | certificate change of name company |
| 2022-05-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-03-22 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2021-05-04 | NEWINC | incorporation | incorporation company |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2024-12-31
-14.62
DISTRESS
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets -2.396 × 6.56 = -15.72
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.015 × 6.72 = +0.10
- Book equity / Total liabilities 0.949 × 1.05 = +1.00
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Composite activity score · components 0–100 · reference 2026-05-10
36.2
COLD
/ 100
- Filings velocity 25
- Capital events 0
- Officer churn 0
- Headcount trajectory 100
- Accounts trajectory 100
- 3 filing(s) in last 12 months
- Employees +73% YoY
- Net Assets +986% YoY