THE ORTHODONTIC CLINIC LTD.
Company number SC290127 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
The Orthodontic Clinic Ltd. demonstrates financial performance well above sector norms, having transformed from negative net assets in 2013 to nearly £1.9M by 2025 through disciplined retention of profits and strategic debt elimination. Its freehold property ownership in Aberdeen city centre and debt-free status provide competitive advantages that most independent dental practices lack, though the elevated debtor levels and significant cash reduction in the latest year warrant monitoring—particularly given the group structure with Sapphire Orthodontics Limited. The principal strategic risks are key-person dependency on Dr Currie and increasing competitive pressure from corporate dental groups, against which the practice's specialist focus, financial resilience, and property assets provide meaningful but not insurmountable defences.
Shareholders' funds
£1,115,534
Balance sheet as at 2020-08-27
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2005-09-09
- Registered office
- Johnstone House, 52-54 Rose Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1HA
- Postcode
- AB10 1HA
- Capital
- 2 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-08-31
- Next due by
- 2027-05-27
- Financial year end
- 27 August
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-09-09
- Next due by
- 2027-09-23
Nature of business (SIC)
- 86230 Dental practice activities
Officers 2 current · 6 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by SAPPHIRE ORTHODONTICS LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| DAVANLY LIMITED | 2005-10-14 |
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 9 GOLDEN SQUARE, ABERDEEN, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB10 1RB | 2014-07-18 |
| INVESTMENT HOUSE, 6 UNION ROW, ABERDEEN, AB10 1DQ | 2006-06-27 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 108 similar companies in AB
2nd oldest of its local peers, trading since 2005.
No.4 of the largest dental practice activities companies in Aberdeen →
Competitors Aberdeen
This company ranks 4 among dental practice activities in Aberdeen.
The class of 2005
34%
of the 154,486 companies incorporated in 2005 are still active today; 63% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.