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AMERICAN ORTHODONTICS (UK) LIMITED

#04361443 · Active · Group / consolidated · Incorporated 2002-01-28 (24y 9m) · Last filing 2026-09-29 (1mo ago)
Health Care · SIC 86230 · Q Human Health & Social Work Activities · Group accounts
Accounts due 2027-09-30 (in 12 months) · Confirmation due 2027-03-16 (in 5 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£1.6m

+26.6% highest in 3 filed years

Net assets

£8.3m

-5.3% lowest in 3 filed years

Employees

47

+17.5% highest in 3 filed years

Profit before tax

-£588k

-493.4% lowest in 3 filed years

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £20,349,014£21,398,893£23,299,127 +8.9%
Operating profit £169,184-£99,144-£589,263 -494.4%
Profit before tax £169,480-£99,056-£587,846 -493.4%
Net profit £65,331-£516,056-£680,345 -31.8%
Cash £1,102,576£1,272,518£1,610,774 +26.6%
Total assets less current liabilities £9,464,649£8,874,460£8,323,432 -6.2%
Net assets £9,309,783£8,793,727£8,323,432 -5.3%
Equity £9,309,783£8,793,727£8,323,432 -5.3%
Average employees 454047 +17.5%
Wages £2,866,310£2,853,383£3,300,589 +15.7%
Directors' remuneration —£332,179£380,000 +14.4%
Highest paid director —£332,179£380,000 +14.4%

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating margin 0.8%-0.5%-2.5%
Net margin 0.3%-2.4%-2.9%
Return on capital employed 1.8%-1.1%-7.1%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 22.2%21.7%26.8%
Current ratio 2.20x2.44x1.98x

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Name history

Renamed 1 time since incorporation

  1. AMERICAN ORTHODONTICS (UK) LIMITED 2002-02-07 → present
  2. AMERICAN ORTHODONTICS LIMITED 2002-01-28 → 2002-02-07

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Consolidated group
Auditor
DUX Advisory Limited
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis, which assumes that the Group will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and will be able to realise its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business.”

Group structure

  1. AMERICAN ORTHODONTICS (UK) LIMITED · parent
    1. American Orthodontics Benelux 100% · Belgium
    2. American Orthodontics East Europe SP.Z.O.O 100% · Poland

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

2 active · 7 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
BENZ, Randy Thomas, Chief Executive Officer Director 2012-05-01 Jan 1962 American
HENCHY, Nicholas Edward Director 2018-04-30 Jan 1977 British
Show 7 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
BOGENSCHUETZ, Michael G Secretary 2009-11-26 2012-07-27
VIGLIETTI, John Secretary 2002-01-28 2009-11-26
BENZ, Randy Thomas, Chief Executive Officer Director 2010-12-01 2012-05-02
GRESKE, Gregory Director 2002-01-28 2010-11-17
HOLLIER, Ian Mansell Director 2002-01-28 2018-04-30
MERKEL, Daniel Director 2002-01-28 2012-05-25
VIGLIETTI, John Director 2002-01-28 2009-11-26

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
American Orthodontics Corporation Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence (as firm) 2017-01-28 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 74 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-09-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2026-04-28 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2025-09-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2025-03-12 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-09-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2024-05-21 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2024-05-21 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2024-05-20 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2024-02-05 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-09-28 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2023-02-06 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-09-26 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2022-02-07 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-09-27 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2021-02-08 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2020-07-08 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2020-02-06 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2019-07-04 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2019-02-11 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2019-02-08 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
2

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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