Gentle Dental Care 4U Ltd

Reference number: 930276

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Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Website, phone number and address

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  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    0118 945 5555

  • Address

    6 Chapel Hill, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 5DG, United Kingdom

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  • What kind of line 0118 945 5555 is
  • Who else gives the postcode RG31 5DG
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Other names (3)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • Bespoke Dental Reading Trading name
  • Gentle Dental Care Reading Trading name
  • Gentle Dental Care Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • Credit Broking

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
08185491
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
20 August 2012 (14 years old)
Registered office
6 Chapel Hill, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 5DG, England
Nature of business
  • Dental practice activities (SIC 86230)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Kenneth Wilson Macmillan Director Dec 1958 28 May 2015 4 other companies
Brenda Maeve Macmillan Director Jun 1960 15 Jun 2020 3 other companies
Douglas Alexander Bruce Macmillan Director Oct 1994 1 Mar 2023 None
Kenneth Wilson Macmillan Secretary Not published 1 Aug 2013 –

Other companies run by these 3 directors

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other companies
4
closed down
1
run together
3

In the full report: all 4 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 3 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 June 2025Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

£2.64m

+19% from £2.21m

Cash at bank

£321k

−48% from £614k

Employees (average)

14

Same as 14

Owed within a year

£920k

+18% from £781k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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About these figures
Turnover
Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax
What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity
Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities
Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank
Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year
Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 08185491. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Gentle Dental Care 4U’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (18)

2021

7 January 2021

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2016

20 August 2016

  • Brenda Maeve Macmillan became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
  • Kenneth Wilson Macmillan became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2012

20 August 2012

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 18 events

  • All 18 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 7
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  • 4 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 18 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Gentle Dental Care 4U Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Gentle Dental Care 4U Ltd (FRN 930276) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2021 and works as a dental or medical practice. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Gentle Dental Care 4U’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0118 945 5555 for Gentle Dental Care 4U. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Gentle Dental Care 4U a scam or clone?
Gentle Dental Care 4U is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with Gentle Dental Care 4U?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Gentle Dental Care 4U handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Gentle Dental Care 4U to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Gentle Dental Care 4U?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Gentle Dental Care 4U: Mrs Brenda Maeve Macmillan (50–75% of shares) and Mr Kenneth Wilson Macmillan (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Gentle Dental Care 4U?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Gentle Dental Care 4U: Kenneth Wilson Macmillan, Brenda Maeve Macmillan and Douglas Alexander Bruce Macmillan.
How long has Gentle Dental Care 4U been in business?
The company was formed on 20 August 2012, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2021.
What do Gentle Dental Care 4U’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2025, show net assets of £2.64m (+19% from £2.21m) and cash at bank of £321k (−48% from £614k).
Does Gentle Dental Care 4U use any other names?
It trades as Bespoke Dental Reading and Gentle Dental Care Reading. It has previously used the name Gentle Dental Care.

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