PUMP ACTION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC148802 · ltd · incorporated 1994-02-04

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£1.49M

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 33190

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 31.5y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 31.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)

Directors & officers

12 officers (10 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

11 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

129 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,487,141

Cash YoY

+20%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£673k

↑ 20% YoY

Net Worth

£1.5m

↑ 3.2% YoY

Current Assets

£3.6m

↑ 36% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£1.74M	£1.64M
Current assets	£3.59M	£2.65M
Cash	£673.2k	£562.0k
Debtors	£2.23M	£1.65M
Net assets	£1.49M	£1.44M

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

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand

2026-05-18
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-13
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MCINTOSH, David appointed
director
2026-05-13
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SMITH, Derek appointed
director
2026-05-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-13
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-11-13
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-11-13
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Charge satisfied #5
2024-11-13
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Charge satisfied #4
2024-10-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-30
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BUTLER, Bryn appointed
director
2024-02-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-10-10
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-10
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-18
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-09-18
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-09-08
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AITKEN, Brian Anthony appointed
director
2023-09-08
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BUCHAN, Ian Andrew John appointed
director
2023-09-08
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PIRRIE, James Mcnab appointed
director
2023-09-08
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PIRRIE, John Syme appointed
director
2023-09-08
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-09-08
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Nevis Capital LLP as Security Trustee
2023-09-07
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-08-28
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
2023-08-28
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
2022-12-13
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-03-25
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Charge satisfied #2
2022-03-25
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Charge satisfied #1
2020-12-18
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Charge satisfied #3
2007-05-08
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
2006-11-15
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
1995-01-10
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
1994-03-29
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LAMONT, Scott Edward appointed
secretary
1994-03-29
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GRAY, Scott appointed
director
1994-03-29
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LAMONT, Scott Edward appointed
director
1994-03-29
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LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1994-03-29
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LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
1994-02-04
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Company incorporated
As PUMP ACTION LIMITED
1994-02-04
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LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1994-02-04
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LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Pump Action Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Pump Action Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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PUMP ACTION LIMITED

This company · SC148802

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Pump Action Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	08/09/2023

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Scott Grayceased 08/09/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
Mr Scott Edward Lamontceased 08/09/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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

Incorporated1994-02-04

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

19 Hutchison Road

Edinburgh

Midlothian

EH14 1RA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-15

Last: 2026-03-01