COMBINED PUMPS CORP LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC186178 · ltd · incorporated 1998-05-27
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

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28131
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 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

9 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 25.2y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
112 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees24001400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-01
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    mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
    mortgage · 466(Scot)
  2. 2025-08-27
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-08-25
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  4. 2025-08-07
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  5. 2025-08-04
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  6. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-06-11
    ➕
    STAMPER, Scott appointed
    director
  8. 2025-06-11
    ➖
    STAMPER, Scott resigned
    director
  9. 2025-06-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2025-06-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-12-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2024-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-10-15
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  14. 2024-09-24
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2024-07-22
    ➕
    STAMPER, Christina appointed
    director
  16. 2024-07-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2024-07-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2024-04-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2024-04-25
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  20. 2023-12-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  21. 2023-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2023-10-10
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  23. 2023-09-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  24. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2022-09-29
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  26. 2022-09-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  27. 2020-02-13
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    Charge satisfied #7
  28. 2020-02-13
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    Charge satisfied #6
  29. 2017-06-14
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
  30. 2017-06-14
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
  31. 2015-01-13
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
  32. 2015-01-08
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    Charge satisfied #2
  33. 2014-09-08
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
  34. 2014-09-08
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  35. 2014-09-08
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  36. 2008-08-01
    ➕
    STAMPER, Eric Swan appointed
    director
  37. 2008-07-07
    ➖
    STAMPER, Eric resigned
    director
  38. 2008-02-26
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
  39. 2002-07-12
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  40. 2001-03-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  41. 1999-05-27
    ➕
    STAMPER, Christina appointed
    secretary
  42. 1999-05-27
    ➖
    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  43. 1999-05-27
    ➕
    STAMPER, Eric appointed
    director
  44. 1999-05-27
    ➖
    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  45. 1998-05-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COMBINED PUMPS CORP LTD
  46. 1998-05-27
    ➕
    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  47. 1998-05-27
    ➕
    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

91/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • 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.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Eric Swan Stamper
Individual · British · DOB 02/1950 · age 76
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-05-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC28131 — SIC 28131

Registered office

Combined House Howe Moss Terrace
Dyce
Aberdeen
Grampian
AB21 0GR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-17
Last: 2025-07-03

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

STAMPER, Christina→
secretary · appointed 1999-05-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STAMPER, Christina→
director · ~77y · appointed 2024-07-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STAMPER, Eric Swan→
director · ~76y · appointed 2008-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1998-05-27 · resigned 1999-05-27
Resigned
STAMPER, Eric→
director · ~76y · appointed 1999-05-27 · resigned 2008-07-07
Resigned
STAMPER, Scott→
director · ~51y · appointed 2025-06-11 · resigned 2025-06-11
Resigned
PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1998-05-27 · resigned 1999-05-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

9
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:9 of 9 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—07/08/2025—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—04/08/2025—
satisfied
Shawbrook
Shawbrook Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property14/06/201713/02/2020
satisfied
Shawbrook
Shawbrook Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property14/06/201713/02/2020
outstanding
Aldermore
Aldermore Bank PLC
A registered charge—13/01/2015—
outstanding
Aldermore
Aldermore Bank PLC
A registered charge—08/09/2014—
satisfied
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
Floating charge1 property26/02/200808/09/2014
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property12/07/200208/01/2015
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property20/03/200108/09/2014
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Recent filings (112 total)

mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2025-09-01
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-11
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-10-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-09-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-25