STAMPER HOLDINGS LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC259795 · ltd · incorporated 2003-11-25

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 11.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Oct 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Machining

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.8y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 11.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

79 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Average employees	0	0

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

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3 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

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand

2025-09-01
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mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2025-08-27
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-08-26
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2025-08-25
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-08-07
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2025-07-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-11
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SCOTT, Ainslie appointed
director
2025-06-11
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STAMPER, Scott appointed
director
2025-06-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-20
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-09-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
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STAMPER, Christina appointed
director
2024-07-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-25
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-25
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-16
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
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dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-09-26
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-09-27
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-08-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-21
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2014-09-10
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
2014-09-08
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
2014-07-28
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
2003-11-25
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Company incorporated
As STAMPER HOLDINGS LTD
2003-11-25
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STAMPER, Christina appointed
secretary
2003-11-25
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STAMPER, Eric Swan appointed
director
2003-11-25
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PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-11-25
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PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-11-25
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PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-11-25
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PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

88/100

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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "STAMPER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 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

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — STAMPER, Scott (same surname) appointed 2025-06-11. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 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 · 1 low

Name changed recently

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-02-20: certificate-change-of-name-company

5 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Eric Swan Stamper Individual · British · DOB 02/1950 · age 76	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	26/11/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Christine Stamperceased 26/11/2016· significant influence · firm interest

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

Incorporated2003-11-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC25620 — Machining

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