A.BERNIE & CO.(QUEENSFERRY AUCTION)LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00502015 · ltd · incorporated 1951-12-05
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 40.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 90-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 90). 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

5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 40.4y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 40.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
140 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£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2020-10-15
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    SHAW, Claire Maria resigned
    director
  9. 2020-07-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-06-05
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  14. 2017-06-05
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    Charge satisfied #2
  15. 2017-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-10-01
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2013-08-23
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    BERNIE, David Francis Peter resigned
    director
  19. 2013-08-23
    ➖
    BERNIE, Paul Antony resigned
    director
  20. 2012-11-12
    ➕
    BERNIE, Marcus Antony appointed
    secretary
  21. 2012-11-12
    ➖
    BERNIE, Dorina Maria Celeste resigned
    secretary
  22. 2012-11-12
    ➖
    BERNIE, Dorina Maria Celeste resigned
    director
  23. 2006-12-09
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Probo Antonion Rocco Bernie and Rita Bernie
  24. 2006-12-08
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  25. 2005-08-23
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    Charge satisfied #3
  26. 2005-08-23
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    Charge satisfied #1
  27. 1997-10-24
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    BERNIE, Marcus Antony appointed
    director
  28. 1997-10-24
    ➕
    BERNIE, Paul Antony appointed
    director
  29. 1997-10-24
    ➕
    SHAW, Claire Maria appointed
    director
  30. 1986-01-10
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  31. 1986-01-10
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  32. 1986-01-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  33. 1951-12-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A.BERNIE & CO.(QUEENSFERRY AUCTION)LIMITED

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BERNIE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 90 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 90 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 75 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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

Prorocco Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Prorocco Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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A.BERNIE & CO.(QUEENSFERRY AUCTION)LIMITED
This company · 00502015

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Prorocco Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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7 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
Incorporated1951-12-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

The Coach House
Groomsdale Lane
Hawarden
Flintshire
CH5 3EH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

BERNIE, Marcus Antony→
secretary · appointed 2012-11-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BERNIE, Marcus Antony→
director · ~58y · appointed 1997-10-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BERNIE, Probo Antony Rocco→
director · ~90y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BERNIE, Dorina Maria Celeste→
secretary · resigned 2012-11-12
Resigned
BERNIE, David Francis Peter→
director · ~84y · resigned 2013-08-23
Resigned
BERNIE, Dorina Maria Celeste→
director · ~97y · resigned 2012-11-12
Resigned
BERNIE, Paul Antony→
director · ~60y · appointed 1997-10-24 · resigned 2013-08-23
Resigned
SHAW, Claire Maria→
director · ~60y · appointed 1997-10-24 · resigned 2020-10-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Probo Antonion Rocco Bernie and Rita Bernie / Probo Antonio Rocco Bernie and Rita Bernie
Legal charge2 properties09/12/2006—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property08/12/2006—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property10/01/198623/08/2005
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property10/01/198605/06/2017
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property10/01/198623/08/2005
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Recent filings (140 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-19