BERGHAUS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00871405 · ltd · incorporated 1966-02-15

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Wholesale of clothing and footwear

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

46900Non-specialised wholesale trade

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 92-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 92). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 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

7 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 58.8y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 58.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)

Directors & officers

46 officers (7 active, 46 linked, 42 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

24 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

229 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (108 events)Click to expand

2025-10-01
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2025-06-18
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officers · AP01
2025-06-02
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FIELDHOUSE, Karen appointed
director
2025-01-09
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accounts · AA01
2024-09-24
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accounts · AA
2023-10-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-05
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-07-05
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incorporation · MA
2023-07-03
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officers · TM01
2023-06-30
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GODDEN, Jonathan Mark resigned
director
2023-06-26
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change-of-constitution · CC04
2023-01-17
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2022-12-15
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accounts · AA
2022-03-01
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officers · TM01
2022-02-28
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HIGHFIELD, Dominique resigned
director
2021-11-03
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-11-03
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-09-11
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accounts · AA
2021-01-07
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accounts · AA
2020-10-30
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officers · CH01
2020-10-16
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officers · AP01
2020-10-16
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officers · AP01
2020-10-01
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GODDEN, Jonathan Mark appointed
director
2020-10-01
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HIGHFIELD, Dominique appointed
director
2020-09-30
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NURSE, Katrina Lesley resigned
director
2019-01-02
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NURSE, Katrina Lesley appointed
director
2018-06-01
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PATEL, Chirag Yashvant appointed
director
2018-04-23
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STEPHENSON, Christopher resigned
director
2018-02-28
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CARVER, John Antony resigned
director
2017-12-19
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LEEDHAM, Richard John resigned
director
2017-04-03
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STEPHENSON, Christopher appointed
director
2015-04-20
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CULLEN, Timothy Edward appointed
secretary
2015-04-20
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CAMPBELL, Patrick James resigned
secretary
2014-03-31
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CARVER, John Antony appointed
director
2014-03-31
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KENNEDY, David resigned
director
2014-03-31
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LEEDHAM, Richard John appointed
director
2013-08-27
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COTTER, Richard resigned
director
2008-12-31
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SINCLAIR, Jonathan Stuart resigned
director
2008-12-04
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LONG, Andrew Michael appointed
director
2008-10-31
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LESLIE, Andrew Marvin resigned
director
2006-12-01
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GRUNDY, Lewis Richard resigned
director
2006-05-31
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ROBERTS, Simon Anthony resigned
director
2006-05-05
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COTTER, Richard appointed
director
2005-01-01
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CAMPBELL, Patrick James appointed
secretary
2005-01-01
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STEVENS, Richard Anthony resigned
secretary
2005-01-01
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WOOD, James Anthony resigned
director
2004-03-31
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SINCLAIR, Jonathan Stuart appointed
director
2004-03-31
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WEBSTER, Nicholas Peter Hamilton resigned
director
2003-12-03
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LESLIE, Andrew Marvin appointed
director
2001-07-05
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WEBSTER, Nicholas Peter Hamilton appointed
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 92 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 92 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 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

Pentland Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Pentland Group Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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BERGHAUS LIMITED

This company · 00871405

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
Pentland Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	02/11/2021

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Pentland Group Limitedceased 02/11/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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

Incorporated1966-02-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46420 — Wholesale of clothing and footwear

Registered office

8 Manchester Square

London

W1U 3PH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-15

Last: 2025-08-01