BLOC LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03369730 · ltd · incorporated 1997-05-13

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 21.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Development of building projects

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · oldest 21.9y

85/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 21.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

24 officers (5 active, 24 linked, 17 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

19 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

182 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (73 events)Click to expand

2026-04-11
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replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2025-10-03
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accounts · AA
2025-01-17
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officers · TM01
2024-12-31
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TINDALE, Nicola resigned
director
2024-07-15
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address · AD01
2024-07-12
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accounts · AA
2024-07-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-07-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-18
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accounts · AA
2023-01-18
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-01-18
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officers · AP01
2023-01-18
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capital · SH08
2023-01-18
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-01-17
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capital · SH01
2023-01-17
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-01-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-17
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officers · AP01
2023-01-17
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officers · AP01
2023-01-16
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MACLEOD, James Alexander Kenneth appointed
director
2023-01-16
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PECK, David Howard appointed
director
2023-01-16
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SMITH, Alexander Hay Laidlaw appointed
director
2023-01-16
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HODGKINSON, Philip David resigned
director
2023-01-16
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HUNT, Philip Swinson resigned
director
2023-01-16
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KADDOUR, Adel resigned
director
2023-01-16
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VALLEE, Raphaël Gabriel Robert resigned
director
2022-12-15
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-05-13
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GILLESPIE, Francis Gerard resigned
director
2022-05-13
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VALLEE, Raphaël Gabriel Robert appointed
director
2022-03-31
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HODGKINSON, Paul Richard resigned
director
2021-07-23
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GILLESPIE, Francis Gerard appointed
director
2021-07-23
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ROBERT, Francis resigned
director
2018-11-28
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HODGKINSON, Paul Richard appointed
director
2018-11-28
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HODGKINSON, Philip David appointed
director
2018-11-28
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KADDOUR, Adel appointed
director
2018-11-28
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ROBERT, Francis appointed
director
2016-11-25
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THORPE, Nicholas John resigned
secretary
2011-08-22
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HUNT, Philip Swinson appointed
director
2011-07-01
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THOMAS, Richard James appointed
director
2010-10-21
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Charge satisfied #4
2010-10-21
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Charge satisfied #3
2010-10-21
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Charge satisfied #2
2010-10-21
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Charge satisfied #1
2009-09-16
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THORPE, Nicholas John appointed
secretary
2009-08-06
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MCGUINNESS, Neil Stephen resigned
secretary
2009-08-06
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MCGUINNESS, Neil Stephen resigned
director
2009-08-06
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WOTHERSPOON, Robert John resigned
director
2008-02-19
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KERSHAW, Adrian resigned
director

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Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

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Turbulent Architecture Limited

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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Tarras Park Properties Limited

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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BLOC LIMITED

This company · 03369730

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Turbulent Architecture Limited Corporate entity	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	03/06/2024
Tarras Park Properties Limited Corporate entity	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	16/01/2023

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Richard Francis Pageceased 03/06/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated1997-05-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

The Toll House

Delamere Terrace

London

W2 6ND

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-20

Last: 2026-05-06