MEPC LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05514581 · ltd · incorporated 2005-07-20

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Development of building projects

Sector: Construction

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

68100Buying and selling of own real estate
68201Renting and operating of Housing Association real estate
68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 67). 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

8 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 13.1y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 13.1 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 (62/100)

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

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)

Directors & officers

32 officers (5 active, 32 linked, 30 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

23 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

142 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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (96 events)Click to expand

2026-04-22
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accounts · AA
2026-02-17
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officers · CH01
2025-08-12
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accounts · AA
2025-07-03
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MCGOOHAN, Steve James appointed
director
2025-07-03
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PAVIA, Paul appointed
director
2025-07-03
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officers · AP01
2025-07-03
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officers · AP01
2024-11-12
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officers · TM01
2024-10-31
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TOLHURST, Ben John resigned
director
2024-06-13
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officers · TM01
2024-05-31
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WILMAN, Kirsty Ann-Marie resigned
director
2024-05-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-17
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accounts · AA
2023-06-16
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officers · AP01
2023-06-05
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BROWN, Sharon Michelle appointed
director
2023-05-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-11
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PRICE, David John resigned
director
2023-05-05
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DARROCH, Christopher Raymond Andrew resigned
director
2023-03-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-30
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-04
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-05-04
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accounts · AA
2022-04-06
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officers · TM01
2022-04-06
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officers · TM01
2022-03-31
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DIPPLE, James Anthony resigned
director
2022-03-23
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RANDALL, Nicholas John resigned
director
2022-03-03
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officers · AP01
2022-02-22
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TOLHURST, Ben John appointed
director
2020-03-02
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WILMAN, Kirsty Ann-Marie appointed
director
2019-03-29
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WILMAN, Kirsty Ann-Marie resigned
director
2019-03-22
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Charge satisfied #8
2019-03-22
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Charge satisfied #7
2019-03-22
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Charge satisfied #6
2019-03-22
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Charge satisfied #5
2019-03-22
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Charge satisfied #4
2019-03-22
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Charge satisfied #3
2019-03-22
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Charge satisfied #2
2019-03-22
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Charge satisfied #1
2018-09-18
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PRICE, David John appointed
director
2018-01-31
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HERMES SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2018-01-31
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MEPC SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2018-01-31
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GROSE, David Leonard resigned
director
2018-01-11
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WILMAN, Kirsty Ann-Marie appointed
director
2017-05-15
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Deutsche Bank Ag, London Branch
2017-02-07
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Deutsche Bank Ag, London Branch
2016-06-23
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MOUSLEY, Emily Ann resigned
director
2016-04-01
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RANDALL, Nicholas John appointed
director
2015-11-24
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Deutsche Bank Ag, London Branch

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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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 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.

Group structure

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

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Federated Hermes Limited

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

ultimate parent

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MEPC LIMITED

This company · 05514581

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
Federated Hermes Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	15/01/2020

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mepc (1946) Limitedceased 15/01/2020· 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

Incorporated2005-07-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Sixth Floor, 150 Cheapside

London

EC2V 6ET

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-03

Last: 2025-07-20