BLOCK, GREY AND BLOCK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC172241 · ltd · incorporated 1997-02-12
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£27
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
89 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £27
Very low cash
Cash position: £27
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£27
~ YoY
Net Worth
£27
~ YoY
Current Assets
£27
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5£11£16£22£27Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£27£27
Current assets£27£27
Cash£27£27
Net assets£27£27

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-13
    ➕
    BARCLAY, David Ellis appointed
    director
  2. 2026-02-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-12
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2025-02-12
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-02-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-01-31
    ➖
    MCSHERRY, Gerrard resigned
    director
  8. 2024-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-08-31
    ➖
    BARCLAY, Colin Shields resigned
    secretary
  17. 2016-08-31
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2016-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2009-03-31
    ➖
    BLAIR, Alan resigned
    director
  20. 2008-12-31
    ➕
    BARCLAY, Colin Shields appointed
    director
  21. 2008-12-31
    ➕
    BARCLAY, Colin Shields appointed
    secretary
  22. 2008-12-31
    ➖
    HOBBS, Robert resigned
    secretary
  23. 2008-12-31
    ➕
    MCSHERRY, Gerrard appointed
    director
  24. 2006-02-20
    ➖
    BLAIR, Michael Alan resigned
    director
  25. 2002-03-18
    ➖
    MACDONALD, Colin Alpin resigned
    director
  26. 1999-03-20
    ➕
    BLAIR, Michael Alan appointed
    director
  27. 1999-03-20
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Colin Alpin appointed
    director
  28. 1997-02-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLOCK, GREY AND BLOCK LIMITED
  29. 1997-02-12
    ➕
    HOBBS, Robert appointed
    secretary
  30. 1997-02-12
    ➕
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  31. 1997-02-12
    ➖
    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  32. 1997-02-12
    ➕
    BLAIR, Alan appointed
    director
  33. 1997-02-12
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
    nominee-director
  34. 1997-02-12
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

29/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BARCLAY, David Ellis (same surname) appointed 2026-02-13. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

John Maclaren And Sons Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
John Maclaren And Sons Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BLOCK, GREY AND BLOCK LIMITED
This company · SC172241

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
John Maclaren And Sons Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares12/02/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Jg Distillers Ltdceased 12/02/2025· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated1997-02-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010

Registered office

3 Peel Park Place
East Kilbride
Glasgow
G74 5LW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-16
Last: 2026-02-02

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

BARCLAY, Colin Shields→
director · ~68y · appointed 2008-12-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARCLAY, David Ellis→
director · ~35y · appointed 2026-02-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARCLAY, Colin Shields→
secretary · appointed 2008-12-31 · resigned 2016-08-31
Resigned
HOBBS, Robert→
secretary · appointed 1997-02-12 · resigned 2008-12-31
Resigned
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-02-12 · resigned 1997-02-12
Resigned
BLAIR, Alan→
director · ~79y · appointed 1997-02-12 · resigned 2009-03-31
Resigned
BLAIR, Michael Alan→
director · ~53y · appointed 1999-03-20 · resigned 2006-02-20
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1997-02-12 · resigned 1997-02-12
Resigned
MACDONALD, Colin Alpin→
director · ~80y · appointed 1999-03-20 · resigned 2002-03-18
Resigned
MCSHERRY, Gerrard→
director · ~70y · appointed 2008-12-31 · resigned 2025-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (89 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-02-02