First Base Technologies

What First Base Technologies does

First Base Limited is a UK mixed-use property developer that specialises in regeneration projects combining residential, commercial workspace, and community facilities, with an explicit long-term social value mandate. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in London, operating with a team of 11–50 employees across five core geographies: London, Bristol, Brighton, Cambridge, and Milton Keynes. It serves three principal counterparty classes: public-sector landowners and local authorities (15+ relationships), institutional investors (Patron Capital, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Blackstone, the European Investment Bank), and housing associations (L&Q, Hyde, Southern Housing), with end occupier/buyer demand supplied downstream.

The firm's core capability is the assembly, planning, and delivery of complex mixed-use schemes rather than a proprietary technology platform. Its toolkit draws on relationships with leading architects (Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, AHMM, Make, Porphyrios), structured development management expertise (notably around estate regeneration and Olympic legacy sites), and emerging competence in sustainability (a public commitment to net zero carbon operations by 2030). The underlying asset base is a portfolio of brownfield regeneration sites, of which the Silvertown Partnership — a joint venture with Macquarie Capital and Chelsfield covering ~7.2 million sq ft of consented mixed-use space in the Royal Docks — is the largest single asset.

The business model is project-based and capital-partnered. First Base typically structures developments as joint ventures or forward-funded partnerships with institutional equity providers and public-sector partners, earning development management fees, promote/profit-share on GDV, and in some cases residual ownership tranches. Notable individual schemes include MK Gateway (£190m GDV), Edward Street Quarter (£120m), East Village / Triathlon Homes (1,379 Olympic legacy homes), and the Silvertown masterplan. There is no software product, recurring SaaS revenue, or platform licensing component evident in the material.

Name

First Base Technologies

Legal name

First Base Limited

Website

https://firstbase.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

First Base is a UK mixed-use property developer delivering residential, commercial workspace, and community regeneration schemes across London, Bristol, Brighton, Cambridge, and Milton Keynes for public-sector partners, institutional investors, and housing associations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hassocks

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

First Base Limited is a UK-based mixed-use property developer that delivers residential, commercial, and community-led schemes across London and key regional cities. The company partners with local authorities, housing associations, institutional investors, and landowners to deliver Build-to-Rent, affordable housing, PBSA, co-living, life sciences workspace, and ground-floor commercial space. Its named developments include Soapworks (Salford Quays), Echo (Manchester), Arbour Park (Barking), The Venue (Manchester), Crown Street (Liverpool), and Beacon Yard (Birmingham).

Product overview

First Base is a UK mixed-use real estate developer focused on delivering long-term social value for communities. The company's portfolio consists of distinct residential, commercial, and mixed-use development projects across London, Bristol, Brighton, Milton Keynes, and Cambridge. The product portfolio includes flagship projects such as: MK Gateway (a £190m mixed-use district in Milton Keynes with workspace, homes, and future-focused technology infrastructure), Edward Street Quarter (a £120m Brighton development with Grade A offices and 168 homes), Soapworks (a £175m Bristol district with workspace, homes, and hospitality), KX Nido (student accommodation with 1,045 students in King's Cross), East Village (1,379 homes at the Olympic Park in Stratford), and Adelaide Wharf (the company's first development in Shoreditch). Additional projects span residential schemes like Ashchurch Villas, Vivo, and Highbury Gardens, commercial office developments, and large-scale regeneration initiatives including Silvertown. The company works with leading architects and partners with public sector bodies, housing associations, and institutional investors to deliver developments that combine residential, workspace, retail, and community facilities while achieving sustainability goals including net zero carbon by 2030.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Soapworks

Quantifiable outcome

• MK Gateway projected to deliver £100m+ social value over 20 years and 1,500 jobs
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

44 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Laing O'RourkecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partners First Base and Laing O'Rourke worked collaboratively on East Thames HQ project to provide integrated development, design and construction services.
• Silvertown Partnership (First Base, Macquarie Capital, Chelsfield Properties)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture between First Base, Macquarie Capital and Chelsfield Properties selected by GLA as development partner for Silvertown regeneration - one of London's largest ever planning consents (7.2 million sq.ft.)
• Triathlon Homes (East Thames Group, First Base, Southern Housing Group)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture company established by East Thames Group, First Base and Southern Housing Group to manage 1,379 homes at Olympic Village (East Village) from 2013/14, contributing to Stratford's Olympic legacy.
• Social Value UKminorOthersFirst Base affiliated with Social Value UK - organisation focused on measuring and maximising social value in projects.
• Social Value PortalminorOthersFirst Base works with Social Value Portal for measuring and reporting social value outcomes from developments.
• UK Green Building Council (UKGBC)minorOthersFirst Base affiliated with UKGBC - membership organisation working for green building industry.
• The Planet MarkminorOthersFirst Base working with Planet Mark towards net zero carbon target by 2030.
• London Borough of HaveringcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPublic sector partner for regeneration projects in London Borough of Havering area.
• Bristol City CouncilcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPublic sector partner for Soapworks Bristol development - First Base working closely with Bristol City Council.
• Brighton & Hove City CouncilcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPublic sector partner for Edward Street Quarter Brighton development.
• London Borough of NewhamcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPublic sector partner for regeneration projects including East Village Stratford area.
• London Borough of IslingtoncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPublic sector partner for various regeneration projects.
• London Borough of HackneycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPublic sector partner for regeneration projects.
• London Borough of SouthwarkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPublic sector partner for Printworks and 360 London Elephant and Castle developments.
• London Borough of Hammersmith & FulhamcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPublic sector partner for Ashchurch Villas development in Ravenscourt Park.
• London Borough of MertoncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPublic sector partner for regeneration projects.
• London Borough of Barking & DagenhamcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPublic sector partner for Anne Mews - first new council homes in Barking for a quarter of a century.
• London Borough of Tower HamletscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPublic sector partner for regeneration projects in Tower Hamlets area.
• Southern Housing GroupcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHousing association partner including joint venture in Triathlon Homes for Olympic Village.
• L&QcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOne of London's and UK's largest housing associations partnering on projects.
• Homes EnglandcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCentral government housing agency partner for developments.
• Greater London Authority (GLA)flagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCentral government partner that selected Silvertown Partnership for Silvertown regeneration.
• The Hyde GroupcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHousing association partner including partnership on Anston House Brighton.
• McLarencoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSelected as delivery partner by First Base & Patron Capital for Edward Street Quarter Brighton development.
• BuckleyGrayYeomancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitectural practice for Edward Street Quarter Brighton - inspired by Brighton's eclectic street scene.
• EPR ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitectural partner.
• Fletcher PriestcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitectural practice for East Thames HQ - designed open plan office for 600+ staff.
• Pollard Thomas Edwards ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesigned Ashchurch Villas applying modern twist to traditional London vernacular.
• AHMM (Allford Hall Monaghan Morris)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesigned Anne Mews with focus on high-quality materials and traditional terraced house typology. Also designed Adelaide Wharf and KX Nido.
• Eric ParryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitectural practice partner.
• dRMMminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitectural practice partner.
• West 8minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUrban design and landscape architecture practice partner.
• Conran & PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead designer for Anston House Brighton with key First Base design principles.
• Arney Fender Katsalidis (AFK)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal architectural firm for Tower Bridge Road Bermondsey scheme with iconic design vision.
• Porphyrios AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesigned Highbury Gardens with neo-classical architecture in consultation with The Princes Foundation.
• Glenn Howells ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesigned Printworks - nine-storey block with bronze aluminium cladding to EcoHomes Excellent standard.
• Levitt BernsteincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesigned Vivo 462-home mixed tenure scheme in Stepney Green.
• Maccreanor LavingtoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesigned Anne Mews with traditional terraced house typology. Partner on Silvertown Partnership.
• Rogers Stirk Harbour + PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesigned 360 London - 44 storey landmark building for Elephant and Castle regeneration.
• Woods BagotcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitects for Soapworks Bristol revitalisation project working with First Base and Bristol City Council.
• Stanton WilliamsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitectural practice partner.
• Make ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesigned award winning Greenwich Square £250m complex with 645 apartments.
• SpacehubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRenowned landscape designers for Edward Street Quarter creating three new public spaces.
• BioRegionalminorOthersPartner with First Base working towards net zero carbon target by 2030.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Mount Anvil: London-focused design-led residential and mixed-use developer operating in similar boroughs to First Base. Comparable product (new-build mixed-use, family homes, BTR) and similar focus on long-term placemaking and community engagement.
• Telford Homes: London-focused residential developer building homes for sale and for PRS/BTR operators. Comparable on inner-London brownfield sites, JV partnerships, and focus on design quality and amenity-rich developments within similar boroughs to First Base.
• St Modwen Properties: UK mixed-use developer and regeneration specialist active across multiple English regions. Comparable on brownfield regeneration, JV partnerships with public bodies and institutional investors, and blended residential/commercial/workspace product mix.
• Quintain: UK developer behind Wembley Park regeneration — directly comparable to First Base on large-scale mixed-use masterplans, public-private JV structures, and design-led placemaking with world-class architects. Similar focus on long-term social value and amenity delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Lendlease: Global developer with major UK urban regeneration projects (e.g. Elephant & Castle). Comparable on large-scale mixed-use masterplans, JV partnership models, and design-led placemaking with leading architects, though far larger and internationally diversified.
• Berkeley Group: Major London-focused residential developer with mixed-use and regeneration projects. Comparable to First Base on London brownfield regeneration, design-led placemaking, and JV partnerships with local authorities, though substantially larger in scale and listed.
• Barratt Developments: UK's largest housebuilder with significant London/South East operations. Comparable on residential unit delivery and affordable housing partnerships with housing associations (L&Q, Hyde), though at far greater scale and with a more volume-driven model.
• Taylor Wimpey: One of the UK's largest housebuilders with operations across London and the South East. Comparable on partnerships with housing associations for affordable housing allocations and JV models, though predominantly volume residential rather than mixed-use regeneration.

Regional players

• Peabody: London housing association and developer with extensive regeneration pipeline in the same boroughs First Base operates in. Comparable on large-scale regeneration, affordable housing delivery, and JV/partnership development with public and private sectors.
• Notting Hill Genesis: Major London housing association and developer operating across the same geographies as First Base. Comparable on affordable housing delivery, partnership development with housebuilders, and large-scale estate regeneration projects in London boroughs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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