Brocade
Brocade and Blockcare 300 cover different jobs. Here is what each one actually does.
Blockcare 300 handles the financial back office for your building. Brocade handles the rest of the director job: FRA actions, compliance checks, PEEPs, contractor follow-through, the Golden Thread. This page compares both, honestly.
12,303
Active RTM companies in England
£630/yr
Blockcare 300 entry price
About Blockcare 300
Blockcare 300 is a self-service tier of Ringley Group's managed block-management service. It provides service-charge admin, bank reconciliation, and statutory accounts for self-managing leaseholders -- backed by a RICS-regulated managing agent.
Target market: Self-managing RTM directors and leaseholders seeking professional financial administration without a full managing agent
Visit Blockcare 300 website →Two tools, one job: why this is not an either/or choice
Financials are the core, and Blockcare 300 does that side -- demands, ledgers, statutory accounts, bank reconciliation. The director job is broader though: FRA actions, contractor assignment and follow-through, PEEPs, resident-raised issues, document audit trail, Safety Case reporting. Most RTM directors end up running both: a financial back-office tool and a compliance tool.
Blockcare 300
- Service-charge demands and statements
- Bank reconciliation
- Statutory year-end accounts
- Companies House filings
Brocade
- FRA action tracking with contractor assignment
- Scheduled compliance checks with reminders
- PEEPs and resident-raised issues
- Document audit trail with checksum chains
- Safety Case reporting
The £630 entry point and what comes after it
Blockcare 300 starts at £630/yr. The next tier up, Blockcare 500, starts at £5,000/yr -- nearly 8x the entry price -- and is the point at which Ringley engages as your managing agent. Blockcare 1000 is from £10,000/yr. The pricing reflects a service ladder, not a software-tier ladder. £630/yr cannot fund a profitable per-block service line on its own; the value to the vendor is the upsell pipeline. Worth knowing if you want to budget the next three years honestly.
Blockcare 300
- £630/yr entry tier (£45/mo equiv.)
- Blockcare 500: from £5,000/yr (Ringley as managing agent)
- Blockcare 1000: from £10,000/yr (full management)
- Pricing escalates as you move up the ladder
Brocade
- £49/mo base + £2.50/unit/mo, no service-tier upsell
- Same product whether you have 4 units or 400
- No price step from self-service to managed-service
- Stays a software cost, not a service cost
Where does your data live when you use Blockcare 300?
Blockcare 300 is a portal you log into; the financial back-office is operated by Ringley Group as a RICS-regulated managing agent. The Service Charge Sorted page describes it as 'low-cost airline' style block management -- self-service interface, professional firm behind it. Worth understanding before you commit: your service-charge funds, your bank reconciliation history, and your share register live within Ringley's systems. If you ever leave the platform, the off-ramp is a managed-service handover, not a data export.
Blockcare 300
- Funds held in Ringley client accounts (per Ringley public copy)
- Bank reconciliation operated by Ringley back-office
- Self-serve tier provisioned by Ringley (not instant)
- Off-ramp is a managed-service handover
Brocade
- Your bank account remains yours -- we connect to it for reconciliation
- Service-charge funds never sit in a Brocade account
- Self-serve sign-up: instant access, no provisioning gate
- Data export is a one-click operation
Where Blockcare 300 beats Brocade (and where it does not)
On the financial work Blockcare 300 covers -- service-charge demands, bank reconciliation, statutory accounts, Companies House filings -- Ringley is a RICS-regulated firm doing this professionally. They probably do it better than Brocade. We are not going to pretend otherwise. What Blockcare 300 does not cover is the rest of the director's job: fire risk assessment actions, scheduled compliance checks, PEEPs, contractor follow-through, Safety Case reporting, the Golden Thread audit trail. That is where Brocade was built to live.
Blockcare 300 (better)
- RICS-regulated bank account management
- Statutory accounts prepared by professional firm
- Decades of UK leasehold financial-admin experience
Brocade (better)
- S20 / S20B compliance workflow with statutory deadline tracking
- Reserve fund append-only ledger
- FRA-action-to-demand traceability
- PEEP management and Safety Case reporting
- Tamper-evident audit trail (SHA-256)
Evidence-Based Feature Comparison
| Feature | Blockcare 300 | Brocade |
|---|---|---|
| Service charge demand generation | [1] | |
| Bank reconciliation | [4] | |
| Statutory year-end accounts (RICS-grade) | [1] | Self-serve year-end |
| Companies House filings | [1] | |
| Section 20 / S20B consultation workflow | [6] | |
| Fire risk assessment action tracking | [6] | |
| Scheduled compliance checks with reminders | [6] | |
| PEEP management | [6] | |
| Contractor portal with magic-link access | [6] | |
| Resident-raised issue tracking | [6] | |
| Safety Case reporting | [6] | |
| Document audit trail with checksum chains | [6] | |
| Golden Thread compliance | [6] | |
| Self-serve instant sign-up | Ringley provisions access[5] | [6] |
Service charge demand generation
Blockcare 300
[1]Brocade
Bank reconciliation
Blockcare 300
[4]Brocade
Statutory year-end accounts (RICS-grade)
Blockcare 300
[1]Brocade
Self-serve year-endCompanies House filings
Blockcare 300
[1]Brocade
Section 20 / S20B consultation workflow
Blockcare 300
Brocade
[6]Fire risk assessment action tracking
Blockcare 300
Brocade
[6]Scheduled compliance checks with reminders
Blockcare 300
Brocade
[6]PEEP management
Blockcare 300
Brocade
[6]Contractor portal with magic-link access
Blockcare 300
Brocade
[6]Resident-raised issue tracking
Blockcare 300
Brocade
[6]Safety Case reporting
Blockcare 300
Brocade
[6]Document audit trail with checksum chains
Blockcare 300
Brocade
[6]Golden Thread compliance
Blockcare 300
Brocade
[6]See how Brocade covers the rest of the director job -- the compliance surface that sits next to your service charges.
Pricing Comparison
Blockcare 300
Blockcare 100
Free
self-service portal
- Basic self-service portal
- No financial admin
Blockcare 300
£630/yr
£45/mo equiv.
- Self-service portal
- Service-charge admin
- Bank reconciliation
- Statutory accounts
Blockcare 500
From £5,000/yr
Ringley as managing agent
- Engaged managing-agent service
- All Blockcare 300 features
- Ringley operates the block
Blockcare 1000
From £10,000/yr
full management
- Full block management by Ringley
- All Blockcare 500 features
- Enterprise-grade service
Brocade
Brocade Starter
£49 + VAT
per building per month
- Compliance management for one building
- FRA actions, scheduled checks, PEEPs
- Document audit trail
- Resident portal
Brocade Per Unit
+ £2.50 + VAT
per unit per month (stacked)
- Adds per-unit capacity
- No tier ladder
- Same product at every scale
Blockcare 300 pricing sourced from https://ringley.co.uk/block_management/service_levels on 2026-04-30. Brocade pricing from brocade.app/pricing.
Feature Comparison
| Capability | Blockcare 300 | Brocade |
|---|---|---|
| Service-charge demand generation | ||
| Bank reconciliation (RICS-regulated) | Self-serve | |
| Statutory year-end accounts | Self-serve | |
| Section 20 / S20B workflow | ||
| FRA action tracking | ||
| Scheduled compliance checks | ||
| PEEP management | ||
| Contractor portal | ||
| Safety Case reporting | ||
| Tamper-evident audit trail |
Service-charge demand generation
Blockcare 300
Brocade
Bank reconciliation (RICS-regulated)
Blockcare 300
Brocade
Self-serveStatutory year-end accounts
Blockcare 300
Brocade
Self-serveSection 20 / S20B workflow
Blockcare 300
Brocade
FRA action tracking
Blockcare 300
Brocade
Scheduled compliance checks
Blockcare 300
Brocade
PEEP management
Blockcare 300
Brocade
Contractor portal
Blockcare 300
Brocade
Safety Case reporting
Blockcare 300
Brocade
Tamper-evident audit trail
Blockcare 300
Brocade
When Blockcare 300 is the right choice
- You need RICS-regulated bank account management and statutory accounts prepared by a professional firm
- Your building has straightforward compliance (no FRA actions outstanding, no S20B notices in progress, no PEEP requirements)
- You do not need a tamper-evident audit trail or Safety Case reporting
- You are comfortable with a managed-light model where Ringley operates the financial back-office on your behalf
Already using Blockcare 300?
Many RTM directors use both: Blockcare 300 for service-charge admin, Brocade for compliance. We have a guide on running them side-by-side. Book a demo to see how the two tools complement each other.
Frequently Asked Questions
Accuracy and corrections
All claims on this page are sourced from public Ringley Group and Service Charge Sorted pages, verified at the date below. Brocade is a competitor. We have tried to be fair. If you spot an error, contact us.
Last verified: 2026-04-30
Sources
- Service Charge Sorted: Blockcare 300 detailed scope (accessed 2026-04-30)
- Service Charge Sorted: low-cost managing agent positioning (accessed 2026-04-30)
- Ringley: BlockCare service levels and tier pricing (accessed 2026-04-30)
- Service Charge Sorted: account reconciliation (accessed 2026-04-30)
- Leaseholder Support: Blockcare 300 signup gate (accessed 2026-04-30)
- Brocade Pricing Page (accessed 2026-04-30)
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Last updated: April 2026