BASF AGRICULTURAL SPECIALITIES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-30 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-16
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£4M
+2.6% vs 2023
Employees
34
+9.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£190K
+113.5% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- BASF AGRICULTURAL SPECIALITIES LIMITED 2013-08-01 → present
- BECKER UNDERWOOD LIMITED 2002-06-17 → 2013-08-01
- MICROBIO LIMITED 1993-12-08 → 2002-06-17
- NEW PLANT PRODUCTS LIMITED 1982-10-14 → 1993-12-08
- DARKAFT LIMITED 1982-06-01 → 1982-10-14
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6,036,000 | £8,373,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£1,227,000 | £452,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,410,000 | £190,000 | |
| Net profit | -£1,081,000 | £104,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,072,000 | £4,176,000 | |
| Net assets | £4,072,000 | £4,176,000 | |
| Equity | £4,072,000 | £4,176,000 | |
| Average employees | 31 | 34 | |
| Wages | £2,077,000 | £1,410,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -20.3% | 5.4% | |
| Net margin | -17.9% | 1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -30.1% | 10.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.60x | 0.63x | |
| Interest cover | -4.63x | 1.44x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Following detailed assessment the financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “2023 Joss is attributable to production delays, boiler breakdown, build-up of scaling, resulting in waste and decreased output. It was further impacted by the loss of two key personnel which caused some production delays.”
- “The war between Russia and Ukraine caused additional administrative requirements, leading to delays in 2023. All dispatches were successfully delivered.”
- “Increased cost of raw materials, energy and freight together with rising inflation continues. Mitigation is an ongoing priority.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMPBELL, Helen Victoria | Secretary | 2016-01-01 | — | — |
| HOLSTEIN, Timothy | Director | 2023-09-01 | Mar 1986 | British |
| KAY, Neil Edward | Director | 2021-04-01 | Jan 1980 | British |
| SHEWELL, Paul Douglas Selby | Director | 2025-04-01 | Oct 1964 | British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FULLER, Bill R | Secretary | 2001-12-21 | 2007-07-16 |
| HAMILTON, David James | Secretary | — | 1996-02-16 |
| HATTON, Stephen | Secretary | 2013-04-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| HOLROYD, Mary | Secretary | 1996-02-16 | 1996-12-17 |
| TINNER, Richard | Secretary | 1996-12-17 | 2001-12-12 |
| WOOD, Steve | Secretary | 2007-07-16 | 2013-04-01 |
| BARKER, Gordon Howard | Director | 1996-02-26 | 2000-09-07 |
| BECKER, Jeffrey A | Director | 2000-09-07 | 2006-02-06 |
| BIRK, Thomas | Director | 2021-06-07 | 2025-04-01 |
| BUDD, Darren, Dr | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2021-06-07 |
| CARTER, Richard John | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| GILMOUR, Roger Hugh, Doctor | Director | — | 1993-09-10 |
| GOWLING, Graeme Robert, Dr | Director | 2001-12-12 | 2018-07-01 |
| HAMILTON, David James | Director | — | 1996-02-16 |
| HARPER, Karen Lois | Director | 2017-05-01 | 2024-10-31 |
| HATTON, Stephen | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2017-04-30 |
| INNES, Peter, Dr | Director | 1993-09-10 | 2013-04-01 |
| JELENKO, Martin Murray | Director | 2000-09-07 | 2004-08-31 |
| JENSEN, Torben Berlin | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| MARTIN, Neil | Director | 2000-09-07 | 2004-08-31 |
| MCMANUS, Ian Daniel | Director | 2006-03-21 | 2012-11-21 |
| MCMANUS, Ian Daniel | Director | 1996-12-01 | 2000-09-07 |
| MIFLIN, Benjamin John, Doctor | Director | 1996-12-01 | 2000-09-07 |
| POTTER, Salvador Patrick James | Director | 1996-05-01 | 2004-03-31 |
| TINNER, Richard | Director | 1996-12-17 | 2001-12-12 |
| UNDERWOOD, Roger C | Director | 2000-09-07 | 2006-02-06 |
| URWIN, Thomas | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2023-06-30 |
| VERNON, Geoffrey Nicholas, Dr | Director | 1997-11-27 | 1998-10-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becker-Underwood (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 182 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-08 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+38.7%
£6,036,000 £8,373,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+2.6%
£4,072,000 £4,176,000
-
Employees
+9.7%
31 34
-
Operating profit
+136.8%
-£1,227,000 £452,000
-
Profit before tax
+113.5%
-£1,410,000 £190,000
-
Wages
-32.1%
£2,077,000 £1,410,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers