BASF AGRICULTURAL SPECIALITIES LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£2.5m
-40.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
37
+8.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2.3m
-1,284.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6,036,000 | £8,373,000 | £7,299,000 | -12.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,227,000 | £452,000 | -£2,001,000 | -542.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,410,000 | £190,000 | -£2,250,000 | -1,284.2% | |
| Net profit | -£1,081,000 | £104,000 | -£1,707,000 | -1,741.3% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,072,000 | £4,165,000 | £2,492,000 | -40.2% | |
| Net assets | £4,072,000 | £4,176,000 | £2,469,000 | -40.9% | |
| Equity | £4,072,000 | £4,176,000 | £2,469,000 | -40.9% | |
| Average employees | 31 | 34 | 37 | +8.8% | |
| Wages | £2,077,000 | £1,410,000 | £1,657,000 | +17.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £72,000 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £12,000 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -20.3% | 5.4% | -27.4% | |
| Net margin | -17.9% | 1.2% | -23.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -30.1% | 10.9% | -80.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 63.7% | 60.3% | 77.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.60x | 0.63x | 0.58x | |
| Interest cover | -4.63x | 1.44x | -7.91x |
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.
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
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the directors consider to be appropriate for the following reasons. The company meets its day to day working capital requirements from operational cash flows, and trading balances with the group headed by BASF SE, the ultimate parent company.”
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 183 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 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 |
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.