BASF CATALYSTS UK HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£6k
+200% vs 2024
Net assets
£14m
-0.4% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£35m
-0.3% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£40,000 | -£80,000 | -£48,000 | +40% | |
| Profit before tax | £57,378,000 | £34,985,000 | £34,883,000 | -0.3% | |
| Net profit | £57,372,000 | £34,995,000 | £34,877,000 | -0.3% | |
| Cash | £11,000 | £2,000 | £6,000 | +200% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £30,655,000 | £14,812,000 | £14,844,000 | +0.2% | |
| Net assets | £29,795,000 | £13,913,000 | £13,859,000 | -0.4% | |
| Equity | £29,795,000 | £13,913,000 | £13,859,000 | -0.4% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £855,000 | £994,000 | £1,591,000 | +60.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £44,000 | £37,000 | £98,000 | +164.9% | |
| Highest paid director | £669,000 | £780,000 | £634,000 | -18.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -0.1% | -0.5% | -0.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 7.5% | 15.2% | 15.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.62x | 1.71x | 1.71x | |
| Interest cover | -1.03x | -2.16x | -1.04x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- BASF CATALYSTS UK HOLDINGS LIMITED 2007-04-18 → present
- ENGELHARD LIMITED 1984-12-28 → 2007-04-18
- ENGELHARD INDUSTRIES LIMITED 1930-06-27 → 1984-12-28
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.”
Group structure
- BASF CATALYSTS UK HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- BASF Metals Recycling Limited 100%
- BASF Metals Limited 100%
- BASF Metal Forwards Limited 100%
- BASF Metals Sweden AB 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2023-04-01 | — | — |
| DUNNE, Amanda Carol | Director | 2025-05-08 | Nov 1967 | Irish |
| WOOD, Lisa Anne | Director | 2025-07-18 | Apr 1972 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRACCO, Carlo | Secretary | 2001-03-30 | 2007-12-31 |
| DOBSON, Geoffrey John | Secretary | 1998-06-18 | 2001-03-30 |
| HATTON, Stephen | Secretary | 2008-01-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| KOERNER, Helen Victoria | Secretary | 2016-01-01 | 2023-04-01 |
| MCWILLIAMS, Albert Thomas | Secretary | — | 1993-05-01 |
| PAYNE, Richard Anthony | Secretary | 1993-05-01 | 1998-06-18 |
| OAKWOOD CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2023-04-01 | 2023-04-01 |
| BOEGENHOLD, Sik Yuen Katharine | Director | 2023-04-01 | 2025-05-02 |
| BRACCO, Carlo | Director | 2001-03-30 | 2007-12-31 |
| DOBSON, Geoffrey John | Director | — | 1992-10-01 |
| FLIEGEL, Lester | Director | 1999-12-07 | 2002-06-12 |
| FOSTER, Deborah Elizabeth | Director | 2002-12-30 | 2003-10-31 |
| FUGATE, Glenn David | Director | 2002-06-12 | 2007-12-31 |
| GREEN, Philip Anthony | Director | 1992-10-01 | 1996-02-15 |
| HATTON, Stephen | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2017-04-30 |
| JENSEN, Torben Berlin | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2016-06-30 |
| KOERNER, Helen Victoria | Director | 2017-05-01 | 2023-04-01 |
| MCWILLIAMS, Albert Thomas | Director | — | 1999-12-07 |
| MIDDLEMAS, Paul | Director | 1995-10-20 | 1998-09-17 |
| SETCHFIELD, John Henry, Dr | Director | 2002-12-30 | 2013-07-31 |
| SMALLWOOD, Robert | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2020-06-02 |
| URWIN, Thomas | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2023-04-01 |
| VERGOPOULOS, Vasileios | Director | 2023-04-01 | 2025-04-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basf Se | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 162 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-07 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-12-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-17 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-04-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-06 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date |
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.