MASTER BUILDERS SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED
Formerly known as BASF Construction Chemicals, this Cinven-backed UK subsidiary of the Master Builders Solutions group manufactures concrete admixtures, cement additives, and other construction chemicals.
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Cash
£409
+14.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£116k
-22.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
44
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£6.4k
+67.5% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials 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 | £39,956,000 | £16,183 | £13,183 | -18.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£115,000 | -£3,498 | -£714 | +79.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £486,400,000 | £3,806 | £6,374 | +67.5% | |
| Net profit | £453,265,000 | £1,613 | £4,681 | +190.2% | |
| Cash | £391,000 | £356 | £409 | +14.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £147,880,000 | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £147,261,000 | £148,901 | £115,658 | -22.3% | |
| Equity | £147,261,000 | — | — | — | |
| Average employees | 70 | 44 | 44 | 0% | |
| Wages | £3,876,000 | £2,945 | £2,331 | -20.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £428,000 | £320 | £354 | +10.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £37,000 | £31 | £54 | +74.2% | |
| Highest paid director | £284,000 | £214 | £219 | +2.3% |
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 | -0.3% | -21.6% | -5.4% | |
| Net margin | — | 10.0% | 35.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.1% | — | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 2.8% | -38.7% | -1.6% | |
| Current ratio | 25.01x | 7.77x | 9.11x | |
| Interest cover | -0.02x | — | -6.55x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- MASTER BUILDERS SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED 2020-11-13 → present
- BASF CONSTRUCTION CHEMICALS (UK) LIMITED 2006-07-07 → 2020-11-13
- DEGUSSA CONSTRUCTION CHEMICALS (UK) LIMITED 2005-11-24 → 2006-07-07
- FEB LIMITED 1992-12-09 → 2005-11-24
- FEB INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1952-12-10 → 1992-12-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Rödl & Partner Limited
- 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
- MASTER BUILDERS SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED · parent
- Master Builders Solutions France S.A.S. 100%
- Master Builders Solutions Espana S.L. 100%
- Adril Traders SL 100%
- Master Builders Solutions Espana S.L. Sucursal EM Portugal 100%
- LSF11 Skyscraper France BidCo SAS 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIRCHALL, Geoff | Director | 2023-08-31 | Sep 1968 | British |
| FLETCHER, Christopher Neville | Director | 2020-07-17 | Aug 1964 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Patrick Beresford | Secretary | 1996-12-02 | 2003-05-15 |
| GOSS, Harry William | Secretary | — | 1992-12-05 |
| HATTON, Stephen | Secretary | 2008-03-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| KOERNER, Helen Victoria | Secretary | 2016-01-01 | 2020-07-17 |
| MCMANUS, Thomas Geoffrey | Secretary | 2003-05-15 | 2008-02-29 |
| PARKINSON, Stephen John | Secretary | 1993-05-14 | 1995-06-29 |
| THIRKETTLE, Paul Richard Edward | Secretary | 1995-06-29 | 1996-12-02 |
| THIRKETTLE, Paul Richard Edward | Secretary | 1992-12-05 | 1993-05-14 |
| ANDREWS, Donald Charles Mackenzie | Director | 2004-06-16 | 2006-06-30 |
| BATZER, Martin Christopher, Dr | Director | 1992-12-05 | 1993-04-01 |
| BENEDETTI, Alfonso | Director | 1993-06-11 | 1995-02-20 |
| BROWN, Patrick Beresford | Director | 1996-12-03 | 2007-06-26 |
| CHADWICK, Iven | Director | 2002-06-17 | 2007-06-26 |
| CRONIN, Daniel Joseph | Director | 1999-11-24 | 2007-06-26 |
| ERB, Thomas | Director | 1995-09-19 | 2001-02-19 |
| HATTON, Stephen | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2017-04-30 |
| HOLDER, David Alexander | Director | — | 1993-05-28 |
| HOLSTEIN, Timothy | Director | 2020-07-17 | 2023-08-31 |
| INDERBITZIN, Franz Xaver | Director | 1995-02-20 | 1995-09-19 |
| JENSEN, Torben Berlin | Director | 2006-09-12 | 2012-02-29 |
| JEWITT, Kevin Anthony | Director | — | 1995-01-31 |
| KOELLREUTER, Andreas | Director | 2007-06-26 | 2012-02-29 |
| KOERNER, Helen Victoria | Director | 2017-05-01 | 2020-07-17 |
| MAURHOFER, Fritz | Director | 1993-06-11 | 1999-12-31 |
| MCPHERSON, Ian Gordon Sutherland | Director | — | 1992-12-05 |
| METCALFE, Richard | Director | 1992-12-05 | 1996-12-02 |
| MYATT, Christopher John | Director | — | 1992-12-05 |
| POECH, Dieter Ortwin | Director | 1996-12-03 | 2001-02-09 |
| PURCHASE, George Richard Marshall | Director | 1995-02-20 | 2001-12-31 |
| THIRKETTLE, Paul Richard Edward | Director | 1992-12-05 | 1993-05-28 |
| URWIN, Thomas | Director | 2011-12-12 | 2020-07-17 |
| WATSON, David Twells | Director | — | 1992-12-05 |
| WEICHSELGARTNER, Martin | Director | 1996-12-03 | 1999-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinarancia Uk Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-05-02 | Active |
| Mbcc Investments Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-04-28 | Ceased 2023-05-02 |
| Mb Solutions Investments S.A.R.L | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-12-03 | Ceased 2023-04-28 |
| Basf Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 263 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-12 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-12 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.