SPECIALIST BUILDING PRODUCTS LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of the listed Epwin Group Plc, the company manufactures plastic building products and acts as a holding entity for several group businesses.
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Cash
£5m
-21% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£95m
+22.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,946
+4.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£23m
+17.1% highest in 3 filed years
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 | £304,867,000 | £282,996,000 | £308,766,000 | +9.1% | |
| Operating profit | £25,444,000 | £25,307,000 | £28,417,000 | +12.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £19,643,000 | £19,616,000 | £22,967,000 | +17.1% | |
| Net profit | £15,371,000 | £15,138,000 | £16,355,000 | +8% | |
| Cash | £11,390,000 | £6,379,000 | £5,041,000 | -21% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £158,530,000 | £159,131,000 | £172,386,000 | +8.3% | |
| Net assets | £76,724,000 | £77,467,000 | £95,186,000 | +22.9% | |
| Equity | £76,724,000 | £77,467,000 | £95,186,000 | +22.9% | |
| Average employees | 1,897 | 1,866 | 1,946 | +4.3% | |
| Wages | £63,715,000 | £65,263,000 | £71,422,000 | +9.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,357,000 | £1,608,000 | £3,036,000 | +88.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £67,000 | £70,000 | £71,000 | +1.4% | |
| Highest paid director | £363,000 | £467,000 | £817,000 | +74.9% |
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 | 8.3% | 8.9% | 9.2% | |
| Net margin | 5.0% | 5.3% | 5.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.0% | 15.9% | 16.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 67.8% | 67.6% | 60.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.19x | 1.21x | 1.49x | |
| Interest cover | 4.39x | 4.45x | 5.21x |
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
- SPECIALIST BUILDING PRODUCTS LIMITED 2013-05-13 → present
- S.B.P. LIMITED 1998-06-04 → 2013-05-13
- EPWIN LIMITED 1988-01-15 → 1998-06-04
- EUROPLAS LIMITED 1985-01-11 → 1988-01-15
- EUROPLAS WINDOWS & DOORS MANUFACTURING LIMITED 1976-07-14 → 1985-01-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements of the Company are prepared on a going concern basis as the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- SPECIALIST BUILDING PRODUCTS LIMITED · parent
- Specialist Building Contracting Limited 100%
- Specialist Outdoor Products Limited 100%
- Accrington Plastics Limited 100%
- Epwin Materials Limited 100%
- Home Building Plastics Limited 50%
Significant events
- “On 1 January 2025 the company acquired the trade, assets and liabilities of IG Elements Limited, its wholly owned subsidiary.”
- “On 24 November 2025 the company acquired the trade, assets and liabilities of CK Building Supplies Limited, its wholly owned subsidiary.”
- “On 24 July 2026, the company acquired the share capital of Evander Glazing and Locks Limited, a leading UK provider of residential and commercial windows and doors installation for total consideration of £7,100,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUTTER, Andrew | Secretary | 2016-08-01 | — | — |
| BEDNALL, Jonathan Albert, Mr. | Director | 2012-05-22 | Mar 1971 | British |
| EMPSON, Christopher Anthony | Director | 2014-06-25 | Nov 1974 | British |
| HUDSON, Stuart | Director | 2023-06-27 | Oct 1971 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Anthony John | Director | 2023-06-27 | Feb 1962 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICE, Sean Edward | Secretary | 1993-09-01 | 2014-07-23 |
| TOWNSEND, John Richard | Secretary | — | 1993-09-01 |
| EPWIN SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2014-07-23 | 2016-08-01 |
| BAILEY, Clare Louise | Director | 2016-08-16 | 2024-12-31 |
| CHALLINOR, David John | Director | 2012-05-22 | 2014-07-23 |
| COX, Richard | Director | — | 2004-04-30 |
| HANRAHAN, Shaun Patrick | Director | 2016-06-08 | 2023-03-31 |
| HAZEL, Paul Malcolm | Director | 1995-04-03 | 2008-05-31 |
| RAWSON, Anthony James | Director | — | 2014-07-23 |
| RAWSON, Richard John | Director | — | 2006-12-31 |
| RICHARD, Cox | Director | 2008-02-15 | 2011-12-22 |
| TOWNSEND, John Richard | Director | — | 1996-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epwin Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 211 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-09 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2026-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-06-01 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-31 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-07 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2023-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-11 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.