BITUCHEM BUILDING PRODUCTS LIMITED
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Cash
£3.1m
+103.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£6m
+6% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
33
+3.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£516k
+56% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,408,346 | £12,884,584 | £14,949,259 | £14,714,049 | £14,422,937 | £15,132,124 | +4.9% | |
| Operating profit | £942,297 | £563,847 | £632,659 | £685,871 | £352,229 | £527,953 | +49.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £923,241 | £544,205 | £585,334 | £662,159 | £330,857 | £516,255 | +56% | |
| Net profit | £819,569 | £477,702 | £478,913 | £535,943 | £231,629 | £361,819 | +56.2% | |
| Cash | £3,137,918 | £3,192,265 | £2,830,904 | £2,594,824 | £1,514,932 | £3,078,679 | +103.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,174,844 | £5,547,118 | £5,952,996 | £6,000,160 | £5,875,738 | £6,361,824 | +8.3% | |
| Net assets | £4,942,037 | £5,270,739 | £5,610,652 | £5,760,971 | £5,668,600 | £6,006,419 | +6% | |
| Equity | £4,942,037 | £5,270,739 | £5,610,652 | £5,760,971 | £5,668,600 | £6,006,419 | +6% | |
| Average employees | 31 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 32 | 33 | +3.1% | |
| Wages | £1,265,739 | £1,120,678 | £1,426,497 | £1,260,366 | £1,400,712 | £1,673,319 | +19.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £556,085 | £398,904 | £532,883 | £350,723 | £468,041 | £401,440 | -14.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £91,824 | £202,777 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £98,361 | £223,853 | £198,806 | -11.2% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.3% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 4.7% | 2.4% | 3.5% | |
| Net margin | 7.2% | 3.7% | 3.2% | 3.6% | 1.6% | 2.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.2% | 10.2% | 10.6% | 11.4% | 6.0% | 8.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 18.7% | 23.6% | 15.7% | 16.4% | 16.2% | 25.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 6.54x | 6.38x | 3.57x | |
| Interest cover | 49.45x | 28.71x | 13.37x | 28.93x | 16.48x | 30.73x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- BITUCHEM BUILDING PRODUCTS LIMITED 1990-11-26 → present
- BITUCHEM ROOFING PRODUCTS LIMITED 1986-08-15 → 1990-11-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties”
Significant events
- “The company has given a guarantee to the bank in respect of loans and overdrafts of fellow subsidiaries and its parent undertaking. At the balance sheet date the maximum potential liability was £363,405 (2024: £354,046).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PASCHALI, Michelle | Secretary | 2002-05-01 | — | British |
| ELLSMORE, Thomas Edward | Director | 2018-02-16 | Jun 1988 | British |
| HOWIE, David George | Director | 2015-01-01 | Apr 1962 | British |
| LORD, Roger Kenneth | Director | 2002-02-01 | Feb 1960 | British |
| PASCHALI, Michelle | Director | 2001-03-20 | Mar 1975 | British |
| PASCHALI, Paul | Director | — | Nov 1943 | British |
| PASCHALI (JNR), Paul | Director | 2001-03-22 | May 1978 | British |
| STOTT, Mark Robert | Director | 2018-02-16 | Jan 1966 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOPKINS, Carole Ann | Secretary | 2001-02-02 | 2002-04-30 |
| KRANIDIOTES, Doros | Secretary | 1994-10-14 | 1999-04-09 |
| PASCHALI, Sandra | Secretary | — | 1994-10-14 |
| SMITH, John | Secretary | 1999-04-09 | 2001-02-02 |
| PASCHALI, Sandra | Director | — | 1998-09-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bituchem Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 124 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-04-04 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-20 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2026-04-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-04-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2019-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
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.