BRENNTAG SPECIALTIES LUBRICANTS EUROPE LTD.
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Cash
£7m
+117.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£14m
+24.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
12
+20% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.8m
-44.8% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | £124,284,722 | £158,535,000 | £118,241,000 | -25.4% | |
| Operating profit | £5,032,572 | £5,027,000 | £2,804,000 | -44.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,990,880 | £5,023,000 | £2,771,000 | -44.8% | |
| Net profit | £3,879,962 | £5,076,000 | £2,725,000 | -46.3% | |
| Cash | £451,663 | £3,215,000 | £6,992,000 | +117.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,325,719 | £11,164,000 | £13,889,000 | +24.4% | |
| Net assets | £10,325,719 | £11,164,000 | £13,889,000 | +24.4% | |
| Equity | £10,325,719 | £11,164,000 | £13,889,000 | +24.4% | |
| Average employees | 10 | 10 | 12 | +20% | |
| Wages | £258,838 | £386,000 | £400,000 | +3.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Figures converted to GBP from EUR at 0.872 per EUR (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 4.0% | 3.2% | 2.4% | |
| Net margin | 3.1% | 3.2% | 2.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 48.7% | 45.0% | 20.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 58.5% | — | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.71x | 1.80x | 2.19x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 45.97x |
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 3 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2026-09-30
- BRENNTAG SPECIALTIES LUBRICANTS EUROPE LTD. 2026-09-30 → present
- MULTISOL EUROPE LIMITED 2014-03-14 → 2026-09-30
- ZENTEUM LIMITED 2004-11-30 → 2014-03-14
- TREEGROOVE LIMITED 2004-10-12 → 2004-11-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, being at least twelve months from the date of signing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- BRENNTAG SPECIALTIES LUBRICANTS EUROPE LTD. · parent
- OOO Multisol 100%
Significant events
- “The approval of an interim dividend payment to its immediate parent of €nil (2024 - €5,800,000).”
- “As a result of the ongoing conflict in Russia & Ukraine, the Company no longer have operations in Russia and Belarus...”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Thomas Edward | Secretary | 2025-12-22 | — | — |
| BROWN, Thomas Edward | Director | 2025-12-16 | Jan 1983 | British |
| HOPKINSON, David Garnett | Director | 2015-08-01 | Feb 1964 | British |
| WRIGHT, Kevin Eamonn | Director | 2017-12-19 | Apr 1964 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELL, Gordon | Secretary | 2012-06-01 | 2012-12-10 |
| BELL, Gordon Andrew | Secretary | 2008-08-11 | 2012-06-01 |
| GRATTON, Martin | Secretary | 2012-06-01 | 2025-12-22 |
| TOMS, Sandra | Secretary | 2004-10-14 | 2008-08-11 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-10-12 | 2004-10-14 |
| BELL, Gordon Andrew | Director | 2012-12-10 | 2014-03-31 |
| GRATTON, Martin | Director | 2011-11-30 | 2025-12-22 |
| KNAPPSKOG, Bjorn | Director | 2004-10-14 | 2011-11-30 |
| OLIPHANT, Paul | Director | 2004-10-14 | 2011-11-30 |
| STOCK, Michael John | Director | 2011-11-30 | 2012-03-14 |
| WATERS, Clare Marie | Director | 2011-11-30 | 2015-03-31 |
| WILKINS, Andrew John | Director | 2011-11-30 | 2015-08-31 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-10-12 | 2004-10-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multisol Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 114 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-09-30 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-01-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.