BRENNTAG UK LIMITED
Operating as the UK subsidiary of a global group, the company distributes a comprehensive portfolio of industrial and specialty chemicals and ingredients across sectors such as animal nutrition, personal care, and water treatment.
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Cash
£8m
-24.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£151m
+10.2% vs 2024
Employees
820
-1.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£59m
-24.3% lowest 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 | £518,120,000 | £486,229,000 | £458,935,000 | -5.6% | |
| Operating profit | £66,953,000 | £69,995,000 | £54,796,000 | -21.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £74,219,000 | £77,860,000 | £58,946,000 | -24.3% | |
| Net profit | £57,180,000 | £58,542,000 | £43,917,000 | -25% | |
| Cash | £1,464,000 | £10,580,000 | £8,010,000 | -24.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £270,858,000 | £155,441,000 | £170,818,000 | +9.9% | |
| Net assets | £254,418,000 | £136,911,000 | £150,828,000 | +10.2% | |
| Equity | £254,418,000 | £136,911,000 | £150,828,000 | +10.2% | |
| Average employees | 826 | 831 | 820 | -1.3% | |
| Wages | £35,067,000 | £34,975,000 | £32,474,000 | -7.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,001,000 | £701,000 | £637,000 | -9.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £25,000 | £28,000 | £31,000 | +10.7% | |
| Highest paid director | £557,000 | £352,000 | £346,000 | -1.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.9% | 14.4% | 11.9% | |
| Net margin | 11.0% | 12.0% | 9.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 24.7% | 45.0% | 32.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 35.1% | 44.3% | 42.0% | |
| Current ratio | 2.73x | 2.05x | 2.23x | |
| Interest cover | 60.59x | 78.12x | 72.29x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- BRENNTAG UK LIMITED 2009-02-26 → present
- ALBION CHEMICALS LIMITED 2004-12-14 → 2009-02-26
- ALBION CHEMICALS 100 LIMITED 2004-10-18 → 2004-12-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In addition, the directors have received confirmation from Brenntag UK Holding Limited that financial support is in place for at least twelve months from the date of signing these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 31 December 2025, 100% of the trade and assets of Monarch Chemicals Limited were transferred to the Company in the form of a hive up as part of a structural reorganisation for operational alignment.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRATTON, Martin | Secretary | 2007-07-27 | — | British |
| BROWN, Thomas Edward | Director | 2025-12-11 | Jan 1983 | British |
| GRATTON, Martin | Director | 2007-07-27 | Jun 1969 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAY, Mark | Secretary | 2004-10-18 | 2007-07-27 |
| MH SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-10-18 | 2004-10-18 |
| ARGO, Russel | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2026-06-30 |
| BATCHELOR, Nigel Maurice | Director | 2004-10-18 | 2006-06-23 |
| BLOMME, Carl Marcel | Director | 2006-06-23 | 2008-12-17 |
| CORTAZZI, William Julian | Director | 2004-10-18 | 2006-06-23 |
| DAY, Mark | Director | 2004-10-18 | 2007-07-27 |
| HOLLAND, Steven Edward | Director | 2004-10-18 | 2017-03-28 |
| O'CONNELL, David Michael | Director | 2007-09-01 | 2017-03-28 |
| PATTYN, Marc Achiel Valeer | Director | 2006-06-23 | 2009-09-30 |
| SAVAGE, Peter James | Director | 2004-10-18 | 2006-06-23 |
| VAN BAARLEN, Arie Harry | Director | 2006-06-23 | 2011-08-01 |
| WARD, Richard Michael Benedict | Director | 2017-08-01 | 2022-05-06 |
| WATERS, Clare Marie | Director | 2007-09-01 | 2015-03-31 |
| MH DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-10-18 | 2004-10-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenntag Uk Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 128 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.