BU INTERNATIONAL HOLDING COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£2.7m
+3.3% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£116k
-47.3% 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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £2,748,000 | £220,000 | £116,000 | -47.3% | |
| Net profit | £2,690,000 | £165,000 | £87,000 | -47.3% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,481,000 | £2,646,000 | £2,733,000 | +3.3% | |
| Net assets | £5,481,000 | £2,646,000 | £2,733,000 | +3.3% | |
| Equity | £5,481,000 | £2,646,000 | £2,733,000 | +3.3% | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 1.0% | 2.0% | 1.0% |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Following detailed assessment the financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis. Further details are given in note 2 to the financial statements.”
Group structure
- BU INTERNATIONAL HOLDING COMPANY LIMITED · parent
- Becker-Underwood (UK) Ltd 100%
- BASF Agricultural Specialities Ltd 100%
- MicroBio Canada Ltd 100%
- BASF Agricultural Specialties Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMPBELL, Helen Victoria | Secretary | 2016-01-01 | — | — |
| CAMPBELL, Helen Victoria | Director | 2017-05-12 | Dec 1974 | British |
| HOLSTEIN, Timothy | Director | 2023-09-01 | Mar 1986 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HATTON, Stephen | Secretary | 2013-04-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| WOOD, Steven | Secretary | 2012-03-07 | 2013-04-01 |
| BIRK, Thomas | Director | 2023-07-01 | 2023-09-01 |
| GOWLING, Graeme Robert, Dr | Director | 2012-03-07 | 2018-07-01 |
| HATTON, Stephen | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2017-05-11 |
| INNES, Peter, Dr | Director | 2012-03-07 | 2013-04-01 |
| URWIN, Thomas | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2023-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basf Se | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 61 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-08 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.