MENTHOLATUM COMPANY LIMITED(THE)
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Cash
£4.1m
-28.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£33m
-2.5% vs 2025
Employees
113
-2.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£704k
-85.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2024-02-28 | 2025-02-28 | 2026-02-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £41,559,000 | £40,591,000 | £38,807,000 | -4.4% | |
| Operating profit | £4,461,000 | £3,894,000 | £244,000 | -93.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,861,000 | £4,886,000 | £704,000 | -85.6% | |
| Net profit | £3,600,000 | £3,725,000 | £517,000 | -86.1% | |
| Cash | £7,948,000 | £5,760,000 | £4,126,000 | -28.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £31,507,000 | £33,525,000 | £32,690,000 | -2.5% | |
| Net assets | £31,570,000 | £33,634,000 | £32,808,000 | -2.5% | |
| Equity | £31,570,000 | £33,634,000 | £32,808,000 | -2.5% | |
| Average employees | 116 | 116 | 113 | -2.6% | |
| Wages | £6,160,000 | £6,231,000 | £6,451,000 | +3.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £880,000 | £820,000 | £803,000 | -2.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £51,000 | £42,000 | £47,000 | +11.9% | |
| Highest paid director | £357,000 | £251,000 | £270,000 | +7.6% |
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 | 2024-02-28 | 2025-02-28 | 2026-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.7% | 9.6% | 0.6% | |
| Net margin | 8.7% | 9.2% | 1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.2% | 11.6% | 0.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 18.0% | 17.1% | 17.0% | |
| Current ratio | 4.80x | 5.07x | 5.06x | |
| Interest cover | 39.48x | 63.84x | 2.09x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors, having made their own assessment of the company's financial position, have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate financial resources to continue to operate for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis”
Group structure
- MENTHOLATUM COMPANY LIMITED(THE) · parent
- Mentholatum (Overseas) Limited 100%
- Mentholatum South Africa (Pty) Limited 100%
- A.J. North (Pty) Limited 100%
- The Mentholatum Company (Ireland) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCCOLGAN, Linda Anne | Secretary | 2018-09-01 | — | — |
| HOSSENLOPP, Steve | Director | 2012-11-30 | Jan 1965 | American |
| LAWLOR, Andrew John | Director | 2024-09-01 | Jan 1981 | South African |
| MCCOLGAN, Linda Anne | Director | 2018-09-01 | Jun 1972 | Scottish |
| MISZTAK, Maciej Adam | Director | 2016-08-22 | Apr 1972 | Polish |
| SAITO, Masaya | Director | 2018-10-15 | Nov 1963 | Japanese |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOSSENLOPP, Steve | Secretary | 2017-10-31 | 2018-09-01 |
| OGLESBY, Howard | Secretary | — | 1995-03-31 |
| SMART, Douglas John | Secretary | 1995-03-31 | 2017-10-31 |
| BROWN, Colin Martin | Director | 2017-10-31 | 2020-12-14 |
| CHAN, Francis Wai Pok | Director | — | 2012-11-30 |
| CRANDALL, Robert Mason | Director | — | 1993-06-16 |
| GORNY, Bronislaw Waclaw Mackie | Director | 2012-02-06 | 2015-09-01 |
| GORNY, Bronislaw Waclaw Mackie | Director | 1991-11-04 | 2007-07-31 |
| HENDERSON, Kenneth Murray | Director | — | 1992-02-28 |
| INGHAM, James Warren | Director | — | 2010-08-06 |
| IZON, Michael Trevor | Director | 2021-08-18 | 2026-08-21 |
| OGLESBY, Howard | Director | — | 1995-03-31 |
| SMART, Douglas John | Director | 1994-11-29 | 2017-10-31 |
| TASKER, Andrew Paul | Director | 2007-07-31 | 2012-01-31 |
| YATEMAN, Robert William | Director | 2015-03-02 | 2024-08-31 |
| YOSHIDA, Akiyoshi | Director | 1999-11-04 | 2018-06-25 |
| YOSHIDA, Masashi | Director | 1993-06-16 | 1999-11-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Mentholatum Company Inc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2021-08-18 | Active |
| Mr Robert William Yateman | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-05-31 | Ceased 2021-08-18 |
| Mr Douglas John Smart | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-05-31 | Ceased 2017-10-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 164 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-08-08 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-08-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-25 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-08-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.