LE CREUSET U.K. LIMITED
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Cash
£18m
+45.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£25m
-9.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
363
+0.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.8m
+35.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £48,683,000 | £52,559,000 | £59,209,000 | +12.7% | |
| Operating profit | £1,359,000 | £2,920,000 | £2,956,000 | +1.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,294,000 | £2,097,000 | £2,843,000 | +35.6% | |
| Net profit | £792,000 | £1,608,000 | £2,030,000 | +26.2% | |
| Cash | £7,955,000 | £12,409,000 | £18,038,000 | +45.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £34,657,000 | £37,421,000 | £42,809,000 | +14.4% | |
| Net assets | £26,000,000 | £27,608,000 | £25,041,000 | -9.3% | |
| Equity | £26,000,000 | £27,608,000 | £25,041,000 | -9.3% | |
| Average employees | 316 | 362 | 363 | +0.3% | |
| Wages | £7,909,000 | £8,705,000 | £9,255,000 | +6.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £506,000 | £546,000 | £428,000 | -21.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £58,000 | £55,000 | £32,000 | -41.8% | |
| Highest paid director | £254,000 | £264,000 | £360,000 | +36.4% |
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 | 2.8% | 5.6% | 5.0% | |
| Net margin | 1.6% | 3.1% | 3.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.9% | 7.8% | 6.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 47.6% | 48.2% | 65.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.57x | 2.59x | 1.83x | |
| Interest cover | 3.21x | 2.89x | 4.20x |
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
- LE CREUSET U.K. LIMITED 1994-06-27 → present
- KITCHENWARE MERCHANTS LIMITED(THE) 1985-08-02 → 1994-06-27
- CLARBAT LIMITED 1948-08-17 → 1985-08-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company meets its day-to-day working capital requirements through its cash reserves. The current economic conditions due to higher inflation and the pressure on disposable income continue to create uncertainty but the level of demand for the company's products remains strong. The Company's forecasts and projections, taking account of reasonably possible changes in trading performance, show that the Company will be able to operate within the level of its current cash reserves. We have reviewed our forecast cash flows and the Directors' have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Elizabeth David was dissolved in 2025 with the investment balance held written off in 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEARNS, Mark Justin | Secretary | 2014-09-15 | — | — |
| TIBBIT, Lee Matthew | Director | 2026-03-20 | Aug 1983 | British |
| TORRE, Luc Marie Arthur | Director | 2013-05-09 | May 1956 | Belgian |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANGELL, Paul Jeffrey | Secretary | 2007-03-05 | 2014-09-15 |
| BEEKEN, Karen Michelle | Secretary | 1998-06-01 | 2005-10-28 |
| DIVALL, Keith Eric | Secretary | 2005-10-29 | 2007-03-05 |
| DIVALL, Keith Eric | Secretary | — | 1998-06-01 |
| ANGELL, Paul Jeffrey | Director | 2007-03-05 | 2014-09-15 |
| BEEKEN, Karen Michelle | Director | 2000-07-14 | 2005-10-28 |
| COURTIOUR, Jonathan Mark | Director | 1999-03-29 | 2002-03-29 |
| DIVALL, Keith Eric | Director | — | 2009-03-18 |
| INFELD, Gregers | Director | 2006-06-15 | 2007-01-26 |
| INFELD, Gregers | Director | 2006-06-15 | 2006-06-15 |
| MARFLEET, Stephen | Director | — | 2006-07-18 |
| PUTTOCK, Ian Lionel | Director | — | 1994-03-21 |
| RYDER, Nick Andrew | Director | 2002-10-08 | 2025-05-16 |
| SCHEEPERS, Michael Frans | Director | 2018-10-31 | 2025-04-28 |
| SQUIRE, Nicholas | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1998-08-31 |
| SWORDER, Geoffrey Michael | Director | — | 2013-05-09 |
| VAN ZUYDAM, Paul Johanes | Director | — | 1997-03-31 |
| VAN ZUYDAM, Simon | Director | 2016-01-04 | 2018-10-31 |
| WHEATON, Gavin John | Director | 1996-10-01 | 2013-05-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Creuset Holding Ltd | Corporate entity | Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) | 2021-11-26 | Active |
| Ms Natalia Calvo Garasa | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-11-26 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 154 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-11-26 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.