MEIYUME (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£2.1m
-31% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3.4m
-64.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
402
-6.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£4m
-47.9% vs 2024
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 | £83,442,000 | £71,690,000 | £54,557,000 | -23.9% | |
| Operating profit | -£5,084,000 | -£1,603,000 | -£3,344,000 | -108.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£8,501,000 | -£2,709,000 | -£4,007,000 | -47.9% | |
| Net profit | -£8,501,000 | -£2,709,000 | -£6,183,000 | -128.2% | |
| Cash | £5,217,000 | £3,003,000 | £2,071,000 | -31% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,672,000 | £12,247,000 | £5,730,000 | -53.2% | |
| Net assets | £12,672,000 | £9,548,000 | £3,365,000 | -64.8% | |
| Equity | £12,672,000 | £9,548,000 | £3,365,000 | -64.8% | |
| Average employees | 565 | 428 | 402 | -6.1% | |
| Wages | £16,936,000 | £14,187,000 | £14,009,000 | -1.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £158,703 | £321,190 | £222,486 | -30.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £6,128 | £12,936 | £3,204 | -75.2% | |
| Highest paid director | £158,703 | £321,190 | £222,486 | -30.7% |
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 | -6.1% | -2.2% | -6.1% | |
| Net margin | -10.2% | -3.8% | -11.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -40.1% | -13.1% | -58.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 74.0% | 76.7% | 88.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.91x | 1.05x | 0.79x | |
| Interest cover | -4.02x | -1.37x | -5.00x |
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 6 times since incorporation
- MEIYUME (UK) LIMITED 2018-12-03 → present
- LF BEAUTY (UK) LIMITED 2009-06-30 → 2018-12-03
- PB BEAUTY LIMITED 2004-02-02 → 2009-06-30
- AXXIS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 2001-02-09 → 2004-02-02
- PETER BLACK TOILETRIES & COSMETICS LIMITED 1995-07-01 → 2001-02-09
- PETER BLACK TOILETRIES LIMITED 1983-02-04 → 1995-07-01
- ESCORT MANUFACTURING CO.LIMITED 1950-06-15 → 1983-02-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe that preparing the financial statements on the going concern basis is appropriate due to the continued financial support of its intermediate parent company Meiyume Holdings (BVI) Limited.”
Significant events
- “Transfer of the Collection brand business during 2024.”
- “Transition to FRS 101 from FRS 102.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUCKLE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2018-09-28 | — | — |
| RABU, Thierry Roland Gilbert | Director | 2021-09-30 | May 1960 | French |
| YIM, Kam Chuen | Director | 2025-04-04 | Mar 1956 | Australian |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KERSHAW, Christopher Sydney Sagar | Secretary | — | 2008-11-26 |
| ARMSTRONG, Gary David | Director | 1997-06-06 | 2019-02-28 |
| BANKS, Stuart William | Director | 2002-06-10 | 2006-11-30 |
| BRETTSCHNEIDER, Ulf Stefan | Director | 2007-08-31 | 2014-12-15 |
| CARROLL, Glenn Anthony John | Director | — | 1994-07-01 |
| CHEANG, Chin Wooi | Director | 2019-02-28 | 2023-08-01 |
| COTTRELL, Nicholas Andrew | Director | 2014-12-15 | 2018-06-18 |
| CREW, Sterling Mitchel | Director | 1995-01-03 | 2002-02-13 |
| D'AURIOL, Guy Andre Franck Bruno | Director | 2007-08-31 | 2010-12-31 |
| DWECK, Anthony Collard | Director | — | 1998-05-15 |
| FAMULAK, Dow Peter | Director | 2007-08-31 | 2014-06-23 |
| FUNG, Spencer Theodore | Director | 2011-06-01 | 2012-04-01 |
| GIRVEN, Paul | Director | 2003-11-11 | 2003-12-31 |
| GORDON, Colin Michael | Director | — | 1998-04-30 |
| GRAHAM, Jeffrey Derek | Director | — | 1997-12-12 |
| HARDS, Amanda Justine | Director | 2023-08-01 | 2025-04-04 |
| LEWORTHY, Bruce George | Director | 1998-04-30 | 2003-04-28 |
| LISTER, Robert Stephen | Director | 2007-08-24 | 2017-03-07 |
| LITTLE, Stephanie | Director | 2019-02-28 | 2020-06-19 |
| MARLEY, Alistair Stuart | Director | — | 1997-05-02 |
| MARSH, Robert Drayson | Director | 2001-03-06 | 2002-09-28 |
| MONKCOM, Gerald Everard | Director | — | 2007-06-27 |
| NELMS, Nigel Peter | Director | 2001-03-06 | 2003-06-30 |
| RAYMOND, Gerard Jan | Director | 2017-03-07 | 2021-09-30 |
| ROSE, Ian | Director | 2001-03-06 | 2002-03-31 |
| SAUNDERS, Guy | Director | 2007-04-13 | 2008-03-18 |
| SHARPE, Robert Adrian | Director | 2018-06-18 | 2022-01-21 |
| SHARPE, Robert Adrian | Director | 1994-10-24 | 2014-12-15 |
| TAYLOR, Paul Victor | Director | 2001-02-19 | 2019-10-21 |
| TSARFATY, Pamela | Director | 2004-06-09 | 2005-03-31 |
| WOOD, Christopher David | Director | — | 2001-04-25 |
| YEWDALL, Neil Stuart | Director | 2000-11-05 | 2006-01-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meiyume Holdings (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2019-11-06 | Active |
| Lornamead Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-12-29 | Ceased 2019-11-06 |
| Peter Black Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 256 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge part | |
| 2026-02-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge part | |
| 2026-02-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge part | |
| 2026-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.