GALDERMA (U.K.) LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£9.2m
Equity attributable
Employees
89
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1.9m
Period ending 2023-12-31
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £94,889,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £2,277,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £1,944,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £1,492,000 | — | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,213,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £9,213,000 | — | |
| Equity | £9,213,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 89 | — | |
| Wages | £8,772,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £679,000 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £564,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.4% | |
| Net margin | 1.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 24.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 80.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.23x | |
| Interest cover | 7.16x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- GALDERMA (U.K.) LIMITED 1989-11-27 → present
- LAURA SECORD LIMITED 1985-09-16 → 1989-11-27
- ROWNTREE MACKINTOSH (MEDITERRANEAN) LIMITED 1979-12-31 → 1985-09-16
- BEAR BRAND CONFECTIONERY LIMITED 1962-02-14 → 1979-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In view of the company's substantial financial resources and its access to Galderma's global cash-pooling arrangement, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has sufficient resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future, covering at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a Going Concern basis.”
Significant events
- “On 27 March 2026, the Company entered into a lease agreement for new office premises at The Fitzrovia, Tottenham Court Road, London.”
- “During November 2025, the Company temporarily vacated its offices at Evergreen House, 160 Euston Road, London, due to unforeseen health and safety issues affecting the building and entered into a short-term lease arrangement at 1 Triton Square, Regent's Place, London, NW1 3DX, effective from 1 December 2025.”
- “The lease for the 9th Floor terminated on 31 March 2026 and the lease for the 8th Floor terminated on 7 August 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOODWIN, Ryan David | Director | 2025-11-06 | Jun 1988 | English |
| HURLIMANN, Thomas Marcel | Director | 2025-11-06 | Dec 1975 | Swiss |
| SCHENK, Alexander Bastiaan | Director | 2025-06-14 | Nov 1966 | Dutch |
| WIPPERICH, René | Director | 2021-03-31 | Dec 1974 | Austrian |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMITAGE, Julian | Secretary | 2016-10-04 | 2018-01-12 |
| BOOTLE, William John | Secretary | 2006-06-01 | 2016-10-04 |
| COWTON, Mervyn Arthur | Secretary | — | 1997-12-31 |
| D'ANIELLO, Angelo | Secretary | 1997-12-31 | 2000-03-31 |
| HULOT, Didier Pierre Guslain Joseph | Secretary | 2005-07-19 | 2006-06-01 |
| MACKENZIE, William | Secretary | 2003-06-02 | 2005-07-19 |
| SCHOFIELD, Brant | Secretary | 2000-04-03 | 2003-06-02 |
| ANTUNES, Humberto | Director | 2004-10-01 | 2006-06-27 |
| BODEVIN, Jacques | Director | 2018-09-06 | 2019-10-04 |
| BOTHA, Yolinda Franciska | Director | 2019-10-04 | 2022-12-31 |
| CHATELAN, Jean-Yves | Director | 2020-12-02 | 2021-02-01 |
| DICKINSON, John | Director | 1995-10-18 | 2005-05-03 |
| DITTRICH, Thomas Johannes Willi | Director | 2019-10-04 | 2025-11-06 |
| DRAAIJER, Albert | Director | 2009-09-01 | 2015-04-01 |
| DRAAIJER, Albert | Director | 2001-09-03 | 2004-10-01 |
| FAIVRE, Yves | Director | 1993-10-01 | 1995-10-18 |
| FOURNIER, Francois | Director | 2005-12-16 | 2009-09-01 |
| KOSTER, Torsten | Director | 2015-04-27 | 2015-12-21 |
| LIBMANN, Pierre | Director | 2005-05-03 | 2011-03-31 |
| MONGES, Viviane Rosine Francoise | Director | 2011-10-28 | 2015-04-01 |
| ONGEN, Can Davut | Director | 2015-04-27 | 2020-07-01 |
| PETTINATO, Alfred James | Director | — | 1993-10-01 |
| POTGIETER, Larry | Director | 2001-09-03 | 2016-10-04 |
| SONNEBORN, Ronald Paul Jack | Director | 1993-10-01 | 1995-09-29 |
| STREIT, Pierre Francois | Director | 2015-12-21 | 2018-09-06 |
| THIBERGE, Olivier | Director | 2004-10-01 | 2005-12-16 |
| TRETYAKOVA, Alexandra | Director | 2016-10-04 | 2021-03-31 |
| VINCENT, Claude Jean | Director | 1995-10-18 | 2000-03-31 |
| VON MOOS, Felix André | Director | 2022-12-31 | 2025-11-06 |
| WILSON, Sandra Lynn | Director | 2000-03-31 | 2000-08-31 |
| YON, Xavier | Director | — | 2004-10-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galderma Group Ag | Legal person | Shares 75–100% | 2024-03-22 | Active |
| Eqt Viii Scsp | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2019-10-02 | Ceased 2024-03-22 |
| Nestle Sa | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-10-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 207 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-08 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-12-08 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-12-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-12-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-05 | PSC03 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-22 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2023-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-01 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.