QUINTESSENCE FRAGRANCES LIMITED
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Cash
£1.3m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£2.8m
highest in 5 filed years
Employees
120
highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£668k
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,101,079 | £11,665,232 | £17,314,591 | £19,535,891 | £28,001,231 | — | |
| Operating profit | £830,056 | £412,183 | £14,967 | £764,729 | £858,962 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £776,433 | £346,362 | -£133,601 | £657,339 | £668,163 | — | |
| Net profit | £533,871 | £241,506 | -£145,844 | £247,010 | £159,020 | — | |
| Cash | £80,237 | £84,184 | £390,801 | £1,941,223 | £1,313,609 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,893,445 | £3,063,799 | £3,191,637 | £3,734,412 | £5,955,934 | — | |
| Net assets | £2,347,268 | £2,588,774 | £2,120,415 | £2,380,301 | £2,795,466 | — | |
| Equity | £2,347,268 | £2,588,774 | £2,120,415 | £2,380,301 | £2,795,466 | — | |
| Average employees | 67 | 76 | 98 | 116 | 120 | — | |
| Wages | £1,877,345 | £2,378,879 | £4,306,620 | £4,432,420 | £5,839,755 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £243,415 | £257,713 | £284,255 | £342,108 | £207,643 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £9,593 | £13,940 | £10,674 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £188,768 | £200,049 | £207,643 | — |
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 covers about 12 months versus 9 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.1% | 3.5% | 0.1% | 3.9% | 3.1% | |
| Net margin | 5.9% | 2.1% | -0.8% | 1.3% | 0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 28.7% | 13.5% | 0.5% | 20.5% | 14.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 60.3% | 59.7% | 71.9% | 73.9% | 73.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.54x | 1.55x | 1.92x | |
| Interest cover | 15.47x | 6.26x | 0.10x | 7.06x | 4.48x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Sopher + Co LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group's or the parent Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- QUINTESSENCE FRAGRANCES LIMITED · parent
- Quintessence Fragrances Inc. 100%
- Quintessence Fragrances France SAS 100%
- Shanghai Quintessence Fragrances Co. Ltd 100%
- Quintessence Fragrances (Ireland) Limited 100%
- Quintessence Fragrances (FZE) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Areas of concern continue to be the geo-political issues causing general global economic uncertainty. Specific, and usually limited, supply issues can cause problems for the industry due to factors such as exposure to disruption from regional conflict affecting Middle East shipping routes and supply chains.”
- “Inflation caused by global events and environmental climate changes can impact our cost base.”
- “The year-on-year trading performance was detrimentally impacted by raw material inflation and stock loss due to a one-off logistical event for which the Company has taken steps to ensure does not occur in the future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEVELANDER, Bardo | Director | 2024-10-29 | Jun 1979 | Dutch |
| GARCIA, Albert Xambó | Director | 2024-10-29 | Feb 1978 | Spanish |
| KAMTE, Bharatrao Vasantrao | Director | 2003-11-20 | Dec 1949 | Indian |
| OMEDES, Carlos Ventós | Director | 2024-10-29 | Feb 1962 | Spanish |
| STEEL, Christopher Edward | Director | 2026-03-11 | Oct 1976 | British |
| WARDEN, John Nicholas Grant | Director | 2016-12-16 | Jul 1956 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Jeffrey Thomas | Secretary | — | 2001-08-16 |
| SHALHOUB, Eva | Secretary | — | 1993-09-29 |
| SHALHOUB, Patricia Jacqueline | Secretary | 1997-06-28 | 2002-11-02 |
| CARGIL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2002-11-02 | 2010-12-17 |
| SEC CO LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2010-12-17 | 2019-01-21 |
| ADVANI, Nita Hiroo | Director | 2003-11-20 | 2011-01-22 |
| BROWN, Jeffrey Thomas | Director | — | 2002-11-02 |
| CALKIN, Robert Riviere | Director | 2006-08-10 | 2009-02-15 |
| CAMA, Zarir Jal | Director | 2016-06-28 | 2019-06-30 |
| CARBERRY, Robert | Director | — | 1997-04-14 |
| MILELLA, Tommaso Maria Gualtiero | Director | 2022-07-12 | 2022-07-12 |
| MILELLA, Tommaso Maria Gualtiero | Director | 2022-07-12 | 2024-03-01 |
| MONTAGUE PETERS, Philip John | Director | 2003-06-06 | 2005-05-01 |
| MULLICK, Ravi | Director | 2003-11-20 | 2024-10-29 |
| O'BRINE, Marie Susan | Director | 2010-03-01 | 2010-05-01 |
| ROBERT, Francois | Director | 2009-02-09 | 2024-10-29 |
| SHALHOUB, Eva | Director | — | 1993-09-29 |
| SHALHOUB, Patricia Jacqueline | Director | 2016-07-31 | 2024-10-29 |
| SHALHOUB, Patricia Jacqueline | Director | 2002-10-15 | 2016-05-01 |
| SHALHOUB, Patricia Jacqueline | Director | 1993-09-29 | 1994-02-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Bharatrao Vasantrao Kamte | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 182 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-11 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-11-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-21 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2026-01-20 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-05 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-20 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2024-11-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-11 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-11-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-06-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.