TILLEY DISTRIBUTION UK LIMITED
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Cash
£2.4m
+4.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£18m
+11.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
44
+22.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.6m
+33.3% highest in 3 filed years
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 | £39,541,684 | £45,539,536 | £48,019,294 | +5.4% | |
| Operating profit | £2,022,831 | £1,943,626 | £2,587,911 | +33.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,022,826 | £1,941,943 | £2,587,906 | +33.3% | |
| Net profit | £1,454,012 | £1,149,022 | £1,877,924 | +63.4% | |
| Cash | £2,223,505 | £2,351,642 | £2,449,320 | +4.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,223,277 | £16,358,757 | £18,233,361 | +11.5% | |
| Net assets | £15,219,022 | £16,358,757 | £18,233,361 | +11.5% | |
| Equity | £15,219,022 | £16,358,757 | £18,233,361 | +11.5% | |
| Average employees | 32 | 36 | 44 | +22.2% | |
| Wages | £1,755,904 | £2,026,875 | £2,275,103 | +12.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £140,000 | £148,400 | £226,074 | +52.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £14,000 | £14,840 | £16,398 | +10.5% |
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 | 5.1% | 4.3% | 5.4% | |
| Net margin | 3.7% | 2.5% | 3.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.3% | 11.9% | 14.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 34.6% | — | — | |
| Current ratio | 2.66x | 2.18x | 2.67x |
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
- TILLEY DISTRIBUTION UK LIMITED 2022-03-01 → present
- PHOENIX AROMAS EUROPE LIMITED 2013-07-10 → 2022-03-01
- PHOENIX AROMAS (EUROPE) LIMITED 2008-07-22 → 2013-07-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Group has net current assets of £16,959,734 (2024: £14,774,722). The directors have considered how the Group will meet the challenges presented by the current economic climate and have carried out a detailed review of the Group's resources including the adequacy of working capital for the next twelve months.”
Group structure
- TILLEY DISTRIBUTION UK LIMITED · parent
- Tilley Distribution GmbH 100%
- Tilley Distribution Poland Sp. z o.o. 100%
Significant events
- “Since the year end, geopolitical events in the Middle East have caused volatility in global oil prices and disrupted international shipping routes. This has increased costs for fuel, freight, packaging, and disrupted supply chains within the fragrance industry. The Group continues to monitor and respond to these events.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIGAETANO, Stephen, Mr. | Secretary | 2026-08-18 | — | — |
| BIRKELBACH, Darren, Mr. | Director | 2026-08-18 | Oct 1967 | American |
| DIGAETANO, Stephen, Mr. | Director | 2026-08-18 | Jan 1982 | American |
| TILLEY, Sean | Director | 2023-09-30 | Sep 1984 | American |
| WILLIAMS, John-Paul | Director | 2018-07-30 | Sep 1980 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROHEN, Jeremy | Secretary | 2023-09-30 | 2026-07-24 |
| STRAUS, Alan | Secretary | 2023-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
| STRAUS, Alan | Secretary | 2008-07-22 | 2023-09-30 |
| BENVENISTE, Jean-Paul | Director | 2008-07-22 | 2023-09-30 |
| ROHEN, Jeremy | Director | 2023-09-30 | 2026-07-24 |
| STRAUS, Alan | Director | 2008-07-22 | 2023-09-30 |
| WILLIAMS, Shawn | Director | 2023-09-30 | 2024-10-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Aromas & Essential Oils Llc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% (as firm), Voting 75–100%, Voting 75–100% (as firm), Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-01-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 79 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-09-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-09-10 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-09-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-09-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-09-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-08-20 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-08-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-08-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-08-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-08-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-09 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2024-10-08 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2024-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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.