HOURGLASS COSMETICS UK LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£2.8m
+3% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
104
+13% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£438k
-54.6% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6,749,346 | £8,583,295 | £10,218,551 | £15,765,098 | £22,942,617 | £25,836,533 | +12.6% | |
| Operating profit | £272,909 | £343,928 | £413,116 | £566,624 | £981,251 | £547,758 | -44.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £269,975 | £343,331 | £408,742 | £630,605 | £963,570 | £437,601 | -54.6% | |
| Net profit | £223,092 | £277,541 | £338,676 | £469,567 | £712,184 | £81,430 | -88.6% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £883,992 | £1,258,180 | £1,605,716 | £2,045,858 | £2,838,290 | £3,066,124 | +8% | |
| Net assets | £883,992 | £1,161,533 | £1,500,209 | £1,969,776 | £2,681,960 | £2,763,390 | +3% | |
| Equity | £883,992 | £1,161,533 | £1,500,209 | £1,969,776 | £2,681,960 | £2,763,390 | +3% | |
| Average employees | 64 | 56 | 62 | 80 | 92 | 104 | +13% | |
| Wages | £1,801,248 | £1,943,004 | £2,338,941 | £2,360,658 | £3,126,712 | £3,991,521 | +27.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 3.6% | 4.3% | 2.1% | |
| Net margin | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 30.9% | 27.3% | 25.7% | 27.7% | 34.6% | 17.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 72.3% | 67.3% | 69.1% | 70.3% | 67.0% | 76.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.33x | 1.33x | 1.17x | |
| Interest cover | 93.02x | — | 94.45x | 8.86x | 55.50x | 4.97x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton (NI) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from the date when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHEVALIER, Alicia Joyce | Director | 2025-11-14 | Nov 1983 | American |
| MOORE, Christopher John | Director | 2024-08-07 | Jul 1991 | British |
| POLITI, Ismini | Director | 2024-08-07 | Aug 1972 | Swiss |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EARLEY, James Oliver | Secretary | 2017-08-11 | 2025-01-20 |
| HAZELL, Richard Clive | Secretary | 2017-08-11 | 2022-11-28 |
| MAGOL, Spenta | Secretary | 2017-08-11 | 2018-06-05 |
| LEDGER SPARKS LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2011-05-24 | 2012-05-01 |
| CLOSE, Katie Helen | Director | 2021-05-10 | 2022-10-04 |
| DICKSON, Pamela | Director | 2017-08-11 | 2021-05-13 |
| JANES, Carisa | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2024-07-30 |
| JANES, Carisa | Director | 2011-05-24 | 2019-05-01 |
| LEVITT, Jay Todd | Director | 2011-05-24 | 2017-08-01 |
| PETROU, Vasiliki | Director | 2017-08-11 | 2024-09-09 |
| ROSENZWEIG, Josh | Director | 2017-08-11 | 2020-12-31 |
| RUDD, Anthony Colin | Director | 2024-08-07 | 2025-12-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unilever Overseas Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-08-11 | Active |
| Kingdom Animalia Llc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-08-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 65 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.