PZ CUSSONS BEAUTY LLP
Operating as a subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange-listed consumer goods group PZ Cussons plc, the partnership acts as a holding entity for the St Tropez beauty brand.
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Cash
£28K
0% vs 2024
Net assets
£168M
-22.2% vs 2024
Employees
40
-40.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£32M
+374.3% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Unclassified median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £57,310,000 | £50,558,000 | -11.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£14,404,000 | £29,311,000 | +303.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£11,655,000 | £31,967,000 | +374.3% | |
| Net profit | -£11,968,000 | £0 | +100% | |
| Cash | £28,000 | £28,000 | 0% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £216,214,000 | £168,183,000 | -22.2% | |
| Net assets | £216,211,000 | £168,182,000 | -22.2% | |
| Equity | — | — | — | |
| Average employees | 67 | 40 | -40.3% | |
| Wages | £5,271,000 | £2,288,000 | -56.6% | |
| Members' remuneration | £313,000 | £31,967,000 | +10,113.1% |
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 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -25.1% | 58.0% | |
| Net margin | -20.9% | 0.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -6.7% | 17.4% | |
| Current ratio | 6.31x | 2.08x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The LLP is in a net asset position as of 31 May 2025. The Members of the LLP have sought, and obtained in writing, confirmation from the Directors of PZ Cussons plc that any such support as may be required to enable the LLP to fulfil its obligations as they fall due would be provided. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- PZ CUSSONS BEAUTY LLP · parent
- St Tropez Acquisition Co Limited 100%
- St Tropez Inc 100%
Significant events
- “In April 2024, PZ Cussons announced its intention to sell the St. Tropez brand, as part of a broader plan to refocus its portfolio. On 26 June 2025, the Group announced that following an extensive auction process which resulted in a number of offers being received, the decision was made to retain St. Tropez and set a new strategic direction for the brand.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOUSTAFA, Kareem | LLP Designated Member | 2021-07-28 | Sep 1986 | — |
| SPENCE, Rob John | LLP Designated Member | 2024-02-28 | Oct 1972 | — |
| GOSLING, Clare Louise | LLP Member | 2025-11-05 | May 1973 | — |
| PZ CUSSONS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | Corporate LLP Member | 2011-04-28 | — | — |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOWIE, Andrew | LLP Designated Member | 2018-09-17 | 2021-07-28 |
| DUNNE, Vanessa Louise | LLP Designated Member | 2011-04-28 | 2013-02-28 |
| GILBERT, Gemma | LLP Designated Member | 2018-09-17 | 2024-03-28 |
| LEIGH, Brandon Howard | LLP Designated Member | 2011-04-28 | 2015-06-09 |
| MASSIE, Kevin Michael | LLP Designated Member | 2020-05-31 | 2024-09-13 |
| MASSON, Ann Philippa | LLP Designated Member | 2013-07-15 | 2018-09-17 |
| MURRAY, Ann Caitriona | LLP Designated Member | 2011-04-28 | 2011-11-30 |
| PERMAN, Timothy James | LLP Designated Member | 2015-06-09 | 2018-03-16 |
| PLANT, Simon Paul | LLP Designated Member | 2011-04-28 | 2020-05-31 |
| COX, Gemma | LLP Member | 2024-09-13 | 2025-11-05 |
| FEENEY, Michelle Dawn | LLP Member | 2011-04-28 | 2014-02-17 |
| MANN, Tracey | LLP Member | 2022-06-15 | 2023-11-30 |
| NEWELL, Marie Angela | LLP Member | 2015-06-09 | 2021-07-09 |
| TERZIC, Selma | LLP Member | 2013-02-28 | 2015-06-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pz Cussons (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence (LLP) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 76 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | LLCS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-10 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-10 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2025-04-29 | LLCS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-26 | LLAD01 | address | Change registered office address limited liability partnership with date old address new address | |
| 2024-12-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-19 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2024-11-19 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2024-10-29 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2024-10-29 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-15 | LLCS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-15 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2024-05-07 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-24 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-28 | LLCS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-21 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2022-04-28 | LLCS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.