THE CONAIR GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-17 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-05-03
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
+75.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£25M
-9.6% vs 2023
Employees
78
+21.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£3M
-257.9% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- THE CONAIR GROUP LIMITED 1998-04-24 → present
- BABYLISS (UK) LIMITED 1987-07-31 → 1998-04-24
- STANDRING, SON & CO. (HULL) LIMITED 1973-09-17 → 1987-07-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £55,016,335 | £52,134,298 | |
| Operating profit | -£647,110 | -£2,849,890 | |
| Profit before tax | -£769,168 | -£2,753,029 | |
| Net profit | -£703,162 | -£2,779,205 | |
| Cash | £2,770,619 | £4,861,391 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £28,991,571 | £26,636,116 | |
| Net assets | £27,305,033 | £24,682,795 | |
| Equity | £27,305,033 | £24,682,795 | |
| Average employees | 64 | 78 | |
| Wages | £3,434,691 | £4,238,366 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.2% | -5.5% | |
| Net margin | -1.3% | -5.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -2.2% | -10.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.10x | 1.91x | |
| Interest cover | -4.82x | -25674.68x |
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
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have carried out an assessment of the going concern position of the Company. Forecasts consider the remaining period of 2025 and 2026, and reflect sensitivities for reduced levels of revenues, profit and cashflows. Based on these and borrowing facilities in place, the Company is expected to have sufficient cash through to 31 December 2026.”
Group structure
- THE CONAIR GROUP LIMITED · parent
- BaByliss (UK) limited 100%
Significant events
- “2024 was a challenging year for the company with difficult trading conditions within the UK economy, predominantly driven by high inflation and increased cost of living adversely impacting consumer spending.”
- “Revenue decreased by 5.2% compared to prior year, resulting in a loss after tax of £2.8m.”
- “The company continues to undertake investment in its brands via new products and range refreshes.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUTTALL, Ian Christopher | Director | 2008-04-16 | Sep 1964 | British |
| SOBEL, Richard George | Director | 2024-01-25 | Sep 1959 | American |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOM, John Alexander | Secretary | 1996-03-01 | 2000-12-19 |
| BURNS, Christopher | Secretary | 1995-03-20 | 1996-03-01 |
| CHESSELL, Christine Marie | Secretary | 2000-12-19 | 2020-07-31 |
| MANN, Anthony Nicholas | Secretary | — | 1995-03-17 |
| WHITE, Nicola Louise | Secretary | 2021-07-13 | 2024-07-12 |
| BROOM, John Alexander | Director | — | 2009-04-15 |
| CHESSELL, Christine Marie | Director | 2016-08-18 | 2020-07-31 |
| FELDBLUM, Jean Pierre | Director | — | 1995-07-18 |
| FONG, Kathleen D | Director | 2012-02-14 | 2016-12-30 |
| MARGULIES, Richard A | Director | 1995-07-18 | 2012-02-14 |
| PORCELLI, James A | Director | 2012-02-14 | 2016-08-18 |
| RIZZUTO, Lee | Director | 1995-07-18 | 2000-08-02 |
| RUSSELL, Simon James | Director | 1995-03-11 | 1996-07-24 |
| VERDE, Anthony | Director | 2016-08-18 | 2024-01-25 |
| YANNOTTA, Patrick P | Director | 1995-07-18 | 2012-02-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard George Sobel | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-01-25 | Active |
| Conair Holdings Llc | Legal person | Significant influence | 2021-05-17 | Active |
| Mr Anthony Verde | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-08-18 | Ceased 2023-03-31 |
| Conair Corporation | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-05-17 |
| Mrs Christine Marie Chessell | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-07-31 |
| Babyliss Sarl | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Ian Christopher Nuttall | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 153 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-13 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-13 | PSC03 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-14 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-07-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-05-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-5.2%
£55,016,335 £52,134,298
-
Cash
+75.5%
£2,770,619 £4,861,391
-
Net assets
-9.6%
£27,305,033 £24,682,795
-
Employees
+21.9%
64 78
-
Operating profit
-340.4%
-£647,110 -£2,849,890
-
Profit before tax
-257.9%
-£769,168 -£2,753,029
-
Wages
+23.4%
£3,434,691 £4,238,366
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers