LACOSTE UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-16
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+20.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3M
-37.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
378
-8.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£1M
+57.4% highest in 4 filed years
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- LACOSTE UK LIMITED 2014-12-15 → present
- K.B.L. BRAMPTON LIMITED 2011-09-26 → 2014-12-15
- BRAMPTON LIMITED 1989-06-01 → 2011-09-26
- TIRANA PROPERTIES LIMITED 1989-03-28 → 1989-06-01
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-28 | 2020-12-26 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £68,037,000 | £42,005,000 | £70,192,000 | £98,141,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£1,673,000 | -£1,355,000 | -£651,000 | £2,369,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,670,000 | -£1,428,000 | -£3,269,000 | -£1,393,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£3,223,000 | -£1,550,000 | |
| Cash | — | £11,000 | £2,010,000 | £2,420,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,911,000 | £4,580,000 | £4,137,000 | £3,724,000 | |
| Net assets | £5,835,000 | £4,527,000 | £4,126,000 | £2,575,000 | |
| Equity | £5,835,000 | £4,527,000 | £4,126,000 | £2,575,000 | |
| Average employees | 340 | 298 | 413 | 378 | |
| Wages | — | — | £10,318,000 | £10,215,000 |
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 | 2019-12-28 | 2020-12-26 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -2.5% | -3.2% | -0.9% | 2.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -4.6% | -1.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -28.3% | -29.6% | -15.7% | 63.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.49x | 0.59x | |
| Interest cover | -111.53x | -18.56x | -0.25x | 0.60x |
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 and Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- LACOSTE UK LIMITED · parent
- Pentland Brands UK Distribution Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In December 2023, a sub-distribution agreement was signed between Pentland Brands UK Distribution Limited (PBUKD) and Lacoste UK Limited (LUK), for LUK to become the new distributor of Lacoste footwear both in the UK and internationally from the Spring/Summer 2024 season.”
- “Revenues from the wholesale channel were substantially up by 65.8%, driven primarily by the introduction Lacoste footwear as a result of the sub-distribution agreement with PBUK.”
- “Retail revenue from Boutique and Outlet stores showed a decrease of 6.5% versus 2023, due to several non-profitable store exits and declining footfall primarily associated with the current economic environment.”
- “Lacoste UK Limited acquired 100% ownership of Pentland Brands UK Distribution Limited (PBUKD) on 4th January 2023 an investment totalling £43,935k. PBUKD was the licensed distributor of Lacoste footwear for the duration of 2023 and into the first quarter of 2024. In 2024 Lacoste UK began to distribute Lacoste footwear.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIELDFISHER SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2010-06-14 | — | — |
| FRENCH, David Maurice, Mr. | Director | 2019-09-16 | Jul 1968 | British |
| LE BORGNE, Xavier | Director | 2023-02-02 | Jun 1979 | French |
| MAUS, Jan | Director | 2026-02-17 | Apr 1990 | Swiss |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| METHVEN, Brian Andrew | Secretary | — | 2001-12-10 |
| SMITH, John Patrick | Secretary | 2001-12-10 | 2010-06-14 |
| COULSTOCK, Peter Richard | Director | 2001-02-19 | 2013-11-07 |
| DE BLIC, Guillaume | Director | 2019-09-16 | 2026-01-02 |
| DEBOSQUE, Laure | Director | 2013-12-19 | 2016-02-23 |
| FIDALGO ALVARO SANTOS PASSARO, Joaquim Pedro | Director | 2013-11-07 | 2016-05-31 |
| GEARY, Jon | Director | 2001-02-19 | 2010-05-28 |
| GIVENS, Jamie | Director | 2018-11-30 | 2023-01-18 |
| LALANCE, Didier | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2019-09-16 |
| LAWLEY, Peter Schofield | Director | 2016-06-15 | 2018-06-29 |
| PIIRTO, Tomi Iisakki | Director | 2018-04-24 | 2019-08-31 |
| PILLET, Emmanuel Rene Marcel | Director | 2016-02-23 | 2017-09-18 |
| POTZESNY, Richard | Director | 2001-02-19 | 2013-10-31 |
| PRENN, John Allen Nicholas | Director | — | 2010-06-14 |
| RONDELET, Christian Maurice | Director | 2010-06-14 | 2015-07-01 |
| SLATER, Alan George | Director | — | 1994-02-28 |
| SMITH, John Patrick | Director | 1994-05-23 | 2010-06-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 157 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-03-03 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-03 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-02-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-09-25 | CS01 | 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+39.8%
£70,192,000 £98,141,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+20.4%
£2,010,000 £2,420,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
-37.6%
£4,126,000 £2,575,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-8.5%
413 378
-
Operating profit
+463.9%
-£651,000 £2,369,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+57.4%
-£3,269,000 -£1,393,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
-1%
£10,318,000 £10,215,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers