BENEFIT COSMETICS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-14 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
-49.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£8M
-23.8% vs 2023
Employees
459
+15.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
+82.6% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BENEFIT COSMETICS LIMITED 2000-03-10 → present
- MUTANDERIS (346) LIMITED 2000-02-09 → 2000-03-10
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 | £61,815,241 | £62,916,813 | |
| Operating profit | £861,875 | £1,794,556 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,035,166 | £1,890,005 | |
| Net profit | £653,445 | £1,430,641 | |
| Cash | £7,102,058 | £3,589,767 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,436,709 | £12,283,025 | |
| Net assets | £10,774,735 | £8,205,376 | |
| Equity | £10,774,735 | £8,205,376 | |
| Average employees | 398 | 459 | |
| Wages | £10,964,376 | £12,858,607 |
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 | 1.4% | 2.9% | |
| Net margin | 1.1% | 2.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.6% | 14.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 69.0% | 74.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.34x | 1.22x | |
| Interest cover | 3.84x | 6.89x |
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
- Constantin
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On the basis of assessment of the Company's forecasted financial position, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company will be able to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, being at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- BENEFIT COSMETICS LIMITED · parent
- Benefit Cosmetics Ireland Limited 1%
Significant events
- “The Company recognises the shift of consumer spending from the high street to online platforms and plans to develop this channel further to take advantage of the change in consumer behaviour, whilst continuing to effectively manage opportunities in traditional retail outlets.”
- “While the company has no direct trading activities or suppliers in Russia and anticipates no significant direct impact, it is monitoring the indirect impact of the crisis on rising costs of sales and operating expenses due to world energy and raw material shortages.”
- “The company is monitoring the impact of macroeconomic factors leading to high inflation and is implementing corrective actions to protect its long-term financial health.”
- “Discretionary spending is subdued due to the increased cost of living. The company has responded by launching new products, promotions, loyalty programs, and focusing on core product lines.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLEISCHER, Christie Colette | Director | 2021-05-01 | Feb 1974 | American |
| HARBON, Sarah Anne | Director | 2014-11-28 | Nov 1975 | British |
| LANSBURY, Andrea Dawn | Director | 2012-02-28 | Aug 1964 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, Barth | Secretary | 2000-02-10 | 2002-06-30 |
| ENOS, Laura | Secretary | 2002-06-29 | 2006-12-31 |
| GARNER, Sarah Elizabeth | Secretary | 2007-01-01 | 2009-01-31 |
| MARSHALL, Ian, Mr. | Secretary | 2000-04-10 | 2002-06-30 |
| MCDONALD, Susan Ruth | Secretary | 2003-02-28 | 2006-12-31 |
| WHINNEY, Charles Humphrey Dickens | Secretary | 2009-02-02 | 2010-02-12 |
| YING, Yongyi | Secretary | 2010-02-15 | 2012-02-28 |
| BART SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-02-09 | 2000-02-10 |
| CORDIER, Nicolas Michel Jean Ghislain | Director | 2003-06-01 | 2011-02-22 |
| DANIELSON, Jean | Director | 2002-06-29 | 2012-11-19 |
| DE WARREN, Richard | Director | 2000-02-10 | 2003-02-28 |
| DUSSEAUX, Hugues Philippe | Director | 2003-02-28 | 2021-01-01 |
| FORD, Jane | Director | 2002-06-29 | 2012-11-19 |
| GARNER, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2009-01-31 |
| MARSHALL, Ian, Mr. | Director | 2000-04-10 | 2002-06-30 |
| MCDONALD, Susan Ruth | Director | 2003-02-28 | 2006-12-31 |
| MILES, Diane Mary | Director | 2003-02-28 | 2006-06-01 |
| ROUGEOT, Jean Andre | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2021-05-01 |
| TUCKER, Malcolm John Frederick | Director | 2002-06-29 | 2003-02-28 |
| WHINNEY, Charles Humphrey Dickens | Director | 2009-02-02 | 2010-02-12 |
| YING, Yongyi | Director | 2010-02-15 | 2012-02-28 |
| BART MANAGEMENT LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-02-09 | 2000-02-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lvmh Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 139 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-06-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-05-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-02-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2019-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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
+1.8%
£61,815,241 £62,916,813
-
Cash
-49.5%
£7,102,058 £3,589,767
-
Net assets
-23.8%
£10,774,735 £8,205,376
-
Employees
+15.3%
398 459
-
Operating profit
+108.2%
£861,875 £1,794,556
-
Profit before tax
+82.6%
£1,035,166 £1,890,005
-
Wages
+17.3%
£10,964,376 £12,858,607
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