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AESOP UK LIMITED
Cash
£3M
-39.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£21M
-70.9% vs 2023
Employees
496
-17.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£54M
-895.9% vs 2023
Profile
- Company number
- 05192303
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2004-07-29
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 47750
- Hubs
- UK Healthcare
Net assets
4-year trend · vs UK Healthcare median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £6,741,601 | -£53,655,668 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £15,656,760 | -£50,639,822 | |
| Cash | — | — | £5,308,856 | £3,216,862 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £353,307,574 | £302,706,721 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £71,426,105 | £20,786,283 | |
| Equity | £41,281,394 | £55,632,810 | £71,426,105 | £20,786,283 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 598 | 496 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have concluded that there are no uncertainties that cast doubt about the company's ability to continue as a going concern. The Directors have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “During 2024, the Acsop Global Head Office moved from the previous parent company Emcis Holdings Pty Limited based in Melbourne to Aesop UK Limited based in London. Aesop UK Limited is now responsible for all Head Office related cost of the global business, in line with the AFfaire Produit - Brand Business Unit (AFP) agreement signed on 6 December 2023.”
- “On 6 December 2023, the company acquired the rights from Emeis Cosmetics Pty Ltd to distribute, market and sell all products manufactured and/or sold under the Aesop brand globally.”
- “In February 2025, there was change in the supply chain flow servicing all EU Aesop entities. As of 1 February 2025, Aesop Netherlands replaced Aesop UK as the EU regional distributor. Inventory held by Aesop UK was sold to Aesop Netherlands at historical value.”
- “On 1 October 2025, Aesop UK transferred the UK retail business to L'Oréal UK (a UK entity under common control) as part of its post-acquisition integration journey. All assets and liabilities of the UK retail business transferred to L'Oréal at fair value. This transfer did not impact the EU regional office, the Aesop Head Office or the Aesop DMI function.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
3 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOWES, Emma | Secretary | 2026-03-24 | — | — |
| CHEVAL, Thierry Herve Henri | Director | 2026-03-24 | Apr 1965 | French |
| SCHAFFNER, Erin Elizabeth | Director | 2026-03-24 | Feb 1976 | American |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-07-29 | 2004-07-29 |
| RYSAFFE SECRETARIES | Corporate Secretary | 2004-07-29 | 2008-07-21 |
| BUISSON, Thomas Henri Marc | Director | 2010-03-01 | 2020-01-09 |
| DAUCHY, Guillaume Vincent Joseph | Director | 2023-08-30 | 2024-05-17 |
| DJELLAS, Riad | Director | 2023-08-30 | 2026-03-24 |
| FALLOWFIELD, Paula Suzanne | Director | 2020-01-09 | 2021-05-11 |
| MORIN, Arnaud | Director | 2024-05-18 | 2026-03-24 |
| O'KEEFFE, Michael | Director | 2020-01-09 | 2024-12-31 |
| PAPHHITIS, Dennis | Director | 2004-07-29 | 2013-07-24 |
| RIVETT, Kieran James | Director | 2013-07-24 | 2020-01-09 |
| WEDERELL, Karl John | Director | 2021-05-11 | 2024-05-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 92 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | AP03 | officers | appoint person secretary company with name date |
| 2026-03-27 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2026-03-27 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2026-03-27 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2026-03-27 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-12-19 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-04-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2025-04-04 | MA | incorporation | memorandum articles |
| 2025-04-01 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | statement of companys objects |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-12-19 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2024-08-12 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2024-06-03 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-05-21 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-05-20 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-04-05 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-10-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2023-10-03 | MA | incorporation | memorandum articles |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2024-12-31
-0.39
DISTRESS
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.198 × 6.56 = +1.30
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets -0.280 × 6.72 = -1.88
- Book equity / Total liabilities 0.182 × 1.05 = +0.19
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory