HERRCO COSMETICS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-12 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-26
Watchouts
Cash
£5M
-10.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£20M
-3.3% vs 2024
Employees
179
+1.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£7M
+105.4% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £30,323,715 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £6,478,307 | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £6,419,645 | — | — | £3,596,785 | £7,388,635 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £4,968,816 | — | — | £3,263,420 | £5,700,683 | |
| Cash | — | — | £4,638,565 | — | — | £5,427,101 | £4,837,379 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £14,660,581 | — | — | £23,870,847 | £23,074,066 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £13,115,758 | — | — | £20,913,927 | £20,228,577 | |
| Equity | £6,991,791 | — | £13,115,758 | £17,875,057 | — | £20,913,927 | £20,228,577 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 187 | — | — | 176 | 179 | |
| Wages | — | — | £4,950,936 | — | — | £5,957,093 | £7,770,391 |
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 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 21.4% | — | — | — | — | |
| Net margin | — | — | 16.4% | — | — | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 44.2% | — | — | — | — | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 109.36x | — | — | — | — |
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
- Ensors
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “During the year ended 31 March 2025 one of the directors, Derek Herrmann, through his company, D& V Herrmann Services - FZCO sold IT infrastructure upgrades to Herrco Cosmetics Limited for £513,120”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HERRMANN, Derek | Director | 2009-02-17 | Dec 1982 | British |
| HERRMANN, Nigel Kurt | Director | 2009-02-17 | Apr 1951 | British |
| WILEY, John George | Director | 2023-08-16 | Apr 1971 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HERRMANN, Susan | Secretary | 2009-02-17 | 2025-11-10 |
| HERRMANN, Susan | Director | 2009-02-17 | 2025-11-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Derek Herrmann | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-02-26 | Active |
| Mrs Susan Herrmann | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-12-01 | Ceased 2025-02-26 |
| Mr Nigel Kurt Herrmann | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-12-15 | Ceased 2025-02-26 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 71 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-12 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-06 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-06 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-10-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-26 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-10.9%
£5,427,101 £4,837,379
-
Net assets
-3.3%
£20,913,927 £20,228,577
-
Employees
+1.7%
176 179
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Profit before tax
+105.4%
£3,596,785 £7,388,635
highest in 3 filed years
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Wages
+30.4%
£5,957,093 £7,770,391
highest in 3 filed years
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