HOURGLASS COSMETICS UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-08 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-24
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£3M
+36.2% vs 2023
Employees
92
+15% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£964K
+52.8% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £15,765,098 | £24,089,238 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £566,624 | £981,251 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £630,605 | £963,570 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £469,567 | £712,184 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £2,045,858 | £2,838,290 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £1,969,776 | £2,681,960 | |
| Equity | £407,405 | £660,900 | £883,992 | £1,161,533 | £1,500,209 | £1,969,776 | £2,681,960 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | 92 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £2,360,658 | £3,126,712 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 3.6% | 4.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0% | 3.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 27.7% | 34.6% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 8.86x | 55.50x |
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
- Aspen Waite Chartered Certified Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “The directors do not expect any development in the Company's business in the coming year, which is significantly different from its present activities.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHEVALIER, Alicia Joyce | Director | 2025-11-14 | Nov 1983 | American |
| MOORE, Christopher John | Director | 2024-08-07 | Jul 1991 | British |
| POLITI, Ismini | Director | 2024-08-07 | Aug 1972 | Swiss |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EARLEY, James Oliver | Secretary | 2017-08-11 | 2025-01-20 |
| HAZELL, Richard Clive | Secretary | 2017-08-11 | 2022-11-28 |
| MAGOL, Spenta | Secretary | 2017-08-11 | 2018-06-05 |
| LEDGER SPARKS LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2011-05-24 | 2012-05-01 |
| CLOSE, Katie Helen | Director | 2021-05-10 | 2022-10-04 |
| DICKSON, Pamela | Director | 2017-08-11 | 2021-05-13 |
| JANES, Carisa | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2024-07-30 |
| JANES, Carisa | Director | 2011-05-24 | 2019-05-01 |
| LEVITT, Jay Todd | Director | 2011-05-24 | 2017-08-01 |
| PETROU, Vasiliki | Director | 2017-08-11 | 2024-09-09 |
| ROSENZWEIG, Josh | Director | 2017-08-11 | 2020-12-31 |
| RUDD, Anthony Colin | Director | 2024-08-07 | 2025-12-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unilever Overseas Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-08-11 | Active |
| Kingdom Animalia Llc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-08-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 63 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-22 | 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
+52.8%
£15,765,098 £24,089,238
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+36.2%
£1,969,776 £2,681,960
-
Employees
+15%
80 92
-
Operating profit
+73.2%
£566,624 £981,251
-
Profit before tax
+52.8%
£630,605 £963,570
-
Wages
+32.5%
£2,360,658 £3,126,712
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