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Company No. 03070395 · Incorporated 20 Jun 1995

Liz Earle Beauty Co. Limited

Registered name: LIZ EARLE BEAUTY CO. LIMITED

Part of The Boots Group Parent Limited group

Liz Earle Beauty Co. Limited made £48.5m revenue and £5m profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Liz Earle Beauty Co. Limited’s revenue fell 2% to £48.5m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £5m profit and 438 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparations” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSIC 20420Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparationsSIC 47750Retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores
Status
Active
Location
London
Age
31 yrs · since 1995
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Aug 2025

Key figures

Revenue
£48.5m
Growth ▼1.7%
Profit
£5m
Growth ▼42.1%
Profit margin
10.3%
Gross 65.3%
Employees
438
Change ▼9.1%
Profit / employee
£11.4k
Revenue/employee £111k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data
3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Aug 202331 Aug 202431 Aug 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£49.5m£49.4m£48.5m
Cost of sales−£16.4m−£16.8m−£16.8m
Gross profit£33.1m£32.5m£31.7m
Operating profit£10.8m£10.4m£6.5m
Profit before tax£11.3m£11.5m£7.6m
Profit after tax£8.5m£8.7m£5m
Profit (best available)£8.5m£8.7m£5m
Employees (average)497482438
Ratios
Profit margin17.1%17.5%10.3%
Gross margin66.9%65.9%65.3%
Revenue per employee£99.5k£102k£111k
Profit per employee£17k£18k£11.4k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼0.1%▼1.7%
Profit growth—▲2.3%▼42.1%
Headcount growth—▼3%▼9.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets———
SourceAccounts · bulk data May 2025Accounts · bulk data May 2025Accounts · bulk data Oct 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
10.3%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
65.3%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£111k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£11.4k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
—
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
—
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets
—
Now —
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
▼9%
Now 438
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. The Boots Group Parent Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. The Boots Group Intermediate Limited75–100%
  3. The Boots Group Bidco Limited75–100%
  4. Weybright UK 1 Limited75–100%
  5. Wba UK Holdings 2 Limited75–100%
  6. Superior Holdings Limited75–100%
  7. Wba International Limited75–100%
  8. Superior Acquisitions Limited75–100%
  9. Wba Acquisitions UK Holdco 7 Limited75–100%
  10. Alliance Boots Holdings Limited75–100%
  11. Liz Earle Beauty Co. Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (23)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 20 Oct 2026

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