Clive Christian Perfume Limited
Registered name: CLIVE CHRISTIAN PERFUME LIMITED
Part of Nichebox UK Limited groupClive Christian Perfume Limited made £10.4m revenue and £1.2m profit in the year to 30 Jun 2024.
Clive Christian Perfume Limited’s revenue fell 4% to £10.4m in the year to 30 Jun 2024, with £1.2m profit and 1 employee. The company is classified under “wholesale of perfume and cosmetics” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 28 yrs · since 1998
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £7.8m | £10.8m | £10.4m |
| Cost of sales | £2.8m | £3.9m | £3.3m |
| Gross profit | £5m | £7m | £7.2m |
| Operating profit | — | £2.3m | £1.6m |
| Profit before tax | £1.3m | £2.3m | £1.5m |
| Profit after tax | £1.3m | £1.9m | £1.2m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.3m | £1.9m | £1.2m |
| Staff costs | £142k | £39.5k | £34.7k |
| Employees (average) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 16.4% | 17.2% | 11.6% |
| Gross margin | 63.8% | 64.4% | 68.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £7.8m | £10.8m | £10.4m |
| Profit per employee | £1.3m | £1.9m | £1.2m |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲38.4% | ▼3.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲45.1% | ▼35.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £1.1m | £589k | £1.7m |
| Net assets | £4.5m | £6.3m | £7.5m |
| Fixed assets | £598k | £673k | £825k |
| Current assets | £10.6m | £11.2m | £9.1m |
| Debtors | £1.5m | £2.1m | £2.4m |
| Deferred income | £371k | £401k | £659k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 11.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 68.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £10.4m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.2m
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 7.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 6.3%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 22.8%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
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
- ▲19%
- Now £7.5m
- Cash at bank
- ▲192%
- Now £1.7m
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- ▲64%
- Now £659k
- Fixed assets
- ▲23%
- Now £825k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Nichebox UK Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Clive Christian Perfume Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2024 (profit £1.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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