Barony International Limited
Registered name: BARONY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Part of KDC/One Swallowfield Limited groupBarony International Limited made £41.1m revenue and £1.8m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024. read from filing text
Barony International Limited’s revenue grew 77% to £41.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £1.8m profit and 4 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of perfume and cosmetics” and is based in Irvine; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Irvine, Scotland
- Age
- 15 yrs · since 2011
- 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. From the filing: “C.A.L.M. Singularity is the ultimate parent company, which is incorporated in Cyprus and the ultimate controlling party is Mrs. M. Chammas.”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £23.2m | £41.1m |
| Cost of sales | — | £21.6m | £37.6m |
| Gross profit | — | £1.6m | £3.5m |
| Operating profit | — | £497k | £2.2m |
| Profit before tax | — | £331k | £1.8m |
| Profit after tax | −£138k | £331k | £1.8m |
| Profit (best available) | −£138k | £331k | £1.8m |
| Staff costs | — | £247k | £229k |
| Employees (average) | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | 1.4% | 4.5% |
| Gross margin | — | 6.9% | 8.6% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £5.8m | £10.3m |
| Profit per employee | −£34.5k | £82.8k | £459k |
| Cash conversion | — | −29.8% | −14.9% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲77.2% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲454.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £21k | £3k | £0 |
| Net assets | −£1.2m | −£889k | £947k |
| Current assets | £2.9m | £7.9m | £7.6m |
| Debtors | £2.9m | £7.9m | £7.6m |
| Cash from operations | — | −£148k | −£321k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 8.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £10.3m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £459k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −14.9%
- 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
- 18.4%
- 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
- —
- Now £947k
- Cash at bank
- ▼100%
- Now £0
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 4
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- KDC/One Swallowfield Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- KDC UK Holdings Limited75–100%
- Barony Universal Products Limited75–100%
- Barony International Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- Sanmex International LimitedRev. £244k · Profit £17k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit £1.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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