THE PERFUME SHOP LIMITED

Active
Company number 02699577Private limited companyIncorporated 1992

Key figures

£33,597,000
Net assets 2024

† THE PERFUME SHOP LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2024

Sector comparison

SIC 47750

Where the company stands among the 5,361 active companies whose first SIC code is 47750 (Retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores).

Turnover£320,364,000
Higher than 93% · median £50,366 among 61 that publish turnover
Net assets£33,597,000
Higher than 99% · median £1,015
Total assets£263,884,000
Higher than 99% · median £15,642
Cash£70,526,000
Higher than 99% · median £6,980
Company age34.6 years
Older than 99% · median 2.5 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. SAVERS HEALTH AND BEAUTY LIMITED£172.3m
  2. JO MALONE LIMITED£145.2m
  3. PREMIER MOTLEY LIMITED£136.9m
  4. CARTOON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED£68.9m
  5. TFS BUYING LIMITED£62.8m
  6. CHARLOTTE TILBURY BEAUTY LIMITED£59m
  7. FEDERICI BRANDS LTD£41.8m
  8. THE PERFUME SHOP LIMITED£33.6m
  9. SHISEIDO UK LIMITED£33m
  10. SPACE NK LIMITED£31.1m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 5,361. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: THE PERFUME SHOP LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

THE PERFUME SHOP LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 02699577. It was incorporated on 23 Mar 1992. Its status is active. The registered office is in Battersea (SW11). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores (47750).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024 (period ending 27 Dec 2024); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £320,364,000. Profit for the year was £17,198,000. Net assets were £33,597,000. Cash at bank and in hand was £70,526,000. Total assets were £263,884,000 and total liabilities £230,287,000.

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 5,361 active companies whose first SIC code is 47750: By turnover it ranks higher than 93% of the 61 that publish turnover (median £50,366). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £1,015). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £15,642). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £6,980). It is older than 99% of them (median age 2.5 years).

Has it received government grants?

It is recorded as the recipient of one central government grant worth £29.9k, from Department for Work and Pensions.

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly toys, games and sports goods, perfumery and cosmetics, machinery. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly perfumery and cosmetics, glass, machinery. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 35 days to pay suppliers, and 6% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 1.1% lower than for men.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 6 Apr 2027.

Filed accounts2024
2024 †
Turnover320,364,000
Profit for the year17,198,000
Cash at bank and in hand70,526,000
Total assets263,884,000
Total liabilities230,287,000
Net assets / total equity33,597,000

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Government grants

1 grant

THE PERFUME SHOP LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 1 central government grant, worth £29.9k.

Grant
  1. THE PERFUME SHOPDepartment for Work and Pensions · £29,880 · Kickstart Scheme

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices28 Dec 2025 – 27 Jun 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
35 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
6%
Standard payment terms
30–90 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 68%
  • 31 to 60 days 27%
  • After 60 days 5%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
27 Dec 2025
31
70%
9%
28 Jun 2025
32
70%
6%
28 Dec 2024
34
72%
9%
29 Jun 2024
36
70%
8%
30 Dec 2023
34
70%
9%
1 Jul 2023
47
68%
9%
31 Dec 2022
33
69%
8%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 1.1% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 12.9% lower
Median bonus pay
women 9.9% higher
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter86.2% womenLower middle83.8% womenUpper middle87.6% womenUpper pay quarter76.4% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
no gap
women 15% lower
2023/24
women 4.4% lower
women 18.9% lower
2022/23
women 10.1% lower
women 21.9% lower
2021/22
women 11.8% lower
women 17.5% lower
2020/21
women 8.8% lower
women 21% lower
2019/20
women 2.2% lower
women 19.1% lower
2018/19
women 7.3% lower
women 15.9% lower
2017/18
women 4.2% lower
women 16.2% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Route
Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 5 of the last 12 months on record, most recently July 2026. Main goods: toys, games and sports goods, perfumery and cosmetics and machinery.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: perfumery and cosmetics, glass, machinery, miscellaneous manufactures and toys, games and sports goods.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

4 events
  1. Financial year endedAccounts filed at Companies House
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £320.4m, net assets £33.6m
  3. The Perfume Shop Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.