KAO (UK) LIMITED
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† KAO (UK) 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
2025Sector comparison
SIC 20420Where the company stands among the 2,435 active companies whose first SIC code is 20420 (Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparations).
- ISLESTARR HOLDINGS LIMITED£208.4m
- ELEMIS LIMITED£117.6m
- GILLETTE U.K. LIMITED£107.3m
- CPL AROMAS LIMITED£64.7m
- FRAGRANCE OILS (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED£58m
- COTY MANUFACTURING UK LIMITED£50.3m
- PROFESSIONAL BEAUTY SYSTEMS LIMITED£42.2m
- KAO (UK) LIMITED£28.3m
- FIRMENICH UK LIMITED£27.9m
- POTTER & MOORE PLC£25.9m
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 2,435. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: KAO (UK) LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
KAO (UK) LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 04471658. It was incorporated on 27 Jun 2002. Its status is active. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparations (20420).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £52,908,000. Profit for the year was £1,967,000. Net assets were £28,257,000, up 0.2% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £637,000. Total assets were £66,270,000 and total liabilities £38,013,000. The company had an average of 130 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 2,435 active companies whose first SIC code is 20420: By turnover it ranks higher than 83% of the 39 that publish turnover (median £16,549,976). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £540). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £14,817). By cash it ranks higher than 84% of them (median £23,559). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 96% of them (median age 1.6 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly perfumery and cosmetics, knitted clothing, electrical equipment. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly perfumery and cosmetics, miscellaneous manufactures, soaps and waxes.
Who runs and controls the company?
One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 1 registered charges are outstanding.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 11 Jul 2027.
Filed accounts2024–2025
| 2024 † | 2025 † | |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 39,005,000 | 52,908,000 |
| Profit for the year | 2,523,000 | 1,967,000 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 215,000 | 637,000 |
| Total assets | 78,240,000 | 66,270,000 |
| Total liabilities | 50,040,000 | 38,013,000 |
| Net assets / total equity | 28,200,000 | 28,257,000 |
| Average number of employees | — | 130 |
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.
Registers and licences
- Licence type and rating
- Worker (A rating)
- Routes
- Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker
On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 2 of the last 12 months on record, most recently May 2026. Main goods: perfumery and cosmetics, knitted clothing and electrical equipment.
Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 11 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: perfumery and cosmetics, miscellaneous manufactures, soaps and waxes and paper and paperboard.
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
5 events- Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £52.9m, net assets £28.3m, 130 employees
- Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £39m, net assets £28.2m
- Kao Corporation registered as a person with significant control
- Name changed to KAO (UK) LIMITEDPreviously KAO BRANDS EUROPE LIMITED
- 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.