
Company Number
02940032
Next Accounts
Mar 2026
Shareholders
lush cosmetics ltd
Group Structure
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Industry
Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics
+1Registered Address
29 high street, poole, dorset, BH15 1AB
Website
https://www.lush.com/uk/en/Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of LUSH LTD. at £60.1m based on a Turnover of £56.6m and 1.06x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of LUSH LTD. at £0 based on an EBITDA of £-57.5m and a 7.84x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of LUSH LTD. at £0 based on Net Assets of £-9.9m and 2.16x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Lush Ltd. is a live company located in dorset, BH15 1AB with a Companies House number of 02940032. It operates in the manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparations sector, SIC Code 20420. Founded in June 1994, it's largest shareholder is lush cosmetics ltd with a 100% stake. Lush Ltd. is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £56.6m with declining growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Lush Ltd. a 1.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 3 measures and has 8 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
3 Strong
1 Regular
8 Weak
Size
annual sales of £56.6m, make it larger than the average company (£28.9m)
£56.6m - Lush Ltd.
£28.9m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of -8%, show it is growing at a slower rate (7.7%)
-8% - Lush Ltd.
7.7% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 31.2%, this company has a comparable cost of product (36.2%)
31.2% - Lush Ltd.
36.2% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of -104.4% make it less profitable than the average company (5.1%)
-104.4% - Lush Ltd.
5.1% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 340 employees, this is above the industry average (143)
340 - Lush Ltd.
143 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £59.1k, the company has a higher pay structure (£46.1k)
£59.1k - Lush Ltd.
£46.1k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £166.4k, this is less efficient (£287.1k)
£166.4k - Lush Ltd.
£287.1k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 254 days, this is later than average (50 days)
254 days - Lush Ltd.
50 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 26 days, this is quicker than average (40 days)
26 days - Lush Ltd.
40 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 65 days, this is less than average (102 days)
65 days - Lush Ltd.
102 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 0 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (9 weeks)
0 weeks - Lush Ltd.
9 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 107.7%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (52.2%)
107.7% - Lush Ltd.
52.2% - Industry AVG
Lush Ltd.'s latest turnover from June 2024 is £56.6 million and the company has net assets of -£9.9 million. According to their latest financial statements, Lush Ltd. has 340 employees and maintains cash reserves of £781 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Jun 2024 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2022 | Jun 2021 | Jun 2020 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2018 | Jun 2017 | Jun 2016 | Jun 2015 | Jun 2014 | Jun 2013 | Jun 2012 | Jun 2011 | Jun 2010 | |
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Turnover | 56,560,000 | 55,009,000 | 74,382,000 | 73,165,000 | 43,469,000 | 58,971,000 | 71,571,000 | 80,428,000 | 62,149,000 | 48,141,000 | 40,326,618 | 37,275,642 | 30,701,361 | 25,135,551 | 21,402,171 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 38,907,000 | 36,590,000 | 44,608,000 | 40,213,000 | 22,257,000 | 29,567,000 | 31,868,000 | 31,062,000 | 23,010,000 | 15,745,000 | 10,996,221 | 10,121,270 | 8,335,644 | 6,879,683 | 6,176,955 |
Gross Profit | 17,653,000 | 18,419,000 | 29,774,000 | 32,952,000 | 21,212,000 | 29,404,000 | 39,703,000 | 49,366,000 | 39,139,000 | 32,396,000 | 29,330,397 | 27,154,372 | 22,365,717 | 18,255,868 | 15,225,216 |
Admin Expenses | 76,719,000 | 80,211,000 | 51,268,000 | 33,918,000 | 14,458,000 | 21,280,000 | 38,544,000 | 39,555,000 | 39,863,000 | 23,208,000 | 24,686,457 | 21,214,753 | 18,235,498 | 16,199,089 | 11,557,041 |
Operating Profit | -59,066,000 | -61,792,000 | -21,494,000 | -966,000 | 6,754,000 | 8,124,000 | 1,159,000 | 9,811,000 | -724,000 | 9,188,000 | 4,643,940 | 5,939,619 | 4,130,219 | 2,056,779 | 3,668,175 |
Interest Payable | 1,192,000 | 517,000 | 501,000 | 684,000 | 667,000 | 537,000 | 387,000 | 386,000 | 720,000 | 770,000 | 555,893 | 424,655 | 264,284 | 331,181 | 390,537 |
Interest Receivable | 4,369,000 | 2,688,000 | 1,150,000 | 1,602,000 | 1,718,000 | 1,798,000 | 901,000 | 607,000 | 1,868,000 | 2,016,000 | 1,295,975 | 738,090 | 708,988 | 602,307 | 471,347 |
Pre-Tax Profit | -36,353,000 | -31,265,000 | -24,671,000 | -18,711,000 | -36,366,000 | 89,449,000 | -1,384,000 | 13,385,000 | 6,160,000 | 14,887,000 | 19,453,262 | 8,680,350 | 8,794,031 | 3,187,317 | 6,503,989 |
Tax | -1,679,000 | 2,567,000 | -1,180,000 | 907,000 | -807,000 | -3,462,000 | -2,583,000 | -3,599,000 | -2,234,000 | -2,920,000 | -952,301 | -846,581 | -1,465,289 | -1,863,505 | -1,445,291 |
Profit After Tax | -38,032,000 | -28,698,000 | -25,851,000 | -17,804,000 | -37,173,000 | 85,987,000 | -3,967,000 | 9,786,000 | 3,926,000 | 11,967,000 | 18,500,961 | 7,833,769 | 7,328,742 | 1,323,812 | 5,058,698 |
Dividends Paid | 800,000 | 300,000 | 1,200,000 | 3,900,000 | 1,500,000 | 3,500,000 | 5,813,800 | 1,815,000 | 1,300,000 | ||||||
Retained Profit | -38,032,000 | -28,698,000 | -26,651,000 | -18,104,000 | -37,173,000 | 84,787,000 | -7,867,000 | 8,286,000 | 426,000 | 11,967,000 | 18,500,961 | 7,833,769 | 1,514,942 | -491,188 | 3,758,698 |
Employee Costs | 20,101,000 | 18,920,000 | 14,514,000 | 13,792,000 | 12,284,000 | 14,063,000 | 13,703,000 | 18,226,000 | 14,951,000 | 11,627,000 | 11,004,061 | 7,337,491 | 7,150,950 | 4,869,543 | 5,830,930 |
Number Of Employees | 340 | 339 | 293 | 248 | 303 | 313 | 258 | 282 | 216 | 160 | 190 | 170 | 120 | 98 | 84 |
EBITDA* | -57,529,000 | -60,333,000 | -20,246,000 | 270,000 | 7,925,000 | 9,257,000 | 2,105,000 | 11,533,000 | 170,000 | 9,766,000 | 5,140,563 | 6,352,484 | 4,512,372 | 2,415,832 | 3,945,965 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Jun 2024 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2022 | Jun 2021 | Jun 2020 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2018 | Jun 2017 | Jun 2016 | Jun 2015 | Jun 2014 | Jun 2013 | Jun 2012 | Jun 2011 | Jun 2010 | |
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Tangible Assets | 3,911,000 | 4,308,000 | 3,095,000 | 2,645,000 | 3,077,000 | 3,931,000 | 3,323,000 | 2,476,000 | 1,622,000 | 1,243,000 | 2,204,463 | 738,527 | 767,413 | 818,003 | 794,522 |
Intangible Assets | 4,874,000 | 7,288,000 | 5,984,000 | 9,589,000 | 3,570,000 | 4,538,000 | 2,155,000 | 3,132,000 | 1,802,000 | 729,000 | |||||
Investments & Other | 73,162,000 | 70,346,000 | 39,172,000 | 39,734,000 | 39,635,000 | 58,853,000 | 52,019,000 | 58,259,000 | 64,746,000 | 29,582,000 | 28,142,031 | 16,769,890 | 15,614,344 | 13,652,136 | 10,980,332 |
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 8,867,000 | ||||||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 81,947,000 | 81,942,000 | 48,251,000 | 51,968,000 | 46,282,000 | 67,322,000 | 57,497,000 | 63,867,000 | 68,170,000 | 40,421,000 | 30,346,494 | 17,508,417 | 16,381,757 | 14,470,139 | 11,774,854 |
Stock & work in progress | 7,008,000 | 8,185,000 | 8,984,000 | 6,933,000 | 9,075,000 | 10,234,000 | 9,525,000 | 7,825,000 | 5,094,000 | 2,152,000 | 1,563,768 | 1,958,710 | 1,429,180 | 1,420,549 | 1,584,663 |
Trade Debtors | 39,390,000 | 903,000 | 547,000 | 165,000 | 828,000 | 111,000 | 99,000 | 5,975 | 12,010 | 392,753 | 14,880 | ||||
Group Debtors | 41,904,000 | 50,602,000 | 52,600,000 | 78,635,000 | 70,252,000 | 54,644,000 | 29,785,000 | 13,876,000 | 44,544,000 | 45,394,171 | 20,082,647 | 14,660,353 | 14,364,017 | 19,230,246 | |
Misc Debtors | 10,775,000 | 13,617,000 | 15,283,000 | 4,163,000 | 4,423,000 | 4,047,000 | 3,995,000 | 2,839,000 | 1,433,000 | 812,405 | 528,928 | 1,453,437 | 228,980 | 273,889 | |
Cash | 781,000 | 3,180,000 | 17,247,000 | 25,344,000 | 20,915,000 | 33,967,000 | 15,461,000 | 28,427,000 | 16,633,000 | 5,012,000 | 2,253,947 | 939,794 | 386,959 | 814,377 | 610,457 |
misc current assets | 129,000 | 257,000 | |||||||||||||
total current assets | 47,179,000 | 64,947,000 | 91,126,000 | 100,582,000 | 113,616,000 | 118,987,000 | 83,776,000 | 70,032,000 | 38,442,000 | 53,141,000 | 50,024,291 | 23,516,054 | 17,941,939 | 17,220,676 | 21,714,135 |
total assets | 129,126,000 | 146,889,000 | 139,377,000 | 152,550,000 | 159,898,000 | 186,309,000 | 141,273,000 | 133,899,000 | 106,612,000 | 93,562,000 | 80,370,785 | 41,024,471 | 34,323,696 | 31,690,815 | 33,488,989 |
Bank overdraft | 312,075 | ||||||||||||||
Bank loan | 23,993,000 | 34,533,000 | 33,227,000 | 23,846,000 | 8,374,000 | 2,299,000 | 300,000 | 500,000 | 400,000 | ||||||
Trade Creditors | 2,832,000 | 2,904,000 | 3,087,000 | 3,212,000 | 2,843,000 | 1,681,000 | 4,108,000 | 2,387,000 | 3,378,000 | 2,841,000 | 1,458,270 | 1,077,694 | 1,484,248 | 1,662,156 | 1,078,582 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 107,532,000 | 106,148,000 | 72,606,000 | 47,849,000 | 15,479,000 | 4,536,000 | 54,370,000 | 54,429,000 | 42,713,000 | 34,969,000 | 34,095,339 | 13,801,663 | 10,425,743 | 6,217,273 | 4,988,817 |
other short term finances | 175,000 | 179,000 | |||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
other current liabilities | 4,541,000 | 6,708,000 | 4,956,000 | 12,021,000 | 5,648,000 | 7,396,000 | 5,813,000 | 9,206,000 | 7,211,000 | 5,612,000 | 3,907,644 | 2,412,420 | 1,915,205 | 2,627,403 | 2,446,419 |
total current liabilities | 138,898,000 | 115,760,000 | 80,649,000 | 63,257,000 | 58,503,000 | 46,840,000 | 88,137,000 | 74,575,000 | 55,601,000 | 43,422,000 | 39,461,253 | 17,291,777 | 14,437,271 | 11,006,832 | 8,913,818 |
loans | 2,853,572 | 3,987,500 | 6,300,000 | 9,700,000 | |||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | |||||||||||||||
provisions | 128,000 | 1,284,000 | 980,000 | 1,485,000 | 393,000 | 501,000 | 894,000 | 241,000 | 622,000 | 177,000 | 163,164 | ||||
total long term liabilities | 128,000 | 1,284,000 | 980,000 | 1,485,000 | 393,000 | 501,000 | 894,000 | 241,000 | 622,000 | 177,000 | 3,016,736 | 3,987,500 | 6,300,000 | 9,700,000 | |
total liabilities | 139,026,000 | 117,044,000 | 81,629,000 | 64,742,000 | 58,896,000 | 47,341,000 | 89,031,000 | 74,816,000 | 56,223,000 | 43,599,000 | 42,477,989 | 17,291,777 | 18,424,771 | 17,306,832 | 18,613,818 |
net assets | -9,900,000 | 29,845,000 | 57,748,000 | 87,808,000 | 101,002,000 | 138,968,000 | 52,242,000 | 59,083,000 | 50,389,000 | 49,963,000 | 37,892,796 | 23,732,694 | 15,898,925 | 14,383,983 | 14,875,171 |
total shareholders funds | -9,900,000 | 29,845,000 | 57,748,000 | 87,808,000 | 101,002,000 | 138,968,000 | 52,242,000 | 59,083,000 | 50,389,000 | 49,963,000 | 37,892,796 | 23,732,694 | 15,898,925 | 14,383,983 | 14,875,171 |
Jun 2024 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2022 | Jun 2021 | Jun 2020 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2018 | Jun 2017 | Jun 2016 | Jun 2015 | Jun 2014 | Jun 2013 | Jun 2012 | Jun 2011 | Jun 2010 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | -59,066,000 | -61,792,000 | -21,494,000 | -966,000 | 6,754,000 | 8,124,000 | 1,159,000 | 9,811,000 | -724,000 | 9,188,000 | 4,643,940 | 5,939,619 | 4,130,219 | 2,056,779 | 3,668,175 |
Depreciation | 1,405,000 | 1,385,000 | 1,169,000 | 1,178,000 | 1,135,000 | 1,113,000 | 931,000 | 727,000 | 478,000 | 454,000 | 496,623 | 412,865 | 382,153 | 359,053 | 277,790 |
Amortisation | 132,000 | 74,000 | 79,000 | 58,000 | 36,000 | 20,000 | 15,000 | 995,000 | 416,000 | 124,000 | |||||
Tax | -1,679,000 | 2,567,000 | -1,180,000 | 907,000 | -807,000 | -3,462,000 | -2,583,000 | -3,599,000 | -2,234,000 | -2,920,000 | -952,301 | -846,581 | -1,465,289 | -1,863,505 | -1,445,291 |
Stock | -1,177,000 | -799,000 | 2,051,000 | -2,142,000 | -1,159,000 | 709,000 | 1,700,000 | 2,731,000 | 2,942,000 | 588,232 | -394,942 | 529,530 | 8,631 | -164,114 | 1,584,663 |
Debtors | -14,192,000 | -11,184,000 | -3,282,000 | -15,578,000 | 8,840,000 | 15,996,000 | 25,010,000 | 17,065,000 | -38,129,000 | 8,637,424 | 25,589,026 | 4,491,750 | 1,140,050 | -4,533,265 | 19,519,015 |
Creditors | -72,000 | -183,000 | -125,000 | 369,000 | 1,162,000 | -2,427,000 | 1,721,000 | -991,000 | 537,000 | 1,382,730 | 380,576 | -406,554 | -177,908 | 583,574 | 1,078,582 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | -2,167,000 | 1,752,000 | -7,065,000 | 6,373,000 | -1,748,000 | 1,583,000 | -3,393,000 | 1,995,000 | 1,599,000 | 1,704,356 | 1,495,224 | 497,215 | -712,198 | 180,984 | 2,446,419 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -1,156,000 | 304,000 | -505,000 | 1,092,000 | -108,000 | -393,000 | 653,000 | -381,000 | 445,000 | 13,836 | 163,164 | ||||
Cash flow from operations | -47,234,000 | -43,910,000 | -27,890,000 | 26,731,000 | -1,257,000 | -12,147,000 | -28,207,000 | -11,239,000 | 35,704,000 | 721,266 | -18,966,858 | 575,284 | 1,008,296 | 6,014,264 | -15,078,003 |
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | |||||||||||||||
Change in Investments | 2,816,000 | 31,174,000 | -562,000 | 99,000 | -19,218,000 | 6,834,000 | -6,240,000 | -6,487,000 | 35,164,000 | 1,439,969 | 11,372,141 | 1,155,546 | 1,962,208 | 2,671,804 | 10,980,332 |
cash flow from investments | |||||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | 23,993,000 | -34,533,000 | 1,306,000 | 9,381,000 | 15,472,000 | 6,075,000 | 2,299,000 | -300,000 | -200,000 | 100,000 | 400,000 | ||||
Group/Directors Accounts | 1,384,000 | 33,542,000 | 24,757,000 | 32,370,000 | 10,943,000 | -49,834,000 | -59,000 | 11,716,000 | 7,744,000 | 873,661 | 20,293,676 | 3,375,920 | 4,208,470 | 1,228,456 | 4,988,817 |
Other Short Term Loans | -175,000 | 175,000 | -179,000 | 179,000 | |||||||||||
Long term loans | -2,853,572 | 2,853,572 | -3,987,500 | -2,312,500 | -3,400,000 | 9,700,000 | |||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | |||||||||||||||
other long term liabilities | |||||||||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | 3,177,000 | 2,171,000 | 649,000 | 918,000 | 1,051,000 | 1,261,000 | 514,000 | 221,000 | 1,148,000 | 1,246,000 | 740,082 | 313,435 | 444,704 | 271,126 | 80,810 |
cash flow from financing | 26,841,000 | 36,508,000 | 21,822,000 | 3,840,000 | 12,507,000 | -37,253,000 | 16,774,000 | 18,599,000 | 11,191,000 | -630,707 | 19,546,471 | -598,145 | 2,140,674 | -1,800,418 | 26,286,100 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | -2,399,000 | -14,067,000 | -8,097,000 | 4,429,000 | -13,052,000 | 18,506,000 | -12,966,000 | 11,794,000 | 11,621,000 | 2,758,053 | 1,314,153 | 552,835 | -427,418 | 203,920 | 610,457 |
overdraft | -312,075 | 312,075 | |||||||||||||
change in cash | -2,399,000 | -14,067,000 | -8,097,000 | 4,429,000 | -13,052,000 | 18,506,000 | -12,966,000 | 11,794,000 | 11,621,000 | 2,758,053 | 1,314,153 | 864,910 | -739,493 | 203,920 | 610,457 |
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LUSH LTD. group structure
Lush Ltd. has 5 subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
1 parent
LUSH LTD.
02940032
5 subsidiaries
Lush Ltd. currently has 8 directors. The longest serving directors include Ms Margaret Constantine (Jun 1994) and Mr Mark Constantine (Feb 1995).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Ms Margaret Constantine | 71 years | Jun 1994 | - | Director | |
Mr Mark Constantine | 72 years | Feb 1995 | - | Director | |
Ms Rowena Bird | 65 years | Sep 2001 | - | Director | |
Mr Karl Bygrave | 62 years | Jun 2005 | - | Director | |
Ms Hilary Jones | United Kingdom | 62 years | Mar 2012 | - | Director |
Mr Simon Nicholls | United Kingdom | 62 years | Dec 2015 | - | Director |
Mr Jack Constantine | England | 40 years | Dec 2015 | - | Director |
Ms Janis Paskin | United Kingdom | 74 years | Dec 2019 | - | Director |
P&L
June 2024turnover
56.6m
+3%
operating profit
-59.1m
-4%
gross margin
31.3%
-6.79%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
June 2024net assets
-9.9m
-1.33%
total assets
129.1m
-0.12%
cash
781k
-0.75%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
02940032
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
46450 - Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics
20420 - Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparations
incorporation date
June 1994
age
31
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Audit Exemption Subsidiary
last accounts submitted
June 2024
previous names
cosmetic house limited (April 1995)
accountant
-
auditor
-
address
29 high street, poole, dorset, BH15 1AB
Bank
-
Legal Advisor
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