AESOP UK LIMITED
Company number 05192303 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Aesop UK Limited presents a paradoxical financial picture: explosive revenue growth of 201% alongside a £53.7M pre-tax loss, driven primarily by the acquisition-related costs of global distribution rights. The standalone balance sheet appears distressed with £281M in liabilities against £123M in assets, but this is overwhelmingly attributable to a £279M intercompany loan that was repaid in January 2025. With L'Oréal's backing and the global Aesop brand growing 9% to £503M, the underlying business is healthy, but the UK entity is undergoing radical restructuring that makes historical comparisons misleading. The prognosis is cautiously positive, provided the transition to a global brand management role is executed effectively and FX risks are properly hedged.
Shareholders' funds
£20,786,283
Balance sheet as at 2024-12-31
What it does
The company's principal activity during the year continues to consist of the retail and wholesale of skin, hair and facial
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2004-07-29
- Employees
- 496 (2024 accounts · was 598 in 2023)
- Registered office
- Hay's Galleria, 1 Hay's Lane, Hay's Lane House, 3rd Floor, London, England, SE1 2HD
- Postcode
- SE1 2HD
- Capital
- 2 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 5 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-12-31
- Next due by
- 2026-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-07-29
- Next due by
- 2027-08-12
Nature of business (SIC)
- 47750 Retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores
Officers 5 current · 10 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker (Worker (A rating)), Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
Matched by registered name to the register of licensed sponsors (Home Office, updated daily) — check the register itself before relying on it. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2026 (period to 2025-12-31) — 4 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA276587 (Tier 3), registered since 2017.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Gender pay gap
11.2%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 71 QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, LONDON, EC4V 4BE, UNITED KINGDOM | 2017-12-06 |
| LION HOUSE, RED LION STREET, LONDON, WC1R 4GB | 2016-02-29 |
Among its peers
Top 1%
by shareholders' funds, of 103 similar companies in SE
The largest employer among its local peers (496 staff).
3rd oldest of its local peers, trading since 2004.
Competitors London
This company ranks 1 among retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores in London.
The class of 2004
37%
of the 135,819 companies incorporated in 2004 are still active today; 60% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 22 titles
- Leasehold
- 22
- Most recent registration
- 2025-06-23
- Where
- Greater London (21), Cambridgeshire (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TGL637515 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2025-06-23 | — |
| AGL639249 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2025-01-24 | — |
| AGL607493 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2023-10-17 | — |
| BB29523 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2023-10-17 | — |
| TGL607615 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2023-09-12 | — |
| BB27896 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2023-07-19 | — |
| BB24942 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2023-03-03 | — |
| BB22398 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2022-11-21 | — |
| TGL593033 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2022-11-21 | — |
| TGL588046 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2022-08-16 | — |
| TGL585232 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2022-06-27 | — |
| CB469206 | Cambridgeshire | Leasehold | 2022-04-13 | — |
| BB10890 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2021-03-24 | — |
| BGL154017 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2019-12-19 | — |
| BGL73135 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2019-12-19 | — |
| BB1762 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2019-10-16 | — |
| NGL983491 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2018-11-20 | — |
| NGL972757 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2017-09-08 | — |
| BGL133352 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2017-06-20 | — |
| BGL126044 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2016-08-12 | — |
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