BEIERSDORF UK LTD.

TRINITY CENTRAL TRINITY PARK, BICKENHILL LANE, BIRMINGHAM, B37 7ES

Company Number: 00468710
Incorporation date: 20-May-1949
Status: Active
Entity type: Private Limited Company

SIC codes:
46450 Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics
46460 Wholesale of pharmaceutical goods
46499 Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) not elsewhere classified
46900 Non-specialised wholesale trade


SUMMARY

This company is 75.5 years old and is currently active. It is controlled by Beiersdorf Ag. The company has positive equity (net assets) of GBP 28.8 million which has decreased from the previous year's figure of GBP 37.3 million. The latest reported revenue figure is GBP 218.1 million which is similar to the previous year's figure of GBP 220.7 million. The company has 7 active officers (directors or partners) who are or were officers of 1 other company. The company has no public disputes filed on the Business Disputes Register. There are no court cases involving the company that we are aware of.


FINANCIALS (BETA)

Next accounts due: 30-Sep-2025
Accounts Filed: FULL (31-Dec-2023)


P&L Financials:
Year end Currency Revenue Operating profit Interest Received Interest Paid Tax Net Profit GBP
31-Dec-2019 GBP 218,119,000 26,864,000 240,000 146,000 5,054,000 21,932,000
31-Dec-2018 GBP 220,680,000 32,561,000 245,000 6,400,000 26,382,000
31-Dec-2017 GBP 214,841,000 35,082,000 153,000 4,000 6,838,000 28,266,000
31-Dec-2016 GBP 208,037,000 35,021,000 173,000 6,990,000 28,212,000
31-Dec-2015 GBP 204,051,000 29,430,000 61,000 4,000 6,123,000 23,267,000
31-Dec-2014 GBP 199,235,000 22,463,000 44,000 16,000 4,629,000 18,091,000


Balance Sheet Financials:
Year end Currency Cash Current Assets Current Liabilities Debt Share Capital Premium Reserve Retained Earnings Net Assets
31-Dec-2019 GBP 17,919,000 81,115,000 12,000,000 20,094,000 28,828,000
31-Dec-2018 GBP 13,814,000 87,580,000 12,000,000 25,143,000 37,318,000
31-Dec-2017 GBP 17,074,000 101,025,000 12,000,000 26,244,000 40,264,000
31-Dec-2016 GBP 11,436,000 131,528,000 12,000,000 47,438,000 64,317,000
31-Dec-2015 GBP 13,522,000 91,810,000 12,000,000 24,416,000 36,937,000
31-Dec-2014 GBP 7,399,000 73,103,000 49,247,000 12,000,000 17,462,000 29,462,000

VALUATION EVENTS (BETA)

Year end Currency % Equity Sum raised Pre-Money Valuation* Post-Money Valuation* Enterprise Value**
Insufficient available data for calculating valuations.

DISPUTES

No disputes filed on www.disputesregister.org

COMPANY SECRETARY


Status Name Appointed on Resigned on Occupation Nationality All apointments
(active/resigned)
Resigned Stephen Charles BOSTOCK 13 Mar 2001 30 Jun 2011 Company Director British 1 - 13
Resigned Richard John DUNN 01 Jul 1997 13 Mar 2001 Company Director British 0 - 9
Resigned Robert Gordon LEADBEATER 06 Jun 1996 30 Jun 1997 Managing Director British 0 - 10
Resigned Robert Gordon LEADBEATER 30 Jun 1997 British 0 - 10

DIRECTORS


Status Name Appointed on Resigned on Occupation Nationality All appointments
(active/resigned)
Dissolved companies
(rate)
Active Stephen DIXON 01 Sep 2023 Sales Director British 1 - 00 (0.0%)
Active Adrianna SOROKA 01 Sep 2023 Finance Director Polish 1 - 00 (0.0%)
Active Jennifer Susan MULLER 01 Jul 2023 Supply Chain Director British,South African 1 - 00 (0.0%)
Active Vidya Jagath KUMAR 01 Sep 2022 Hr Director Indian 1 - 00 (0.0%)
Active Oswald Ferdinand BARCKHAHN 01 Sep 2022 Director German 1 - 00 (0.0%)
Active Andrew Thomas RAWLE 01 Jun 2022 Marketing Director British 1 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Amy Elizabeth CHAPMAN 01 Nov 2019 30 Jun 2023 Sales Director British 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Leonie RÖDIG 01 Oct 2019 30 Sep 2021 Pharmacy Director German 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Andrew Thomas RAWLE 13 Nov 2018 01 Oct 2019 Pharmacy Director British 1 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Thomas Anton, Mr. RIEDNER 06 Aug 2018 30 Apr 2023 Supply Chain Director German 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Patrick Michael ALBRECHT 01 Jun 2018 31 May 2022 Marketing Director German 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Lynette Amanda BROWN 01 Apr 2018 31 May 2022 Hr Director British 0 - 41 (25.0%)
Resigned Patrick HOVEN 21 Mar 2017 31 May 2018 Marketing Director German 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned James Edward LIVESEY 01 Feb 2017 30 Sep 2023 Finance Director British 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Stephanie Leigh LEWIS 09 Oct 2015 31 Dec 2017 Hr Director British 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Hans Michael MEIER 30 Jun 2015 06 Aug 2018 Industrial Engineer German 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Andreas OSTERMAYR 06 Jan 2015 31 Oct 2019 General Manager German 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Thomas INGELFINGER 23 Jul 2014 31 May 2022 Member Executive Board German 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Stefan Frite Erust HEIDENREICH 01 Aug 2013 31 Dec 2014 Executive Board Chairman German 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Christoph MYNAREK 12 Jun 2013 31 Aug 2016 Finance Director German 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Iain Rodger HOLDING 01 Nov 2011 26 Jun 2013 Company Director British 0 - 21 (50.0%)
Resigned Minne DE VRIES 01 Jul 2011 18 Apr 2013 Finance Director Dutch 0 - 82 (25.0%)
Resigned Peter FELD 18 Mar 2011 31 Jul 2013 Company Director German 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Ralph Dieter GUSKO 01 Oct 2009 31 Jul 2011 Managing Director German 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Nicolo POME 13 Jul 2009 29 Feb 2012 Company Director Italian 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Richard James COUCH 02 Jan 2008 31 Dec 2014 Company Director British 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Active Paul Bryan PRICE 01 Jun 2005 General Manager British 1 - 21 (33.3%)
Resigned Markus Norbert Heinz PINGER 01 Apr 2005 11 Mar 2011 Company Director German 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Andrew PATTERSON 25 Mar 2004 31 Dec 2014 Company Director British 0 - 32 (66.7%)
Resigned Thomas Bernd QUAAS 24 Apr 2001 01 Apr 2005 Co Director German 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned David Paul PIPER 24 Apr 2001 31 Dec 2007 Co Director British 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Charles Andrew FROST 24 Apr 2001 31 Dec 2008 Co Director British 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Wolfgang Willi ENGELS 24 Apr 2001 31 Jan 2003 Co Director German 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Stephen Charles BOSTOCK 01 Nov 2000 30 Jun 2011 Accountant British 1 - 136 (42.9%)
Resigned Geoffrey William PHIPPS 27 Sep 2000 01 May 2001 Managing Director British 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Thomas FLOTHMANN 04 Sep 2000 30 Jun 2009 Sales/Marketing German 0 - 32 (66.7%)
Resigned Josie Veronica PAYNE 20 Oct 1998 29 Sep 2000 Director Of Marketing & Sales British 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Ian Richard LIGHTOWLERS 18 May 1998 31 Mar 1999 Hr/Operations Director British 0 - 41 (25.0%)
Resigned David William James THORPE 18 May 1998 02 Oct 2000 Finance Director British 0 - 121 (8.3%)
Resigned Richard John DUNN 21 Apr 1997 13 Mar 2001 Managing Director British 0 - 94 (44.4%)
Resigned Robert Gordon LEADBEATER 06 Jun 1996 22 Mar 1998 Director British 0 - 104 (40.0%)
Resigned Richard John DUNN 03 Sep 1991 30 Jun 1993 Sales And Marketing Director British 0 - 94 (44.4%)
Resigned Stephen Neville WILSON 03 Sep 1991 03 May 1996 Director Of Finance British 0 - 52 (40.0%)
Resigned Leopold Andrew WRIGHT 03 Sep 1991 30 Jun 1998 Director Of Marketing And Sales British 1 - 21 (33.3%)
Resigned Dieter STEINMEYER 01 Jan 1991 01 May 2001 Member Of The Board German 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Robert Gordon LEADBEATER 22 Mar 1998 Director British 0 - 104 (40.0%)
Resigned Anthony Rex DOLMAN 21 Apr 1997 Chartered Engineer British 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Number of active directors: 7
Average tenure of active directors: 4.2 years
Average tenure of resigned directors: 4.0 years
Average active director Dissolution Rate: 4.8%

DIRECTOR APPOINTMENTS IN OTHER COMPANIES

Name
 
BEIERSDORF UK LTD. (00468710) - Active
CARRINGTON PLACE BRAMPTON LIMITED (04665980) - Active

SHAREHOLDERS (BETA)

Shareholder name Share class Shares at confirmation date
2017-11-172015-11-172014-11-172013-10-222012-10-22
BEIERSDORF CEE HOLDING GMBHORDINARY12,000,000
100%
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
BEIERSDORF AGORDINARY0
0%
12,000,000
100%
12,000,000
100%
11,999,999
100.0%
11,999,999
100.0%
DIETER W. STEINMEYERORDINARY0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
1
0.000%
1
0.000%

SHAREHOLDINGS (BETA)

no shareholding data

CONTROLLED COMPANIES / CONTROLLING ENTITIES



Controlling entities above

BEIERSDORF UK LTD.

no controlled companies

LATE PAYMENTS REPORT


Start date End date Average days to pay % invoices paid over 60 days % invoices not paid within agreed terms Gov.uk report
2024-01-01 2024-06-30 19 8% 30% 86668
2023-07-01 2023-12-31 21 11% 29% 80978
2023-01-01 2023-06-30 17 7% 14% 72605
2022-07-01 2022-12-31 17 7% 14% 66082
2022-01-01 2022-06-30 18 9% 17% 59516
2021-07-01 2021-12-31 18 9% 16% 54303
2021-01-01 2021-06-30 25 17% 25% 47790
2020-07-01 2020-12-31 30 23% 36% 40523
2020-01-01 2020-06-30 % % 32613
2020-01-01 2020-06-30 34 19% 32% 32614
2019-07-01 2019-12-31 30 18% 35% 25925
2019-01-01 2019-06-30 25 11% 31% 18221
2018-07-01 2018-12-31 25 14% 29% 10159
2018-01-01 2018-06-30 27 15% 34% 5019


COURT CASES


No Court Cases found

PATENTS


Title Date filed Status Publication number
Improvements in or relating to pressure garments 1991-08-30 Terminated GB2247826

COMPETITORS

(Based on Sic code: 46450 Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics)

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THE BODY SHOP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED C/O FRP ADVISORY TRADING LIMITED 2ND FLOOR, 110 CANNON STREET, LONDON, EC4N 6EU 01284170 2017-12-31 797,000,000 17,000,000 47750-Retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores
ESTEE LAUDER COSMETICS LIMITED ONE FITZROY, 6 MORTIMER STREET, LONDON, W1T 3JJ 00659213 2018-06-30 618,097,000 41,479,000
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46499-Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) not elsewhere classified
82990-Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified
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46499-Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) not elsewhere classified
46900-Non-specialised wholesale trade
BOOTS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1 THANE ROAD WEST, NOTTINGHAM, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG2 3AA 04034358 2017-08-31 149,848,000 12,763,000 46460-Wholesale of pharmaceutical goods
CLARINS (U.K.) LIMITED 10 CAVENDISH PLACE, LONDON, W1G 9DN 01580079 2014-12-31 125,980,631 3,544,363
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74909-Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified
96090-Other service activities not elsewhere classified
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LIQUIDATION RISK (BETA)



This company is Active. Statistically, Active companies have a low probability of being liquidated within a year.
Here are our probability predictions:
Basis Liquidation within 3 months Liquidation within 6 months Liquidation within 12 months Prediction confidence
BEIERSDORF UK LTD. 0.4% 2.6% 5.4% Medium
Other companies Active in the same sector 0.4% 3.9% 8.1% Medium
Age 0.4% 1.4% 2.7% Medium
Company Type 0.7% 3.7% 7.4% Medium
Accounts category 0.7% 2.2% 3.8% Medium
Accounting Month 0.6% 2.4% 5.5% Medium
Sic code count 1.0% 5.6% 10.9% Medium
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