Perfumes, toiletry & cosmetics
UK companies organised by the CorpSignals industry, segment, and subsegment taxonomy.
Company snapshot
What this shows: the size and current activity of this classification, plus recent formations, company age, revenue coverage, and trade participation.
All companies
4106
Active companies
3036
Formed in latest 12 months
1007
Median active-company age
1.7 years
Revenue known
41
Importers
244
Exporters
200
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 4,106 |
| Active companies | 3,036 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 1,007 |
| Importers | 244 |
| Exporters | 200 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 41 known, 2995 unknown (1.4%).
Company formations
What this shows: monthly incorporations and dissolutions from 1 January 2024, including companies of every current status.
Latest ten months shown in the chart
| Month | Formed | Dissolved |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12 | 71 | 33 |
| 2026-01 | 124 | 26 |
| 2026-02 | 76 | 38 |
| 2026-03 | 71 | 40 |
| 2026-04 | 69 | 31 |
| 2026-05 | 91 | 30 |
| 2026-06 | 69 | 36 |
| 2026-07 | 93 | 65 |
| 2026-08 | 77 | 34 |
| 2026-09 | 78 | 46 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-09.
Company status
What this shows: all current Companies House status values. Companies House Active records with dormant accounts are shown as Dormant; the remaining Companies House Active records are shown as Active. Blank and missing values are combined as Unknown.
Top values shown in the chart
| Status | Companies |
|---|---|
| Active | 2,653 |
| Dissolved | 1,044 |
| Dormant | 383 |
| Liquidation | 23 |
| In Administration | 2 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 1 |
Active companies by UK region
What this shows: active companies with a known ITL2 region. The UK map falls back to a bar chart if map data cannot be loaded.
Top values shown in the chart
| ITL2 region | Companies |
|---|---|
| Inner London - East | 472 |
| Inner London - West | 467 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 168 |
| Greater Manchester | 158 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 135 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 121 |
| West Midlands | 119 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 105 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 89 |
| West Yorkshire | 70 |
Geography coverage: 3009 known, 27 unknown (99.1%).
Revenue ranges
What this shows: active companies grouped into the platform’s ordered estimated-revenue bands.
Top values shown in the chart
| Revenue range | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0-1m | 962 |
| 1m-15m | 156 |
| 15m-54m | 15 |
| 54m+ | 18 |
Revenue-range coverage: 1151 known, 1885 unknown (37.9%).
Company size and employees
What this shows: active companies by published size category and by reported employee count.
Top values shown in the chart
| Company size | Companies |
|---|---|
| Micro | 710 |
| Small | 363 |
| Medium | 5 |
| Large | 29 |
| Holding | 7 |
| Dormant | 383 |
Company-size coverage: 1497 known, 1539 unknown (49.3%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 437 |
| 1–9 | 588 |
| 10–49 | 58 |
| 50–249 | 15 |
Employee coverage: 1098 known, 1938 unknown (36.2%).
Active-company age
What this shows: how long currently active companies have been incorporated.
Top values shown in the chart
| Age band | Companies |
|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 989 |
| 1–3 years | 883 |
| 3–5 years | 307 |
| 5–10 years | 495 |
| 10–20 years | 215 |
| 20+ years | 147 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 3036 known, 0 unknown (100.0%).
Classification breakdown
What this shows: active companies across the next taxonomy level; direct assignments are labelled separately. The top 20 are shown and remaining values are combined as Other.
Top values shown in the chart
| Classification | Companies |
|---|---|
| 20420 | 3,036 |
International trade
What this shows: active-company participation in imports and exports, followed by the ten HS2 categories involving the most distinct companies.
Top values shown in the chart
| Trade participation | Companies |
|---|---|
| Importer only | 87 |
| Exporter only | 43 |
| Both | 157 |
| Neither | 2,749 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 138 | £10,840,318,164 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 33 — Essential oils and perfumes | 137 | £10,352,014,219 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 117 | £2,812,737,501 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 110 | £16,992,747,936 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 108 | £721,248,738 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 104 | £440,102,089 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 34 — Soaps, cleaning products, and waxes | 74 | £2,595,592,392 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 64 | £1,086,784,375 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 57 | £12,189,213,353 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 55 | £2,233,001,340 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 — Essential oils and perfumes | 175 | £12,465,408,994 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 34 — Soaps, cleaning products, and waxes | 105 | £2,697,368,480 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 70 | £3,672,167,369 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 64 | £928,384,294 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 57 | £4,060,919,628 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 53 | £89,476,564 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products | 44 | £2,004,506,268 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 41 | £2,705,864,669 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 40 | £2,115,113,582 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 36 | £1,197,678,223 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Business and digital traits
What this shows: active companies identified with selected ownership, business-model, and online-presence traits.
Values shown in the chart with data coverage
| Trait | Companies | Known | Unknown | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family business | 182 | 2,855 | 181 | 94.0% |
| Holding company | 0 | 2,855 | 181 | 94.0% |
| Solo founder | 1,985 | 2,855 | 181 | 94.0% |
| Ecommerce | 95 | 204 | 2,832 | 6.7% |
| Website | 244 | 251 | 2,785 | 8.3% |
| 147 | 251 | 2,785 | 8.3% |
Leading active companies
What this shows: the ten active companies with the highest non-missing revenue, with company number used as the deterministic tie-breaker.
Top values shown in the chart
| Company | Revenue |
|---|---|
| Pierre Fabre Limited | £52,450,303 |
| Remy Cointreau Uk Distribution Limited | £42,220,085 |
| Amelia Knight Limited | £36,458,384 |
| Lyma Life Limited | £29,566,338 |
| Carvansons Ltd | £23,346,099 |
| Sachets Limited | £19,729,154 |
| L.e.c.(l'pool) Limited | £18,327,699 |
| The Somerset Toiletry Company Limited | £16,549,976 |
| Christeyns Professional Hygiene Uk Limited | £12,755,458 |
| Luxurious Personal Care Ltd | £11,176,357 |
Revenue coverage: 41 known, 2995 unknown (1.4%).
Related classifications
What this shows: sibling classifications ranked by distinct active companies, excluding the current node. The top 20 are shown and remaining values are combined as Other.
Top values shown in the chart
| Classification | Companies |
|---|---|
| Other chemical products n.e.c. | 1,565 |
| Soap and detergents | 1,067 |
| Fertilizers and nitrogen compounds | 847 |
| Paints, coatings, mastics and sealants | 639 |
| Pesticides & other agrochemicals | 564 |
| Cleaning and polishing products | 513 |
| Other organic basic chemicals | 445 |
| Essential oils | 392 |
| Plastics in primary forms | 385 |
| Other inorganic basic chemicals | 368 |
| Industrial gases | 194 |
| Dyes and pigments | 152 |
| Printing ink | 114 |
| Glues | 104 |
| Man-made fibres | 71 |
| Synthetic rubber in primary forms | 42 |
| Explosives | 26 |
SIC classification
SIC 20420 — Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparations
Includes
manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparations:, perfumes and toilet water, beauty and make-up preparations, sunburn prevention and suntan preparations, manicure and pedicure preparations, shampoos, hair lacquers, waving and straightening preparations, dentifrices and preparations for oral hygiene, including denture fixative preparations, shaving preparations, including pre-shave and aftershave preparations, deodorants and bath salts, depilatories, manufacture of cosmetic soap
Excludes
extraction and refining of natural essential oils, see ##20.53