Perfume and 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
17898
Active companies
9725
Formed in latest 12 months
2373
Median active-company age
2.4 years
Revenue known
127
Importers
1045
Exporters
621
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 17,898 |
| Active companies | 9,725 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 2,373 |
| Importers | 1,045 |
| Exporters | 621 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 127 known, 9598 unknown (1.3%).
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 | 171 | 259 |
| 2026-01 | 201 | 205 |
| 2026-02 | 146 | 215 |
| 2026-03 | 166 | 271 |
| 2026-04 | 183 | 184 |
| 2026-05 | 209 | 210 |
| 2026-06 | 192 | 135 |
| 2026-07 | 215 | 395 |
| 2026-08 | 178 | 224 |
| 2026-09 | 169 | 219 |
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 | 8,163 |
| Dissolved | 8,071 |
| Dormant | 1,562 |
| Liquidation | 101 |
| In Administration | 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 - West | 1,456 |
| Inner London - East | 1,397 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 746 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 614 |
| Greater Manchester | 594 |
| West Midlands | 583 |
| Outer London - South | 365 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 294 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 291 |
| South East Wales | 277 |
Geography coverage: 9654 known, 71 unknown (99.3%).
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 | 3,581 |
| 1m-15m | 589 |
| 15m-54m | 42 |
| 54m+ | 46 |
Revenue-range coverage: 4258 known, 5467 unknown (43.8%).
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 | 2,487 |
| Small | 1,489 |
| Medium | 13 |
| Large | 84 |
| Holding | 21 |
| Dormant | 1,562 |
Company-size coverage: 5656 known, 4069 unknown (58.2%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 1,643 |
| 1–9 | 2,249 |
| 10–49 | 140 |
| 50–249 | 16 |
| 250+ | 1 |
Employee coverage: 4049 known, 5676 unknown (41.6%).
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 | 2,315 |
| 1–3 years | 3,161 |
| 3–5 years | 1,257 |
| 5–10 years | 1,957 |
| 10–20 years | 717 |
| 20+ years | 318 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 9725 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 |
|---|---|
| Directly assigned to this segment | 9,725 |
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 | 564 |
| Exporter only | 140 |
| Both | 481 |
| Neither | 8,540 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 — Essential oils and perfumes | 682 | £24,606,043,258 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 390 | £7,506,619,296 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 368 | £22,996,006,859 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 347 | £1,964,820,992 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 34 — Soaps, cleaning products, and waxes | 327 | £5,703,432,420 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 264 | £31,993,727,657 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 241 | £25,608,746,657 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 227 | £1,371,463,777 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 222 | £5,817,019,988 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 215 | £13,564,204,254 | 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 | 499 | £20,269,531,401 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 34 — Soaps, cleaning products, and waxes | 266 | £4,304,201,280 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 212 | £348,287,645 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 171 | £6,803,544,792 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 145 | £1,366,333,747 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 140 | £7,326,356,225 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 116 | £5,495,579,093 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 115 | £3,316,250,026 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 110 | £909,426,131 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 83 | £553,199,943 | 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 | 467 | 9,080 | 645 | 93.4% |
| Holding company | 7 | 9,080 | 645 | 93.4% |
| Solo founder | 6,279 | 9,080 | 645 | 93.4% |
| Ecommerce | 411 | 805 | 8,920 | 8.3% |
| Website | 944 | 984 | 8,741 | 10.1% |
| 492 | 984 | 8,741 | 10.1% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Shaneel Enterprises Limited | £162,478,296 |
| Deciem Uk Ltd. | £154,062,729 |
| S A Designer Parfums Limited | £100,684,771 |
| Warpaint Cosmetics (2014) Limited | £55,376,412 |
| Refy Beauty Ltd | £43,886,601 |
| Pharmacare (europe) Limited | £35,266,633 |
| Karium Ltd | £33,624,984 |
| Mamado International Limited | £33,590,741 |
| Badgequo Limited | £29,333,610 |
| Dennis Williams Limited | £26,926,991 |
Revenue coverage: 127 known, 9598 unknown (1.3%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Non-specialised | 47,376 |
| Food | 17,460 |
| Clothing and footwear | 17,267 |
| Agricultural products | 8,197 |
| Household goods n.e.c. | 7,704 |
| Electronic & telecom equipment | 7,492 |
| Beverages | 7,180 |
| Vehicle parts and accessories | 7,044 |
| Food, beverages and tobacco | 7,009 |
| Other equipment n.e.c. | 6,635 |
| Textiles | 5,282 |
| Computers & peripherals, software | 5,013 |
| Pharma products | 4,506 |
| Building Materials & Sanitary | 4,374 |
| Hardware, plumbing & heating goods | 4,326 |
| Other intermediates products | 4,283 |
| Furniture, carpets and lighting equipment | 3,792 |
| Watches and jewellery | 3,594 |
| Chemical products | 2,834 |
| Metals and metal ores | 2,460 |
| Other | 14,746 |
SIC classification
SIC 46450 — Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics
Includes
wholesale of perfumeries, cosmetics and soaps