Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association Limited(The)
Registered name: COSMETIC, TOILETRY AND PERFUMERY ASSOCIATION LIMITED(THE)
Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association Limited(The) made £2.6m revenue and £454k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association Limited(The)’s revenue grew 8% to £2.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £454k profit and 14 employees. The company is classified under “activities of professional membership organizations” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 81 yrs · since 1945
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Non-profit. It is limited by guarantee (typically an association, club or management company), so it isn't run for profit. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £2.4m | £2.6m |
| Gross profit | £143k | £411k |
| Operating profit | £143k | £416k |
| Profit before tax | £165k | £464k |
| Profit after tax | £160k | £454k |
| Profit (best available) | £160k | £454k |
| Employees (average) | 14 | 14 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 6.6% | 17.3% |
| Gross margin | 5.9% | 15.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £174k | £188k |
| Profit per employee | £11.4k | £32.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲8.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲183.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Net assets | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 17.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 15.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £188k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £32.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 14
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit £454k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 12 Oct 2026
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