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Company No. 03278335 · Incorporated 14 Nov 1996

L'occitane Limited

Registered name: L'OCCITANE LIMITED

L'occitane Limited made £69m revenue and £3.7m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

L'occitane Limited’s revenue grew 7% to £69m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £3.7m profit and 346 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47750Retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores
Status
Active
Location
London, London
Age
29 yrs · since 1996
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

IndependentOperating leverage
Revenue
£69m
Growth ▲7.2%
Profit
£3.7m
Growth ▲74.1%
Profit margin
5.4%
Gross 71.6%
Employees
346
Change ▲1.8%
Profit / employee
£10.7k
Revenue/employee £199k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Mar 202331 Mar 202431 Mar 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£59.7m£64.3m£69m
Cost of sales£22.1m£20.7m−£19.6m
Gross profit£37.6m£43.6m£49.4m
Operating profit£1m£2m£3.9m
Profit before tax£1.1m£2.2m£4.1m
Profit after tax£466k£2.1m£3.7m
Profit (best available)£466k£2.1m£3.7m
Employees (average)350340346
Ratios
Profit margin0.8%3.3%5.4%
Gross margin63%67.8%71.6%
Revenue per employee£170k£189k£199k
Profit per employee£1.3k£6.3k£10.7k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲7.8%▲7.2%
Profit growth—▲357.3%▲74.1%
Headcount growth—▼2.9%▲1.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.4m£2.2m—
Net assets£7.2m£8.3m—
Fixed assets£1.8m£2.6m—
Current assets£21m£24m—
Debtors£10.7m£12.8m—
Deferred income£4.6m£5.7m—
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024Accounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
5.4%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
71.6%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£199k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£10.7k
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.
Indirect — not revenue

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
▲2%
Now 346
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
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Sources

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £3.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 14 Oct 2026

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