How much does Rainbow Cosmetics (Manchester) Limited make?

Rainbow Cosmetics (Manchester) Limited reported revenue of £29.2m and £573k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Rainbow Cosmetics (Manchester) Limited have?

Rainbow Cosmetics (Manchester) Limited reported an average of 40 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Rainbow Cosmetics (Manchester) Limited profitable?

Yes — Rainbow Cosmetics (Manchester) Limited reported a profit of £573k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 04352003 · Incorporated 11 Jan 2002

Rainbow Cosmetics (Manchester) Limited

Registered name: RAINBOW COSMETICS (MANCHESTER) LIMITED

Part of H&J Sharman Holdings Limited group

Rainbow Cosmetics (Manchester) Limited made £29.2m revenue and £573k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Rainbow Cosmetics (Manchester) Limited’s revenue was £29.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £573k profit and 40 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of perfume and cosmetics” and is based in Manchester; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46450Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics

Status: Active
Location: Manchester, North West
Age: 24 yrs · since 2002
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The immediate parent company is Rainbow Cosmetics (Holdings) Limited and the ultimate parent company is H&J Sharman Holdings Limited. Both companies are registered in England and Wales.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Operating leverageDoing more with less

Revenue

£29.2m

Growth ▲0.2%

Profit

£573k

Growth ▲140%

Profit margin

Gross 17.1%

Employees

Change ▼2.4%

Profit / employee

£14.3k

Revenue/employee £729k

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 to	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£31.2m	£29.1m	£29.2m
Cost of sales	£26.5m	£24.4m	£24.2m
Gross profit	£4.6m	£4.7m	£5m
Operating profit	£366k	£504k	£1.1m
Profit before tax	£197k	£361k	£830k
Profit after tax	£132k	£239k	£573k
Profit (best available)	£132k	£239k	£573k
Staff costs	£2.7m	£2.5m	£2.1m
Employees (average)	40	41	40
Ratios
Profit margin	0.4%	0.8%	2%
Gross margin	14.8%	16%	17.1%
Revenue per employee	£779k	£710k	£729k
Profit per employee	£3.3k	£5.8k	£14.3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼6.6%	▲0.2%
Profit growth	—	▲80.8%	▲140%
Headcount growth	—	▲2.5%	▼2.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2.1m	£733k	£1.7m
Net assets	£2.4m	£2.6m	£3.2m
Current assets	£13.6m	£16.9m	£16.6m
Debtors	£3.2m	£4.4m	£4.5m
Deferred income	£1.4m	£1.2m	£917k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 2%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 17.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £729k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £14.3k; 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: 3.1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 15.4%; 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: ▲22%; Now £3.2m
Cash at bank: ▲126%; Now £1.7m
Headcount: ▼2%; Now 40
Deferred income: ▼26%; Now £917k
Fixed assets: —; Now —

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

H&J Sharman Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Rainbow Cosmetics (Holdings) Limited75–100%
Rainbow Cosmetics (Manchester) Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (11)

Active Cosmetics LimitedFigures not disclosed
Brit Beauty LimitedFigures not disclosed
Face UK LimitedFigures not disclosed
M45 Logistics LimitedFigures not disclosed
Perfume Plus LimitedFigures not disclosed
Ses Global LimitedFigures not disclosed
Seven Seas Merchants LtdFigures not disclosed
Stanley Freight Services LtdFigures not disclosed
Stanley Road Freight Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
Whitefield Transport LtdFigures not disclosed
Worldwide Transport LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £573k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 22 Oct 2026

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