Star Brands (Holdings) Limited
Registered name: STAR BRANDS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
Part of Rpm International Inc. groupStar Brands (Holdings) Limited made £6.9m revenue and £5.1m profit in the year to 31 Aug 2024.
Star Brands (Holdings) Limited’s revenue grew 37% to £6.9m in the year to 31 Aug 2024, with £5.1m profit and 3 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of soap and detergents” and is based in Bristol; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bristol, South West
- Age
- 22 yrs · since 2004
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 27 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £5m | £6.9m |
| Gross profit | £5m | £6.9m |
| Operating profit | £5m | £6.8m |
| Profit before tax | £5m | £6.8m |
| Profit after tax | £3.9m | £5.1m |
| Profit (best available) | £3.9m | £5.1m |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 3 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 77.7% | 74.2% |
| Gross margin | 100% | 100% |
| Revenue per employee | £1.7m | £2.3m |
| Profit per employee | £1.3m | £1.7m |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲37.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲31.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Net assets | £8.6m | £13.6m |
| Fixed assets | £422k | £374k |
| Current assets | £9m | £13.6m |
| Debtors | £9m | £13.6m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 74.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 100%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £2.3m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.7m
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 5.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 197.3%
- 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
- ▲60%
- Now £13.6m
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼11%
- Now £374k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Rpm International Inc. (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
- RPM UK Enterprises Limited75–100%
- RPM UK Holdco Limited75–100%
- Star Brands (Holdings) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Star Brands LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (2)
- Clean Topco LimitedRev. £150m · Profit £131m
- RPM Europe UK LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2024 (profit £5.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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