AROMATHERAPY ASSOCIATES LIMITED
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Cash
£1.6M
-1.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£6.8M
+240.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
41
-2.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.1M
+3.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,637,000 | £7,168,000 | £6,619,000 | -7.7% | |
| Operating profit | -£2,822,000 | -£739,000 | -£1,217,000 | -64.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,997,000 | -£1,135,000 | -£1,095,000 | +3.5% | |
| Net profit | -£2,946,000 | -£777,000 | -£823,000 | -5.9% | |
| Cash | £1,388,000 | £1,585,000 | £1,559,000 | -1.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£3,936,000 | -£4,109,000 | £7,481,000 | +282.1% | |
| Net assets | -£4,093,000 | -£4,870,000 | £6,848,000 | +240.6% | |
| Equity | -£4,093,000 | -£4,870,000 | £6,848,000 | +240.6% | |
| Average employees | 54 | 42 | 41 | -2.4% | |
| Wages | £2,705,000 | £1,813,000 | £2,084,000 | +14.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -29.3% | -10.3% | -18.4% | |
| Net margin | -30.6% | -10.8% | -12.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -16.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 142.8% | 152.4% | 27.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.67x | 0.61x | 4.46x | |
| Interest cover | -16.13x | -1.87x | -5.77x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue its operational activities and meet its liabilities as they fall due. Blazing Star Boots Superco (Jersey) Limited has confirmed that financial support will continue for at least 12 months from the date of signing these accounts.”
Group structure
- AROMATHERAPY ASSOCIATES LIMITED · parent
- Aromatherapy Associates Inc 100%
- AA Asia Limited 100%
- AAI Aromatherapy Associates Ireland Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Supply chain disruptions and global cost pressures arising from ongoing geo-political conflicts have contributed towards high inflation rates in the United Kingdom and a cost of living crisis.”
- “The Directors do not foresee a change in the principal activity of the Company and expect the general level of activity to increase in the forthcoming year. This is as a result of expansion of distribution.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIS, Gregory | Director | 2024-11-22 | Aug 1977 | British |
| PALERMO, Olmo | Director | 2025-05-23 | Nov 1977 | Italian |
| WINTER, Mark Terence | Director | 2022-08-18 | Jun 1974 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOWARD, Geraldine Ann | Secretary | — | 2009-12-11 |
| RICHARDSON, Ian Ashley | Secretary | 2009-12-11 | 2014-02-05 |
| STANDISH, Frank | Secretary | 2015-09-02 | 2026-02-17 |
| JORDAN COSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2015-05-15 | 2015-08-10 |
| ALSTON, Tracey Crawford | Director | 2014-06-05 | 2014-12-02 |
| BEECHEY, Susan | Director | — | 2009-12-11 |
| BUCKINGHAM, John Parker, Mr. | Director | 2021-03-16 | 2022-08-18 |
| CHAPPELL, Jonathan | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2012-05-18 |
| DAVEY, Leslie | Director | 2015-01-20 | 2015-12-17 |
| HIGGINSON, James Edward, Mr. | Director | 2017-08-31 | 2019-09-06 |
| HOWARD, Geraldine Ann | Director | — | 2016-01-07 |
| INNES, Iain Richard | Director | 2015-02-10 | 2017-08-31 |
| ISHAK-HANNA, Magdy Adib, Dr | Director | 2009-12-11 | 2014-02-05 |
| LYLE, Robert Ian | Director | 2001-02-01 | 2004-07-20 |
| MARSH, John Edward | Director | 2014-06-05 | 2017-05-31 |
| RAMSAY, Jim | Director | 2012-05-18 | 2014-02-05 |
| RIBY, Louise | Director | 2014-02-15 | 2015-01-07 |
| RICH, Germaine | Director | — | 1998-12-04 |
| RICHARDSON, Ian Ashley | Director | 2009-12-11 | 2014-02-05 |
| SHORTLAND, Robert David | Director | 2022-08-18 | 2025-05-09 |
| SMEED, Michael John, Mr. | Director | 2017-06-16 | 2018-09-26 |
| SUAREZ PADRENY, Montserrat | Director | 2016-02-29 | 2016-08-31 |
| TEAL, Anna, Ms. | Director | 2018-12-31 | 2023-01-27 |
| WALLER, David, Mr. | Director | 2018-09-26 | 2022-08-18 |
| WOODWARD, Tracey Louise | Director | 2016-12-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| ZINGRAFF, Muriel Valerie Fabienne | Director | 2014-12-02 | 2016-03-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aromatherapy Associates Holdco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-05-20 | Active |
| Aromatherapy Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-05-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 204 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-27 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-05-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-06 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2023-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.