LOVEHONEY GROUP UK LIMITED
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Cash
£13M
-50.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£116M
+10.9% vs 2023
Employees
275
-16.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£14M
+11.5% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £101,241,000 | £94,727,000 | -6.4% | |
| Operating profit | £13,410,000 | £14,716,000 | +9.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £12,794,000 | £14,259,000 | +11.5% | |
| Net profit | £10,657,000 | £11,408,000 | +7% | |
| Cash | £26,137,000 | £12,854,000 | -50.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £122,640,000 | £136,203,000 | +11.1% | |
| Net assets | £104,203,000 | £115,611,000 | +10.9% | |
| Equity | £104,203,000 | £115,611,000 | +10.9% | |
| Average employees | 328 | 275 | -16.2% | |
| Wages | £13,276,000 | £11,160,000 | -15.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £506,000 | £304,000 | -39.9% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.2% | 15.5% | |
| Net margin | 10.5% | 12.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.9% | 10.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 27.7% | 29.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.39x | 1.74x | |
| Interest cover | 10.49x | 12.17x |
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
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On the basis of this assessment the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Hence, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of preparation in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- LOVEHONEY GROUP UK LIMITED · parent
- Lovehoney Inc. 100%
- Lovehoney LLC 100%
- Belisoft SAS 100%
- Belisoft Logistics 100%
- Lovehoney (Shanghai) Trading Co Ltd 100%
- Bluebox Shop AG 100%
- Blue Internet GmbH 100%
Significant events
- “Professional fees for the acquisition of Bluebox Shop AG”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAF VON PLETTENBERG, Johannes Albrecht Leonce | Director | 2022-12-30 | Nov 1980 | German |
| MOORE, Stephen Norman | Director | 2020-07-15 | Nov 1971 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLATEFORD, Neal Richard | Secretary | 2003-01-15 | 2020-07-22 |
| SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-01-15 | 2003-01-15 |
| BOND, Deborah Louise | Director | 2020-07-15 | 2022-12-30 |
| LONGHURST, Richard Henry | Director | 2003-01-15 | 2020-07-22 |
| SLATEFORD, Neal Richard | Director | 2003-01-15 | 2020-07-22 |
| WARBY, Sarah | Director | 2019-09-16 | 2020-07-10 |
| CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-01-15 | 2003-01-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Roy Awad | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2022-04-04 | Active |
| Mrs. Jie Jacobs | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2021-02-22 | Active |
| Mr. Philippe Alexandre Jacob Jacobs | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2021-02-22 | Active |
| Lovehoney Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-06-14 | Active |
| Mr Neal Richard Slateford | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-10-01 |
| Mr Richard Henry Longhurst | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-10-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 101 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-11-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2021-11-17 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-15 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-07 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-07 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-07 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-11-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-11-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.