PZ Cussons

Other manufacturing n.e.c. · Manchester

PZ Cussons

PZ Cussons PLC

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Back in profitActiveLatest figures: 2026Group consolidated142 years on the register

Public limited company registered in Manchester, classed under “Other manufacturing n.e.c.”.

Headline figures

FY to May 2026 · Group consolidated

Turnover

For subscribers

Profit after tax

£28.4m

Net assets

For subscribers

Cash

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Employees

For subscribers

Retained reserves

For subscribers

What the numbers say

3 findings from the figures, in plain English

Written by rules from the figures on this page. Not a forecast or a credit opinion.

History

Pro
£202420252026
Profit after tax£28.4m
Turnover
Net assets
Cash
Employees
Retained reserves

Every figure for all 3 years

“—” means we did not find the figure in a source; it is never filled with an estimate.

Balance sheet and ratios

From the filed balance sheets · £

Balance sheet202420252026
Current assets
of which cash
Creditors due within a year
Creditors due after a year
Net assets
Ratios
Profit marginProfit after tax as a share of turnover
Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets
Current ratioCurrent assets for every £1 owed within a year
Cash ratioCash for every £1 owed within a year

5 balance-sheet lines and 4 ratios, every year

A ratio appears only for years where every line it needs was filed. Lines are as tagged in the accounts; nothing is added up or estimated.

Timeline

Checked 2026-10-18

  1. Accounts
    Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 May 2026
  2. Filing
    Resolutions (and 7 more like it since 11 October 2013)
  3. Directors
    Appointment of Sarah Miles as a director on 1 October 2026
  4. Directors
    Appointment of Adepeju Adebajo as a director on 1 October 2026
  5. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Jitesh Himatlal Sodha as a director on 1 October 2026
  6. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Valeria Juarez as a director on 1 October 2026
  7. Directors
    Appointment of Ms Janine Bramall as a director on 23 March 2026
  8. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Sarah Pollard as a director on 13 February 2026
  9. Directors
    Replacement Filing for the appointment of Ann Kirsty Bashforth as a director
  10. Directors
    Director's details changed for Mrs Kirsty Bashforth on 8 December 2025
  11. Accounts
    Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 May 2025
  12. Directors
    Director's details changed for Vivek Ahuja on 5 March 2025
  13. 26 earlier
    1. Directors
      Termination of appointment of John Ross Nicolson as a director on 21 November 2024
    2. Accounts
      Interim accounts made up to 28 September 2024
    3. Accounts
      Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 May 2024
    4. Directors
      Director's details changed for Vivek Ahuja on 1 May 2024
    5. Directors
      Appointment of Kareem Moustafa as a secretary on 1 August 2024
    6. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Kevin Michael Massie as a secretary on 1 August 2024
    7. Directors
      Appointment of Vivek Ahuja as a director on 1 May 2024
    8. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Jeremy Charles Douglas Townsend as a director on 28 February 2024
    9. Filing
      Auditor's resignation (and 2 more like it since 20 October 2017)
    10. Accounts
      Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 May 2023
    11. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Dariusz Kucz as a director on 14 September 2023
    12. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Caroline Louise Silver as a director on 23 March 2023
    13. Directors
      Appointment of David Tyler as a director on 24 November 2022
    14. Accounts
      Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 May 2022
    15. Filing
      Memorandum and Articles of Association
    16. Accounts
      Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 May 2021
    17. Directors
      Appointment of Valeria Juarez as a director on 22 September 2021
    18. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Jitesh Himatlal Sodha as a director on 1 July 2021
    19. Accounts
      Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 May 2020
    20. Directors
      Appointment of Sarah Pollard as a director on 4 January 2021
    21. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Helen Owers as a director on 26 November 2020
    22. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Tamara Lee Minick-Scokalo as a director on 26 November 2020
    23. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Jeremy Kim Maiden as a director on 31 May 2020
    24. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Simon Paul Plant as a secretary on 31 May 2020
    25. Directors
      Appointment of Kevin Michael Massie as a secretary on 1 June 2020
    26. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Paul Grimwood as a director on 30 April 2020

From the Companies House filing history. Routine confirmation statements are left out, and a run of the same filing is shown once.

Questions people ask

›What does PZ Cussons do?

Public limited company registered in Manchester, classed under “Other manufacturing n.e.c.”. In its own words: “We enhance everyday life, creating moments of delight. We’ve created some of the world’s best-loved and most trusted brands.”

›How much turnover does PZ Cussons make?

Answered in the full report

›Is PZ Cussons profitable?

Yes: it made a profit after tax of £28.4m in the year to 31 May 2026, its latest filed accounts.

›Who runs and owns PZ Cussons?

Its directors are Kareem Moustafa, Adepeju Adebajo, Vivek Gopaldas Ahuja, Ann Kirsty Bashforth, Janine Bramall and 3 more. Its owners are shown to subscribers.

›Where is PZ Cussons based?

Its registered office is Manchester Business Park, 3500 Aviator Way, Manchester, M22 5TG, in Manchester.

›When was PZ Cussons founded?

PZ Cussons PLC was incorporated on 20 February 1884.

›Is PZ Cussons still trading?

The register lists PZ Cussons PLC as active.

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