THE PERFUME SHOP HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03946547 · ltd · incorporated 2000-03-13

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

23 officers (7 active, 23 linked, 19 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

11 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

128 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (57 events)Click to expand

2025-07-22
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accounts · AA
2025-07-09
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officers · TM01
2025-04-10
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officers · CH01
2025-02-06
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address · AD02
2024-09-06
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officers · TM01
2024-09-06
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officers · AP01
2024-08-26
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NGAI, Malina Man Lin appointed
director
2024-08-26
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LAI, Dominic Kai Ming resigned
director
2024-08-26
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SHIH, Edith resigned
director
2024-07-15
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accounts · AA
2024-01-18
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address · AD02
2023-07-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-27
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officers · AP01
2022-05-27
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officers · TM01
2022-05-11
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BLAKEMORE, Scott John appointed
director
2022-05-11
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HEATON, Alan John resigned
director
2021-10-01
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accounts · AA
2021-01-12
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accounts · AA
2019-12-18
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officers · AP01
2019-12-18
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officers · AP01
2019-12-02
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GHOSH, Asim appointed
director
2019-12-02
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SHIH, Edith appointed
director
2019-10-05
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accounts · AA
2015-10-01
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DINES, Claire Nicole appointed
director
2014-11-03
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TONKS, Joanne Elaine resigned
director
2012-01-31
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SEIGAL, Jeremy Paul resigned
director
2009-02-01
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HEATON, Alan John appointed
director
2009-02-01
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YING, Kenneth Tze Man resigned
director
2008-05-01
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SO, Aloysius Martin Yirk Yu resigned
director
2008-05-01
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YING, Kenneth Tze Man appointed
director
2007-11-02
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DENTON, Charles Richard resigned
director
2007-02-22
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WADELEY, Melanie Jane resigned
director
2007-02-02
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SALBAING, Christian Nicolas Roger appointed
director
2007-02-02
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WITVOET, Hughes Bernard Emmanuel resigned
director
2006-12-11
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SMITH, Gillian Greig appointed
director
2006-12-11
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LAI, Dominic Kai Ming appointed
director
2006-12-11
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WADE, Ian Frances resigned
director
2006-07-07
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LAMONT, Christopher resigned
director
2006-07-07
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TONKS, Joanne Elaine appointed
director
2006-07-07
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WITVOET, Hughes Bernard Emmanuel appointed
director
2006-05-31
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NEWTON, Philip resigned
director
2005-11-30
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SHIH, Edith appointed
secretary
2005-11-30
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LAMONT, Christopher resigned
secretary
2005-11-30
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SO, Aloysius Martin Yirk Yu appointed
director
2005-11-30
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WADE, Ian Frances appointed
director
2000-03-20
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LAMONT, Christopher appointed
secretary
2000-03-20
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YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-03-20
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DENTON, Charles Richard appointed
director
2000-03-20
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LAMONT, Christopher appointed
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Merchant Retail Group is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Merchant Retail Group

Corporate parent · board control

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THE PERFUME SHOP HOLDINGS LIMITED

This company · 03946547

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Merchant Retail Group Corporate entity	—	75–100%	board control75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2000-03-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Hutchison House

5 Hester Road

Battersea

London

SW11 4AN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-27

Last: 2026-03-13