Boux Avenue: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Boux Avenue Limited's person with significant control on the Companies House register is Mr Theodoros Paphitis. In the year to March 2025 Boux Avenue Limited reported turnover of £64m.
- In the year to March 2025, Boux Avenue had turnover of £64m, up 6.9% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax loss of £0.9m.
- Boux Avenue had net liabilities of £107.2m at 29 March 2025 (2024: £106.3m). Its owner, Theo Paphitis, and related-party creditors have confirmed in writing that they will not recall amounts due to them for at least 12 months from the accounts being signed, which the directors rely on, with their cash flow forecasts, to prepare the accounts as a going concern (Boux Avenue accounts to 29 March 2025, statement of financial position and going concern note).
- It employed an average of 548 people, with staff costs of £15m.
- These figures are from Boux Avenue Limited's accounts for the year to March 2025, filed at Companies House on 26 March 2026.
- Registered name
- BOUX AVENUE LIMITED
- Company number
- 07191520
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 16 March 2010
- Registered office area
- Sheffield
- Industry code on the register
- 47710: Retail trade
- Accounts
- Single company accounts, this company only
- Accounts type
- Full accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to March 2025, filed 26 March 2026
What does Boux Avenue do?
Boux Avenue is a lingerie retailer selling bras, nightwear, swimwear and loungewear from its shops in UK shopping centres and online. It makes money from selling its own-brand ranges. It was founded in 2011 by Theo Paphitis, whose retail group also owns Ryman and Robert Dyas. These figures are for BOUX AVENUE LIMITED (company 07191520).
In brief: lingerie and nightwear · shopping centre stores and online · founded 2011 · Theo Paphitis Retail Group
Source: Spark Intel editorial, checked 11 November 2026. Official website: bouxavenue.com.
Who owns Boux Avenue?
The Companies House register records Mr Theodoros Paphitis as the person with significant control of Boux Avenue Limited, company number 07191520.
The register names an individual, not a company, as its controller.
The full ownership record is on the Companies House register. Control is given in the bands the register uses, not as exact shareholdings.
Who runs Boux Avenue?
The Companies House register lists 5 current officers for Boux Avenue Limited.
All 5 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Theodoros Paphitis | 16 March 2010 |
| Kypros Kyprianou | 16 March 2010 |
| Alexander Maxwell Paphitis | 18 December 2014 |
| Kirsten Lawton | 6 April 2018 |
| Kirsten Lawton | 3 May 2022 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Boux Avenue file?
Boux Avenue Limited reported turnover of £64m in the year to March 2025. That was up 6.9% on £60m the year before.
It reported 548 employees. The year before it reported 580.
It filed a pre-tax loss of £0.9m for the year, against a pre-tax loss of £7m the year before.
Staff costs came to £15m. That is an average of £28,000 a head. It ended the year with £1.1m at the bank and net liabilities of £107m.
| Measure | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £64m | £60m |
| Pre-tax profit | -£0.9m (filed) | -£7m (filed) |
| Employees | 548 | 580 |
| Staff costs | £15m | £14m |
| Average staff cost per head | £28,000 | £24,000 |
| Bank and cash | £1.1m | £1.4m |
| Net assets | -£107m | -£106m |
| Interest paid | £0.2m | |
| Interest received | £36k | |
| Directors' pay | £0.2m |
What these figures cover: Boux Avenue had net liabilities of £107.2m at 29 March 2025 (2024: £106.3m). Its owner, Theo Paphitis, and related-party creditors have confirmed in writing that they will not recall amounts due to them for at least 12 months from the accounts being signed, which the directors rely on, with their cash flow forecasts, to prepare the accounts as a going concern (Boux Avenue accounts to 29 March 2025, statement of financial position and going concern note).
Read the accounts to March 2025 (PDF, Companies House) · every accounts filing
What do these figures mean? Turnover vs profit · Profit per £100 · Cash vs profit · Net assets
Are there any charges against Boux Avenue?
Boux Avenue Limited has registered 2 charges at Companies House, of which 2 are still outstanding. A charge is security a lender takes over a company's assets; one is satisfied when the lending behind it is repaid or released.
Both outstanding charges
| Charge holder | Created |
|---|---|
| Radleigh Lakes Limited | 11 October 2023 |
| Radleigh Lakes Limited | 4 April 2019 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
Boux Avenue files as Boux Avenue Limited, whose person with significant control is Mr Theodoros Paphitis, with turnover of £64m in its latest filed year.
Questions about Boux Avenue
What does Boux Avenue do?
Boux Avenue is a lingerie retailer selling bras, nightwear, swimwear and loungewear from its shops in UK shopping centres and online. It makes money from selling its own-brand ranges. It was founded in 2011 by Theo Paphitis, whose retail group also owns Ryman and Robert Dyas. These figures are for BOUX AVENUE LIMITED (company 07191520).
Who owns Boux Avenue?
The Companies House register records Mr Theodoros Paphitis as the person with significant control of Boux Avenue Limited.
How much does Boux Avenue make?
Boux Avenue Limited reported turnover of £64m in the year to March 2025. It filed a pre-tax loss of £0.9m.
How many people work at Boux Avenue?
Boux Avenue Limited reported 548 employees in the year to March 2025.
Who runs Boux Avenue?
The Companies House register lists 5 current officers for Boux Avenue Limited. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Boux Avenue Limited's filings at Companies House, company number 07191520, for the period shown at the top of the page.
- These are single company accounts: they cover this company alone, not any wider group.
- Pre-tax profit is the figure the company filed, for both years.
- A figure the filing does not disclose is shown as n/d. A zero in the filing is treated as not disclosed, never as nil.
- Rounding: below £0.1m in thousands, from £0.1m to £2m to one decimal place, from £2m to the nearest million.
- Ownership is shown in the control bands the register of people with significant control uses, not as exact shareholdings.
- Officers' names and appointment dates come from the Companies House register. Job titles come from the company's own website. The description of what the company does comes from its website, or is marked Spark Intel editorial where it is written from stable, checked facts, with the date either way.
Spark Intel, “Boux Avenue: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 11 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/boux-avenue/. Figures from Companies House filings for BOUX AVENUE LIMITED (07191520).
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