Lovehoney: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Lovehoney Group UK Limited's person with significant control on the Companies House register is Lovehoney Group Ltd. In the year to December 2025 Lovehoney Group UK Limited reported turnover of £93m.
- In the year to December 2025, Lovehoney had turnover of £93m, down 1.6% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax loss of £16m, losing £17.60 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 266 people, with staff costs of £13m.
- Lovehoney Group UK Limited is controlled by Lovehoney Group Ltd, according to the Companies House register.
- These figures are from Lovehoney Group UK Limited's accounts for the year to December 2025, filed at Companies House on 2 October 2026.
- Registered name
- LOVEHONEY GROUP UK LIMITED
- Company number
- 04637868
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 15 January 2003
- Registered office area
- Bath
- Industry code on the register
- 47990: Retail trade
- Accounts
- Single company accounts, this company only
- Accounts type
- Full accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to December 2025, filed 2 October 2026
What does Lovehoney do?
Lovehoney is a British online retailer of sex toys and lingerie, founded in Bath in 2002. It sells mainly through its own websites and also supplies its products wholesale to other retailers. It is part of the Lovehoney Group, which also owns the Womanizer and We-Vibe brands. These figures are for Lovehoney Group UK Limited, the group's UK trading company.
In brief: online retailer · Bath · sex toys and lingerie · Womanizer and We-Vibe sister brands
Source: Spark Intel editorial, checked 4 November 2026. Official website: lovehoney.co.uk.
Who owns Lovehoney?
The Companies House register records Lovehoney Group Ltd as the person with significant control of Lovehoney Group UK Limited, company number 04637868. Lovehoney Group Ltd is itself company number 06016233.
That places Lovehoney Group UK Limited inside a larger group. The accounts on this page are the company's own, not the wider group's.
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 Lovehoney?
The Companies House register lists 2 current officers for Lovehoney Group UK Limited.
All 2 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Stephen Norman Moore | 15 July 2020 |
| Johannes Albrecht Leonce Graf Von Plettenberg | 30 December 2022 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Lovehoney file?
Lovehoney Group UK Limited reported turnover of £93m in the year to December 2025. That was down 1.6% on £95m the year before.
It reported 266 employees. The year before it reported 275.
It filed a pre-tax loss of £16m for the year, against a pre-tax profit of £14m the year before.
Staff costs came to £13m. That is an average of £47,000 a head. It ended the year with £23m at the bank and net assets of £38m. It paid dividends of £59m.
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £93m | £95m |
| Pre-tax profit | -£16m (filed) | £14m (filed) |
| Employees | 266 | 275 |
| Staff costs | £13m | £13m |
| Average staff cost per head | £47,000 | £47,000 |
| Bank and cash | £23m | £13m |
| Net assets | £38m | £116m |
| Dividends paid | £59m | |
| Interest paid | £1.5m | |
| Interest received | £0.6m | |
| Directors' pay | £0.4m |
Read the accounts to December 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 Lovehoney?
Lovehoney Group UK Limited has registered 8 charges at Companies House, of which 1 is 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.
The outstanding charge
| Charge holder | Created |
|---|---|
| National Westminster Bank PLC as Security Agent and Security Trustee | 8 November 2021 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How Lovehoney compares
Lovehoney files as Lovehoney Group UK Limited, whose person with significant control is Lovehoney Group Ltd, with turnover of £93m in its latest filed year.
Questions about Lovehoney
What does Lovehoney do?
Lovehoney is a British online retailer of sex toys and lingerie, founded in Bath in 2002. It sells mainly through its own websites and also supplies its products wholesale to other retailers. It is part of the Lovehoney Group, which also owns the Womanizer and We-Vibe brands. These figures are for Lovehoney Group UK Limited, the group's UK trading company.
Is Lovehoney bigger than Ann Summers?
No, by turnover. Lovehoney reported £93m in its latest accounts, against £93m at Ann Summers. Our Lovehoney v Ann Summers page compares the two on profit, margin, growth and staff. Lovehoney v Ann Summers →
Who owns Lovehoney?
The Companies House register records Lovehoney Group Ltd as the person with significant control of Lovehoney Group UK Limited.
How much does Lovehoney make?
Lovehoney Group UK Limited reported turnover of £93m in the year to December 2025. It filed a pre-tax loss of £16m.
How many people work at Lovehoney?
Lovehoney Group UK Limited reported 266 employees in the year to December 2025.
Who runs Lovehoney?
The Companies House register lists 2 current officers for Lovehoney Group UK Limited. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Lovehoney Group UK Limited's filings at Companies House, company number 04637868, 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, “Lovehoney: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 6 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/lovehoney/. Figures from Companies House filings for LOVEHONEY GROUP UK LIMITED (04637868).
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