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Quintessence Fragrances Limited

Quintessence Fragrances Limited is an active UK company (number 01668850), incorporated 1982, with 6 current directors including Christopher Edward Steel and Albert Xambó Garcia. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 14

  1. Tommaso Maria Gualtiero Milella 2022-2022 Director View profile
  2. Patricia Jacqueline Shalhoub 2016-2024 Director View profile
  3. Zarir Jal Cama 2016-2019 Director View profile
  4. Marie Susan O'Brine 2010-2010 Director View profile
  5. Francois Robert 2009-2024 Director View profile
  6. Robert Riviere Calkin 2006-2009 Director View profile
  7. Ravi Mullick 2003-2024 Director View profile
  8. Nita Hiroo Advani 2003-2011 Director View profile
  9. Philip John Montague Peters 2003-2005 Director View profile
  10. Patricia Jacqueline Shalhoub 1997-2016 Director View profile
  11. Robert Carberry 1997 Director View profile
  12. SEC CO Limited 2010-2019 Corporate-secretary View profile
  13. Eva Shalhoub 1993 Secretary View profile
  14. Jeffrey Thomas Brown 2002 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
01/10/1982

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Quintessence Fragrances Limited is controlled by Bharatrao Vasantrao Kamte
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Bharatrao Vasantrao Kamte.

1 other company in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Financials

Net assets
£6,127,421
Total assets
£9,287,889
Cash
£472,830
Employees
92
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£1,073,770

Filed as Group accounts.

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31Not reported£6,127,421
2025-12-31Not reported£6,127,421
2024-12-31Not reported£5,053,651

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

6 directors on the board

6.3y median 1.7y
average tenure
22.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
01668850
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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