Who owns Cillit Bang?
Cillit Bang is owned by Reckitt (the United Kingdom, LSE: RKT).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Reckitt Benckiser Group plc Annual Report and Accounts 2025, 5 March 2026 (archived copy). Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Reckitt Benckiser Group plc reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, Slough
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Founded
- 2004
- Category
- Home care › Household cleaning › Surface & bathroom cleaners
- Parent ticker
- LSE: RKT
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Cillit Bang
Cillit Bang launched in 2004 with television advertising so aggressive that its fictional presenter became an internet joke in his own right. It is a limescale and grime remover sold across Europe and Australia. The character, Barry Scott, was played by an actor and the campaign was widely parodied, which gave the brand recognition far beyond its advertising budget.
Ownership timeline of Cillit Bang
Where Cillit Bang sits in Reckitt
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Reckitt
Reckitt controls 20 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in home care.
Also in home care
Founded in the 2000s
- Mucinex (2002)
Other brands in surface & bathroom cleaners, and who owns them
The 34 brands in surface & bathroom cleaners on Brandtree belong to 21 owners. The largest is SC Johnson, with 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Method | SC Johnson | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Formula 409 | Clorox | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Flash | Grupo AlEn | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Ajax | Colgate-Palmolive | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Armor All | Energizer Holdings | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Nufăr | Farmec | 🇷🇴 Romania |
| Bon Ami | Faultless Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| El Kef | Lesieur Cristal | 🇲🇦 Morocco |
About the owner: Reckitt
Reckitt is a publicly listed company headquartered in Slough, United Kingdom, founded in 1999. Brandtree records 20 brands under its control, and it is listed as LSE: RKT.
Reckitt was formed in 1999 by the merger of Britain's Reckitt & Colman with the Dutch-German Benckiser. It concentrates on hygiene, health and nutrition, and has been shrinking its portfolio since a difficult acquisition of infant formula maker Mead Johnson in 2017.
🇬🇧 Cillit Bang and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 552 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 291 of them (53%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Cillit Bang is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Cillit Bang?
The parent company of Cillit Bang is Reckitt, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Cillit Bang British?
Yes. Cillit Bang originated in the United Kingdom in 2004 and its owner, Reckitt, is also headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Cillit Bang still owned by Reckitt?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Cillit Bang is still owned by Reckitt. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Reckitt Benckiser Group plc Annual Report and Accounts 2025 — Reckitt Benckiser Group plc, Annual report, published 5 March 2026; retrieved 23 October 2026. The original address no longer opens it, so the link goes to an archived copy (original address).
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