Who owns ESPA?
ESPA is owned by THG (the United Kingdom, LSE: THG).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: THG PLC — Annual Report and Accounts 2025 (ESEF). Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- THG PLC reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, Manchester
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Skin care › Facial skin care
- Parent ticker
- LSE: THG
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About ESPA
ESPA is a luxury spa and skincare brand owned by THG through ESPA International (UK) Limited, and one of THG Beauty's flagship skincare brands with Perricone MD. Its products are sold to consumers and through spas worldwide. In 2025 THG reworked its formulations and packaging, launched 60 ESPA products in more than 100 Marks & Spencer stores and online, and relaunched its Ameliorate body-care range in packaging that includes Prevented Ocean Plastic.
Ownership timeline of ESPA
Where ESPA sits in THG
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by THG
THG controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in personal care & beauty.
Also in personal care & beauty
Other brands in facial skin care, and who owns them
The 85 brands in facial skin care on Brandtree belong to 45 owners. The largest is POLA ORBIS, with 6; THG has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| DECENCIA | POLA ORBIS | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Clinique | Estée Lauder | 🇺🇸 United States |
| ANYA | Proya | 🇨🇳 China |
| COSRX | Amorepacific | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Clé de Peau Beauté | Shiseido | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Paula's Choice | Unilever | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| ALBION | KOSÉ | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| O HUI | LG H&H | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
About the owner: THG
THG is a publicly listed company headquartered in Manchester, United Kingdom. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as LSE: THG.
THG is a British online retailer and brand owner based in Manchester. It has two businesses: THG Beauty, which runs the Lookfantastic, Cult Beauty and Dermstore websites as well as its own skincare brands, and THG Nutrition, led by Myprotein. It demerged its THG Ingenuity technology arm on 2 January 2025 and sold Claremont Ingredients in August 2025. Adjusted revenue was £1.72 billion in 2025, and THG ended the year in the FTSE 250.
🇬🇧 ESPA and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 570 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 297 of them (52%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; ESPA is not one of them.
- Andrex — Kimberly-Clark 🇺🇸
- Batiste — Church & Dwight 🇺🇸
- Cetraben — STADA 🇩🇪
- Charlotte Tilbury — Puig 🇪🇸
- Childs Farm — PZ Cussons 🇬🇧
- Creed — L'Oréal 🇫🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of ESPA?
The parent company of ESPA is THG, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is ESPA British?
Yes. ESPA originated in the United Kingdom and its owner, THG, is also headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is ESPA still owned by THG?
Yes. As of 25 October 2026, ESPA is still owned by THG. 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] THG PLC — Annual Report and Accounts 2025 (ESEF) — THG PLC, Annual report; retrieved 25 October 2026.
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