Who owns Harpic?
Harpic is owned by Reckitt (the United Kingdom, LSE: RKT), which has owned the brand since 1932.[1][2]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Harpic: under the microscope, Reckitt Benckiser Group plc, 16 December 2020. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Reckitt Benckiser Group plc reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, Slough
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1920
- Category
- Home care › Household cleaning › Bleach & disinfectant
- Parent ticker
- LSE: RKT
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Harpic
Harpic is a toilet cleaner brand named after its inventor, Harry Pickup, who developed it in Britain in the 1920s. The angled-neck bottle designed to reach under the rim became the category standard. It is one of the largest toilet care brands in the United Kingdom, India and the Middle East.
Ownership timeline of Harpic
Where Harpic 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 1920s
- Durex (1929)
Other brands in bleach & disinfectant, and who owns them
The 17 brands in bleach & disinfectant on Brandtree belong to 10 owners. The largest is Grupo AlEn, with 4; Reckitt has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Blancatel | Grupo AlEn | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Kalipto | Bombril | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Clorox | Clorox | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Ecolab (institutional cleaning and sanitizing) | Ecolab | 🇺🇸 United States |
| WC Net | Bolton Group | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Bacillol | HARTMANN | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Olimpia | La Fabril | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| S.O.S | Tempo Scan | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
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.
🇬🇧 Harpic 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; Harpic is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Harpic?
The parent company of Harpic is Reckitt, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Harpic British?
Yes. Harpic originated in the United Kingdom in 1920 and its owner, Reckitt, is also headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Since when has Reckitt owned Harpic?
Reckitt has owned Harpic since 1932.
Is Harpic still owned by Reckitt?
Yes. As of 27 September 2026, Harpic is still owned by Reckitt. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & 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).
- [2] Harpic: under the microscope — Reckitt Benckiser Group plc, Official document, published 16 December 2020; retrieved 27 September 2026.
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