Who owns Strepsils?
Strepsils 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
- 1958
- Category
- Consumer health › Over-the-counter medicine › Cold
- Parent ticker
- LSE: RKT
- Trademark registrant
- Reckitt & Colman (Overseas) Health Limited (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Strepsils
Strepsils are medicated throat lozenges containing two antiseptics, sold in more than 100 countries. The brand dates to 1958 and is one of the most widely distributed sore throat products in the world, sold in pharmacies and supermarkets depending on the regulatory regime of each market.
Trademark record for Strepsils
The USPTO record for the Strepsils mark lists Reckitt & Colman (Overseas) Health Limited as the owner of record (serial number 98299038). That name matches the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of Strepsils
Where Strepsils 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, 7 of them in consumer health.
Also in consumer health
Founded in the 1950s
Other brands in cold, and who owns them
The 33 brands in cold on Brandtree belong to 20 owners. The largest is Krka, with 5; Reckitt has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Herbion | Krka | 🇸🇮 Slovenia |
| Breathe Right | Prestige Consumer Healthcare | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Dimestil | Birzeit Pharmaceutical | 🇵🇸 Palestine |
| HealthCareAisle | Dr. Reddy's | 🇮🇳 India |
| Tukol | Genomma Lab | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Benadryl | Kenvue | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Allergosan | Sopharma | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria |
| Claritin | Bayer | 🇩🇪 Germany |
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.
🇬🇧 Strepsils 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; Strepsils is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Strepsils?
The parent company of Strepsils is Reckitt, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Strepsils British?
Yes. Strepsils originated in the United Kingdom in 1958 and its owner, Reckitt, is also headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Strepsils still owned by Reckitt?
Yes. As of 27 September 2026, Strepsils 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] USPTO: STREPSILS, serial 98299038 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 27 September 2026.
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