Who owns Wax Lyrical?
Wax Lyrical is owned by Portmeirion Group (the United Kingdom, LSE: PMP), which has owned the brand since 2016.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Portmeirion Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Portmeirion Group PLC reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, Stoke-on-Trent
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, Ulverston
- Founded
- 1980
- Category
- Home care › Household goods & storage › Candles & home fragrance
- Parent ticker
- LSE: PMP
- Last verified
- · 3 sources
About Wax Lyrical
Wax Lyrical is a home fragrance brand founded in Cumbria in 1980, making candles and reed diffusers at Lindal-in-Furness near Ulverston in the English Lake District. Portmeirion Group bought it in 2016. In 2026 the group said it regarded Wax Lyrical as non-core and would seek a buyer; its sales fell 18 per cent in the first half of that year.
Ownership timeline of Wax Lyrical
- 2016 – present Portmeirion Group [1] reported
Where Wax Lyrical sits in Portmeirion Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Portmeirion Group
Portmeirion Group controls 6 brands on Brandtree.
- Nambé (1951)
- Pimpernel (1945)
- Portmeirion
- Royal Worcester (1751)
- Spode (1770)
Other brands in candles & home fragrance, and who owns them
The 7 brands in candles & home fragrance on Brandtree belong to 7 owners. The largest is Lion Match Company, with 1.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| White Barn | Bath & Body Works | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Zara Home | Inditex | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| Maya | Jyothy Labs | 🇮🇳 India |
| Clearlite | Lion Match Company | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Yankee Candle | Newell Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Scentsy | Scentsy | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Portmeirion Group
Portmeirion Group is a publicly listed company headquartered in Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control, and it is listed as LSE: PMP.
Portmeirion Group is a homeware company headquartered in Stoke-on-Trent and listed on AIM, the London Stock Exchange's junior market. It owns six brands: Spode, Portmeirion, Royal Worcester, Nambé, Pimpernel and Wax Lyrical. Wholesale to retailers accounts for 83 per cent of sales, with the rest coming from its own websites, five Portmeirion Home factory outlets in the United Kingdom and seven Nambé stores in New Mexico. About 39 per cent of what it sells is made in its two English factories. In 2026 the group described Wax Lyrical as non-core and said it would seek to sell it.
Portmeirion Group: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇬🇧 Wax Lyrical and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 543 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 282 of them (52%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Wax Lyrical is not one of them.
- Ariel — Procter & Gamble 🇺🇸
- Belling — Glen Dimplex 🇮🇪
- CDA — Amica 🇵🇱
- Cillit Bang — Reckitt 🇬🇧
- Comfort — Unilever 🇬🇧
- Daler-Rowney — F.I.L.A. 🇮🇹
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Wax Lyrical?
The parent company of Wax Lyrical is Portmeirion Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Wax Lyrical British?
Yes. Wax Lyrical originated in the United Kingdom in 1980 and its owner, Portmeirion Group, is also headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Since when has Portmeirion Group owned Wax Lyrical?
Portmeirion Group has owned Wax Lyrical since 2016.
Is Wax Lyrical still owned by Portmeirion Group?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Wax Lyrical is still owned by Portmeirion Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (3) & 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] Portmeirion Group PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2025 — Portmeirion Group PLC, Annual report; retrieved 4 October 2026.
- [2] Portmeirion Group PLC — Our brands — Portmeirion Group PLC, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
- [3] Portmeirion Group PLC Interim Statement 2026 — Portmeirion Group PLC, Stock exchange filing; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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