PZ Cussons: brands it owns and its ownership tree
PZ Cussons (LSE: PZC) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Manchester, United Kingdom that owns 6 consumer brands across 3 categories.[1]
PZ Cussons is a Manchester-based personal care, home care and baby care company that began in 1884 as a trading post in Sierra Leone set up by George Paterson and George Zochonis, and that bought the Cussons soap business in the 1970s. Its lead markets are the UK, Australia and New Zealand, Nigeria and Indonesia, and it reported revenue of £541.4 million in the year to 31 May 2026. During that year it kept St.Tropez after a sale process and sold its 50 per cent stake in the PZ Wilmar edible oils venture.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- PZ Cussons plc (also PZ Cussons Group, Paterson Zochonis)
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇬🇧 Manchester, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1884
- Tickers
- LSE: PZC
- Companies House
- 00019457
- Website
- www.pzcussons.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
PZ Cussons in numbers
- PZ Cussons owns 6 consumer brands tracked here across 3 top-level categories; the largest is personal care & beauty with 4 brands.[1]
- 3 of its brands originated outside United Kingdom.
Everything PZ Cussons owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
Full portfolio, 6 brands, with sources → · Competitors by shared categories →
PZ Cussons in the global legal-entity registry
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) keeps an open register of legal entities. Each entity reports its own parents. We show it as a cross-check on the ownership recorded on this page, which is built from filings.
- Legal entity identifier (LEI)
- XB3CXKKKED7OMV80FY35
- Registered name
- PZ CUSSONS PLC (GB)
- Registration status
- Issued · record updated 25 November 2025
- Parent
- None named: it reports that no person or entity controls it.
- Retrieved
- · GLEIF record (JSON)
Frequently asked questions
What brands does PZ Cussons own?
PZ Cussons owns 6 consumer brands tracked here, including Imperial Leather, Rafferty's Garden, Cussons Baby, Childs Farm, Morning Fresh and Sanctuary Spa.
Is PZ Cussons a British company?
Yes. PZ Cussons is headquartered in Manchester, United Kingdom and was founded in 1884.
Who owns PZ Cussons?
PZ Cussons is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as PZC on the LSE.
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] PZ Cussons plc Annual Report and Accounts 2026 (year ended 31 May 2026) — PZ Cussons plc, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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