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Company description
CHANEL LIMITED is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Private Limited Company”. Incorporated on 6 February 1925; registered for 101 years; registered office reported in LONDON. Its primary declared activity is 46420 · Wholesale of clothing and footwear, with 3 additional SIC activities reported.
This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 1 PSC record, 30 trade marks. This description is assembled from public data, is not a reliability assessment, and should be checked against the cited sources before a legally significant decision.
Web facts are never added from a name match alone. Internet enrichment requires the exact Companies House ID in Wikidata, and ambiguous results are excluded.
01 Company overview
Identity and registration
- Official name
- CHANEL LIMITED
- Company number
- 00203669
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- GROUP
- Mortgage charges
- 3 total · 3 outstanding · 0 satisfied
- Limited partnership members
- 0 general · 0 limited
A registered office is not necessarily a trading location. The address is reproduced from the Companies House bulk record and should be interpreted in that legal context.
02 Filing dates
Accounts and statements
Last accounts made up to
31 December 2025Next accounts due
30 September 2027Last statement made up to
16 July 2026Next statement due
30 July 2027BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Workforce reporting
Gender pay gap
- Median bonus gap
- 30.4%
- Mean bonus gap
- -13.4%
- Women receiving bonus
- 93.1%
- Men receiving bonus
- 93.4%
- Women in top quartile
- 63.1%
- Women in upper middle quartile
- 74.6%
- Women in lower middle quartile
- 78.2%
- Women in lower quartile
- 87.6%
Earlier reporting years (8)
- 1000 to 499915.1% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 499918.1% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 499918.4% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 499936.6% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 499918.3% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 499919.7% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 499913.4% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 499911.1% median hourly gap
Positive gaps mean men were paid more; negative gaps mean women were paid more. These figures are employer-reported and describe the workforce distribution, not equal pay for the same job. The company link uses the exact Companies House number supplied by the service.
04 Supplier payments
Payment practices and performance
- Reporting period
- 1 January 2026 – 30 June 2026
- Filed
- 22 July 2026
- Shortest standard term
- 7 days
- Longest standard term
- 60 days
- E-invoicing offered
- Yes
- Supply-chain finance
- Not offered
- Payment codes
- No
- Construction retentions
- No qualifying construction contracts
Complete reported payment fields
- Policy regime
- Regime-3
- Financial period started
- 1 January 2026
- Qualifying contracts
- Yes
- Payments made
- Yes
- Invoice value paid within 30 days
- £113,344,008
- Invoice value paid in 31–60 days
- £90,644,692
- Invoice value paid after 60 days
- £77,161,863
- Invoice value paid outside agreed terms
- £15,832,412
- Invoices paid in 31–60 days
- 25.0%
- Invoices unpaid due to dispute
- 0.0%
- Maximum contractual payment period
- 90 days
- Supplier-list charging policy
- No
- Supplier-list charges made
- No
Reported terms and dispute process
- Standard payment terms
Our standard payment terms are 60 days from the date of invoice, Payment is made by electronic bank transfer to approved suppliers following receipt of a valid invoice and completion of the agreed goods or services. In addition to our standard 60-day terms, certain supplier arrangements may operate on 14-day, 30-day, or 45-day payment terms where these have been contractually agreed and documented in the relevant supplier agreement.
- Dispute resolution process
All payment disputes or complaints will be initially dealt with by the Accounts Payable department, who can be contacted by emailing purchase.ledger @chanel.com Complaints are usually followed up within 5 working days and are escalated as appropriate.
Earlier payment reports (11 shown)
- 33.0 average days to pay10.0% outside terms
- 26.0 average days to pay8.0% outside terms
- 32.0 average days to pay21.0% outside terms
- 44.0 average days to pay36.0% outside terms
- 40.0 average days to pay4.0% outside terms
- 37.0 average days to pay4.0% outside terms
- 40.0 average days to pay4.0% outside terms
- 46.0 average days to pay12.0% outside terms
- 44.0 average days to pay9.0% outside terms
- 47.0 average days to pay9.0% outside terms
- 34.0 average days to pay7.0% outside terms
This is a company-submitted statutory disclosure, not a credit rating. BritDB preserves the reporting period and links the report only through the Companies House number supplied by the official service. Percentages describe payments made during that period and may change in later reports.
05 Global legal identity
Legal Entity Identifier
CHANEL LIMITED
LEI 213800F4541KT2KTVC78 · jurisdiction GB
- Legal form
- H0PO
- Entity category
- GENERAL
- Entity created
- 6 February 1925
- Initial LEI registration
- 11 February 2014
- LEI last updated
- 26 March 2026
- Next renewal
- 7 May 2027
- Managing LOU
- 549300O897ZC5H7CY412
- Legal address
- 5 Barlow Place, LONDON, GB-LND, W1J 6DG, GB
- Headquarters address
- 5 Barlow Place, LONDON, GB-LND, W1J 6DG, GB
GLEIF Level 2 relationships
IS DIRECTLY CONSOLIDATED BY
From LEI 213800F4541KT2KTVC78 to LEI 549300UYGTKR8GTB8A13
- Initial registration
- 17 May 2024
- Last updated
- 26 March 2026
- Next renewal
- 7 May 2027
- Validation sources
- FULLY_CORROBORATED
- Validation documents
- SUPPORTING_DOCUMENTS
- Relationship periods
- Start: 2024-12-31T23:00:00Z; End: 2025-12-30T23:00:00Z; Type: ACCOUNTING_PERIOD; Start: 2024-05-17T10:55:46Z; Type: RELATIONSHIP_PERIOD
- Validation reference
- https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00203669/filing-history/MzM4MTc1NDM5MGFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
IS ULTIMATELY CONSOLIDATED BY
From LEI 213800F4541KT2KTVC78 to LEI 549300UYGTKR8GTB8A13
- Initial registration
- 17 May 2024
- Last updated
- 26 March 2026
- Next renewal
- 7 May 2027
- Validation sources
- FULLY_CORROBORATED
- Validation documents
- SUPPORTING_DOCUMENTS
- Relationship periods
- Start: 2024-12-31T23:00:00Z; End: 2025-12-30T23:00:00Z; Type: ACCOUNTING_PERIOD; Start: 2024-05-17T10:55:48Z; Type: RELATIONSHIP_PERIOD
- Validation reference
- https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00203669/filing-history/MzM4MTc1NDM5MGFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
LEI data provides global legal identity and source-reported relationships, not a credit or regulatory approval. BritDB links Level 1 identities only through GLEIF’s Companies House registration-authority identifier and exact company number; Level 2 parent and fund relationships and reporting exceptions are reproduced as supplied by GLEIF.
06 Supply-chain transparency
Modern slavery statement
- Organisation
- CHANEL LIMITED
- Group submission
- No
- Statement period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Approved
- 18 May 2026
- Sectors
- Cosmetics and toiletries Fashion, textiles, apparel and luxury goods Other
Organisation structure
Covered in the statement
Policies
Covered in the statement
Risk assessment
Covered in the statement
Due diligence
Covered in the statement
Training
Covered in the statement
Goals and KPIs
Covered in the statement
Full statement information supplied to the registry
- Reported turnover band
- Over £500 million
- Years producing statements
- More than 5 years
- ILO indicators included
- Not answered
- Registry record updated
- 5 June 2026
Policies described
Freedom of workers to terminate employment Freedom of movement Freedom of association Prohibits any threat of violence, harassment and intimidation Prohibits the use of worker-paid recruitment fees Prohibits compulsory overtime Prohibits child labour Prohibits discrimination Prohibits confiscation of workers' original identification documents
Training described
Procurement staff Your suppliers
Worker engagement and working conditions
Your suppliers Professional auditors Workers within your supply chain
Social audits
Audit conducted by your staff Third party audit arranged by your organisation Announced audit Unannounced audit
Grievance mechanisms
Using anonymous whistleblowing services, such as a helpline or mobile phone app Through trade unions or other worker representative groups
Demonstrated progress
Please refer to the 'Looking to the future' section of our Modern Slavery Statement for the Financial Year 2025
A registry entry records what the organisation declared in its statement. It is not an independent audit. Group statements can cover several companies; BritDB preserves each exact source-supplied company-number link and excludes approver names and email addresses.
TM UK trade marks
Exact owner-name matches
COCO
Owner Chanel Limited · classes 3
- Filed / designated
- 25 October 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 25 October 2027
PARIS-GRASSE
Owner Chanel Limited · classes 3
- Filed / designated
- 24 October 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 24 October 2027
PARIS-VENISE
Owner Chanel Limited · classes 3
- Filed / designated
- 24 October 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 24 October 2027
PARIS-BIARRITZ
Owner Chanel Limited · classes 3
- Filed / designated
- 20 October 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 20 October 2027
FONDATION CHANEL
Owner Chanel Limited · classes 36,41
- Filed / designated
- 21 September 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 21 September 2027
COCO CHANEL
Owner Chanel Limited · classes 3,9,14,18,25,35,44
- Filed / designated
- 15 September 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 15 September 2027
SINGULAR MAGNETISM
Owner Chanel Limited · classes 16,35,41
- Filed / designated
- 15 September 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 15 September 2027
A WOMAN IN CHANEL
Owner Chanel Limited · classes 16,35,41
- Filed / designated
- 15 September 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 15 September 2027
SELF-POWERED
Owner Chanel Limited · classes 16,35,41
- Filed / designated
- 15 September 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 15 September 2027
CREATE YOURSELF
Owner Chanel Limited · classes 3,9,14,18,25,35
- Filed / designated
- 23 June 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 23 June 2027
Figurative mark
Owner Chanel Limited · classes 18
- Filed / designated
- 17 May 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 17 May 2027
D-POLLUTION ESSENTIEL
Owner Chanel Limited · classes 3
- Filed / designated
- 28 April 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 28 April 2027
GALLERY COLLECTION
Owner Chanel Limited · classes 14
- Filed / designated
- 28 April 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 28 April 2027
CHANEL ATELIER
Owner Chanel Limited · classes 3,14,18,25,35,44
- Filed / designated
- 28 April 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 28 April 2027
CHANEL STUDIO
Owner Chanel Limited · classes 3,14,18,25,35,44
- Filed / designated
- 28 April 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 28 April 2027
L'EXTRAIT DE CREME
Owner Chanel Limited · classes 3
- Filed / designated
- 28 April 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 28 April 2027
GABRIELLE
Owner Chanel Limited · classes 3
- Filed / designated
- 20 March 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 20 March 2027
GABRIELLE
Owner Chanel Limited · classes 3,9,14,18
- Filed / designated
- 21 February 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 21 February 2027
Figurative mark
Owner Chanel Limited · classes 9,14,16,18,20,24,25
- Filed / designated
- 21 December 2016
- Valid until / renewal due
- 21 December 2026
Figurative mark
Owner Chanel Limited · classes 9,14,18
- Filed / designated
- 21 December 2016
- Valid until / renewal due
- 21 December 2026
I AM WHAT I WEAR I WEAR WHAT I AM
Owner Chanel Limited · classes 14
- Filed / designated
- 16 December 2016
- Valid until / renewal due
- 16 December 2026
ULTRA WEAR
Owner Chanel Limited · classes 3
- Filed / designated
- 25 October 2016
- Valid until / renewal due
- 25 October 2026
ULTRA
Owner Chanel Limited · classes 14
- Filed / designated
- 25 October 2016
- Valid until / renewal due
- 25 October 2026
FASCIA DE CHANEL
Owner Chanel Limited · classes 44
- Filed / designated
- 26 September 2016
- Valid until / renewal due
- 26 September 2026
COCO
Owner Chanel Limited · classes 9,14,18,25
- Filed / designated
- 29 July 2016
- Valid until / renewal due
- 29 July 2026
MY GREEN
Owner Chanel Limited · classes 14
- Filed / designated
- 21 July 2016
- Valid until / renewal due
- 21 July 2026
MY RED
Owner Chanel Limited · classes 14
- Filed / designated
- 21 July 2016
- Valid until / renewal due
- 21 July 2026
CODE COCO
Owner Chanel Limited · classes 14
- Filed / designated
- 2 June 2016
- Valid until / renewal due
- 2 June 2026
LES FIGURES LIBRES
Owner Chanel Limited · classes 14
- Filed / designated
- 27 May 2016
- Valid until / renewal due
- 27 May 2026
No.5 L'EAU
Owner Chanel Limited · classes 3
- Filed / designated
- 9 May 2016
- Valid until / renewal due
- 9 May 2026
This is an exact normalised company-name match, not a registrar-confirmed ownership link. Another legal entity can have the same or a very similar name. UKIPO data is a historical 2018 snapshot; verify the owner and current status before relying on it.
07 Ownership and control
People with significant control
No individual or entity with signficant control
- Notified
- 29 July 2016
PSC records are company-filed public-register information. When the exact same displayed individual name occurs at multiple companies, BritDB offers a non-indexed cross-reference page. It is a name match only, not proof that the records describe the same person. Service addresses and partial dates of birth are deliberately omitted.
08 Charity register
Charity Commission links
No exact company-number link in this snapshot
The Charity Commission extract did not explicitly associate this Companies House number with a charity. BritDB does not use a name-only match to fill the gap.
This company-level check covers the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Links are accepted only when the official extract supplies this exact company registration number. Scottish charities now have separate OSCR profiles, but OSCR’s bulk fields do not provide a Companies House number, so BritDB does not infer a company link.
09 Northern Ireland charity register
CCNI exact company links
No unambiguous company-number link found
The CCNI source number did not resolve uniquely to this Companies House record. BritDB did not use a name or address match.
CCNI publishes company numbers without a jurisdiction prefix. BritDB links only when the plausible padded UK and NI candidates resolve to exactly one Companies House company.
10 Sanctions screening
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link found
The imported UK Sanctions List did not supply this Companies House number as a UK-linked business identifier. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
No exact link is not sanctions clearance. UK restrictions can apply through ownership or control even where an entity is not separately named. Always use the current official list and obtain appropriate advice for a legally significant decision.
11 Public procurement
Find a Tender links
No exact GB-COH link in this snapshot
Find a Tender did not explicitly identify this Companies House number in a procurement party. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
These links use only the GB-COH identifier supplied in the procurement record. A company may have other public-sector work that is absent, older, below publication thresholds or published without a Companies House identifier.
12 Environmental register
Environment Agency waste registrations
No exact company-number registration linked
The licensed Environment Agency subset did not contain this exact Companies House number. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
This is a privacy-reduced, exact-company subset. The full official register also includes sole traders and applicants without a matching Companies House number. Check the current Environment Agency register before relying on registration status.
13 Nature of business
Standard Industrial Classification
Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics
Wholesale of watches and jewellery
Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
14 Connected public record
Checks beyond the company register
Charity Commission
0 exact company-number links.
Northern Ireland charities
0 unambiguous company-number links.
Public contracts
0 procurement processes linked by exact GB-COH identifier.
Waste register
0 exact company-number registrations.
Corporate notices
The Gazette is not yet connected.
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link in this report.
A checked source with no exact link is not a clean bill of health. Unchecked sources remain unknown, while sanctions may also apply through ownership or control of a listed person or entity.
15 Record timeline
Dates in the bulk record
- Confirmation statement
Latest confirmation statement made up to this date
- Accounts
Latest accounts made up to this date
- Incorporation
Company incorporated
16 Provenance
Sources for this profile
Identity, address, status, dates, SIC, previous names and mortgage totals.
Annual employer reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Statutory supplier-payment reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Global legal identities linked through Companies House registration authority RA000585.
Annual statement summaries linked by exact source company number.
Current and ceased significant-control records joined by exact company number.
Daily England and Wales extract matched only by the official company registration number.
Daily CCNI export with company links only where the source number resolves unambiguously.
Complete FCDO list checked by exact UK-linked business registration number.
Procurement parties checked only through exact GB-COH identifiers.
Licensed subset linked only by exact Companies House number.
Financial regulation and licences.
Companies House, Charity Commission, OSCR and UK Sanctions List information is public-register data. BritDB reproduces and organises it with source-specific limits; official external links are kept on the dedicated source pages.