{"id":670509,"date":"2026-10-31T03:58:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T03:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/670509\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T03:58:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T03:58:15","slug":"lisa-mcgowan-cosmetics-business-makes-e1-39m-profit-after-just-two-years-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/670509\/","title":{"rendered":"Lisa McGowan cosmetics business makes \u20ac1.39m profit after just two years \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">A cosmetics firm co-owned by Tullamore-based fashion entrepreneur and social media influencer, Lisa McGowan has reported profits of \u20ac1.39 million after tax in just its second full year of operation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">That is more than double the \u20ac598,453 profits that Jentro Ltd \u2013 trading as Lisa &amp; Co Cosmetics \u2013 recorded in the prior 14 months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Underlining the strength of the Lisa McGowan brand in the Irish beauty industry, the company\u2019s accumulated profits had grown to \u20ac1.88 million at the end of its financial year in February.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">McGowan co-owns the business with beauty entrepreneur Una Tynan on a 50\/50 basis. It was only incorporated in 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The Lisa &amp; Co Cosmetics website declares that its goal is to create \u201ca premium range of cosmetics for busy women of all ages that is fuss free and easy to use\u201d. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cOur mission is to empower women to embrace their authentic selves by enhancing their natural beauty. We are Pro Age and Body Positive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Highlighting the expansion of the business in 2025, cash funds increased from \u20ac117,934 to \u20ac467,219 while the value of the company\u2019s stock rose from \u20ac158,338 to \u20ac1.395 million. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The abridged accounts don\u2019t disclose revenues for the year. The company\u2019s products are available online and are also stocked by Dunnes Stores and in hundreds of pharmacies around the State.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The business is separate to McGowan\u2019s main company, Lisa\u2019s Lust List Ltd, which recorded a profit after tax of \u20ac418,268 in 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">McGowan\u2019s businesses have flourished in the past number of years. She only started her online promotional work after she won the best-dressed lady competition at the Galway Races in 2016.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">McGowan paid herself a package of almost \u20ac1.9 million from Lisa\u2019s Lust List \u2013 pay of \u20ac1.5 million and \u20ac384,002 in pension contributions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">That came after  a remuneration package of \u20ac3 million she received in 2024, comprising \u20ac2.67 million in emoluments and \u20ac384,002 in pension contributions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Earlier this month, McGowan put the finances of Lisa\u2019s Lust List beyond public scrutiny, <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \"> reregistering Lisa\u2019s Lust List as \u201cUnlimited\u201d where it is no longer required to file annual accounts to the Companies Office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A cosmetics firm co-owned by Tullamore-based fashion entrepreneur and social media influencer, Lisa McGowan has reported profits of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":670510,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[5808,142097,72,503,283910,1044,4500,110537,61,60,283911,10797],"class_list":["post-670509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-5808","tag-best-dressed","tag-business","tag-competition","tag-ella-and-jo","tag-festival","tag-galway","tag-galway-races","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-race-week","tag-summer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=670509"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670509\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/670510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=670509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=670509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=670509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}