Cosmetics Brand Lush Paid Managers Millions in Bonuses After Receiving State Relief

The cosmetics chain Lush paid its managers £5 million in bonuses last year while taking £5.1 million in government support and recording a 90 percent drop in profits.

The bonuses were paid on top of salaries in 2022 to directors including the co-founder, Mark Constantine, and his wife, Mo, who are shareholders, and six staff at Lush Cosmetics, the brand’s main operating company, which runs its manufacturing site in Poole and 886 shops…