Love Hemp

What Love Hemp does

Love Hemp, trading as BSQ Holdings Ltd, is a UK-based premium CBD and wellness brand founded in 2015, headquartered in Watford, England. The company sells a portfolio of hemp-derived products including CBD oils, capsules, and edibles (CBD Jelly Domes), supplemented by functional mushroom supplements (Lion's Mane and Multi-Blend formulations) and CBD-infused skincare. Its underlying product technology centers on CBD (cannabidiol) formulations with third-party Certificate of Analysis lab verification for potency and purity, and the company is explicitly positioned as THC-free. Products are organized by wellness benefit (Sleep, Calm, Focus, Energy, Immunity) and ingredient type (Core CBD, Functional CBD, Mushrooms).

The business operates a direct-to-consumer e-commerce model at lovehemp.com with unit pricing in the £19.99-£49.99 range, paired with aggressive sitewide promotional discounting (50% off) and free UK delivery above £35. A secondary distribution channel is provided through Holland & Barrett, a major UK health and wellness retailer where Love Hemp products are featured as 'Top Wellness Picks.' The company targets individual wellness-focused consumers across use cases including sleep support, stress relief, focus enhancement, and daily vitality, and reports 50,000+ customers with 2,000+ verified five-star reviews. Customer acquisition relies on content marketing (Health Hub, Hemp Hub), SEO, and organic social media across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and LinkedIn. Leadership comprises co-founder and CEO Tony Calamita. The company operates with 51-100 employees, is privately held with no disclosed external funding, and confines its geographic reach to the United Kingdom.

Name

Love Hemp

Legal name

BSQ Holdings Ltd

Website

https://love-hemp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Love Hemp is a UK-based premium CBD and wellness e-commerce brand selling CBD oils, capsules, edibles, skincare, and functional mushroom supplements direct to consumers and through Holland & Barrett retail, targeting wellness-focused individuals seeking natural solutions for sleep, stress, focus, and daily vitality.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

CBD and Wellness Supplements

NAICS

Food (Health) Supplement Retailers (456191), Other Health and Personal Care Retailers (45619)

SIC

Retail-Drug Stores And Proprietary Stores (5912), Medicinal Chemicals & Botanical Products (2833)

akta.pro primary industry

CBD/Hemp Specialty Stores (Tinctures, Oils, Edibles) (CRANAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

CBD/Hemp Wellness & Supplements Retail (CRANAHAC)

Keywords

• CBD wellness products
• Hemp-derived supplements
• Functional mushroom supplements
• CBD oils and capsules
• CBD skincare and edibles

Headquarters

HQ city

Epsom

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Direct Product Sales: Love Hemp generates revenue through direct-to-consumer e-commerce sales of CBD oils, capsules, edibles, skincare, and functional mushroom products. Customers purchase individual products at listed retail prices with periodic promotional discounts (e.g., 50% sitewide sales). Free UK delivery is offered for orders exceeding £35.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Love Hemp is a UK-based premium CBD and wellness brand that formulates, markets, and sells hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) products and functional mushroom supplements directly to consumers. Its core product range includes CBD oils, capsules, edible gummies (Jelly Domes), topical skincare, and functional mushroom capsules (Lion's Mane and Multi-Blend), all third-party lab-tested under strict conditions and guaranteed THC-free. The company sells primarily through its own direct-to-consumer e-commerce storefront at lovehemp.com and through retail placement at Holland & Barrett stores across the United Kingdom.

Product overview

Love Hemp is a premium CBD and wellness e-commerce platform offering a diverse portfolio of hemp-derived products. The core product lineup includes CBD oils, capsules, and edible gummies (CBD Jelly Domes), supplemented by functional mushroom supplements (Lion's Mane and Multi-Blend Mushrooms) and CBD skincare. Products are organized by benefit (Sleep, Calm, Focus, Energy, Immunity) and ingredient type (Core CBD, Functional CBD, Mushrooms). The company positions itself as a UK wellness brand with over 50,000 customers, available through its own direct-to-consumer e-commerce platform and retail partners including Holland & Barrett.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CBD Oils

Quantifiable outcome

• 50,000+ customers experiencing optimal wellbeing
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Holland & BarrettcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHolland & Barrett, one of the UK's leading health and wellness retailers, features Love Hemp products as 'Top Wellness Picks' and 'As Seen In Holland & Barret' branding. This retail partnership provides significant brick-and-mortar distribution for Love Hemp products, expanding reach beyond the direct e-commerce channel to physical store locations across the UK.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Naturecan: UK-based premium CBD brand offering THC-free, third-party tested CBD oils, capsules, edibles, and skincare via DTC e-commerce. Highly comparable to Love Hemp in product mix, premium positioning, lab-testing emphasis, and UK-based operations.
• CBDfx: Large US-based CBD brand offering a broad range of oils, gummies, capsules, topicals, and pet products with third-party lab testing. Comparable to Love Hemp in extensive product range, lab-testing emphasis, and multi-category CBD positioning.
• Endoca: European (Danish) premium CBD brand producing its own hemp-derived CBD oils, capsules, and topicals with third-party lab testing. Comparable to Love Hemp in product range, premium positioning, and emphasis on quality assurance and traceability.
• Hempura: UK-based CBD brand with its own hemp supply offering oils, capsules, and skincare products. Comparable to Love Hemp in core CBD product categories, UK market focus, and DTC-led go-to-market approach.
• Blessed CBD: UK-based premium CBD brand offering oils, capsules, gummies, and topicals with third-party lab testing. Comparable to Love Hemp in UK-focused DTC strategy, premium positioning, and core product categories.
• Charlotte's Web: One of the most recognized premium CBD wellness brands in the world, offering oils, capsules, gummies, and topicals with third-party lab testing. Directly comparable to Love Hemp in product range, premium positioning, and DTC-led GTM, though operating primarily in the US and Canada.
• CBD Life: UK-based CBD brand offering oils, capsules, edibles, and topicals targeted at premium wellness consumers. Directly comparable to Love Hemp in product categories, UK focus, and aspirational positioning in the British CBD market.
• Dragonfly CBD: UK-based premium CBD brand retailing oils, capsules, and topicals through DTC e-commerce and UK retailers. Comparable to Love Hemp in product range, premium branding, and reliance on UK distribution channels.

Emerging players

• Four Sigmatic: Functional mushroom wellness brand offering mushroom-based coffees, elixirs, and supplements including Lion's Mane and Reishi. Comparable to Love Hemp's mushroom product line and wellness positioning, with overlap on cognitive, energy, and immunity benefit categories.

Broad incumbents

• Holland & Barrett: The UK's largest health and wellness retailer, which is also Love Hemp's core distribution partner. Holland & Barrett carries its own competing CBD brand ranges (e.g., the Holland & Barrett CBD line) alongside third-party brands, making it both a channel partner and a broad incumbent competitor in the UK wellness retail space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LoveHempuk
• Facebookfacebook.com/lovehempuk
• LinkedInuk.linkedin.com/company/lovehemp
• Instagraminstagram.com/lovehemp
• TikToktiktok.com/@lovehempofficial

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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