Vincentius

What Vincentius does

Vincentius is a privately held UK-based fashion and apparel retailer operating under Vincentius Ltd, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Liverpool. The company designs, sources, and sells premium-quality clothing and accessories positioned as luxury aesthetic at accessible price points, drawing on a stated tailoring heritage. Its product portfolio spans three core lines: menswear (T-shirts, hoodies, tracksuits, jackets, denim, shorts, polos, swimwear, underwear, and accessories priced £25-£159), boyswear (children's apparel for ages 4-14), and the VBA Girlswear sub-brand (activewear for girls including leggings, zip jackets, summer sets, and sport accessories). Adjacent categories include a Mediterranean-island-themed VINCENTIUS Fragrance Collection of seven colognes (£29 each), a footwear range, and gift cards.

The business operates a hybrid distribution model combining a Shopify-powered direct-to-consumer e-commerce storefront (vincentiusbespoke.co.uk) with worldwide shipping and UK next-day delivery, alongside physical retail presence in Liverpool at the Aintree location (which also serves as a fulfilment centre) and Liverpool 1. Marketing is digital-first across Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, supported by an email newsletter and loyalty programme. The pricing model is unit-based with no subscription component; payment options include Klarna, Clearpay, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Shop Pay, and standard card networks, alongside region-specific methods (iDEAL, Bancontact, Union Pay) supporting international checkout.

Vincentius makes money through one-time apparel and fashion product sales to a fragmented consumer base, with no B2B contracts, no wholesale channel disclosed, and no external institutional investment, funding rounds, or ownership changes referenced in available data. The company has no proprietary technology platform and no disclosed AI/ML capabilities; its competitive positioning rests on brand identity, product design, fabric quality, and an integrated head-to-toe wardrobe offering under a single brand umbrella.

Name

Vincentius

Legal name

Vincentius Ltd

Website

https://vincentiusbespoke.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Vincentius is a privately held UK-based premium casualwear retailer, operating a Shopify e-commerce storefront and Liverpool-area physical stores selling menswear, boyswear, VBA girlswear activewear, fragrances, and accessories at accessible luxury price points (£4-£159).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Apparel and Fashion Retail

NAICS

Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers (458110), Cosmetics, Beauty Supplies, and Perfume Retailers (456120), Shoe Retailers (45821)

SIC

Retail-Apparel & Accessory Stores (5600), Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations (2844)

akta.pro primary industry

Streetwear & Contemporary Apparel Retail (CRAAABAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Men’s Apparel Retail (CRAAABAC), Eau de Cologne & Light Fragrances (CRABADAD)

Keywords

• Premium menswear apparel
• Boys casual clothing
• Girls activewear
• Luxury t-shirts denim
• Fashion fragrances cologne

Headquarters

HQ city

Liverpool

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Apparel and Fashion Product Sales: Direct retail sales of menswear, boyswear, and girlswear (VBA) including clothing, footwear, accessories, and fragrances. Revenue generated through e-commerce transactions and physical retail store sales with unit-based pricing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Vincentius designs, sources and sells premium-quality menswear, boyswear and girlswear (under the VBA sub-brand) along with fragrances, footwear and accessories through a Shopify-powered direct-to-consumer e-commerce site and two physical retail stores in Liverpool. Products span luxury T-shirts, polos, hoodies, denim, tracksuits, outerwear, swimwear, underwear, caps, sliders, runners and Mediterranean-island-themed colognes, positioned as accessible luxury at affordable price points with next-day UK delivery and Click & Collect options.

Product overview

Vincentius is a UK-based premium fashion e-commerce brand offering men's, boys', and girls' clothing and accessories. The product portfolio consists of a unified e-commerce platform built on Shopify with multiple product lines: Menswear (covering new arrivals, denim, tracksuits, coats and jackets, hoodies, luxury t-shirts and polos, bottoms, shorts, sets, swimwear, underwear, and accessories), Boyswear (children's clothing sized 4-14 including tracksuits, jackets, hoodies, t-shirts, polos, bottoms, shorts, swimwear, and lounge sets), and VBA Girlswear (activewear including summer sets, zip jackets, leggings, and sports accessories). The brand also offers a Fragrance Collection of Mediterranean island-inspired colognes (Linosa, Salina, Asinara, Alboran, Cebrera, Salvora, Vedra), a Footwear Collection (sliders, runners), and Accessories (caps, boxer briefs). Vincentius positions itself as providing luxury-quality products at affordable prices, with a focus on premium fabrics and fit. The company operates a physical store in Liverpool 1 and Aintree, offering Click & Collect and next-day delivery options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VBA: VBA GIRLSWEAR - activewear/lifestyle collection for girls featuring summer sets, active zip jackets, leggings, and accessories like yoga mats and water bottles.

Products and services

• Menswear Collection

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration15 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Gymshark: Warwick-born fitness apparel DTC brand that scaled from a UK startup into a global activewear label. Relevant as a comparable founder-led, DTC-first UK apparel brand that successfully extended into adjacent performance categories — including via a female line.
• Born Tough: UK-rooted functional fitness and streetwear crossover brand competing for male consumers seeking premium athleisure and casual wear. Overlaps with Vincentius on tracksuit/hoodie category and aspirational accessible-premium positioning.
• In The Style: Manchester-origin UK DTC fashion brand operating across multiple product lines and customer segments through a digital-first model. Comparable founder-led UK apparel DTC with similar omnichannel traits and audience demographic.

Broad incumbents

• ASOS: London-headquartered online fashion retailer offering menswear, kidswear, and womenswear across multiple own brands and third-party labels. Comparable in being a UK DTC-first apparel platform with broad category coverage, but at vastly greater scale and brand breadth.
• River Island: UK high-street fashion retailer with menswear, boyswear, and girlswear collections sold across dozens of physical stores and online. Comparable in family-segment breadth and price tier, though at greater scale.
• BoohooMAN: Menswear arm of Boohoo Group, dominant UK fast-fashion/affordable streetwear player with vastly larger scale, marketing spend, and supply chain. Comparable on product category and target customer, but BoohooMAN operates at a much lower price point and faster cadence.
• Lyle & Scott: Heritage British menswear brand with similar tailoring-roots narrative, premium casual positioning, and UK retail footprint. Comparable for the brand-heritage-plus-accessible-premium positioning archetype, though at a meaningfully higher price point.
• JD Sports: UK-listed multichannel sportswear and streetwear retailer with hundreds of stores and a deep footwear/apparel assortment. Overlaps with Vincentius on casual and athleisure apparel and on footwear, but operates at substantially greater scale and breadth.

Direct peers

• Represent: Greater Manchester-based premium streetwear brand selling hoodies, tracksuits, jackets, T-shirts, and denim at similar accessible-premium price points. Comparable in audience (UK men seeking premium casual wear) and product mix, with a materially larger scale and international reach.
• SikSilk: UK streetwear and athleisure brand with strong menswear, tracksuit, and T-shirt ranges sold DTC and through retailers. Directly comparable category overlap, similar price architecture, and competing for the same UK male premium-casual customer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/vincentiusbe
• Instagraminstagram.com/vincentiusbe
• TikToktiktok.com/@vincentiusl1

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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

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