Derry ‘Botox Queen’ Leah Totton posts €1m in sales

The Apprentice cosmetic skincare clinic operated by Derry ‘Botox Queen’ Leah Totton clocked up revenues of almost €1m last year.

The medical doctor claimed the BBC Apprentice crown in 2013 with a plan to launch a Botox empire of cosmetic clinics.

Ms Totton’s win resulted in celebrity investor Alan Sugar investing £250,000 (€332,000) in the business.

The 27-year-old delivered on her promise with Dr Leah Ltd recording a pre-tax profit of £242,311 (€324,540) in the 12 months to the end of June after posting a loss of £49,684 in its first six months of business.

The accounts show sales rocketed in the firm’s first full 12 month period and increased fourfold from £176,362 to £706,926 (€938,701).

Ms Totton said yesterday she was delighted with the first full year of trading.

“We are a young company but are already trading very profitably and forecasting considerable growth in the coming 12 months,” she said.

If you over-indulged a bit at Xmas, you'll be pleased to know that @DrLeahTotton has 15% OFF Fat Freezing treatment. https://t.co/GiIuckUDzv

— Lord Sugar (@Lord_Sugar) January 4, 2016

She said that the company is expanding in England, but that “Ireland remains close to my heart and a key area of interest for Dr Leah Clinics”.

Customers at the central London clinic pay between £199 to £350 for Botox treatments.

Getting Ms Totton to apply the treatment costs an extra £50.

Those seeking lip enhancements at the clinic pay £300, which rises to £370 if Ms Totton applies the treatment.

It also offers a £382 fat reduction or fat freezing treatments for thighs, stomachs or arms.

The accounts show that the firm is well on its way to repaying the £250,000 that Sugar has invested in the firm.

He shared in a dividend of £150,000 last year.