Freshman Cologne

Truefitt & Hill

£80

Overview Freshman takes its name from one of the first formulations of William Francis Truefitt dating back to 1805. This subtle and refreshing fragrance was blended with the fashion-conscious undergraduates of prestigious universities such as Oxford and Cambridge in mind. The fragrance has top notes of lemon, bergamot, rosemary, mint and orange blossom surrounding a heart of clary sage, lily of the valley and jasmine which rests on base notes of mint, sandal, cedar, amber, moss and musk. Presented in a beautifully etched traditional bottle. Product Size - 100ml. Notes Bergamot – Mint – Rosema

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UK company
Registered at Companies House as TRUEFITT & HILL (GENTLEMEN'S GROOMING) LIMITED, number 02817993. Checked 2026-08-29.
Means the business is a British legal entity, not a British-sounding name owned elsewhere. It says nothing about where anything is made.
UK operations
Stated by the company: "Truefitt & Hill moved to its present address, 71 St James's Street, in 1994." Source.
Means people employed here, or premises they actually work from. We keep this separate from the company badge because a registered office can be an accountant's spare room, and a company can be registered in Britain while everything it does happens somewhere else. Where we have not looked, we say so rather than assuming.
British-owned
No majority shareholding traced outside the UK. Companies House.
Read from the register of people with significant control, following the chain of holding companies. It does not gate anything: a firm can be made here and owned elsewhere, and that is worth telling you rather than hiding.
Where it is made
The maker doesn't say, so neither do we.
This is about the individual product, not the company. A British firm can sell things made abroad, which is normal and not a criticism. We would rather tell you which is which than average them into a score.