Lambert Howarth Group plc ("Lambert Howarth" or "the Company")         

                               Trading Statement                               

Further to the announcement made by the Company on 2 June 2006, the Board
confirms that the retail market has not improved and adverse trading conditions
persist. Sales levels across the Group in the first half of the financial year
have been significantly lower than expected. On the assumption that these will
not recover in the second half, the Board now expects that the Company will
report a loss for the current financial year.

The Company's new Chief Executive, Pamela Harper, is implementing a number of
initiatives to materially improve sales and also to reduce costs. The benefits
of these initiatives are expected to flow through in 2007.

The Board expects to announce unaudited results for the six months ended 30
June 2006 in early September and will provide a further update as to the likely
year end outturn in that announcement.

                                                                   19 July 2006

Enquiries to:

Lambert Howarth Group p.l.c. 020 7258 9988

Pamela Harper, Chief Executive

John Gibson, Group Finance Director