Hudson was joined in the business by his son Robert William who succeeded to the business on his father's death. In 1908 he sold the business to Lever Brothers who ran it as a subsidiary enterprise during which time the soap was manufactured at Crosfield's of Warrington.
Robert William Hudson joined his father in the business and succeeded him upon his father's passing. In 1908, he sold the business to Lever Brothers, who managed it as a subsidiary while the soap continued to be produced by Crosfield's of Warrington.