£87k
+9%vs Nov 2024Active03478816Private limited companyWellingborough
H B OPTOMETRY LTD
B77/10001
Summary
H B OPTOMETRY LTD is an active private limited company (company number 03478816) incorporated on 10 December 1997, registered in Wellingborough. Its registered activity is retail sale by opticians (SIC 47782). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 29 November 2025, showing net assets of £87k and cash of £98k, with 1 employee on average. Net assets rose 9% on the prior period (£80k). Across the last 3 periods on record the net-asset trend is volatile.
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 1,682 comparable companies in the UK (median £7,030, upper quartile £55k).
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 10 December 199728 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 29 August 2027in 311 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 24 December 2026in 63 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
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Activity
- SIC 47782
- Retail sale by opticians
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
- Size band
- MicroCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£98k
−16%vs Nov 2024Not reported
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−50%vs Nov 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 November 2025 | £87k | £98k | £1,017 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 29 November 2024 | £80k | £116k | £6,458 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 30 November 2023 | £93k | £73k | £27k | — | — | — | 0 |
Cash per employee£98kCash ÷ average employees
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Firmoscan score
77 / 100 · grade B
| 50 | Starting scoreEvery scored company starts here |
| +10 | Positive net assetsNet assets £86,779 at 2025-11-29 |
| +4 | Cash reservesCash £97,792 |
| +5 | Multi-year filing history3 periods on record |
| +8 | EstablishedIncorporated 1997-12-10 (29 years) |
| 77 | Score, grade B |
A transparent, rules-based score from filed data only: every point lists its evidence. It is not a credit rating or advice. How the score is computed.
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Ownership and control
- Mrs Heather Elizabeth Bailey
- owns 75–100% of shares
- holds 75–100% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents.
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Timeline
- Next accounts duein 311 days
- Confirmation statement duein 63 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £87k · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £80k · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £93k · small accounts
- Incorporated
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Similar companies in Northampton
- SPX.OPT LIMITEDNorthampton · inc. May 2000
- NORTHANTS SPECSAVERS LIMITEDNorthamptonshire · inc. Jun 1995
- NORTHANTS VISIONPLUS LIMITEDNorthamptonshire · inc. Aug 2000
- STANLEY H FIELD LIMITEDNorthampton · inc. Nov 2004
- BURGESS & LEWIS OPTICAL SERVICES LIMITEDNorthampton · inc. Jan 1991
- MARK DARLING EYECARE LTDNorthampton · inc. Aug 2009
All companies incorporated on 10 December 1997 · in Dec 1997.
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Reminders for H B OPTOMETRY LTD
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.