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Active03595768Private limited companyDarwen

OBSERVATORY LIMITED

Significant control: Ho2 Management Limited (75–100%), Otto Optical Ltd (significant control)

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Summary

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OBSERVATORY LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 03595768) incorporated on 9 July 1998, registered in Darwen. Its registered activity is retail sale by opticians (SIC 47782). Accounts are on file at Companies House (total exemption full) but not yet parsed into this record.

There are 69 companies in retail sale by opticians in Lancashire with filed accounts; the median reports net assets of £4,736 and is 9 years old.

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Ownership and control

2 active · 2 other
  • Ho2 Management Limited
    corporate entity, United Kingdom · since 31 October 2023
    • owns 75–100% of shares
    • holds 75–100% of voting rights
    • can appoint or remove directors
  • Otto Optical Ltd
    corporate entity, England · since 31 December 2025
    • has significant influence or control
  • Mr Jonathan Mark Foreman
    Individual · since 6 April 2016 · ceased 17 October 2024
    • owns 25–50% of shares
    • holds 25–50% of voting rights
  • Mr Gregory Mayor
    Individual · since 6 April 2016 · ceased 6 April 2016
    • owns 25–50% of shares

Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents. Directors and secretaries: see the officers list at Companies House.

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Key dates

Incorporated
9 July 199828 yrs ago
First accounts due
9 April 20009692 days overdue
Confirmation statement due
23 July 2027in 274 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
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Financials

No accounts on record

Accounts exist on the register but their figures are not in this dataset yet.

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Filing and accounts signals

Facts from the register · no rating
  • Incorporated five or more years agoIncorporated 9 July 1998
  • Accounts past their due dateDue 9 April 2000

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Timeline

Newest first
  1. Confirmation statement duein 274 days
  2. First accounts due9692 days overdue
  3. Incorporated
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Other companies named Observatory Limited

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Similar companies in Lancashire

Same activity (retail sale by opticians), closest in incorporation date

All companies incorporated on 9 July 1998 · in Jul 1998.

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Source: Companies House register, snapshot 2026-08-31. Open Government Licence v3.0. View on Companies House. Methodology · About · Markdown.

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