£55k
−26%vs Jun 2024Active08113860Private limited companyReading
OPTICAL DISPENSING LTD
C60/10001
Summary
OPTICAL DISPENSING LTD is an active private limited company (company number 08113860) incorporated on 21 June 2012, registered in Reading. Its registered activity is retail sale by opticians (SIC 47782). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 30 June 2025, showing net assets of £55k and cash of £6,920, with 8 employees on average. Net assets fell 26% on the prior period (£74k).
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the upper half of 1,682 comparable companies in the UK (median £7,030, upper quartile £55k).
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 21 June 201214 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 30 March 2027in 159 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 5 July 2027in 256 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
£6,920
−29%vs Jun 2024Not reported
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No changevs Jun 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £55k | £6,920 | £62k | — | — | — | 8 |
| 30 June 2024 | £74k | £9,748 | £68k | — | — | — | 8 |
Cash per employee£865Cash ÷ 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
60 / 100 · grade C
| 50 | Starting scoreEvery scored company starts here |
| +10 | Positive net assetsNet assets £55,026 at 2025-06-30 |
| −8 | Net assets falling-25.6% vs prior period |
| +8 | EstablishedIncorporated 2012-06-21 (14 years) |
| 60 | Score, grade C |
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
- Mr Jonathon Toby Howcroft
- owns 75–100% of shares
- holds 75–100% of voting rights
- Ms Caroline Joan Ward
- owns 75–100% of shares
- holds 75–100% of voting rights
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
- Confirmation statement duein 256 days
- Next accounts duein 159 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £55k · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £74k · small accounts
- Incorporated
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Similar companies in Reading
- NICKLINS OPTICIANS LIMITEDSunningdale · inc. Feb 2012
- THE EYE PEOPLE LIMITEDWokingham · inc. Apr 2013
- RGH ASCOT LTDAscot · inc. Jan 2011
- EYECARE SOLUTIONS LTDMarlow · inc. Apr 2010
- GXOPTICAL LTDGerrards Cross · inc. Aug 2017
- MOHSIN OPTICAL GROUP LTDReading · inc. Feb 2018
All companies incorporated on 21 June 2012 · in Jun 2012.
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Reminders for OPTICAL DISPENSING LTD
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.