ALCON EYE CARE UK LIMITED

1. ALCON EYE CARE UK LIMITED 2012-08-01 → present
2. CIBAVISION (U.K.) LIMITED 1988-12-22 → 2012-08-01
3. CONTACTASOL LIMITED 1964-06-16 → 1988-12-22

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Accounting basis

FRS 101

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis as the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources for a period of at least 12 months from the date of the approval of the financial statements and that there are no material uncertainties to disclose.”

Group structure

1. ALCON EYE CARE UK LIMITED · parent
   1. Alcon Laboratories (U.K.) Limited 100% · Great Britain · Trading

Significant events

• “Since Brexit became effective in January 2021, Alcon Eye Care UK Limited has been impacted by adverse events, particularly regarding the specific status of Northern Ireland, which increases complexity in logistics, invoicing, and indirect tax. Risk mitigation efforts have focused on ongoing adaptation of systems, processes, and logistic flows, especially when servicing both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.”
• “Post-Brexit UK medical device regulations may diverge from EU standards/requirements, potentially impacting product approval timelines, distribution efficiency, or cost structures. Risk mitigation has focused on partnering with trade associations and the UK government to ensure EU and global regulatory alignment ahead of future regulations expected in 2026.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

3

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +3.5%

  £166,373,000 → £172,168,000

  highest in 4 filed years

• Cash

  -39.3%

  £6,383,000 → £3,876,000

• Net assets

  +11.6%

  £47,221,000 → £52,682,000

  highest in 4 filed years

• Employees

  -2.3%

  215 → 210

• Operating profit

  -2.4%

  £8,155,000 → £7,958,000

• Profit before tax

  -1.1%

  £7,669,000 → £7,588,000

• Wages

  +3.6%

  £17,773,000 → £18,409,000

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers