HOYA LENS U.K. LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-07 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-24
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
+2.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£11M
+9.8% vs 2024
Employees
155
+2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4M
+32.5% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £37,625,768 | £40,802,277 | |
| Operating profit | £2,822,251 | £3,776,751 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,996,265 | £3,969,351 | |
| Net profit | £2,216,321 | £3,175,592 | |
| Cash | £5,807,537 | £5,970,489 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,843,395 | £11,335,884 | |
| Net assets | £9,741,321 | £10,700,592 | |
| Equity | £9,741,321 | £10,700,592 | |
| Average employees | 152 | 155 | |
| Wages | — | — |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.5% | 9.3% | |
| Net margin | 5.9% | 7.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 26.0% | 33.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.99x | 1.90x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Audit opinion
- Unaudited (audit-exempt)
Significant events
- “Regional development grants: The regional development grant was issued to Hoya Lens UK Limited in 1997 by the Welsh Development Agency to support in the building of the Hoya production facility in Wrexham. The grant is being released into the accounts over 50 years.”
- “Share based payments: The Company operates a cash-settled share-based payment scheme for eligible employees under the fair value recognition and measurement provision under FRS102. The only vesting condition of the scheme being that the individual remains an employee of the group over the four-year vesting period. Once vested, there is a 3-year exercisable period before they expire. A liability is recognised for the fair value of cash-settled transactions of £434,043 (2024: £577,577) which is offset by an intercompany debtor of £235,442 (2024: £352,497). The movement in the year of £109,065 (2024: £180,907) less an exchange loss of £823 (2024: £45,447) on revaluation of the fair value has been recognised as an expense in the statement of comprehensive income (see Note 4).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COWELL, Lynnette Adele | Secretary | 2001-06-01 | — | British |
| COHEN, Jonathan Georges | Director | 2026-04-01 | Mar 1985 | French |
| FISCHBACH, Oliver | Director | 2018-09-01 | Sep 1967 | German |
| HEWITT, Darren | Director | 2024-07-03 | Dec 1969 | British |
| UPTON, David Christopher | Director | 2024-07-03 | May 1972 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WRIGHT, Robert Annesley | Secretary | — | 2001-06-01 |
| BATHO, Martin John | Director | 2007-02-08 | 2026-03-31 |
| BOTTERO, Gerald William | Director | 2006-09-11 | 2011-09-16 |
| COPIER, Michiel Alexander | Director | 2006-09-11 | 2011-09-16 |
| ELLIS, Stephen John | Director | 2001-08-01 | 2007-01-13 |
| FLENTGE, Eduard | Director | 1996-07-16 | 2006-09-11 |
| KRIEKEN, Markos Van | Director | 2023-11-03 | 2024-07-03 |
| KUMAKURA, Tsuyoshi | Director | 2001-06-01 | 2006-09-11 |
| MATSUMOTO, Toru | Director | — | 1994-02-28 |
| OWEN, Raymond Alexander | Director | 1993-06-28 | 2004-10-04 |
| SHINOE, Shigemi | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1997-04-01 |
| SHINOE, Shigemi | Director | — | 1995-01-10 |
| WERQUIN, Hans Jozef Michel | Director | 2011-09-16 | 2018-09-01 |
| WRIGHT, Robert Annesley | Director | — | 2001-11-15 |
| YONEHATA, Hiro Bumi | Director | 1995-01-10 | 1996-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 149 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-22 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2025-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-02 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2024-08-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+8.4%
£37,625,768 £40,802,277
-
Cash
+2.8%
£5,807,537 £5,970,489
-
Net assets
+9.8%
£9,741,321 £10,700,592
-
Employees
+2%
152 155
-
Operating profit
+33.8%
£2,822,251 £3,776,751
-
Profit before tax
+32.5%
£2,996,265 £3,969,351
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