NO. 7 CONTACT LENS LABORATORY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-19 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-05
Watchouts
Cash
£706K
-4% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
+24.3% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
46
-23.3% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£619K
-19% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £3,254,825 | £3,109,846 | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | £763,746 | £136,282 | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | £761,021 | £134,986 | £505,595 | £764,145 | £619,327 | |
| Net profit | — | £612,581 | £101,970 | £408,476 | £574,085 | £549,067 | |
| Cash | £237,515 | £967,129 | £591,181 | £40,677 | £735,647 | £706,194 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £645,822 | £1,204,985 | £1,312,493 | £1,841,036 | £2,601,397 | £3,222,053 | |
| Net assets | £559,929 | £1,172,510 | £1,274,480 | £1,682,956 | £2,257,041 | £2,806,108 | |
| Equity | £559,929 | £1,172,510 | £1,274,480 | £1,682,956 | £2,257,041 | £2,806,108 | |
| Average employees | 56 | 51 | 49 | 54 | 60 | 46 | |
| Wages | — | £1,322,955 | £1,154,008 | £1,322,224 | £1,570,204 | £1,674,477 |
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 | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 23.5% | 4.4% | — | — | — | |
| Net margin | — | 18.8% | 3.3% | — | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 63.4% | 10.4% | — | — | — | |
| Interest cover | — | 118.48x | 56.29x | — | — | — |
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.
People
3 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREWS, Brian George | Director | 2021-04-26 | May 1978 | American |
| LEY, Graham Edward | Director | 2024-02-13 | Oct 1978 | British |
| RICUPATI, Agostino | Director | 2021-04-26 | Jan 1967 | American |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HODD, Rita Maureen | Secretary | — | 2006-11-29 |
| JONES, Kirk David | Secretary | 2009-07-30 | 2021-04-26 |
| HANOVER REGISTRAR SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-11-29 | 2009-07-30 |
| CHESHIRE, Richard Michael | Director | 2021-04-26 | 2024-02-13 |
| GALLOP-JOHNS, Cathy | Director | 2018-02-01 | 2021-04-26 |
| GOBLE, Ian Barry | Director | — | 2021-04-26 |
| HARROP BSC(HONS) MCOPTOM FBCLA, Katie | Director | 2017-10-30 | 2021-04-26 |
| HARTY, Mark Stephen | Director | 2021-04-26 | 2024-02-05 |
| HODD, Nigel Frederick Burnett | Director | — | 2009-12-09 |
| HODD, Rita Maureen | Director | 2013-02-01 | 2021-04-26 |
| HODD, Rita Maureen | Director | — | 2009-12-09 |
| JONES, Kirk David | Director | 2014-01-06 | 2021-04-26 |
| PEPPER, Ashley David | Director | — | 2021-04-26 |
| TAYLOR, Kevin Michael | Director | 1994-11-08 | 2021-04-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coopervision International Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-10-31 | Active |
| Coopervision (Uk) Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-04-26 | Ceased 2025-10-31 |
| Mr Ashley David Pepper | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-04-26 |
| Mrs Rita Maureen Hodd | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-04-26 |
| Mr Ian Barry Goble | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-04-26 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 166 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-14 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-07 | EW03 | officers | Withdrawal of the secretaries register information from the public register | |
| 2022-12-07 | EW02 | officers | Withdrawal of the directors residential address register information from the public register | |
| 2022-12-07 | EW01 | officers | Withdrawal of the directors register information from the public register | |
| 2022-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-10-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-10-31 vs 2023-10-31
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Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-4%
£735,647 £706,194
-
Net assets
+24.3%
£2,257,041 £2,806,108
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
-23.3%
60 46
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-19%
£764,145 £619,327
-
Wages
+6.6%
£1,570,204 £1,674,477
highest in 5 filed years
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