SAFILO UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-28 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£810K
-34.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
+71.3% vs 2023
Employees
35
-12.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
+27.9% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- SAFILO UK LIMITED 1995-11-01 → present
- LAMBERT OPTICAL HOLDINGS LIMITED 1993-02-22 → 1995-11-01
- BROOMCO (623) LIMITED 1992-12-14 → 1993-02-22
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £41,477,976 | £43,916,306 | |
| Operating profit | £1,516,658 | £1,929,553 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,494,209 | £1,910,939 | |
| Net profit | £1,131,892 | £1,427,485 | |
| Cash | £1,229,029 | £810,257 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,406,689 | £3,740,463 | |
| Net assets | £2,001,082 | £3,428,567 | |
| Equity | £2,001,082 | £3,428,567 | |
| Average employees | 40 | 35 | |
| 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.7% | 4.4% | |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 3.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 63.0% | 51.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.18x | 1.47x | |
| Interest cover | 67.52x | 103.59x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Audit opinion
- Unaudited (audit-exempt)
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALZAVARA, Andrea | Secretary | 2025-04-01 | — | — |
| CERA RODRIGUEZ, Oscar | Director | 2021-12-03 | Mar 1970 | Spanish |
| FRIXA, Ernesto | Director | 2024-08-22 | Nov 1976 | Italian |
| GARCIA MORENO, Anastasio | Director | 2021-12-03 | Feb 1972 | Spanish |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEATRICE, Luca | Secretary | 2015-01-09 | 2015-12-14 |
| GARDNER, Keith | Secretary | 2000-04-05 | 2015-01-09 |
| LEONE, Sergio | Secretary | 2019-07-31 | 2024-08-22 |
| ODLAND, Joel Klas Rickard | Secretary | 2015-12-14 | 2019-07-31 |
| PARRISH, Brian Walter | Secretary | 1993-02-04 | 2000-04-05 |
| DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-12-14 | 1993-02-04 |
| BLOMQVIST, Henri Mikael | Director | 2015-01-09 | 2016-07-31 |
| BUSATO, Andrea | Director | 2012-07-13 | 2015-01-09 |
| CLARK, Robin Dale | Director | 1993-04-07 | 1995-12-31 |
| COONEY, Michael Thomas | Director | 1993-02-04 | 2005-11-17 |
| CUSANI SODANO, Gabriele | Director | 2023-06-23 | 2024-08-22 |
| FRIXA, Ernesto | Director | 2015-01-09 | 2016-04-18 |
| GARDNER, Keith | Director | 2005-11-17 | 2015-01-09 |
| GIANNELLI, Vincenzo | Director | 2012-07-20 | 2013-08-02 |
| GRAEHSLER, Gerd | Director | 2020-04-08 | 2021-12-03 |
| GRAEHSLER, Gerd | Director | 2016-04-18 | 2019-07-31 |
| KERESZTURI, Gabor | Director | 2011-12-12 | 2012-07-13 |
| LAFFORT, Frederic Louis | Director | 2015-10-14 | 2022-10-31 |
| LECCISI, Francesco | Director | 2012-07-13 | 2013-03-29 |
| LEONE, Sergio | Director | 2019-07-31 | 2021-12-03 |
| LORENZON, Giannino | Director | 1993-04-20 | 2005-11-17 |
| LUONI, Umberto | Director | 2019-07-31 | 2020-02-06 |
| MATERASSI, Giovanni | Director | 1995-07-31 | 2010-04-23 |
| PARRISH, Brian Walter | Director | 1993-04-07 | 2000-04-05 |
| PATALANO, Marco | Director | 2005-11-17 | 2011-10-20 |
| PESCE, Giovanni | Director | 2010-04-23 | 2011-06-20 |
| PIETRIBIASI, Mario | Director | 2011-06-21 | 2012-05-22 |
| RENON, Massimo | Director | 2013-08-01 | 2014-01-31 |
| RISI, Roberto | Director | 2011-12-12 | 2012-07-13 |
| SALVADOR, Diego | Director | 1995-07-31 | 1995-12-31 |
| STEFANUTTO, Ermes | Director | 2013-08-02 | 2015-01-23 |
| TAGLIAPIETRA, Francesco | Director | 2005-11-17 | 2011-12-12 |
| DLA NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-12-14 | 1993-02-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safilo Group S.P.A. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-11-08 | Active |
| Safilo International B.V. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-03-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 195 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-05 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2025-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-10-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+5.9%
£41,477,976 £43,916,306
-
Cash
-34.1%
£1,229,029 £810,257
-
Net assets
+71.3%
£2,001,082 £3,428,567
-
Employees
-12.5%
40 35
-
Operating profit
+27.2%
£1,516,658 £1,929,553
-
Profit before tax
+27.9%
£1,494,209 £1,910,939
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