VISION EXPRESS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-04 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£172M
+369.9% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£5M
-1.5% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £867 | £0 | |
| Profit before tax | -£4,590,846 | -£4,660,194 | |
| Net profit | -£3,511,616 | -£3,494,279 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £36,554,265 | £171,756,241 | |
| Net assets | £36,554,265 | £171,756,241 | |
| Equity | £36,554,265 | £171,756,241 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 78.5% | 0.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.01x | — | |
| Interest cover | 0.00x | 0.00x |
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
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe that the company will be able to operate within the level of its current facilities and the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis on the grounds that the directors of EssilorLuxottica have confirmed their continued support for at least 12 months following the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Group structure
- VISION EXPRESS LIMITED · parent
- Vision Express Group Limited 100%
- Vision Express Ireland Limited 100%
- Abbeyfield V.E. Limited 100%
- Abbeyfield V.E. (Ireland) Limited 100%
- Andover V.E. Limited 100%
- Ashbourne V.E. Limited 100%
- Ashby de la Zouch V.E. Limited 100%
- Ashford Town V.E. Limited 100%
- Aylesbury V.E. Limited 100%
- Ayr V.E. Limited 100%
- Banbury V.E. Limited 100%
- Barnet Town V.E. Limited 100%
- Barnstaple V.E. Limited 100%
- Beeston V.E. Limited 100%
- Berkhamsted V.E. Limited 100%
- Berwick upon Tweed V.E. Limited 100%
- Beverley Town V.E. Limited 100%
- Bexleyheath V.E. Limited 100%
- Bicester V.E. Limited 100%
- Birmingham Fort V.E. Limited 100%
- Blackburn V.E. Limited 100%
- Boston Town VE Limited 100%
- Bournemouth V.E. Limited 100%
- Bracknell V.E. Limited 100%
- Brentwood V.E. Limited 100%
- Burton upon Trent V.E. Limited 100%
- Bury St Edmunds V.E. Limited 100%
- Bury V.E. Limited 100%
- Buxton V.E. Limited 100%
- Camberley V.E. Limited 100%
- Cheltenham V.E. Limited 100%
- Chesterfield V.E. Limited 100%
- Chichester Town V.E. Limited 100%
- Chiswick V.E. Limited 100%
- Clapham Common V.E. Limited 100%
- Congleton V.E. Limited 100%
- Crewe V.E. Limited 100%
- Ealing V.E. Limited 100%
- East Grinstead V.E. Limited 100%
- Enfield V.E. Limited 100%
- Falkirk V.E. Limited 100%
- Farnham V.E. Limited 100%
- Gainsborough V.E. Limited 100%
- Glasgow Byers Road V.E. Limited 100%
- Glasgow Fort V.E Limited 100%
- Gloucester V.E. Limited 100%
- Godalming V.E. Limited 100%
- Goring by Sea (Batemans) Limited 100%
- GrandVision Tech Centre UK Limited 100%
- Halifax V.E. Limited 100%
- Harborne V.E. Limited 100%
- Harlow V.E. Limited 100%
- Harrogate V.E. Limited 100%
- Haslemere V.E. Limited 100%
- Hemel Hempstead V.E. Limited 100%
- Hereford VE Limited 100%
- High Wycombe V.E. Limited 100%
- Hinckley V.E. Limited 100%
- Hitchin V.E. Limited 100%
- Hornchurch V.E. Limited 100%
- Horsham V.E. Limited 100%
- Hounslow V.E. Limited 100%
- Huntingdon V.E. Limited 100%
- Jersey V.E. Limited 100%
- Kettering Town VE Limited 100%
- Kings Lynn V.E. Limited 100%
- Kingston V.E. Limited 100%
- Kirkcaldy V.E. Limited 100%
- Leamington Spa V.E. Limited 100%
- Lewisham V.E. Limited 100%
- Lichfield V.E. Limited 100%
- Lisburn V.E. Limited 100%
- Loughborough V.E. Limited 100%
- Loughton V.E. Limited 100%
- Lowestoft V.E. Limited 100%
- Luton V.E. Limited 100%
- Maidenhead V.E. Limited 100%
- Mansfield V.E. Limited 100%
- Market Harborough V.E. Limited 100%
- Morpeth Town V.E. Limited 100%
- Newbury V.E. Limited 100%
- Newton Abbot V.E. Limited 100%
- Northwich V.E. Limited 100%
- Nuneaton V.E. Limited 100%
- Perth V.E. Limited 100%
- Petersfield Town V.E. Limited 100%
- Poole V.E. Limited 100%
- Rayleigh V.E. Limited 100%
- Rochdale V.E. Limited 100%
- Rotherham V.E. Limited 100%
- Rugby V.E. Limited 100%
- Ruislip V.E. Limited 100%
- Salisbury V.E. Limited 100%
- Scunthorpe V.E. Limited 100%
- Shrewsbury V.E. Limited 100%
- Spalding V.E. Limited 100%
- St. Albans V.E. Limited 100%
- St. Helens V.E. Limited 100%
- Stafford V.E. Limited 100%
- Staines V.E. Limited 100%
- Stamford V.E. Limited 100%
- Stevenage V.E. Limited 100%
- Stirling Town V.E. Limited 100%
- Stratford Upon Avon Optical Limited 100%
- Sutton Coldfield V.E. Limited 100%
- Swiss Cottage V.E. Limited 100%
- Tamworth V.E. Limited 100%
- Taunton V.E. Limited 100%
- Torquay V.E. Limited 100%
- Tunbridge Wells Kent V.E. Limited 100%
- Uckfield V.E. Limited 100%
- Vision Express (CLS) Limited 100%
- Vision Express (UK) Limited 100%
- Watford V.E. Limited 100%
- Welwyn GC V.E. Limited 100%
- West Bridgford V.E. Limited 100%
- Westwood Cross V.E. Limited 100%
- Weymouth V.E. Limited 100%
- Widnes V.E. Limited 100%
- Wilmslow V.E. Limited 100%
- Wimbledon V.E. Limited 100%
- Winchester V.E. Limited 100%
- Witney V.E. Limited 100%
- Woking V.E. Limited 100%
- Worthing V.E. Limited 100%
- Yarm V.E. Limited 100%
- Yeovil V.E. Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COTON, Nicholas David | Secretary | 2019-04-29 | — | — |
| COTON, Nicholas David | Director | 2019-04-29 | Apr 1982 | British |
| SMITH, Mark David | Director | 2026-03-10 | May 1989 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Nicholas Dermott Vance | Secretary | 2018-04-09 | 2019-04-24 |
| HOPE, Simon Richard | Secretary | 2013-03-08 | 2018-04-09 |
| ALLEN, Nicholas Dermott Vance | Director | 2018-04-09 | 2019-04-24 |
| HOPE, Simon Richard | Director | 2012-11-22 | 2018-04-09 |
| KÖKSAL, Onur | Director | 2018-11-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| LAWSON, Jonathan Robert | Director | 2012-11-22 | 2018-11-01 |
| MOYLES, Tim James | Director | 2012-11-22 | 2018-02-08 |
| WORBOYS, Steven | Director | 2025-01-01 | 2026-02-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grandvision N.V. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 61 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-05 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-12-05 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-12-05 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-12-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-17 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-13 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2023-07-13 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2022-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 3
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+369.9%
£36,554,265 £171,756,241
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
-100%
£867 £0
-
Profit before tax
-1.5%
-£4,590,846 -£4,660,194
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers