NORTHERN OPTICAL COMPANY LIMITED(THE)

Active
Company number 00230574Private limited companyIncorporated 1928

Key figures

£81,116-20.7%
Net assets 2024/25
+0.3%
Average annual growth 2019/20–2024/25
050 k100 k150 k2019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25

Like most small UK companies, NORTHERN OPTICAL COMPANY LIMITED(THE) does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 47782

Where the company stands among the 3,809 active companies whose first SIC code is 47782 (Retail sale by opticians).

Net assets£81,116
Higher than 62% · median £39,784
Total assets£119,999
Lower than 65% · median £201,910
Cash£75,044
Higher than 64% · median £38,664
Employees5
Higher than 75% · median 2
Company age98.5 years
Older than 99% · median 11.8 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. BOOTS OPTICIANS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED£82.5m
  2. OPTICAL EXPRESS (GYLE) LIMITED£26.6m
  3. I2I OPTOMETRISTS GLASGOW LTD£8.2m
  4. LEIGHTONS HEARINGCARE LIMITED£7.3m
  5. DUNCAN AND TODD LIMITED£5m
  6. BLOOBLOOM LIMITED£4.1m
  7. CONCEPT EYE CLINIC LIMITED£3.8m
  8. BLACK & LIZARS LIMITED£3.6m
  9. EYE EXPRESS.COM LTD£3.3m
  10. LEIGHTONS LIMITED£3.2m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 3,809. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: NORTHERN OPTICAL COMPANY LIMITED(THE)

What kind of company is it?

NORTHERN OPTICAL COMPANY LIMITED(THE) is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00230574. It was incorporated on 18 May 1928. Its status is active. The registered office is in Newcastle upon tyne (NE1). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is retail sale by opticians (47782).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 May 2025); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £81,116, down 20.7% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £75,044. The company had an average of 5 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2019/20–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 3,809 active companies whose first SIC code is 47782: By net assets it ranks higher than 62% of them (median £39,784). By total assets it ranks lower than 65% of them (median £201,910). By cash it ranks higher than 64% of them (median £38,664). By number of employees it ranks higher than 75% of them (median 2). It is older than 99% of them (median age 11.8 years).

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 2 current directors. 3 persons with significant control are registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 28 Feb 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 24 May 2027.

Dividends

from the accounts
2019/20

Dividends paid in the financial year: £22,480 (181% of the profit for the year).

Filed accounts2019/20–2024/25
2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
Profit for the year—————
Cash at bank and in hand119,057117,954115,333106,00375,044
Total assets166,678157,589155,277150,233119,999
Total liabilities—————
Net assets / total equity85,42695,91295,458102,33581,116
Average number of employees55675
Dividends paid—————

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

History

24 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £81.1k, 5 employees
  2. Mrs Katie Joanna Mcclure registered as a person with significant control
  3. Mrs Claudia Natalie Birtwisle registered as a person with significant control
  4. Mr Simon Jonathan Birtwisle registered as a person with significant control
  5. Mr Peter Cresswell Birtwisle ceased to be a person with significant control
  6. Mrs Christine Mary Birtwisle ceased to be a person with significant control
  7. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £102.3k, 7 employees
  8. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £95.5k, 6 employees
Earlier events (16)
  1. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £95.9k, 5 employees
  2. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £85.4k, 5 employees
  3. Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: net assets £79.9k, 5 employees
  4. Mr Peter Cresswell Birtwisle registered as a person with significant control
  5. Mrs Christine Mary Birtwisle registered as a person with significant control
  6. Christine Mary BIRTWISLE resignedSecretary
  7. Claudia Natalie BIRTWISLE appointedSecretary
  8. Peter Cresswell BIRTWISLE resignedDirector
  9. Kenneth Charles HAIKINGS resignedDirector
  10. Mollie HAIKINGS resignedDirector
  11. Christine Mary BIRTWISLE appointedSecretary
  12. Mollie HAIKINGS resignedSecretary
  13. Simon Jonathan BIRTWISLE appointedDirector
  14. Katie Joanna MCCLURE appointedDirector
  15. Laurence CROSTHWAITE resignedDirector
  16. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.