BERKSHIRE OPHTHALMIC LABORATORIES LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
Like most small UK companies, BERKSHIRE OPHTHALMIC LABORATORIES LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.
Ratios
2025Sector comparison
SIC 23190Where the company stands among the 288 active companies whose first SIC code is 23190 (Manufacture and processing of other glass, including technical glassware).
- PILKINGTON TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT LIMITED£557m
- REGENCY GLASS LIMITED£27.6m
- EUROPEAN TOUGHENED GLASS (UK) LIMITED£19.8m
- KRYSTAL TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED£19.7m
- CWMTILLERY GLASS CENTRE LIMITED£10.8m
- MARTEC LIMITED£10.5m
- GLENCAIRN CRYSTAL STUDIO LIMITED£10.4m
- QUARTZTEC EUROPE LIMITED£7.5m
- R.B. RADLEY & COMPANY LIMITED£5.4m
- GPE SCIENTIFIC LIMITED£4.6m
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 288. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: BERKSHIRE OPHTHALMIC LABORATORIES LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
BERKSHIRE OPHTHALMIC LABORATORIES LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00503358. It was incorporated on 12 Jan 1952. Its status is active. The registered office is in Thatcham (RG19). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture and processing of other glass, including technical glassware (23190).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £145,885, down 17.9% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £15,648. The company had an average of 6 employees. Figures are available for 5 financial years (2020–2025).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 288 active companies whose first SIC code is 23190: By net assets it ranks higher than 71% of them (median £21,853). By total assets it ranks higher than 71% of them (median £95,212). By cash it ranks lower than 65% of them (median £48,888). By number of employees it ranks higher than 73% of them (median 2). It is older than 97% of them (median age 9.2 years).
Who runs and controls the company?
The company has 2 current directors. One person with significant control is registered. 3 of 3 registered charges are outstanding.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 14 Aug 2027.
Filed accounts2020–2025
| 2020 | 2021 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash at bank and in hand | 90,249 | 33,133 | 22,570 | 3,629 | 15,648 |
| Total assets | 700,026 | 647,440 | 630,015 | 593,968 | 395,910 |
| Total liabilities | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net assets / total equity | 127,718 | 163,757 | 139,401 | 177,705 | 145,885 |
| Average number of employees | 21 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
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
7 events- Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: net assets £145.9k, 6 employees
- Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: net assets £177.7k, 7 employees
- Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: net assets £139.4k, 0 employees
- Financial year 2021 endedAccounts: net assets £163.8k, 11 employees
- Financial year 2020 endedAccounts: net assets £127.7k, 21 employees
- Bol Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
- Company incorporatedPrivate limited company
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.