C.A.T.S. (OPTICIANS) LIMITED

Active
Company number 02199910Private limited companyIncorporated 1987

Key figures

£181,892+8.4%
Net assets 2023/24
+25.8%
Average annual growth 2020/21–2023/24
050 k100 k150 k200 k2020/212021/222022/232023/24

Like most small UK companies, C.A.T.S. (OPTICIANS) LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2023/24

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£181,892
Higher than 82% · median £39,784
Total assets£247,829
Higher than 60% · median £201,910
Cash£126,094
Higher than 77% · median £38,664
Employees5
Higher than 75% · median 2
Company age38.9 years
Older than 96% · 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: C.A.T.S. (OPTICIANS) LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

C.A.T.S. (OPTICIANS) LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 02199910. It was incorporated on 30 Nov 1987. Its status is active. The registered office is in Darwen (BB3). 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 2023/24 (period ending 31 May 2024); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £181,892, up 8.4% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £126,094. Total assets were £247,829 and total liabilities £64,846. The company had an average of 5 employees. Figures are available for 4 financial years (2020/21–2023/24).

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 82% of them (median £39,784). By total assets it ranks higher than 60% of them (median £201,910). By cash it ranks higher than 77% of them (median £38,664). By number of employees it ranks higher than 75% of them (median 2). It is older than 96% of them (median age 11.8 years).

Who runs and controls the company?

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

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 19 Jun 2027.

Filed accounts2020/21–2023/24
2020/212021/222022/232023/24
Cash at bank and in hand133,935180,719150,248126,094
Total assets259,125285,861247,495247,829
Total liabilities———64,846
Net assets / total equity91,379169,525167,808181,892
Average number of employees5555

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

16 events
  1. Financial year endedAccounts filed at Companies House
  2. Imran HAKIM resignedDirector
  3. Anthony TRIPP resignedSecretary
  4. Imran HAKIM appointedDirector
  5. Imran HAKIM appointedDirector
  6. Ho2 Management Limited registered as a person with significant control
  7. Mr Anthony Tripp ceased to be a person with significant control
  8. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £181.9k, 5 employees
Earlier events (8)
  1. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £167.8k, 5 employees
  2. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £169.5k, 5 employees
  3. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £91.4k, 5 employees
  4. Ms Cathryn Mary Tripp registered as a person with significant control
  5. Mr Anthony Tripp registered as a person with significant control
  6. Anthony TRIPP resignedDirector
  7. Lucy HENNING resignedDirector
  8. 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.