BOOTS OPTICIANS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED

Active
Company number 06779221Private limited companyIncorporated 2008

Key figures

£82,495,000-0.1%
Net assets 2024/25
-0.1%
Average annual change 2023/24–2024/25
025 m50 m75 m100 m2023/242024/25

† BOOTS OPTICIANS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

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£82,495,000
Higher than 99% · median £39,784
Total assets£272,337,000
Higher than 99% · median £201,910
Cash£3,451,000
Higher than 99% · median £38,664
Company age17.9 years
Older than 63% · 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: BOOTS OPTICIANS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

BOOTS OPTICIANS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 06779221. It was incorporated on 23 Dec 2008. Its status is active. The registered office is in Nottingham (NG2). 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 Aug 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £430,801,000. Profit for the year was £24,810,000. Net assets were £82,495,000, down 0.1% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £3,451,000. Total assets were £272,337,000 and total liabilities £189,842,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

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 99% of them (median £39,784). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £201,910). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £38,664). It is older than 63% of them (median age 11.8 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 9 public contract award notices from 5 public sector buyers since 2017. Its most frequent buyer is NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (3 contracts). 2 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of one central government grant worth £5,430, from Department for Education.

What do public registers and reports show?

In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 82 days to pay suppliers, and 1% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 6.4% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 2 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 May 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 15 Feb 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover410,563,000430,801,000
Profit for the year24,878,00024,810,000
Cash at bank and in hand3,062,0003,451,000
Total assets270,722,000272,337,000
Total liabilities188,159,000189,842,000
Net assets / total equity82,563,00082,495,000

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.

Public contracts

9 contracts

BOOTS OPTICIANS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED is named as a supplier in 9 public contract award notices from 5 public sector buyers since 2017. 2 awards are shared with other suppliers.

Contracts per year
Main buyers5
NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
3 contracts
NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board
3 contracts
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB
1 contract
NHS Sheffield CCG
1 contract
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
1 contract
Contracts
  1. Optometry Local Enhanced Services 2026/27 Rotherham - Boots Opticians‡NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board · £1
  2. Optometry Local Enhanced Services 2025/26 - Boots Opticians‡NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board · £1
  3. Integrated Cataract PathwayNHS Sussex Integrated Care Board
  4. Integrated Cataract PathwayNHS Sussex Integrated Care Board
  5. Integrated Cataract PathwayNHS Sussex Integrated Care Board
Show 4 more
  1. 2024/25 AQP Enhanced Optical Services (EOS) in Primary Care – Community Urgent Eyecare Services‡NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
  2. Optometry Local Enhanced Services 2024/25 – Boots Opticians C295707‡NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board · £1
  3. Ophthalmology Services‡NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB · shared by 45 suppliers
  4. NHS Wakefield CCG - Enhanced Optical Servics AQP‡NHS Sheffield CCG · shared by 17 suppliers

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Government grants

1 grant

BOOTS OPTICIANS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 1 central government grant, worth £5,430.

Grant
  1. Apprenticeships Participation 18+Department for Education · £5,430

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Mar 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
82 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
1%
Standard payment terms
75–105 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 15%
  • 31 to 60 days 3%
  • After 60 days 82%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
28 Feb 2026
82
14%
1%
31 Aug 2025
80
16%
2%
28 Feb 2025
80
15%
1%
31 Aug 2024
80
17%
1%
29 Feb 2024
78
16%
2%
31 Aug 2023
81
14%
1%
28 Feb 2023
84
3%
2%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 6.4% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 11.4% lower
Median bonus pay
women 22.1% lower
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter79.3% womenLower middle80.8% womenUpper middle75.7% womenUpper pay quarter69.4% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 8.4% lower
women 12.5% lower
2023/24
women 13.3% lower
women 14.8% lower
2022/23
women 16.6% lower
women 17.8% lower
2021/22
women 18.9% lower
women 17.1% lower
2020/21
women 13.8% lower
women 17.3% lower
2019/20
women 14.7% lower
women 16.2% lower
2018/19
women 17.1% lower
women 17.8% lower
2017/18
women 21% lower
women 20% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Modern slavery statements2
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (THE BOOTS GROUP SERVICES LIMITED)
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (THE BOOTS GROUP SERVICES LIMITED)

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

History

5 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £430.8m, net assets £82.5m
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £410.6m, net assets £82.6m
  3. Boots Optcial Investment Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Name changed to BOOTS OPTICIANS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITEDPreviously BOOTS OPT LIMITED
  5. 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.