WAVE OPTICS LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
† WAVE OPTICS 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
2025Sector comparison
SIC 71121Where the company stands among the 8,336 active companies whose first SIC code is 71121 (Engineering design activities for industrial process and production).
- GHD LIVIGUNN LIMITED£5.1bn
- PRIMETALS TECHNOLOGIES, LIMITED£405.1m
- NCR FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS GROUP LIMITED£107.5m
- EXPLEO UK LIMITED£100.1m
- T.EN E&C LIMITED£96.2m
- PACTROL CONTROLS LIMITED£78m
- WAVE OPTICS LIMITED£74.4m
- TSL LIMITED£56.1m
- GREY TECHNOLOGY LIMITED£51.8m
- EPIROC UK & IRELAND LIMITED£45.3m
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 8,336. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: WAVE OPTICS LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
WAVE OPTICS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 08202019. It was incorporated on 5 Sep 2012. Its status is active. The registered office is in Abingdon (OX14). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is engineering design activities for industrial process and production (71121).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £86,343,000. Loss for the year was £2,448,000. Net assets were £74,366,000, up 23% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £4,701,000. Total assets were £146,658,000 and total liabilities £67,696,000. The company had an average of 139 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 8,336 active companies whose first SIC code is 71121: By turnover it ranks higher than 96% of the 144 that publish turnover (median £96,579). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £11,180). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £37,737). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £22,556). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 83% of them (median age 5.7 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly miscellaneous chemicals, plastics, machinery. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments, glass.
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 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 19 Sep 2027.
Filed accounts2024–2025
| 2024 † | 2025 † | |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 84,072,000 | 86,343,000 |
| Profit for the year | 583,000 | -2,448,000 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | — | 4,701,000 |
| Total assets | 124,085,000 | 146,658,000 |
| Total liabilities | 59,405,000 | 67,696,000 |
| Net assets / total equity | 60,460,000 | 74,366,000 |
| Average number of employees | 114 | 139 |
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.
Registers and licences
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: miscellaneous chemicals, plastics, machinery, electrical equipment and optical, medical and measuring instruments.
Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments, glass, miscellaneous chemicals and machinery.
From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.
Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.
History
8 events- Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £86.3m, net assets £74.4m, 139 employees
- Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £84.1m, net assets £60.5m, 114 employees
- Evan Thomas Spiegel registered as a person with significant control
- Snap, Inc. registered as a person with significant control
- Snap, Inc. ceased to be a person with significant control
- Octopus Titan Vct Plc ceased to be a person with significant control
- Octopus Titan Vct Plc 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 and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.