EUROPEAN VISION LIMITED
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Cash
£20M
+4.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£85M
-3.9% vs 2024
Employees
1
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£5.5M
-56.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £638,000 | £681,000 | £451,000 | -33.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£272,000 | £2,046,000 | -£179,000 | -108.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,032,000 | £12,840,000 | £5,536,000 | -56.9% | |
| Net profit | £5,472,000 | £12,404,000 | £5,450,000 | -56.1% | |
| Cash | £10,152,000 | £19,633,000 | £20,484,000 | +4.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £82,040,000 | £88,548,000 | £85,124,000 | -3.9% | |
| Net assets | £82,040,000 | £88,548,000 | £85,124,000 | -3.9% | |
| Equity | £82,040,000 | £88,548,000 | £85,124,000 | -3.9% | |
| Average employees | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0% | |
| Wages | £271,000 | £20,000 | £21,000 | +5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £19,000 | £20,000 | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -42.6% | — | -39.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.3% | 2.3% | -0.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.4% | 0.4% | — | |
| Interest cover | -0.04x | 39.35x | -5.11x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- EUROPEAN VISION LIMITED 2009-05-05 → present
- DOLLOND & AITCHISON LIMITED 1995-06-12 → 2009-05-05
- DOLLOND & AITCHISON GROUP (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 1994-07-04 → 1995-06-12
- DOLLOND & AITCHISON GROUP PLC 1956-12-17 → 1994-07-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Auditor
- Hillier Hopkins LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- EUROPEAN VISION LIMITED · parent
- Dollond & Aitchison Pension Trustees Limited 100%
- Boots Optical Investment Holdings Limited 42%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 40 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIDGWICK, Nigel Howard | Secretary | 2010-09-24 | — | — |
| DESSOLIS, Maurizio | Director | 2009-03-09 | Mar 1966 | Italian |
| ZAINA, Roberto | Director | 2002-02-01 | Mar 1963 | Italian |
Show 40 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURBIDGE, Richard James | Secretary | 2003-04-14 | 2010-09-24 |
| CHERRY, Christopher John | Secretary | 1995-11-25 | 1997-08-26 |
| HARRISON, Stephen John Armitage | Secretary | 1997-08-26 | 1999-11-01 |
| HUMPHREYS, John Christopher | Secretary | — | 1995-11-25 |
| ZAINA, Roberto | Secretary | 1999-11-01 | 2003-04-14 |
| BAILEY, Andrew Harry | Director | 2005-01-17 | 2007-12-28 |
| BATEMAN, Michael William | Director | 1995-12-01 | 2002-02-01 |
| BULPITT, Nigel Peter | Director | — | 1994-07-11 |
| BURBIDGE, Richard James | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2010-09-24 |
| BURNS, Linda Susan | Director | 2004-09-17 | 2006-03-31 |
| CHANDLER, Andrew Charles | Director | 2006-03-31 | 2009-05-05 |
| COLDWELL, Peter Michael | Director | — | 1996-02-24 |
| DE RIGO PITER, Barbara | Director | 2009-05-05 | 2015-06-15 |
| DE RIGO PITER, Ennio | Director | 2009-03-09 | 2015-06-15 |
| DE RIGO PITER, Ennio | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2009-03-09 |
| DE RIGO PITER, Massimo | Director | 2009-05-05 | 2015-06-15 |
| DESSOLIS, Maurizio | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2009-03-09 |
| EDMONDS, Giles Stuart Rutherford | Director | 2008-01-14 | 2008-04-25 |
| FERGUSON, Andrew Monteith | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2010-09-24 |
| FIELDEN, Christopher Thomas | Director | — | 1994-07-11 |
| GARCIA, Guillermo | Director | 1992-10-23 | 1994-07-11 |
| HARDY, Russell Stephen Mons | Director | 1995-12-21 | 2004-09-17 |
| HENLEY, Keith John | Director | — | 1995-12-21 |
| HOGG, James William | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2009-05-05 |
| HOWITT, Victor Charles | Director | — | 1994-07-11 |
| HUMPHREYS, John Christopher | Director | — | 1994-07-11 |
| KEEFE, Brian Dennis | Director | 1995-12-01 | 2002-02-01 |
| KEELER, Charles Richard | Director | — | 1994-07-11 |
| MUMFORD, John Dean | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2009-04-30 |
| PERDOMI, Riccardo | Director | 1992-10-23 | 1994-07-11 |
| PORTES, Alison Lesley | Director | 2008-01-14 | 2009-05-05 |
| PRESTON, Robert Barry | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2009-05-05 |
| RAYNER, Catriona | Director | 2006-12-11 | 2008-06-23 |
| RIDGWICK, Nigel Howard | Director | 2010-09-24 | 2010-09-24 |
| ROBEY, David Patrick John | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2002-12-18 |
| STONE, Clive Graham | Director | — | 1993-06-30 |
| THORNE, Bruce Alan | Director | 1994-07-11 | 1995-12-06 |
| THORNE, Bruce Alan | Director | — | 1992-09-30 |
| VINCE, David Edward | Director | — | 1992-09-18 |
| WILLOWS, Paul Maurice | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2009-05-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ennio De Rigo Piter | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| European Vision (Holding) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 254 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-06-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-06-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-17 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-05 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-05 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-10-04 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-09-28 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2021-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.