BIRMINGHAM OPTICAL GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£475k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£11m
highest in 6 filed years
Employees
68
Average over period
Profit before tax
£2.8m
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £17,405,265 | £22,591,909 | £18,103,086 | £17,849,600 | £17,148,356 | £20,631,048 | — | |
| Operating profit | £637,363 | £1,304,877 | £717,075 | £1,348,213 | £2,152,770 | £3,741,803 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £259,877 | £350,234 | -£11,182 | £531,668 | £1,376,228 | £2,776,890 | — | |
| Net profit | £490,651 | £294,722 | -£108,397 | £381,541 | £1,034,768 | £4,784,597 | — | |
| Cash | £1,476,198 | £715,312 | £139,448 | £406,025 | £690,327 | £474,942 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,059,753 | £8,603,978 | £7,854,736 | £5,079,242 | £9,351,751 | £10,961,544 | — | |
| Net assets | £4,615,639 | £4,607,049 | £4,727,637 | £4,969,636 | £6,176,947 | £10,961,544 | — | |
| Equity | £4,615,639 | £4,607,049 | £4,727,637 | £4,969,636 | £6,176,947 | £10,961,544 | — | |
| Average employees | 73 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 68 | 68 | — | |
| Wages | £3,033,747 | £2,922,300 | £2,477,765 | £2,888,923 | £3,041,655 | £4,573,954 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £414,507 | £391,739 | £347,418 | £421,454 | £422,421 | £1,094,376 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £14,779 | £20,821 | £14,955 | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £223,939 | £225,673 | £947,646 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 14 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.7% | 5.8% | 4.0% | 7.6% | 12.6% | 18.1% | |
| Net margin | 2.8% | 1.3% | -0.6% | 2.1% | 6.0% | 23.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.3% | 15.2% | 9.1% | 26.5% | 23.0% | 34.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 74.7% | 75.0% | 68.3% | 68.4% | 57.8% | 38.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.36x | 2.59x | 2.50x | |
| Interest cover | 1.69x | 1.37x | 0.98x | 1.64x | 2.77x | 3.75x |
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. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BIRMINGHAM OPTICAL GROUP LIMITED 1988-09-14 → present
- BIRMINGHAM OPTICAL GROUP LIMITED(THE) 1972-01-19 → 1988-09-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- UHY Hacker Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “The Company's parent company was wholly acquired by Advancing Eyecare Inc on 4 August 2025, resulting in a change of financial year end to 31 December.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEWKES, Arran Peter | Director | 2016-09-01 | Apr 1972 | British |
| MCGRANN, James | Director | 2025-08-04 | Mar 1962 | American |
| POLLACK, Emily | Director | 2025-08-04 | Jan 1978 | American |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Stuart William | Secretary | 1999-11-05 | 2012-10-31 |
| VICARY, Gary Kevin | Secretary | — | 1999-11-05 |
| COLEHAM, Wayne Nigel | Director | — | 1995-08-03 |
| COOPER, Arthur John | Director | 1999-11-05 | 2005-02-08 |
| COOPER, Arthur John | Director | — | 1995-08-03 |
| COWAN, Peter Lawrence | Director | — | 1999-11-05 |
| FLEMING, Steven Glenn | Director | 2016-09-01 | 2018-06-26 |
| HIGGINBOTHAM, Amanda Joyce | Director | 2016-02-03 | 2025-08-04 |
| HIGHAM, Maria Gabrielle | Director | — | 1997-04-01 |
| JONES, Stuart William | Director | 2006-08-14 | 2012-10-31 |
| NIGHTINGALE, Bernard | Director | — | 1993-10-31 |
| NIGHTINGALE, Charles | Director | — | 1995-08-03 |
| PALIN, Nicholas John | Director | 1992-10-26 | 1995-08-03 |
| TAYLOR, Desmond Francis | Director | 1994-02-21 | 1994-10-31 |
| TOWNSEND, Neil | Director | 2006-08-14 | 2016-10-31 |
| TYLER, Christopher | Director | 1999-11-05 | 2016-01-12 |
| TYLER, Christopher | Director | 1994-01-01 | 1995-08-03 |
| VICARY, Gary Kevin | Director | 2016-01-12 | 2022-07-30 |
| VICARY, Gary Kevin | Director | — | 2006-08-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seckloe 270 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-12-12 | Active |
| Seckloe 302 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-12-12 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 228 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-21 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-08-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-21 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-21 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-08-21 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-08-21 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2025-08-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-08-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 3
- 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.