CROSSBOWS OPTICAL LIMITED
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Cash
£151k
-18.8% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£20m
+68.8% vs 2024
Employees
12
-55.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£9.6m
+23.3% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,626,618 | £10,298,780 | £10,216,097 | £10,693,448 | +4.7% | |
| Operating profit | £7,943,758 | £7,991,006 | £6,897,323 | £8,876,961 | +28.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £8,096,569 | £8,961,314 | £7,772,519 | £9,582,381 | +23.3% | |
| Net profit | — | £6,850,579 | £5,731,910 | £7,986,276 | +39.3% | |
| Cash | £1,032,487 | £983,635 | £186,669 | £151,485 | -18.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,033,859 | £27,884,438 | £11,616,348 | £19,602,624 | +68.8% | |
| Net assets | £21,033,859 | £27,884,438 | £11,616,348 | £19,602,624 | +68.8% | |
| Equity | £21,033,859 | £27,884,438 | £11,616,348 | £19,602,624 | +68.8% | |
| Average employees | 31 | 30 | 27 | 12 | -55.6% | |
| Wages | — | £1,198,760 | £1,121,930 | £850,851 | -24.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £350,247 | £407,287 | £482,192 | +18.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £30,948 | £35,253 | £42,585 | +20.8% |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 82.5% | 77.6% | 67.5% | 83.0% | |
| Net margin | — | 66.5% | 56.1% | 74.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 37.8% | 28.7% | 59.4% | 45.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 7.1% | 2.1% | 11.8% | 7.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | 47.10x | 8.09x | 13.20x |
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
- CROSSBOWS OPTICAL LIMITED 2000-01-01 → present
- PANCHEON LIMITED 1987-04-01 → 2000-01-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company forms part of the EssilorLuxottica Group and, where required, relies on financial support from its parent undertaking. The Directors have received a formal letter of financial support from the parent company”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEGAN, David | Secretary | 2023-10-01 | — | — |
| MCCOLLUM, Patrick | Director | 2017-05-01 | Jan 1975 | Irish |
| MCROBERTS, Richard | Director | 2019-09-02 | Jan 1986 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLELY, David Lawrence | Secretary | 1987-04-01 | 2023-09-30 |
| BERNARD, Mary Kathryn | Director | 1999-08-16 | 2010-04-01 |
| COLOMBO, Carlo Maria | Director | 2003-08-15 | 2010-04-01 |
| COLOMBO, Carlo Maria | Director | 1987-04-01 | 1999-11-30 |
| CORBASSON, Frederic Alain Lucien | Director | 2011-04-20 | 2014-07-02 |
| DINGLEY, Mark Gerald | Director | 2001-12-20 | 2012-04-04 |
| GLON, Francois Jean-Marie | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2011-04-12 |
| MASTELLONI, Ugo | Director | 1987-04-01 | 1999-06-24 |
| MCCREA, Mervyn Knox | Director | 1987-04-01 | 2017-04-30 |
| MCCULLOUGH, Gary Lloyd | Director | 1987-04-01 | 2007-06-23 |
| MCLOUGHLIN, Hugh Martin | Director | 1987-04-01 | 2014-05-31 |
| PASCHETTA, Gianni | Director | 1987-04-01 | 1999-05-12 |
| PEDERZINI, Alessandro, Dr | Director | 2001-12-20 | 2010-04-01 |
| SALVADORI, Bruno | Director | 1999-07-30 | 2012-04-04 |
| STALEY, Bradley Jason | Director | 2012-04-04 | 2014-10-10 |
| STEELE, Trevor | Director | 2014-06-01 | 2019-08-30 |
| STEWART, Christopher Joseph | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2014-07-02 |
| VIANELLO, Gabriele | Director | 1987-04-01 | 1999-05-17 |
| ZANCANARO, Paolo | Director | 1987-04-01 | 2003-06-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essilorluxottica S.A. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 208 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-23 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-10-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-12 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-10-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-09-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-01-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-10-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-26 | 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.