SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of the Guernsey-based Specsavers Optical Group, this private company manages a major optical and audiology retail chain providing optometry services, glasses, contact lenses, and hearing aids.
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Cash
£358m
+21.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£506m
+19.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
46,616
+0.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£430m
+26.6% highest in 3 filed years
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Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 | 2026-02-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,741,687,000 | £3,984,625,000 | £4,261,818,000 | +7% | |
| Operating profit | £313,464,000 | £326,909,000 | £421,318,000 | +28.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £323,660,000 | £339,356,000 | £429,693,000 | +26.6% | |
| Net profit | £229,984,000 | £231,147,000 | £329,888,000 | +42.7% | |
| Cash | £215,381,000 | £294,217,000 | £358,162,000 | +21.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £492,161,000 | £503,376,000 | £606,095,000 | +20.4% | |
| Net assets | £432,860,000 | £422,147,000 | £506,167,000 | +19.9% | |
| Equity | £432,860,000 | £422,147,000 | £506,167,000 | +19.9% | |
| Average employees | 45,406 | 46,283 | 46,616 | +0.7% | |
| Wages | £1,328,053,000 | £1,438,679,000 | £1,461,631,000 | +1.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £0 | £0 | — | — |
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 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 | 2026-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.4% | 8.2% | 9.9% | |
| Net margin | 6.1% | 5.8% | 7.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 63.7% | 64.9% | 69.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 68.9% | 70.4% | 68.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.08x | 1.14x | 1.24x | |
| Interest cover | 37.23x | 51.26x | 56.28x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LIMITED 1992-03-31 → present
- VISIONPLUS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LIMITED 1985-06-19 → 1992-03-31
- CHANGECREST LIMITED 1983-05-09 → 1985-06-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Though there remains significant uncertainty regarding the longer-term global economic outlook the directors are comfortable that the group is well positioned to meet any challenges that lie ahead. The directors have prepared cash flow forecasts which indicate that the group will be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the approval of the financial statements.”
Group structure
- SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LIMITED · parent
- Øyehelseklinikken AS 20%
- Medical Optics Limited 20%
- Belgium Specsavers B.V. 100%
- Louis Nielsen Aalbog ApS 0%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIDD, Andrew Goodwin | Secretary | 2023-06-21 | — | — |
| SPECSAVERS OPTICAL GROUP LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-06-01 | — | — |
| BULLER, Thomas Michael | Director | 2019-05-21 | Oct 1977 | British |
| FUSSEY, Paul Bryan | Director | 2010-11-01 | Nov 1966 | British |
| PERKINS, Douglas John David | Director | — | Apr 1943 | British |
| PERKINS, John Douglas | Director | 2007-07-16 | Aug 1972 | British |
| PERKINS, Mary Lesley | Director | 2000-03-01 | Feb 1944 | British |
| WRIGHT, Peter Dominic John | Director | 2023-06-21 | Sep 1966 | British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOZDZIERSKI, Leonie Susan Armstrong | Secretary | — | 1998-06-01 |
| ANDREWS, Kevin | Director | 2000-03-01 | 2010-09-30 |
| BAKER, Nicholas John | Director | 2000-03-01 | 2006-01-31 |
| BAKER, Nicholas John | Director | 1997-04-28 | 1998-01-05 |
| BOTT, Paul Brian | Director | 2018-08-02 | 2019-12-12 |
| CARROLL, Paul Francis | Director | 2000-01-03 | 2018-08-09 |
| CLARK, Clare Elizabeth | Director | 2000-03-01 | 2005-03-17 |
| DYSON, Derek, Mr. | Director | 1998-10-05 | 2015-02-02 |
| FREEAR, Stephen John | Director | — | 1998-08-10 |
| HOWARTH, Christopher Cardwell | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2018-02-09 |
| JOHANSEN, Odd Cato Vik | Director | 1994-08-11 | 1996-05-07 |
| KEOUGH, Stephen | Director | 1993-11-30 | 1995-03-30 |
| KONTELJ, Srechko | Director | 2015-12-17 | 2020-04-21 |
| LEWIS, Jerry | Director | 1995-03-06 | 1997-04-28 |
| LORD, Hugo Dominic | Director | 1999-03-12 | 2019-01-24 |
| MARSHALL, John Paul | Director | 2015-12-17 | 2023-06-21 |
| MARTEL, Nicholas Rupert | Director | 1995-03-06 | 1998-10-30 |
| MOORE, Stephen David | Director | 2019-02-13 | 2023-06-21 |
| MOYLES, Timothy James | Director | 1996-07-08 | 2008-08-14 |
| MURRAY, Robert Colin | Director | 1993-11-30 | 1995-03-30 |
| PARKER, Nigel David | Director | 2022-05-03 | 2023-06-21 |
| PERKINS, Mary Lesley | Director | — | 1996-06-01 |
| STABLES, William Mark | Director | 2006-03-20 | 2013-05-31 |
| STALKER, Malcolm James | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1996-12-13 |
| THOMPSON, Adrian Geoffrey | Director | 2018-08-06 | 2023-06-21 |
| WALTERS, Peter | Director | — | 1993-11-30 |
| WATSON, Peter Leighton Bruce | Director | 1994-08-11 | 1995-01-12 |
| SPECSAVERS OPTICAL GROUP LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-03-01 | 2023-06-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Douglas John David Perkins | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Mary Lesley Perkins | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 227 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-11 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-24 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | Legacy | |
| 2022-11-23 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | Legacy | |
| 2022-11-11 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | Legacy |
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.