COOPERVISION MANUFACTURING LIMITED
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Cash
£33k
-98.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£327m
+3.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
2,486
+0.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£27m
+10.8% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-08-19.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £235,409,000 | £238,270,000 | £235,081,000 | -1.3% | |
| Operating profit | £16,994,000 | £16,387,000 | £16,938,000 | +3.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £9,458,000 | £24,715,000 | £27,382,000 | +10.8% | |
| Net profit | £4,914,000 | £18,499,000 | £22,047,000 | +19.2% | |
| Cash | £14,005,000 | £2,104,000 | £33,000 | -98.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £326,790,000 | £342,220,000 | £355,729,000 | +3.9% | |
| Net assets | £299,839,000 | £316,839,000 | £327,265,000 | +3.3% | |
| Equity | £299,839,000 | — | — | — | |
| Average employees | 2,325 | 2,466 | 2,486 | +0.8% | |
| Wages | £84,084,000 | £94,461,000 | £97,102,000 | +2.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.2% | 6.9% | 7.2% | |
| Net margin | 2.1% | 7.8% | 9.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.2% | 4.8% | 4.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | -65.1% | -61.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.11x | 0.98x | 1.25x | |
| Interest cover | 22.39x | 23.96x | 19.18x |
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
- COOPERVISION MANUFACTURING LIMITED 2002-11-18 → present
- HYDRON LIMITED 1993-08-09 → 2002-11-18
- NEATSIMPLE LIMITED 1992-08-05 → 1993-08-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the Company or to cease its operations, and as they have concluded that the Company’s financial position means that this is realistic. They have also concluded that there are no material uncertainties that cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for at least a year from the date of approval of the financial statements (“the going concern period”).”
Group structure
- COOPERVISION MANUFACTURING LIMITED · parent
- CooperVision Pty Ltd 100%
- CooperVision Distribution SRL 100%
- CooperVision Canada Corp 100%
- CooperVision Chile SpA 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 47 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREWS, Brian George | Director | 2018-07-12 | May 1978 | American |
| CHESHIRE, Richard Michael | Director | 2017-10-02 | Jul 1969 | British |
| MATHIESON, Stephen | Director | 2013-01-29 | Jan 1967 | British |
| RICUPATI, Agostino | Director | 2017-10-02 | Jan 1967 | American |
Show 47 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUCKLEY, Cindy | Secretary | 2004-08-16 | 2004-08-31 |
| EDWARDS, Alan Wayne | Secretary | 2002-02-28 | 2005-11-01 |
| EVANS, Fiona Maria | Secretary | 2001-05-31 | 2002-02-28 |
| HARRIS, Simon John | Secretary | 1993-08-04 | 1995-10-31 |
| HENDERSON, James Peter | Secretary | 2005-11-01 | 2008-11-06 |
| MARKHAM, Geoffrey Thomas | Secretary | 2008-11-06 | 2015-07-20 |
| PERRY, James Hill | Secretary | 1992-09-01 | 1993-08-04 |
| SMITH, Andrew Paul | Secretary | 1995-10-31 | 2001-05-31 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-08-05 | 1992-09-01 |
| ARAGON, Juan Carlos | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2012-05-30 |
| BARRETT, Kevin Paul | Director | 2015-01-27 | 2020-04-29 |
| BARRETT, Kevin Paul | Director | 2007-12-01 | 2013-01-29 |
| BURGESS, Mark Geoffrey William | Director | 1993-08-06 | 1995-10-31 |
| COLLINS, Frank | Director | 1999-03-08 | 2000-06-30 |
| COOKE, Alan Frank, Doctor | Director | 1994-01-28 | 2000-08-31 |
| EDWARDS, Alan Wayne | Director | 2009-02-03 | 2013-12-31 |
| EDWARDS, Alan Wayne | Director | 2002-02-28 | 2005-11-01 |
| EVANS, Fiona Maria | Director | 2001-05-31 | 2002-02-28 |
| FRYLING, Gregory Alan | Director | 2002-02-28 | 2007-04-03 |
| GIBSON, Timothy John | Director | 1992-09-01 | 1999-02-12 |
| GOLDEN, Randal Louis | Director | 2018-07-12 | 2020-04-29 |
| HALLER, Michael William Edmund | Director | 1992-09-01 | 1998-06-30 |
| HARRIS, Simon John | Director | 1993-08-04 | 1995-10-31 |
| HARTY, Mark Stephen | Director | 2013-01-29 | 2024-02-14 |
| HENDERSON, James Peter | Director | 2005-11-01 | 2008-11-06 |
| HICKS, Alun George | Director | 1996-02-01 | 2000-04-28 |
| III, Albert George White | Director | 2017-01-31 | 2017-10-02 |
| KAUFMAN, Carol Rose | Director | 2002-02-28 | 2018-08-28 |
| MARCHANT, Andrew William | Director | 1999-02-23 | 2000-03-09 |
| MARKHAM, Geoffrey Thomas | Director | 2008-11-06 | 2018-06-30 |
| MATZ, Gregory Wayne | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2017-01-31 |
| MEREDITH, Richard John | Director | 2002-09-23 | 2007-12-01 |
| MIDLOCK, Eugene Joseph | Director | 2008-02-29 | 2011-12-01 |
| MILNE, David Gordon | Director | 1993-08-06 | 2000-03-09 |
| MUKERJI, Swagatam | Director | 2001-05-09 | 2002-02-28 |
| NEIL, Steven Mead | Director | 2005-11-01 | 2008-02-29 |
| NICHOLSON, Charles Dumaresq | Director | 1995-10-31 | 1999-01-26 |
| OGG, Allister | Director | 1999-08-03 | 2000-03-07 |
| PENFOLD, Nigel Anton | Director | 2009-02-03 | 2017-10-02 |
| SCOTT-DUNCAN, Gavin Alan | Director | 1993-08-04 | 1999-03-26 |
| SEDGWICK, Andrew Nigel | Director | 2007-10-22 | 2011-12-01 |
| SIMON, Dominic Crispin Adam | Director | 2000-03-10 | 2002-02-28 |
| SMITH, Norman Brian, Sir | Director | 1994-05-01 | 2000-03-09 |
| STEADMAN, Julian Alex | Director | 2000-03-10 | 2001-05-08 |
| WEISS, Robert Stephen | Director | 2002-02-28 | 2005-11-01 |
| WILKINSON, Michael Francis | Director | 2012-05-30 | 2013-01-29 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-08-05 | 1992-09-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coopervision International Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-10-31 | Active |
| Coopervision (Uk) Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-10-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 337 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-14 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.