SAFILO UK LIMITED
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Cash
£758K
-6.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.7M
-51.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
39
+11.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.2M
+13.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £41,477,976 | £43,916,306 | £54,173,834 | +23.4% | |
| Operating profit | £1,516,658 | £1,929,553 | £2,191,039 | +13.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,494,209 | £1,910,939 | £2,169,181 | +13.5% | |
| Net profit | £1,131,892 | £1,427,485 | £1,624,092 | +13.8% | |
| Cash | £1,229,029 | £810,257 | £757,814 | -6.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,406,689 | £3,740,463 | £1,834,743 | -50.9% | |
| Net assets | £2,001,082 | £3,428,567 | £1,663,079 | -51.5% | |
| Equity | £2,001,082 | £3,428,567 | £1,663,079 | -51.5% | |
| Average employees | 40 | 35 | 39 | +11.4% | |
| Wages | — | £2,148,527 | £2,183,303 | +1.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £198,126 | £211,067 | +6.5% |
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 | 3.7% | 4.4% | 4.0% | |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 3.3% | 3.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 63.0% | 51.6% | 119.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 67.9% | 85.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.18x | 1.47x | 1.16x | |
| Interest cover | 67.52x | — | — |
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
- SAFILO UK LIMITED 1995-11-01 → present
- LAMBERT OPTICAL HOLDINGS LIMITED 1993-02-22 → 1995-11-01
- BROOMCO (623) LIMITED 1992-12-14 → 1993-02-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company is expected to continue generating positive cash flows independently for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. After assessing of the Company's financial position and consulting with directors of Safilo Group S.p.A., the Company's directors have obtained a formal letter of ongoing support from its parent company. The Parent will provide financial support to the Company such that the Company is able to operate as a going concern and to settle its liabilities as they fall due.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALZAVARA, Andrea | Secretary | 2025-04-01 | — | — |
| CERA RODRIGUEZ, Oscar | Director | 2021-12-03 | Mar 1970 | Spanish |
| FRIXA, Ernesto | Director | 2024-08-22 | Nov 1976 | Italian |
| GARCIA MORENO, Anastasio | Director | 2021-12-03 | Feb 1972 | Spanish |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEATRICE, Luca | Secretary | 2015-01-09 | 2015-12-14 |
| GARDNER, Keith | Secretary | 2000-04-05 | 2015-01-09 |
| LEONE, Sergio | Secretary | 2019-07-31 | 2024-08-22 |
| ODLAND, Joel Klas Rickard | Secretary | 2015-12-14 | 2019-07-31 |
| PARRISH, Brian Walter | Secretary | 1993-02-04 | 2000-04-05 |
| DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-12-14 | 1993-02-04 |
| BLOMQVIST, Henri Mikael | Director | 2015-01-09 | 2016-07-31 |
| BUSATO, Andrea | Director | 2012-07-13 | 2015-01-09 |
| CLARK, Robin Dale | Director | 1993-04-07 | 1995-12-31 |
| COONEY, Michael Thomas | Director | 1993-02-04 | 2005-11-17 |
| CUSANI SODANO, Gabriele | Director | 2023-06-23 | 2024-08-22 |
| FRIXA, Ernesto | Director | 2015-01-09 | 2016-04-18 |
| GARDNER, Keith | Director | 2005-11-17 | 2015-01-09 |
| GIANNELLI, Vincenzo | Director | 2012-07-20 | 2013-08-02 |
| GRAEHSLER, Gerd | Director | 2020-04-08 | 2021-12-03 |
| GRAEHSLER, Gerd | Director | 2016-04-18 | 2019-07-31 |
| KERESZTURI, Gabor | Director | 2011-12-12 | 2012-07-13 |
| LAFFORT, Frederic Louis | Director | 2015-10-14 | 2022-10-31 |
| LECCISI, Francesco | Director | 2012-07-13 | 2013-03-29 |
| LEONE, Sergio | Director | 2019-07-31 | 2021-12-03 |
| LORENZON, Giannino | Director | 1993-04-20 | 2005-11-17 |
| LUONI, Umberto | Director | 2019-07-31 | 2020-02-06 |
| MATERASSI, Giovanni | Director | 1995-07-31 | 2010-04-23 |
| PARRISH, Brian Walter | Director | 1993-04-07 | 2000-04-05 |
| PATALANO, Marco | Director | 2005-11-17 | 2011-10-20 |
| PESCE, Giovanni | Director | 2010-04-23 | 2011-06-20 |
| PIETRIBIASI, Mario | Director | 2011-06-21 | 2012-05-22 |
| RENON, Massimo | Director | 2013-08-01 | 2014-01-31 |
| RISI, Roberto | Director | 2011-12-12 | 2012-07-13 |
| SALVADOR, Diego | Director | 1995-07-31 | 1995-12-31 |
| STEFANUTTO, Ermes | Director | 2013-08-02 | 2015-01-23 |
| TAGLIAPIETRA, Francesco | Director | 2005-11-17 | 2011-12-12 |
| DLA NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-12-14 | 1993-02-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safilo Group S.P.A. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-11-08 | Active |
| Safilo International B.V. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-03-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 197 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-05 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2025-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-10-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no 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
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