EDMUND OPTICS LTD.
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Cash
£407k
-94.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£915k
-88.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
46
-4.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1m
-16.7% lowest 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 | £50,207,912 | £47,277,705 | £9,474,798 | -80% | |
| Operating profit | £2,143,339 | £1,137,751 | £913,995 | -19.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,200,825 | £1,202,363 | £1,001,379 | -16.7% | |
| Net profit | £1,669,989 | £895,695 | £754,098 | -15.8% | |
| Cash | £5,731,844 | £7,429,471 | £407,276 | -94.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,136,619 | £8,031,428 | £917,125 | -88.6% | |
| Net assets | £10,126,029 | £8,021,724 | £915,292 | -88.6% | |
| Equity | £10,126,029 | £8,021,724 | £915,292 | -88.6% | |
| Average employees | 48 | 48 | 46 | -4.2% | |
| Wages | £2,307,801 | £2,663,331 | £2,646,800 | -0.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £164,719 | £172,650 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £7,265 | £1,526 | — | — |
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 | 4.3% | 2.4% | 9.6% | |
| Net margin | 3.3% | 1.9% | 8.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 21.1% | 14.2% | 99.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 26.2% | 42.6% | 74.6% | |
| Current ratio | 3.79x | 2.33x | 1.32x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 78.00x |
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
- EDMUND OPTICS LTD. 2000-11-13 → present
- EDMUND SCIENTIFIC LIMITED 1998-11-06 → 2000-11-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe that the company's sales growth trajectory in the UK and Rest of the World regions, its cash levels and its ability to control its operating costs put it in a good position to manage its business risks successfully.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDMUND, Marisa Anne | Director | 2025-03-20 | Mar 1976 | American |
| MANLEY, Edward James | Director | 2026-07-21 | Jan 1963 | American |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLEATHER, John Gordon | Secretary | 1998-11-06 | 2000-11-22 |
| HEWISON, Joanne | Secretary | 2004-06-01 | 2006-08-16 |
| ROWLINSON, Mark | Secretary | 2006-08-16 | 2024-03-08 |
| WARR, Judith Hazel | Secretary | 2000-11-22 | 2004-05-21 |
| CLEATHER, Hazel | Director | 1998-11-06 | 2009-07-27 |
| CLEATHER, John Gordon | Director | 1998-11-06 | 2016-12-15 |
| CONICELLI, Carmen James | Director | 2006-10-27 | 2010-03-09 |
| DAVIE, Jeanne Marie | Director | 2024-08-21 | 2026-07-14 |
| EDMUND, Marisa | Director | 2010-03-09 | 2024-08-21 |
| EDMUND, Robert Michael | Director | 1999-01-22 | 2005-12-31 |
| FONNER, Linda M | Director | 2024-03-08 | 2025-03-20 |
| KESSLER, Thomas, Dr | Director | 2010-03-09 | 2015-09-11 |
| ROWLINSON, Mark | Director | 2016-12-15 | 2024-03-08 |
| STACK, John | Director | 2005-12-23 | 2006-11-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Robert Edmund | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-01-01 |
| Ms Marisa Edmund | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-01-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 105 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.