BOOTS OPTICIANS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£3.5M
+12.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£82M
-0.1% vs 2024
Employees
3,885
+1.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£34M
+0.8% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £382,702,000 | £410,563,000 | £430,801,000 | +4.9% | |
| Operating profit | £37,919,000 | £36,730,000 | £38,024,000 | +3.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £34,952,000 | £34,057,000 | £34,323,000 | +0.8% | |
| Net profit | £25,832,000 | £24,878,000 | £24,810,000 | -0.3% | |
| Cash | £1,973,000 | £3,062,000 | £3,451,000 | +12.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £157,320,000 | £158,574,000 | £154,078,000 | -2.8% | |
| Net assets | £70,601,000 | £82,563,000 | £82,495,000 | -0.1% | |
| Equity | £70,601,000 | £82,563,000 | £82,495,000 | -0.1% | |
| Average employees | 3,771 | 3,814 | 3,885 | +1.9% | |
| Wages | £114,047,000 | £122,503,000 | £127,295,000 | +3.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,379,000 | £862,000 | £1,179,000 | +36.8% |
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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.9% | 8.9% | 8.8% | |
| Net margin | 6.7% | 6.1% | 5.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 24.1% | 23.2% | 24.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 73.3% | 69.5% | 69.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.91x | 0.88x | |
| Interest cover | 8.54x | 6.39x | 5.84x |
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
- BOOTS OPTICIANS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED 2009-03-18 → present
- BOOTS OPT LIMITED 2008-12-23 → 2009-03-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- BOOTS OPTICIANS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- AB Optical Limited 100%
Significant events
- “There have been no other significant events, other than the declaration and payment of the dividend above, since the balance sheet date which should be considered for a proper understanding of these financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMPSON, Andrew Richard | Secretary | 2015-10-02 | — | — |
| BLACK, Kyla Anne Eunice | Director | 2026-01-12 | Sep 1973 | British |
| DINGWALL, Gordon William | Director | 2021-07-26 | Jan 1968 | British |
| FISHER, Mark Jason | Director | 2024-04-19 | Jul 1991 | British |
| GILBERT, Sarah Jane | Director | 2024-02-18 | Jan 1975 | British |
| ROWE, Kyle John | Director | 2024-01-22 | Sep 1973 | British |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOSTER, David Charles Geoffrey | Secretary | 2008-12-23 | 2015-10-02 |
| ARROW, James Anthony | Director | 2019-05-31 | 2023-08-31 |
| BENCH, Jonathon Michael | Director | 2009-05-05 | 2009-06-08 |
| BLACK, Kyla Anne Eunice | Director | 2020-10-18 | 2021-07-26 |
| BLACK, Kyla Anne Eunice | Director | 2016-10-01 | 2020-04-22 |
| BURBIDGE, Richard James | Director | 2009-05-05 | 2017-04-17 |
| CARTWRIGHT, David Cecil | Director | 2008-12-23 | 2012-05-31 |
| CASSELL-WARD, Anna Wren | Director | 2021-06-18 | 2023-08-31 |
| DAVIS, Andrew Simon | Director | 2008-12-23 | 2008-12-23 |
| DUFFY, Joseph Martin | Director | 2020-08-05 | 2026-01-12 |
| EDWARDS, John Richard | Director | 2008-12-23 | 2014-05-23 |
| FERGUSON, Andrew Monteith | Director | 2009-05-05 | 2009-06-08 |
| FLETCHER, Benjamin Phillip | Director | 2013-12-10 | 2017-01-31 |
| GARDNER, Jonathan James | Director | 2017-04-17 | 2019-05-31 |
| GOURLAY, Alexander Wallace | Director | 2008-12-23 | 2009-05-05 |
| HARRIS, Emma | Director | 2018-06-26 | 2019-08-19 |
| HARRIS, Mark David | Director | 2019-01-07 | 2020-07-31 |
| HOGAN, Robert Edward, Dr | Director | 2009-05-05 | 2009-06-08 |
| HUNTER, Samuel James | Director | 2023-09-01 | 2024-04-19 |
| JONES, Joanne | Director | 2020-08-05 | 2021-06-18 |
| MAHAL, Sukhveer Singh | Director | 2014-05-23 | 2017-12-07 |
| O'CONNOR, Victoria Marie | Director | 2013-12-10 | 2016-09-30 |
| PATEL, Pradip | Director | 2009-05-05 | 2009-06-08 |
| ROWBOTHAM, Hayley Joanne | Director | 2017-12-07 | 2019-01-07 |
| SLADE, Claire Louise | Director | 2018-10-02 | 2020-10-18 |
| SNAPE, Michael David | Director | 2019-08-19 | 2020-07-31 |
| SNOWBALL, Kevin James | Director | 2020-04-22 | 2024-02-18 |
| WASS, Jonathan Paul | Director | 2017-10-03 | 2018-06-26 |
| WATKINS, Stephen John | Director | 2023-09-01 | 2024-01-22 |
| WATSON, Edward Joseph | Director | 2012-06-01 | 2018-03-31 |
| WATSON, Samantha Jane | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2018-10-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boots Optcial Investment Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 121 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.