OPTOS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
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Equity attributable
Employees
316
+4.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£33m
USD 43,000,000
+17.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £128,483,217 | £134,786,305 | £133,156,900 | -1.2% | |
| Operating profit | £29,765,674 | £24,113,146 | £28,884,688 | +19.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £31,111,463 | £27,745,575 | £32,514,178 | +17.2% | |
| Net profit | £25,490,817 | £22,103,717 | £27,674,858 | +25.2% | |
| Cash | £97,134,262 | £106,036,015 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £242,321,089 | £262,385,037 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £232,108,930 | £249,632,893 | — | — | |
| Equity | £232,108,930 | £249,632,893 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 272 | 302 | 316 | +4.6% | |
| Wages | £19,870,171 | £23,881,289 | £25,255,198 | +5.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £949,968 | £927,429 | £1,134,216 | +22.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £79,164 | £77,286 | £75,614 | -2.2% | |
| Highest paid director | £712,476 | £695,572 | £680,529 | -2.2% |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.756 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 23.2% | 17.9% | 21.7% | |
| Net margin | 19.8% | 16.4% | 20.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.3% | 9.2% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 15.4% | 15.0% | — | |
| Current ratio | 7.26x | 7.78x | — |
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
- OPTOS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1996-04-26 → present
- BESCA LIMITED 1992-10-22 → 1996-04-26
- ZENOPLAN LIMITED 1992-08-26 → 1992-10-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from the date of these financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the Financial Statements.”
Group structure
- OPTOS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY · parent
- Optos Inc. 100%
- Optos Canada Inc. 100%
- Optos GmbH 100%
- Optos Australia Pty Ltd 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 48 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'DONNELL, John Edward Francis | Secretary | 2026-03-09 | — | — |
| HORIE, Masahiro | Director | 2023-04-03 | Oct 1968 | Japanese |
| ISHIWATA, Hiroyoshi | Director | 2026-06-01 | Mar 1966 | Japanese |
| MONTAGUE, Alexandre Nicolas | Director | 2026-06-01 | Sep 1973 | French |
| O'DONNELL, John Edward Francis | Director | 2023-04-03 | Jul 1977 | Scottish |
| SONODA, Haruhisa | Director | 2026-06-01 | Nov 1967 | Japanese |
Show 48 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENNEDY, Robert Anthony | Secretary | 2012-04-18 | 2016-06-01 |
| MACPHAIL, Anita | Secretary | 1997-04-01 | 1998-03-19 |
| MCCRACKEN, Eric | Secretary | 2025-01-14 | 2026-03-09 |
| MCNEIL, John Joseph Cunningham | Secretary | 2008-02-01 | 2011-12-31 |
| O'DONNELL, John Edward Francis | Secretary | 2016-06-01 | 2025-01-14 |
| STEVENS, Ian Herbert | Secretary | 1998-09-24 | 2003-12-01 |
| STOKER, David | Secretary | 1992-10-07 | 1996-03-15 |
| WATSON, Allan Mark | Secretary | 2003-12-17 | 2008-02-01 |
| MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2011-12-31 | 2012-04-18 |
| QUEENSFERRY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-03-19 | 1998-09-24 |
| QUEENSFERRY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1996-03-15 | 1997-04-01 |
| QUILL SERVE LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-08-26 | 1992-10-06 |
| ANDERSON, Douglas Crombie | Director | 1992-10-06 | 2009-03-31 |
| ASAI, Masaaki | Director | 2017-01-06 | 2021-09-01 |
| BURDETT, Louisa Sachiko | Director | 2012-06-26 | 2013-07-17 |
| BUTTS, Thomas William | Director | 2006-12-18 | 2008-11-14 |
| CAIRNS, David John | Director | 1996-03-08 | 2005-12-21 |
| DAVIS, Gordon Roy | Director | 2008-11-17 | 2016-06-01 |
| ELLIOT, Gerald Henry, Sir | Director | 1996-03-08 | 1996-04-15 |
| FELLNER, Peter John, Dr | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2015-05-22 |
| FUJINO, Masaya | Director | 2015-05-22 | 2016-09-30 |
| GLOAG, Ann Heron | Director | 2001-09-26 | 2005-12-21 |
| GLOVER, Anne Margaret | Director | 1996-04-15 | 2010-09-30 |
| GODDARD, John Geoffrey | Director | 2011-06-01 | 2015-05-22 |
| GUYER, David R, Dr | Director | 2006-05-05 | 2009-03-31 |
| HAMATANI, Masato | Director | 2015-08-04 | 2019-12-01 |
| HAMMAD, Saad Hassan | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2009-03-31 |
| KEHOE, Peter Herbert, Dr | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2015-05-22 |
| KENNEDY, Robert Anthony | Director | 2013-10-16 | 2025-04-24 |
| LUCAS, Roger Albert | Director | 1992-10-06 | 1996-02-13 |
| LYZUN, Quinn Timothy | Director | 2016-06-01 | 2023-04-03 |
| NUMAKO, Masayuki | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2021-09-01 |
| OMURA, Yasuhiro | Director | 2025-06-18 | 2026-06-01 |
| PADFIELD, John Malcolm, Dr | Director | 2005-11-17 | 2009-12-31 |
| PAUL, Patrick Robin David | Director | 1996-04-15 | 2011-02-23 |
| ROSE, Barry Michael | Director | 2005-12-21 | 2013-05-31 |
| RUTTERFORD, Michael David | Director | 1992-10-06 | 2005-12-21 |
| SALLMARD, Stephane | Director | 2001-06-01 | 2006-09-30 |
| SEALEY, Barry Edward | Director | 1992-10-06 | 2006-01-27 |
| SHIMODA, Osamu | Director | 2015-05-22 | 2015-07-30 |
| SODEN, Christine Helen | Director | 2009-12-01 | 2012-06-22 |
| STEVENS, Ian Herbert | Director | 1998-09-24 | 2007-04-30 |
| WATSON, Allan Mark | Director | 2003-12-17 | 2009-08-31 |
| WILSON, David Ian | Director | 2011-06-01 | 2015-05-22 |
| WILTON, Rosalyn Susan | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2015-05-22 |
| YAMAGUCHI, Tatsuya | Director | 2019-12-01 | 2025-03-31 |
| QUILL FORM LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-08-26 | 1992-10-06 |
| QUILL SERVE LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-08-26 | 1992-10-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikon Corporation | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-05-26 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 829 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-07 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2026-06-04 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-06-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-14 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.