Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
30/09/2026Filing deadline
Made up to 31/12/2024Due 30/09/2026
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/12/2025
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/12/2024
BELL BROTHERS (OPTICIANS) LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Unit 317 India Mill Business Centre, Darwen BB3 1AE
- Classification (SIC)
- Retail sale by opticians (47.78/2 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 07/07/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-06-30 with updates
- 06/10/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-12-31
- 06/10/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Notice of agreement to exemption from audit of accounts for period ending 31/12/24
- 06/10/2025View PDF (62 pages)
Consolidated accounts of parent company for subsidiary company period ending 31/12/24
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
3 days overdue
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
14/07/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 30/06/2026Due 14/07/2027
- Next statement date
- 30/06/2027
- Last statement dated
- 30/06/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures BELL BROTHERS (OPTICIANS) LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2023; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£305.92K2023
-9.21%vs 20222022: £336.94K
Total Assets
£430.83K2023
-23.41%vs 20222022: £562.54K
Cash in Bank
£59.51K2023
-82.99%vs 20222022: £349.87K
Total Liabilities
£67.13K2023
-56.17%vs 20222022: £153.14K
Employees
172023
0vs 20222022: 17
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 fell. Cash in bank moved furthest, down 82.99% on 2022. See the full financial analysis for BELL BROTHERS (OPTICIANS) LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through BELL BROTHERS (OPTICIANS) LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -5.8% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2021–2023Every measure end to end across 2021, 2022 and 2023, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2023.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures4 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 3 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 3 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2023.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17 | +1 |
| 2021 | 16 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 16 in 2021 to 17 in 2023. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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Officers
4Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 01/12/2023–Present | 533 | |
| Secretary | 31/10/1992–01/12/2023 | 0 | |
| Director | 30/11/2023–22/05/2024 | 7 | |
| Director | 01/08/2024–Present | 5 |
Persons with significant control
2Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2019–Present | 2 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 117
- Since 12/04/1977
- Last 12 months
- 5
- Same as the year before (5)
- Most recent filing
- 07/07/2026
- 2 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 07/07/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 06/10/2025
Filing timeline
- 07/07/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-06-30 with updates
- 06/10/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-12-31
- 06/10/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Notice of agreement to exemption from audit of accounts for period ending 31/12/24
- 06/10/2025View PDF (62 pages)
Consolidated accounts of parent company for subsidiary company period ending 31/12/24
- 06/10/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Audit exemption statement of guarantee by parent company for period ending 31/12/24
- 07/07/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-06-30 with updates
- 16/10/2024View PDF (59 pages)
Consolidated accounts of parent company for subsidiary company period ending 31/12/23
- 16/10/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Notice of agreement to exemption from audit of accounts for period ending 31/12/23
- 16/10/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Audit exemption statement of guarantee by parent company for period ending 31/12/23
- 16/10/2024View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-12-31
- 28/08/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Previous accounting period shortened from 2024-11-30 to 2023-12-31
- 27/08/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Previous accounting period shortened from 2023-12-31 to 2023-11-30
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About BELL BROTHERS (OPTICIANS) LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
BELL BROTHERS (OPTICIANS) LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Unit 317 India Mill Business Centre, Darwen BB3 1AE. Companies House classifies its business as Retail sale by opticians. It has been on the register for 49 years 5 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2023 accounts report net assets of £305.92K and 17 employees. Its accounts are past the filing deadline shown on the registry record.
BELL BROTHERS (OPTICIANS) LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records BELL BROTHERS (OPTICIANS) LIMITED under one registered business activity: Retail sale by opticians (47.78/2 - SIC 2007).
BELL BROTHERS (OPTICIANS) LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 12/04/1977.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2023 and report net assets of £305.92K, total assets of £430.83K, cash in bank of £59.51K and total liabilities of £67.13K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 07/07/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-06-30 with updates, 2 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2026, which has passed and the next confirmation statement is due by 14/07/2027.
Companies House lists 4 officers (2 currently in post) and 2 people with significant control.