FIRST CONTACT OPTICIANS LIMITED

Active

Registry details

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Registered office
Unit 317 India Mill Business Centre, Darwen BB3 1AE
Accounts type
Total Exemption Full

Company activity

Every document filed at Companies House for this company.

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  1. 23/09/2026

    Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued

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  2. 22/09/2026

    First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off

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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.

Annual accounts

Total Exemption Full accounts

3 days overdue

30/09/2026Filing deadline

Next accounts made up to
31/12/2025
Last accounts made up to
31/12/2024

Confirmation statement

Confirms the registry record is up to date

On schedule

23/06/2027Filing deadline

Next statement date
09/06/2027
Last statement dated
09/06/2026

See the full filing history

Financial performance

The latest figures FIRST CONTACT OPTICIANS LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.

Net Assets

£427.34K2024
43.42%vs 2023

2023: £297.96K

Total Assets

£577.56K2024
17.31%vs 2023

2023: £492.33K

Cash in Bank

£115.27K2024
-39.45%vs 2023

2023: £190.35K

Total Liabilities

£150.22K2024
-22.71%vs 2023

2023: £194.37K

Employees

72024
0vs 2023

2023: 7

Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose and 2 fell. Net assets moved furthest, up 43.42% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for FIRST CONTACT OPTICIANS LIMITED.

Employees

Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2024.

62021
72022
72023
72024
YearEmployeesChange
202470
202370
20227+1
20216–

Reported employee count increased from 6 in 2021 to 7 in 2024. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.

Credit report

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Officers

10

Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.

PersonRolePeriodConnected companies
Director11/04/2011–09/09/20134
Director29/10/2024–Present533
Nominee Director28/02/2000–28/02/20001253
Director30/05/2025–Present2
Nominee Secretary28/02/2000–28/02/20004534
Director14/03/2014–01/11/20177
Director31/03/2000–29/10/20244
Director30/05/2025–Present2
Director01/11/2017–02/01/20212
Secretary31/03/2000–29/10/20240

Persons with significant control

7

Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.

PersonPeriodConnected companies
06/04/2016–29/10/20241
06/04/2016–Present1
29/10/2024–Present286
30/05/2025–Present0
30/05/2025–Present0
06/04/2016–Present4
06/04/2016–29/10/20244

Filing history and recent activity

Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.

Filings on record
2
Since 22/09/2026
Last 12 months
2
Most recent filing
23/09/2026
less than a month ago

What changed in the last year

  • Insolvency or dissolution (2)Latest 23/09/2026

Filing timeline

  1. 23/09/2026

    Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued

    View PDF (1 pages)
  2. 22/09/2026

    First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off

    View PDF (1 pages)

See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due

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About FIRST CONTACT OPTICIANS LIMITED

A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.

FIRST CONTACT 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 Other human health activities. It has been on the register for 26 years 7 months.

The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £427.34K and 7 employees. Its accounts are past the filing deadline shown on the registry record.

FIRST CONTACT OPTICIANS LIMITED: frequently asked questions

Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.

Companies House records FIRST CONTACT OPTICIANS LIMITED under one registered business activity: Other human health activities (86.90 - SIC 2007).

FIRST CONTACT OPTICIANS LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 28/02/2000.

The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £427.34K, total assets of £577.56K, cash in bank of £115.27K and total liabilities of £150.22K.

The most recent document on the record is dated 23/09/2026: Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued, less than a month ago.

On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2026, which has passed and the next confirmation statement is due by 23/06/2027.

Companies House lists 10 officers (3 currently in post) and 7 people with significant control (5 current).