Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
31/12/2026Filing deadline
Made up to 31/03/2025Due 31/12/2026
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/03/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/03/2025
FIRST LIGHT OPTICAL COMPANY LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 19 Hannah Street, Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taff CF39 9RB
- 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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- 17/09/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Purchase of own shares.
- 17/09/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Cancellation of shares. Statement of capital on 2026-07-14
- 17/09/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Purchase of own shares.
- 15/07/2026View PDF (18 pages)
Memorandum and Articles of Association
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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.
Due in 89 days
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
10/07/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 26/06/2026Due 10/07/2027
- Next statement date
- 26/06/2027
- Last statement dated
- 26/06/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures FIRST LIGHT OPTICAL COMPANY LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£681.67K2025
29.18%vs 20242024: £527.69K
Total Assets
£1.65M2025
19.07%vs 20242024: £1.39M
Cash in Bank
£236.44K2025
60.18%vs 20242024: £147.61K
Total Liabilities
£739.79K2025
4.76%vs 20242024: £706.21K
Employees
462025
-2vs 20242024: 48
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 rose. Total assets moved furthest, up 19.07% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for FIRST LIGHT OPTICAL COMPANY LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through FIRST LIGHT OPTICAL COMPANY LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +21.6% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2023–2025Every measure end to end across 2023, 2024 and 2025, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2025.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 × 5 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 5 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46 | -2 |
| 2024 | 48 | +5 |
| 2023 | 43 | +8 |
| 2022 | 35 | +4 |
| 2021 | 31 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 31 in 2021 to 46 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
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- Past performance
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Officers
13Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 26/06/2003–31/03/2013 | 4 | |
| Nominee Director | 26/06/2003–26/06/2003 | 5013 | |
| Nominee Secretary | 26/06/2003–26/06/2003 | 3733 | |
| Secretary | 01/04/2013–15/06/2020 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/04/2009–25/04/2022 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/06/2018–16/12/2018 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 26/06/2003–01/04/2013 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/06/2018–18/03/2020 | 0 | |
| Director | 05/04/2008–Present | 11 | |
| Director | 26/06/2003–04/04/2025 | 7 | |
| Director | 13/10/2020–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 01/06/2018–18/03/2020 | 2 | |
| Director | 13/10/2020–Present | 0 |
Persons with significant control
4Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–04/04/2025 | 7 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 7 | |
| 01/09/2020–Present | 11 | |
| 04/04/2025–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 13
- Since 26/06/2020
- Last 12 months
- 10
- Most recent filing
- 17/09/2026
- less than a month ago
What changed in the last year
- Share capital (2)Latest 17/09/2026
- Confirmation statement (5)Latest 23/04/2026
Filing timeline
- 17/09/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Purchase of own shares.
- 17/09/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Cancellation of shares. Statement of capital on 2026-07-14
- 17/09/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Purchase of own shares.
- 15/07/2026View PDF (18 pages)
Memorandum and Articles of Association
- 27/04/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 2020-10-13
- 23/04/2026View PDF (5 pages)
Replacement Filing of Confirmation Statement dated 2022-06-26
- 23/04/2026View PDF (5 pages)
Replacement Filing of Confirmation Statement dated 2021-06-26
- 23/04/2026View PDF (5 pages)
Replacement Filing of Confirmation Statement dated 2025-06-26
- 23/04/2026View PDF (5 pages)
Replacement Filing of Confirmation Statement dated 2024-06-26
- 23/04/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Replacement Filing of Confirmation Statement dated 2020-06-26
- 14/07/2022View PDF (8 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2022-06-15 with updates
- 28/06/2022View PDF (8 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2022-06-26 with updates
Showing 12 of 13 filings
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About FIRST LIGHT OPTICAL COMPANY LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
FIRST LIGHT OPTICAL COMPANY LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 19 Hannah Street, Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taff CF39 9RB. Companies House classifies its business as Retail sale by opticians. It has been on the register for 23 years 3 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £681.67K and 46 employees.
FIRST LIGHT OPTICAL COMPANY LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records FIRST LIGHT OPTICAL COMPANY LIMITED under one registered business activity: Retail sale by opticians (47.78/2 - SIC 2007).
FIRST LIGHT OPTICAL COMPANY LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 26/06/2003.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £681.67K, total assets of £1.65M, cash in bank of £236.44K and total liabilities of £739.79K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 17/09/2026: Purchase of own shares., less than a month ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 10/07/2027.
Companies House lists 13 officers (3 currently in post) and 4 people with significant control (3 current).