Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
31/07/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/10/2025Due 31/07/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/10/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/10/2025
JOHN PREBBLE OPTICIANS LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 116 Meols Parade, Meols, Wirral, Merseyside CH47 5AZ
- 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.
Pre-Score for UK companies is coming soon
- 24/07/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of John Prebble as a person with significant control on 2026-07-23
- 06/03/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mrs Emma Jayne Atherton as a person with significant control on 2026-03-05
- 06/03/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Miss Siobhan Prebble as a person with significant control on 2026-03-05
- 05/03/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Clare Bernadette Prebble as a person with significant control on 2026-03-04
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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.
On schedule
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
06/01/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 23/12/2025Due 06/01/2027
- Next statement date
- 23/12/2026
- Last statement dated
- 23/12/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures JOHN PREBBLE OPTICIANS LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£80.97K2025
-11.31%vs 20242024: £91.29K
Total Assets
£148.46K2025
-13.52%vs 20242024: £171.66K
Cash in Bank
£14.59K2025
-0.10%vs 20242024: £14.60K
Total Liabilities
£42.28K2025
0.84%vs 20242024: £41.93K
Employees
92025
+1vs 20242024: 8
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 3 fell. Total assets moved furthest, down 13.52% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for JOHN PREBBLE OPTICIANS LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through JOHN PREBBLE OPTICIANS LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +12.2% 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 | 9 | +1 |
| 2024 | 8 | -1 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | +1 |
| 2021 | 8 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 8 in 2021 to 9 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
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Officers
10Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee Secretary | 13/06/1994–13/06/1994 | 4534 | |
| Secretary | 13/06/1994–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 05/02/2008–30/04/2014 | 2 | |
| Director | 29/10/2014–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 29/11/2011–30/04/2014 | 0 | |
| Director | 03/07/1994–15/02/1999 | 0 | |
| Director | 12/01/2024–27/11/2025 | 0 | |
| Director | 20/02/2022–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 01/11/2000–30/11/2011 | 1 | |
| Director | 14/06/1994–Present | 5 |
Persons with significant control
5Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 23/12/2025–Present | 2 | |
| 06/04/2016–04/03/2026 | 1 | |
| 23/12/2025–Present | 2 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 1 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 5 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 17
- Since 15/06/2023
- Last 12 months
- 11
- +10 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 24/07/2026
- 2 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Officer changes (7)Latest 24/07/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 29/01/2026
- Confirmation statement (3)Latest 23/12/2025
Filing timeline
- 24/07/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of John Prebble as a person with significant control on 2026-07-23
- 06/03/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mrs Emma Jayne Atherton as a person with significant control on 2026-03-05
- 06/03/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Miss Siobhan Prebble as a person with significant control on 2026-03-05
- 05/03/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Clare Bernadette Prebble as a person with significant control on 2026-03-04
- 29/01/2026View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-10-31
- 23/12/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Emma Jayne Atherton as a person with significant control on 2025-12-23
- 23/12/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-12-23 with updates
- 23/12/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Siobhan Prebble as a person with significant control on 2025-12-23
- 28/11/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-28 with no updates
- 27/11/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Clare Bernadette Prebble as a director on 2025-11-27
- 23/10/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-23 with no updates
- 23/10/2024View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-10-23 with updates
Showing 12 of 17 filings
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About JOHN PREBBLE OPTICIANS LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
JOHN PREBBLE OPTICIANS LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 116 Meols Parade, Meols, Wirral, Merseyside CH47 5AZ. Companies House classifies its business as Retail sale by opticians. It has been on the register for 32 years 3 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £80.97K and 9 employees.
JOHN PREBBLE OPTICIANS LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records JOHN PREBBLE OPTICIANS LIMITED under one registered business activity: Retail sale by opticians (47.78/2 - SIC 2007).
JOHN PREBBLE OPTICIANS LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 14/06/1994.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £80.97K, total assets of £148.46K, cash in bank of £14.59K and total liabilities of £42.28K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 24/07/2026: Cessation of John Prebble as a person with significant control on 2026-07-23, 2 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/07/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 06/01/2027.
Companies House lists 10 officers (4 currently in post) and 5 people with significant control (4 current).