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
MARK BLANKSTONE 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.
Pre-Score for UK companies is coming soon
- 15/04/2026View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-04-08 with updates
- 06/10/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Audit exemption statement of guarantee by parent company for period ending 31/12/24
- 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
22/04/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 08/04/2026Due 22/04/2027
- Next statement date
- 08/04/2027
- Last statement dated
- 08/04/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures MARK BLANKSTONE OPTICIANS LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£52.56K2024
-24.21%vs 20232023: £69.34K
Total Assets
£155.04K2024
-26.71%vs 20232023: £211.55K
Total Liabilities
£131.27K2022
-27.45%vs 20212021: £180.95K
Employees
82024
+1vs 20232023: 7
Of the 3 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 3 fell. Total assets moved furthest, down 26.71% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for MARK BLANKSTONE OPTICIANS LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through MARK BLANKSTONE OPTICIANS LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -22.4% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2022–2024Every measure end to end across 2022, 2023 and 2024, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved4 chartsCharts by indicator4 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2024.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures2 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 4 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 4 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2024.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | +1 |
| 2023 | 7 | +2 |
| 2022 | 5 | -1 |
| 2021 | 6 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 6 in 2021 to 8 in 2024. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
It is a professional assessment of the company 's performance, revealing company's potential and risks, showing it's past experiences and revealing future prospects.
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Officers
10Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 01/04/2025–Present | 3 | |
| Nominee Secretary | 16/05/1996–16/05/1996 | 37378 | |
| Nominee Director | 16/05/1996–16/05/1996 | 35394 | |
| Director | 17/05/1996–15/05/2024 | 1 | |
| Director | 01/04/2025–Present | 3 | |
| Director | 01/04/2025–Present | 3 | |
| Director | 20/02/2024–Present | 533 | |
| Secretary | 05/06/2005–20/02/2024 | 0 | |
| Director | 16/05/1996–06/06/1996 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 16/05/1996–04/06/2005 | 0 |
Persons with significant control
10Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 20/02/2024–Present | 286 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 1 | |
| 06/04/2016–20/02/2024 | 1 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–20/02/2024 | 0 | |
| 01/04/2025–Present | 1 | |
| 01/04/2025–Present | 1 | |
| 01/04/2025–Present | 1 | |
| 02/04/2024–Present | 2 | |
| 02/04/2024–26/10/2024 | 2 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 35
- Since 18/11/2022
- Last 12 months
- 5
- -6 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 15/04/2026
- 5 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 15/04/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 06/10/2025
Filing timeline
- 15/04/2026View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-04-08 with updates
- 06/10/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Audit exemption statement of guarantee by parent company for period ending 31/12/24
- 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 (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-12-31
- 08/04/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Ms Nicola Helen Hill as a director on 2025-04-01
- 08/04/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr John Pollock as a director on 2025-04-01
- 08/04/2025View PDF (6 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-04-08 with updates
- 07/04/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Cgore Ltd as a person with significant control on 2025-04-01
- 07/04/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Jbp Optical Limited as a person with significant control on 2025-04-01
- 07/04/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Nicola Hill Limited as a person with significant control on 2025-04-01
- 07/04/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mrs Christine Teresa Gore as a director on 2025-04-01
Showing 12 of 35 filings
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About MARK BLANKSTONE OPTICIANS LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
MARK BLANKSTONE 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 30 years 4 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £52.56K and 8 employees. Its accounts are past the filing deadline shown on the registry record.
MARK BLANKSTONE OPTICIANS LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records MARK BLANKSTONE OPTICIANS LIMITED under one registered business activity: Retail sale by opticians (47.78/2 - SIC 2007).
MARK BLANKSTONE OPTICIANS LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 17/05/1996.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £52.56K, total assets of £155.04K and total liabilities of £131.27K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 15/04/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-04-08 with updates, 5 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 22/04/2027.
Companies House lists 10 officers (4 currently in post) and 10 people with significant control (7 current).