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
OBSERVATORY 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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- 29/01/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Resolutions
- 29/01/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of share class name or designation
- 29/01/2026View PDF (31 pages)
Memorandum and Articles of Association
- 29/01/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Particulars of variation of rights attached to shares
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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
14/12/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 30/11/2025Due 14/12/2026
- Next statement date
- 30/11/2026
- Last statement dated
- 30/11/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures OBSERVATORY LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2023; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£569.55K2023
5.08%vs 20222022: £542.02K
Total Assets
£764.33K2023
5.26%vs 20222022: £726.12K
Cash in Bank
£558.45K2023
9.72%vs 20222022: £508.97K
Total Liabilities
£194.78K2023
5.80%vs 20222022: £184.10K
Employees
72023
+1vs 20222022: 6
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 rose. Cash in bank moved furthest, up 9.72% on 2022. See the full financial analysis for OBSERVATORY LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through OBSERVATORY LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +15.2% 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 | 7 | +1 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 6 in 2021 to 7 in 2023. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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Officers
13Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 31/10/2024–Present | 533 | |
| Secretary | 09/07/1998–25/10/2006 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 09/07/1998–09/07/1998 | 2 | |
| Director | 09/07/1998–30/04/2001 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/08/2007–12/07/2019 | 3 | |
| Secretary | 25/10/2006–01/04/2011 | 1 | |
| Director | 26/01/2001–25/10/2006 | 0 | |
| Director | 18/01/2012–18/10/2023 | 3 | |
| Director | 31/12/2025–Present | 3 | |
| Director | 09/07/1998–17/10/2024 | 10 | |
| Director | 31/10/2023–31/10/2024 | 2 | |
| Secretary | 01/04/2011–25/09/2018 | 0 | |
| Director | 09/07/1998–09/07/1998 | 5 |
Persons with significant control
5Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 31/10/2023–Present | 286 | |
| 06/04/2016–06/04/2016 | 3 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 10 | |
| 06/04/2016–17/10/2024 | 10 | |
| 31/12/2025–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 47
- Since 23/01/2023
- Last 12 months
- 16
- +9 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 29/01/2026
- 8 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Officer changes (7)Latest 20/01/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 22/12/2025
- Accounts filedLatest 06/10/2025
Filing timeline
- 29/01/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Resolutions
- 29/01/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of share class name or designation
- 29/01/2026View PDF (31 pages)
Memorandum and Articles of Association
- 29/01/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Particulars of variation of rights attached to shares
- 20/01/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Otto Optical Ltd as a person with significant control on 2025-12-31
- 20/01/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Ho2 Management Limited as a person with significant control on 2025-12-31
- 20/01/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Gregory Mayor as a director on 2025-12-31
- 22/12/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Imran Hakim as a director on 2024-10-31
- 22/12/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Imran Hakim as a director on 2024-10-31
- 22/12/2025View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-30 with updates
- 10/12/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Imran Hakim on 2023-10-31
- 10/12/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Imran Hakim on 2023-10-31
Showing 12 of 47 filings
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About OBSERVATORY LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
OBSERVATORY 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 28 years 2 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2023 accounts report net assets of £569.55K and 7 employees. Its accounts are past the filing deadline shown on the registry record.
OBSERVATORY LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records OBSERVATORY LIMITED under one registered business activity: Retail sale by opticians (47.78/2 - SIC 2007).
OBSERVATORY LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 09/07/1998.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2023 and report net assets of £569.55K, total assets of £764.33K, cash in bank of £558.45K and total liabilities of £194.78K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 29/01/2026: Resolutions, 8 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 14/12/2026.
Companies House lists 13 officers (2 currently in post) and 5 people with significant control (3 current).