Annual accounts
Medium accounts
30/09/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 27/12/2025Due 30/09/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 30/12/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 27/12/2025
OPTICAL EXPRESS (GYLE) LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 200 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow G2 5SG
- Classification (SIC)
- Retail sale by opticians (47.78/2 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Medium
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
Pre-Score for UK companies is coming soon
- 01/04/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-04-01 with no updates
- 29/09/2025View PDF (28 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2024-12-28
- 01/04/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-04-01 with no updates
- 01/11/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Stewart Mein on 2024-10-31
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- Whether the filed accounts are strengthening or weakening year on year.
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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
15/04/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 01/04/2026Due 15/04/2027
- Next statement date
- 01/04/2027
- Last statement dated
- 01/04/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures OPTICAL EXPRESS (GYLE) LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2022–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£23.36M2024
12.68%vs 20232023: £20.73M
Total Assets
£30.23M2024
8.87%vs 20232023: £27.77M
Cash in Bank
£188.00K2024
-58.68%vs 20232023: £455.00K
Total Liabilities
£4.18M2024
2.90%vs 20232023: £4.06M
Employees
832024
+13vs 20232023: 70
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 3 rose and 1 fell. Net assets moved furthest, up 12.68% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for OPTICAL EXPRESS (GYLE) LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through OPTICAL EXPRESS (GYLE) LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +14.9% 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 moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2022–2024.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 2022–2024.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 83 | +13 |
| 2023 | 70 | -11 |
| 2022 | 81 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 81 in 2022 to 83 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
7Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee Director | 22/04/1994–22/04/1994 | 7164 | |
| Nominee Secretary | 22/04/1994–22/04/1994 | 16536 | |
| Director | 22/04/1994–Present | 101 | |
| Director | 29/05/2008–Present | 25 | |
| Secretary | 22/04/1994–Present | 17 | |
| Director | 06/02/2020–Present | 5 | |
| Director | 29/05/2008–06/02/2020 | 8 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 9
- Since 11/04/2023
- Last 12 months
- 1
- -2 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 01/04/2026
- 6 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 01/04/2026
Filing timeline
- 01/04/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-04-01 with no updates
- 29/09/2025View PDF (28 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2024-12-28
- 01/04/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-04-01 with no updates
- 01/11/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Stewart Mein on 2024-10-31
- 26/09/2024View PDF (27 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2023-12-30
- 02/04/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-04-01 with no updates
- 13/10/2023View PDF (26 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2022-12-31
- 30/06/2023View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from The Ca'd'oro 45 Gordon Street Glasgow G1 3PE to 200 st. Vincent Street Glasgow G2 5SG on 2023-06-30
- 11/04/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-04-01 with no updates
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About OPTICAL EXPRESS (GYLE) LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
OPTICAL EXPRESS (GYLE) LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 200 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow G2 5SG. Companies House classifies its business as Retail sale by opticians. It has been on the register for 32 years 5 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £23.36M and 83 employees.
OPTICAL EXPRESS (GYLE) LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records OPTICAL EXPRESS (GYLE) LIMITED under one registered business activity: Retail sale by opticians (47.78/2 - SIC 2007).
OPTICAL EXPRESS (GYLE) LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 22/04/1994.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £23.36M, total assets of £30.23M, cash in bank of £188.00K and total liabilities of £4.18M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 01/04/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-04-01 with no updates, 6 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 15/04/2027.
Companies House lists 7 officers (4 currently in post) and 0 people with significant control.