Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
28/02/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/05/2025Due 28/02/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/05/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/05/2025
THE SPECTACLE FACTORY LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- The Office, Moor Lane Farm, Downall Green Road, Ashton-In-Makerfield, Wigan WN4 0NA
- Classification (SIC)
- Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods in specialised stores (not incl. hearing aids) n.e.c. (47.74/9 - 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
- 10/03/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Tsf Holdings Limited as a person with significant control on 2026-03-09
- 10/03/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-03-09 with no updates
- 10/03/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mrs Amanda Jane Sands as a person with significant control on 2026-03-09
- 20/02/2026View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-05-31
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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
23/03/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 09/03/2026Due 23/03/2027
- Next statement date
- 09/03/2027
- Last statement dated
- 09/03/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures THE SPECTACLE FACTORY LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£805.10K2025
7.16%vs 20242024: £751.28K
Total Assets
£1.33M2025
3.79%vs 20242024: £1.28M
Cash in Bank
£360.46K2025
10.34%vs 20242024: £326.68K
Total Liabilities
£198.95K2025
0.63%vs 20242024: £197.71K
Employees
122025
+5vs 20242024: 7
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 rose. Net assets moved furthest, up 7.16% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for THE SPECTACLE FACTORY LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through THE SPECTACLE FACTORY LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +2.8% 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 | 12 | +5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | -1 |
| 2022 | 8 | +2 |
| 2021 | 6 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 6 in 2021 to 12 in 2025. 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
8Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 31/01/1997–31/12/2002 | 14 | |
| Nominee Secretary | 19/03/1996–19/03/1996 | 37378 | |
| Nominee Director | 19/03/1996–19/03/1996 | 35394 | |
| Director | 20/03/1996–Present | 4 | |
| Secretary | 19/03/1996–31/12/1996 | 0 | |
| Director | 31/12/1996–21/07/1998 | 0 | |
| Director | 31/01/1997–30/03/2015 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 31/12/1996–04/03/2019 | 0 |
Persons with significant control
2Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 01/07/2016–Present | 4 | |
| 09/03/2026–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 11
- Since 24/03/2023
- Last 12 months
- 4
- +1 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 10/03/2026
- 6 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Officer changes (2)Latest 10/03/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 10/03/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 20/02/2026
Filing timeline
- 10/03/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Tsf Holdings Limited as a person with significant control on 2026-03-09
- 10/03/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-03-09 with no updates
- 10/03/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mrs Amanda Jane Sands as a person with significant control on 2026-03-09
- 20/02/2026View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-05-31
- 19/03/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-03-09 with no updates
- 24/02/2025View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-05-31
- 07/01/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from Suite 7, Lesscent House 405 Wigan Road Ashton-in-Makerfield Wigan WN4 0AR England to The Office, Moor Lane Farm, Downall Green Road Ashton-in-Makerfield Wigan WN4 0NA on 2025-01-07
- 12/03/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-03-09 with no updates
- 06/02/2024View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-05-31
- 27/07/2023View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from C/O the Office 35 Townfields Ashton-in-Makerfield Wigan WN4 9LJ England to Suite 7, Lesscent House 405 Wigan Road Ashton-in-Makerfield Wigan WN4 0AR on 2023-07-27
- 24/03/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-03-09 with no updates
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About THE SPECTACLE FACTORY LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
THE SPECTACLE FACTORY LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in The Office, Moor Lane Farm, Downall Green Road, Ashton-In-Makerfield, Wigan WN4 0NA. Companies House classifies its business as Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods in specialised stores (not incl. hearing aids) n.e.c.. It has been on the register for 30 years 6 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £805.10K and 12 employees.
THE SPECTACLE FACTORY LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records THE SPECTACLE FACTORY LIMITED under one registered business activity: Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods in specialised stores (not incl. hearing aids) n.e.c. (47.74/9 - SIC 2007).
THE SPECTACLE FACTORY LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 20/03/1996.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £805.10K, total assets of £1.33M, cash in bank of £360.46K and total liabilities of £198.95K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 10/03/2026: Notification of Tsf Holdings Limited as a person with significant control on 2026-03-09, 6 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 28/02/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 23/03/2027.
Companies House lists 8 officers (1 currently in post) and 2 people with significant control.