Website & contact details
- Website
Grafton Optical Company Limited
- Incorporated
- 7 January 1954 (72 years)
- Industry
- Non-specialised wholesale trade (46900)
- Directors
- Brian John Bowles
- Owned by
- Brian John Bowles
- Accounts type
- Unaudited abridged
- Address
- Unit 7 River Park Industrial EstateBillet LaneBerkhamstedHP4 1HL
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 31 March 2028
- Last accounts
- 30 June 2026
- Conf. stmt due
- 22 December 2026
- Last conf. stmt
- 8 December 2025
Charges
- Total
- 4
- Outstanding
- 2
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 2
Officers 1 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Bowles, Brian John
Director
British
Born February 1951 (75)
Officer history (5 former)
6 April 2008
16 December 2004
9 December 2004
Resigned Newberry, Bettina as Secretary
1 August 2003
Appointed Newberry, Bettina as Secretary
31 July 2003
Resigned Markham, Pamela as Secretary
31 July 1999
Resigned Redfearn, Malcolm John as Director
19 May 1997
Appointed Markham, Pamela as Secretary
19 May 1997
Resigned Redfearn, Malcolm John as Secretary
Ownership 1 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Brian John Bowles
Individual · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
British
Born February 1951 (75)
Financials
Figures from 2025 accounts. Newer accounts, made up to 30 June 2026, are filed but not read yet. See them on Companies House
- Cash
- £1,320,701
- Employees
- 10
- Current Ratio
- 5.9x
Trend
Shareholder Funds
Balance sheet detail
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £66,449 | £97,602 | £89,813 | £41,857 | |
| Current Assets | £2,058,134 | £1,983,453 | £1,425,126 | £1,167,833 | |
| Debtors | £207,324 | £296,972 | £173,760 | £169,497 | |
| Cash | £1,320,701 | £1,273,488 | £736,504 | £400,663 | |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £348,163 | £343,937 | £452,507 | £420,787 | |
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £0 | £50,000 | |||
| Net Current Assets | £1,709,971 | £1,639,516 | £972,619 | £747,046 | |
| Net Assets | £1,062,432 | £738,903 | |||
| Shareholder Funds | £1,776,420 | £1,737,118 | £1,062,432 | £738,903 |
What Grafton Optical Company say about themselves
“Grafton Optical is one of the UK's leading suppliers of optometry and ophthalmology instruments - keeping Britain's hospitals and opticians focused”
Filings
Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 December 2025 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 8 December 2025 | ||
| 14 November 2025 | Unaudited abridged accounts | 30 June 2025 | ||
| 20 December 2024 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 8 December 2024 | ||
| 9 October 2024 | Unaudited abridged accounts | 30 June 2024 | ||
| 8 December 2023 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 8 December 2023 |
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