Association of British Dispensing Opticians(the)

Active02012484 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
21 April 1986 (40 years)
Industry
Technical and vocational secondary education (85320)
Activities of professional membership organizations (94120)
Directors
Davinia Hadley
Accounts type
Small
Region
South East
Address
Unit 2 Court Lodges Godmersham Park
Godmersham
Canterbury
CT4 7DT

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
20 June 2027
Last conf. stmt
6 June 2026

Charges

Total
2
Outstanding
1
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
1

Officers 8 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Hadley, Davinia
Director · Appointed 6 November 2025
British
Born June 1986 (40)
Director · Appointed 5 November 2024
Also at The Abdo College of Education · more companies
British
Born September 1970 (56)
Director · Appointed 5 November 2024
Also at Federation of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians, Boots Opticians Professional Services Limited
British
Born January 1975 (51)
O'Donnell, Kimberley
Director · Appointed 5 November 2024
British
Born October 1975 (51)
Russell, Dylan
Director · Appointed 5 November 2024
British
Born January 1994 (32)
Director · Appointed 5 November 2024
British
Born October 1973 (53)
Bridge, Alistair James
Secretary · Appointed 1 January 2023
Director · Appointed 2 September 2022
Also at The Abdo College of Education
Scottish
Born August 1964 (62)
Officer history (89 former)
14 May 2026
Resigned Gutsell, Kevin Andrew as Director
6 November 2025
Appointed Hadley, Davinia as Director
5 November 2025
Resigned Bleasdale, Lorraine as Director
27 July 2025
Resigned Begum, Saima as Director
7 November 2024
Resigned Lees, Julie Anne Roberta as Director
5 November 2024
Appointed Russell, Dylan as Director
5 November 2024
Appointed Gilbert, Sarah Jane as Director
5 November 2024
Appointed Twyning, Gillian as Director
5 November 2024
Resigned Harding, Steven as Director
5 November 2024
Resigned Symons, Andrew William Stewart as Director
5 November 2024
Appointed Bill, Deborah Ann as Director
5 November 2024
Appointed O'Donnell, Kimberley as Director
9 May 2024
Appointed Harding, Steven as Director
9 May 2024
Resigned Newsome, Daryl Vivian Ernest as Director
15 January 2024
Appointed Symons, Andrew William Stewart as Director
21 November 2023
Resigned Smith, Joshua Colin as Director
31 July 2023
Resigned Bickle, Gillian as Director
31 July 2023
Resigned Black, Peter Gavin as Director
1 January 2023
Appointed Bridge, Alistair James as Secretary
31 December 2022
Resigned Garrett, Anthony Peter, Sir as Secretary
2 September 2022
Appointed Rennie, Brenda Alexis as Director
15 May 2022
Appointed Gutsell, Kevin Andrew as Director
15 May 2022
Resigned Holmes, Joanne Teresa as Director
21 October 2021
Appointed Smith, Joshua Colin as Director
21 October 2021
Appointed Black, Peter Gavin as Director
20 October 2021
Appointed Bickle, Gillian as Director
20 October 2021
Resigned Milsom, Kevin William as Director
19 October 2021
Resigned Kousoulou, Gary Andrew as Director
19 October 2021
Resigned Rennie, Brenda Alexis as Director
10 June 2020
Resigned Marchant, Clive Rayner as Director
16 September 2019
Appointed Bleasdale, Lorraine as Director
15 September 2019
Resigned Gutsell, Kevin Andrew as Director
11 October 2018
Resigned Dynan, Gerardine Margaret as Director
11 October 2018
Appointed Lees, Julie Anne Roberta as Director
11 October 2018
Appointed Kousoulou, Gary Andrew as Director
11 October 2018
Resigned Cavaye, Keith Stewart, Mr. as Director
11 October 2018
Appointed Rennie, Brenda Alexis as Director
15 April 2018
Resigned Anderson, Fiona Elizabeth as Director
17 November 2017
Appointed Begum, Saima as Director
1 March 2017
Appointed Gutsell, Kevin Andrew as Director
26 January 2017
Resigned Patel, Rupesh as Director
30 September 2016
Appointed Newsome, Daryl Vivian Ernest as Director
30 September 2016
Appointed Patel, Rupesh as Director
30 September 2016
Resigned Black, Peter Gavin, Mr. as Director
30 September 2016
Resigned Blackman, Anthony as Director
21 April 2016
Resigned Brower, Jennifer Sally, Mrs. as Director
14 October 2015
Appointed Dynan, Gerardine Margaret as Director
8 October 2014
Resigned Gutsell, Kevin Andrew as Director
9 April 2014
Resigned Galloway, Ashton Charles Thomas as Director
9 April 2014
Appointed Holmes, Joanne Teresa as Director
9 April 2014
Appointed Marchant, Clive Rayner as Director
9 April 2014
Resigned Moffatt, Edwin Percy as Director
14 April 2013
Appointed Blackman, Anthony as Director
14 April 2013
Resigned Mcnamee, Angela as Director
12 October 2011
Appointed Milsom, Kevin William as Director
12 October 2011
Resigned Atkins, Nicholas Peter as Director
9 October 2010
Appointed Anderson, Fiona Elizabeth as Director
9 October 2010
Resigned Kousoulou, Garry Andrew as Director
9 October 2010
Resigned Duncan, Barry Thomas as Director
9 October 2010
Appointed Galloway, Ashton Charles Thomas as Director
3 October 2009
Resigned Plahay, Ravinder Kelly as Director
3 October 2009
Resigned Gordon, James as Director
2 October 2009
Appointed Gutsell, Kevin Andrew as Director
2 October 2009
Appointed Mcnamee, Angela as Director
15 September 2008
Appointed Cavaye, Keith Stewart, Mr. as Director
15 September 2008
Resigned Milsom, Kevin William as Director
15 September 2007
Resigned Cody, Michael Jude as Director
15 September 2007
Appointed Black, Peter Gavin, Mr. as Director
15 September 2007
Resigned Cavaye, Keith Stewart, Mr. as Director
15 September 2007
Appointed Moffatt, Edwin Percy as Director
15 September 2007
Appointed Kousoulou, Garry Andrew as Director
24 January 2007
Resigned Coxon, John Howard as Director
16 September 2006
Resigned Russell, James Hanfield as Director
16 September 2006
Appointed Gordon, James as Director
1 January 2005
Appointed Atkins, Nicholas Peter as Director
1 January 2005
Appointed Duncan, Barry Thomas as Director
1 January 2005
Appointed Cavaye, Keith Stewart, Mr. as Director
1 January 2005
Appointed Coxon, John Howard as Director
31 December 2004
Resigned Stewart, Gillian Hamilton as Director
31 December 2004
Resigned Devlin, Kim Sally as Director
31 December 2004
Resigned Fried, Joram Jacques as Director
31 December 2004
Resigned Stringer, Elizabeth Ann as Director
31 December 2004
Resigned Bowden, Timothy James as Director
31 December 2004
Resigned Bridle, David Charles as Director
31 December 2004
Resigned Golding, Stephen William as Director
31 December 2004
Resigned Vasani, Jayshree as Director
31 December 2004
Resigned Tomison, Glenn Andrew as Director
31 December 2004
Resigned Southgate, Susan Jane as Director
31 December 2004
Resigned Mitchell, Brian Jack as Director
31 December 2004
Resigned Gordon, James as Director
31 December 2004
Resigned Crook, Richard as Director
31 December 2004
Resigned Baker, John Roy Spencer as Director
31 December 2004
Resigned Parkhurst, Alan Sidney as Director
31 December 2004
31 December 2004
Resigned Taylor, Huntly James Russell as Director
31 December 2004
Resigned Clarke, Catherine as Director
31 December 2004
Resigned Roberts, Richard Noel as Director
11 February 2004
Appointed Vasani, Jayshree as Director
12 November 2003
Resigned Packford, Christopher John as Director
11 November 2003
Appointed Plahay, Ravinder Kelly as Director
11 November 2003
Appointed Clarke, Catherine as Director
14 May 2003
Resigned Harsant, Richard as Director
14 May 2003
Appointed Bowden, Timothy James as Director
5 November 2002
Resigned Lee, Colin as Director
8 May 2002
Resigned Hall, Eric as Director
14 February 2002
Resigned Watts, Edward as Director
14 February 2002
Appointed Stringer, Elizabeth Ann as Director
20 October 2001
Appointed Bridle, David Charles as Director
30 June 2001
Resigned Macdonald-Grute, Abilene as Director
7 October 2000
Appointed Lee, Colin as Director
7 October 2000
Appointed Southgate, Susan Jane as Director
25 August 2000
Resigned Underwood, Joan as Director
11 April 2000
Resigned Lee, Colin as Director
11 April 2000
Appointed Cody, Michael Jude as Director
29 February 2000
Resigned Stevens, Paula as Director
26 September 1999
Resigned James, Carol Mary as Director
18 August 1999
Appointed Stewart, Gillian Hamilton as Director
1 April 1999
1 April 1999
Appointed Garrett, Anthony Peter, Sir as Secretary
31 March 1999
4 November 1998
Resigned Offord, Mark Quentin as Director
4 November 1998
Appointed Macdonald-Grute, Abilene as Director
1 November 1998
Appointed Tomison, Glenn Andrew as Director
31 October 1998
Resigned Bridle, David Charles as Director
31 October 1998
Resigned Pugh, John Derek as Director
31 October 1998
Resigned Harris, Stephen James as Director
24 April 1998
Resigned Counter, Duncan Charles as Director
24 April 1998
Appointed Gordon, James as Director
16 March 1998
Appointed Stevens, Paula as Director
18 February 1998
Appointed Roberts, Richard Noel as Director
1 October 1997
Appointed Mitchell, Brian Jack as Director
1 October 1997
Appointed Brower, Jennifer Sally, Mrs. as Director
1 October 1997
Appointed Crook, Richard as Director
1 October 1997
Resigned Bailey, Rosemary Eleanor as Director
1 October 1997
Appointed Harris, Stephen James as Director
1 October 1997
Appointed Milsom, Kevin William as Director
1 October 1997
Resigned Mclaren, George William Derek as Director
1 June 1997
Resigned Loat, Jeffery Bernard as Director
12 February 1997
Resigned Griffiths, Anthony Ivor as Director
13 November 1996
Resigned Taylor, Maureen Elizabeth as Director
13 November 1996
Resigned Brower, Jennifer Sally, Mrs. as Director
13 November 1996
Appointed Bridle, David Charles as Director
13 November 1996
Appointed Golding, Stephen William as Director
11 September 1996
Resigned Meyjes, Richard, Sir as Director
13 September 1995
Appointed Loat, Jeffery Bernard as Director
12 April 1995
Resigned Roskill, John Wentworth as Secretary
12 April 1995
29 March 1995
Resigned Stokes, Michael John as Director
29 March 1995
Appointed Taylor, Maureen Elizabeth as Director
31 December 1994
Resigned Davies, Thomas Glyn as Director
15 May 1994
Resigned Wingate, Nigel Homer as Director
15 May 1994
Appointed Watts, Edward as Director
15 May 1994
Resigned Cripps, Andrew John as Director
15 May 1994
Appointed Offord, Mark Quentin as Director
15 May 1994
Resigned Keirl, Andrew William as Director
26 May 1993
Appointed Packford, Christopher John as Director
20 April 1993
Appointed Bailey, Rosemary Eleanor as Director
19 April 1993
Resigned Jaggs, Michael Richard Moore as Director
18 April 1993
Appointed Stokes, Michael John as Director
18 April 1993
Appointed Keirl, Andrew William as Director
3 March 1993
Appointed Parkhurst, Alan Sidney as Director
3 March 1993
Appointed Brower, Jennifer Sally, Mrs. as Director
3 March 1993
Appointed Hall, Eric as Director
3 March 1993
Appointed Counter, Duncan Charles as Director
3 March 1993
Appointed Harsant, Richard as Director
3 March 1993
Appointed Mclaren, George William Derek as Director
3 March 1993
Appointed Devlin, Kim Sally as Director
3 March 1993
Appointed Griffiths, Anthony Ivor as Director
3 March 1993
Appointed Lee, Colin as Director
3 March 1993
Appointed Pugh, John Derek as Director
3 March 1993
Appointed Taylor, Huntly James Russell as Director
3 March 1993
Appointed Davies, Thomas Glyn as Director
3 March 1993
Appointed Russell, James Hanfield as Director
3 March 1993
Appointed Wingate, Nigel Homer as Director
3 March 1993
Resigned Botten, Anthony Ronald as Director
3 March 1993
Resigned Reiner, Rex as Director
3 March 1993
Appointed Cripps, Andrew John as Director
3 March 1993
Appointed Jaggs, Michael Richard Moore as Director
3 March 1993
Appointed Underwood, Joan as Director
3 March 1993
Appointed James, Carol Mary as Director

Ownership 0 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

The company has declared that it has no person with significant control.

Group structure 18 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Association of British Dispensing Opticians(the) This company
Abdo International Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Abdo Publications Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Abdo Research Fund Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Loc Central Support Unit Holds 25–50% of voting rights
Arden, Herefordshire & Worcestershire Primary Eyecare Ltd. Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Loc Central Support Services Limited Holds 75–100% of voting rights
National Eye Health Week Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Primary Eyecare (Cambridgeshire) Limited Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Primary Eyecare (Cornwall & Isles of Scilly) Limited Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Primary Eyecare (Devon) Limited Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Primary Eyecare (East London & City) Limited Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Primary Eyecare (Kent & Medway) Limited Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Primary Eyecare (North Yorkshire and Humber) Limited Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Primary Eyecare Holdings Limited Holds 75–100% of voting rights
GM Primary Eyecare Limited DissolvedHolds 75–100% of voting rights
Primary Eyecare Screening Limited Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Primary Eyecare Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Financials

Net Assets
£812,493
Cash
£453,352
Turnover
£3,959,814
Profit Before Tax
(£75,924)
Employees
28
Debt Ratio
56%
Current Ratio
0.9x
Profit Margin
-2%
Return on Equity
-9%

Trend

Turnover
£0 £2.0M £4.0M 2023 2024 £3,292,228 £3,959,814
Balance sheet detail
20242023
Fixed Assets£933,875£982,796
Current Assets£930,735£952,162
Debtors£477,383£773,285
Cash£453,352£178,877
Creditors (< 1 year)£1,052,117£1,045,965
Net Current Assets(£121,382)(£93,803)
Net Assets£812,493£888,993
Shareholder Funds£812,493£888,993
Turnover£3,959,814£3,292,228
Cost of Sales£1,244,857£1,191,602
Gross Profit£2,714,957£2,100,626
Admin Expenses£3,348,059£3,354,462
Operating Profit(£69,370)(£608,616)
Profit Before Tax(£75,924)(£613,056)
Tax£576£495
Profit for Period(£76,500)(£613,551)

Filings 291

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
6 October 2026Accounts for a small company31 December 2025
19 June 2026Confirmation statement with no updates6 June 2026
1 June 2026Appointment of a director
27 May 2026Termination of appointment of a director
18 May 2026Termination of appointment of a director
Show all 291 filings

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