Croydon Specsavers Limited

Active02230150 Private limited company

Incorporated: 14 March 1988 (38 years)
Industry: Retail sale by opticians (47782)
Directors: Seema Mayoor Patel
Clarke Samuel Longwell
Mark Richard Holroyd
all 6 directors
Owned by: Specsavers UK Holdings Limited
Accounts type: Audit exemption subsidiary
Region: South East
Address: Forum 6
Parkway
Solent Business Park Whiteley
Fareham
PO15 7PA

Filing status

Accounts due: 30 November 2026
Last accounts: 28 February 2025
Conf. stmt due: 22 June 2027
Last conf. stmt: 8 June 2026

Officers 7 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 30 September 2019

Also at Croydon Northend Visionplus Limited, Croydon Specsavers Hearcare Limited, Croydon Visionplus Limited · more companies

British

Born December 1978 (47)

Longwell, Clarke Samuel

Director · Appointed 12 November 1998

Also at Croydon Northend Visionplus Limited, Croydon Specsavers Hearcare Limited, Croydon Visionplus Limited · more companies

British

Born February 1970 (56)

Holroyd, Mark Richard

Director · Appointed 9 March 1998

Also at Croydon Northend Visionplus Limited, Croydon Visionplus Limited · more companies

British

Born December 1969 (56)

Perkins, Douglas John David

Director · Appointed 9 March 1998

Also at Leominster Visionplus Limited, Witney Specsavers Limited, Witney Visionplus Limited · more companies

British

Born April 1943 (83)

Specsavers Optical Group Limited

Corporate Nominee Director · Appointed 18 October 1995

Also at Aberdare Specsavers Limited, Aberdeen Specsavers Limited, Aberdeen Visionplus Limited · more companies

Perkins, Mary Lesley

Director · Appointed 24 May 1994

Also at Manchester 2 Domiciliary Specsavers Limited, Newcastle 2 Domiciliary Specsavers Limited, Leominster Visionplus Limited · more companies

British

Born February 1944 (82)

Specsavers Optical Group Limited

Corporate Nominee Secretary

Also at Aberdare Specsavers Limited, Aberdeen Specsavers Limited, Aberdeen Visionplus Limited · more companies

Officer history (10 former)

30 September 2019

Appointed Patel, Seema Mayoor as Director

30 September 2019

Resigned Pennell, William Mark as Director

30 June 2014

Appointed Pennell, William Mark as Director

6 April 2014

Resigned Ewer, Martyn Damian as Director

2 June 2009

Resigned O'Toole, Michael John as Director

2 June 2009

Appointed Ewer, Martyn Damian as Director

9 January 2002

Resigned Rich, Paul Stephen as Director

9 January 2002

Appointed O'Toole, Michael John as Director

12 November 1998

Appointed Longwell, Clarke Samuel as Director

9 March 1998

Appointed Rich, Paul Stephen as Director

9 March 1998

Appointed Holroyd, Mark Richard as Director

9 March 1998

Appointed Perkins, Douglas John David as Director

2 March 1998

Resigned Horler, Michael David as Director

5 September 1997

Resigned Read, David as Director

6 September 1996

Appointed Horler, Michael David as Director

25 February 1996

Resigned Boole, Peter as Director

18 October 1995

Appointed Specsavers Optical Group Limited as Corporate Nominee Director

18 October 1995

Appointed Boole, Peter as Director

18 October 1995

Appointed Read, David as Director

18 October 1995

Resigned Freear, Stephen John as Director

18 October 1995

Resigned Perkins, Douglas John David as Director

24 May 1994

Appointed Perkins, Mary Lesley as Director

24 May 1994

Appointed Freear, Stephen John as Director

24 May 1994

Appointed Perkins, Douglas John David as Director

24 May 1994

Resigned Hannigan, Andrew Norman as Director

Ownership 1 active

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

Specsavers UK Holdings Limited

Corporate entity · Notified 29 October 2017

Owns 25–50% of shares

Holds 25–50% of voting rights

Private Company Limited By Shares

Reg. no. 10837649

Former controllers (2)

29 October 2017

Ceased Douglas John David Perkins — Owns 25–50% of shares

29 October 2017

Ceased Mary Lesley Perkins — Owns 25–50% of shares

Group structure 33 shown

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited

Specsavers Healthcall Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Specsavers Hearcare Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Specsavers Procurement UK Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Airways Optical Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

International Glazing Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Lens-Online Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

NLRX Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Specsavers Fulfilment Services UK Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Vision Labs Ltd. Owns 75–100% of shares

Specsavers Recruitment Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Specsavers UK Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Abbey Centre Specsavers Limited Owns 25–50% of shares

Abbey Centre Visionplus Limited Right to appoint and remove directors

Aberdare Specsavers Limited Owns 25–50% of shares

Aberdeen Domiciliary Specsavers Limited Owns 50–75% of shares

Aberdeen Specsavers Hearcare Limited Owns 50–75% of shares

Aberdeen Specsavers Limited Owns 50–75% of shares

Aberdeen Visionplus Limited Right to appoint and remove directors

Abergavenny Specsavers Limited Owns 25–50% of shares

Abergavenny Visionplus Limited Right to appoint and remove directors

Aberystwyth Specsavers Hearcare Limited Owns 50–75% of shares

Aberystwyth Specsavers Limited Owns 25–50% of shares

Abingdon Specsavers Hearcare Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Abingdon Specsavers Limited Owns 25–50% of shares

Abingdon Visionplus Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Accrington Specsavers Hearcare Limited Owns 50–75% of shares

Accrington Specsavers Limited Owns 50–75% of shares

Accrington Visionplus Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Croydon Specsavers Limited This company Owns 25–50% of shares

Croydon Northend Visionplus Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Croydon Visionplus Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

And 1610 more

Waldo Optical Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

Date	Description	Made Up To
8 June 2026	Confirmation statement with no updates	8 June 2026
1 October 2025	Audit exemption subsidiary accounts	28 February 2025
15 September 2025	Director's details changed
12 September 2025	Director's details changed
9 September 2025	Other filing