Stephens Opticians Limited

Active03468248 Private limited company
Incorporated
19 November 1997 (28 years)
Industry
Retail sale by opticians (47782)
Directors
Chike Martin Emedike
Accounts type
Total exemption full
Region
North West
Address
317 India Mill Business Centre
Bolton Road
Darwen
BB3 1AE

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
30 May 2027
Last conf. stmt
16 May 2026

Officers 2 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Emedike, Chike Martin
Director · Appointed 30 April 2025
Nigerian
Born July 1987 (39)
Director · Appointed 1 October 2019
British
Born September 1977 (49)
Officer history (5 former)
30 April 2025
Appointed Emedike, Chike Martin as Director
1 March 2020
Resigned Stephens, Elizabeth Anne as Secretary
1 March 2020
Resigned Stephens, Elizabeth Anne as Director
1 March 2020
Resigned Stephens, Nicholas Alan as Director
1 October 2019
Appointed Hakim, Imran as Director
19 November 1997
Appointed Graeme, Dorothy May as Nominee Secretary
19 November 1997
Resigned Graeme, Dorothy May as Nominee Secretary
19 November 1997
Appointed Graeme, Lesley Joyce as Nominee Director
19 November 1997
Resigned Graeme, Lesley Joyce as Nominee Director
19 November 1997
Appointed Stephens, Elizabeth Anne as Secretary
19 November 1997
Appointed Stephens, Elizabeth Anne as Director
19 November 1997
Appointed Stephens, Nicholas Alan as Director

Ownership 2 active

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

Corporate entity · Notified 30 April 2025
Has significant influence or control
Private Company Limited By Shares
Reg. no. 16187872
Corporate entity · Notified 30 September 2019
Owns 50–75% of shares
Holds 50–75% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Company Limited By Shares
Reg. no. 05476134

Holdings 1

Companies where Stephens Opticians Limited is registered as a person with significant control

Owns 75–100% of shares
Proposed for strike-off
Former controllers (2)
30 September 2019
Ceased Nicholas Stephens — Owns 25–50% of shares
30 September 2019
Ceased Elizabeth Stephens — Owns 25–50% of shares

Financials

Net Assets
£243,055
down £69,697 (22%)
Cash
£199,780
down £14,610 (7%)
Employees
9
up 1 (12%)
Debt Ratio
5%
Current Ratio
20.5x
Balance sheet detail
2019
Fixed Assets£7,234
Current Assets£249,554
Debtors£26,347
Cash£199,780
Creditors (< 1 year)£12,192
Net Current Assets£237,362
Net Assets£243,055
Shareholder Funds£243,055

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
18 October 2026Other filing
18 October 2026Total exemption full accounts31 December 2025
18 October 2026Other filing
18 October 2026Accounts filing
23 May 2026Confirmation statement with updates16 May 2026
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