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First Optical Ltd

ActiveCompany number 02857166Private limited companyEst. 199347782 · Retail sale by opticiansMerton, London
Official record ↗
Age33 years
older than 90% of its sector
Same activity, United Kingdom3,908live companies · 387th oldest
In Merton26,425live companies · 13 in the same activity
At this address9live companies incl. this one
Latest accounts2025total exemption full accounts, made up to 31 Mar 2025

In brief

First Optical Ltd is a private limited company incorporated in England and Wales on 28 September 1993. At 33 years old it is older than 90% of the 3,908 live companies whose main activity is retail sale by opticians. Its registered office is in Merton, London, at an address shared with 8 other live companies. 13 live companies in Merton share the same main activity. Its latest accounts were made up to 31 March 2025 and filed as total exemption full accounts.

Register details

Registered nameFIRST OPTICAL LTD
Company number02857166
Company typePrivate Limited Company
Registered office265 - 269 Kingston Road, SW19 3NW London
JurisdictionEngland and Wales
Nature of business (UK SIC 2007)47782 Retail sale by opticians
International sector (ISIC Rev.4)G · 47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles

Timeline

Register events, newest first.

  • Confirmation statement made up
  • Accounts made upTotal exemption full accounts
  • Incorporated

Filings and charges

Deadlines and charge counts from the register.

Next accounts due31 December 2026
Accounting reference date31 March
Next confirmation statement26 February 2027
Last confirmation statement12 February 2026
Charges registered8
Outstanding · satisfied4 · 4

Charges are security interests (such as mortgages) registered against the company.

Retail sale by opticians in the United Kingdom

Live companies whose main activity is 47782: 3,908 in total, median age 11 years, 252 incorporated in the past 12 months.

All 3,908 companies
This company's decadeOther decades
05001,0001,5002,0001920s: 31920s1930s: 21930s1940s: 11940s1950s: 81950s1960s: 61960s1970s: 311970s1980s: 1041980s1990s: 5901990s2000s: 7932000s2010s: 1,0722010s2020s: 1,2982020s
Incorporated per year, still live
01002003004002011: 7120112012: 892013: 9720132014: 982015: 8020152016: 1072017: 12820172018: 2152019: 14020192020: 1032021: 15420212022: 1992023: 19820232024: 1992025: 22820252026: 217

Location

Registered office in Merton, London.

Merton
Live companies in Merton26,425
Same activity in Merton13
New in Merton, past 12 months3,206

Also registered at this address

8 other live companies share this registered office.

Similar companies

Live companies with the same main activity, nearest first.

Compare all
WB
Wimbledon Broadway Specsavers LimitedMerton, London
Number 03112530Est. 1995
EE
Expressive Eyes LtdMerton, London
Number 04562795Est. 2002
VE
Visionary Eyecare (UK) LimitedMerton, London
Number 06125121Est. 2007
O
The Opticians LtdMerton, London
Number 07158550Est. 2010
NO
NG Optical Services LtdMerton, London
Number 09806799Est. 2015
DW
D Woodfall Eye Care Centre LtdMerton, London
Number 10919304Est. 2017

Sources

Register data: Companies House, Free Company Data Product, delivery of 1 October 2026. Places: ONS Postcode Directory (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sector names: Eurostat NACE Rev. 2. Context figures are computed by FirmsDB from these sources. This page is not an official register; check the official record before relying on it.