Manufacture of optical precision instruments
UK SIC 2007 · 26701ISIC 26 · Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical productsC · Manufacturing
Live companies308main activity SIC 26701
New, past 12 months3411.0% of live
Median age10 yrsof live companies
Liquidation or administration61.9%
Oldest1924incorporated 26 Mar 1924
When they were founded
Live companies by year of incorporation, past 15 years.
Regions
Where these companies have their registered office.
| South East | 65 | |
| London | 58 | |
| East of England | 38 | |
| Scotland | 33 | |
| South West | 27 | |
| West Midlands | 21 | |
| North West | 19 | |
| East Midlands | 18 | |
| Wales | 12 | |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 7 | |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | |
| North East | 4 |
Towns with the most
Live companies in this activity by town.
Companies
308 live companies, oldest first. Page 1 of 7.
| Company | Town | Incorporated |
|---|---|---|
| The 600 Group Limited 00196730 | City of Westminster | 26 Mar 1924 |
| Prior Scientific Instruments Limited 00404087 | Fulbourn | 4 Feb 1946 |
| Artemis Optical Limited 00514290 | Plymouth | 17 Dec 1952 |
| Gooch & Housego plc 00526832 | Somerset | 12 Dec 1953 |
| Vision Engineering Limited 00599506 | Send | 26 Feb 1958 |
| Duckworth and Kent Limited 00620074 | Baldock | 30 Jan 1959 |
| Edinburgh Instruments Limited 00962331 | Royston (North Hertfordshire) | 19 Sept 1969 |
| Heliotrope Limited 01058007 | Plumpton Green | 14 Jun 1972 |
| Sick (UK) Ltd. 01147832 | St Albans | 27 Nov 1973 |
| Wicks and Wilson Limited 01148362 | Basingstoke | 29 Nov 1973 |
| Flir Systems Limited 01320288 | Kings Hill | 6 Jul 1977 |
| Oxford Lasers Limited 01332714 | Didcot | 5 Oct 1977 |
| Bedestone Limited 01344839 | Birmingham | 19 Dec 1977 |
| Graticules Optics Limited 01395088 | Cambridge (Cambridge) | 20 Oct 1978 |
| Lightworks Limited 01451967 | Hackney | 3 Oct 1979 |
| No. 7 Contact Lens Laboratory Limited 01529851 | Locks Heath | 24 Nov 1980 |
| Contour Fine Tooling Limited 01652960 | Stevenage | 21 Jul 1982 |
| Ulo Optics Limited 01682587 | Stevenage | 30 Nov 1982 |
| Cairn Research Limited 01881330 | Faversham | 29 Jan 1985 |
| Apollo Optical Manufacturing Limited 01942104 | Ringwood | 27 Aug 1985 |
| Newport Spectra-Physics Limited 02096856 | Crewe | 5 Feb 1987 |
| Scotlens Limited SC107183 | Linlithgow | 15 Oct 1987 |
| Lumentum Technology UK Limited 02298887 | City and County of the City of London | 22 Sept 1988 |
| Andor Technology Limited NI022466 | Belfast | 15 Mar 1989 |
| Haag-Streit UK Limited 02407950 | Bishop's Stortford | 25 Jul 1989 |
| Custom Cameras Limited 02567993 | Wells | 12 Dec 1990 |
| S & M Electronics Limited 02580956 | Manchester | 8 Feb 1991 |
| WRX Eyeworks Limited NI025427 | Belfast | 11 Apr 1991 |
| Coercive Systems Limited 02723273 | Rochester | 16 Jun 1992 |
| Optos Public Limited Company SC139953 | Dunfermline | 26 Aug 1992 |
| Cerium Visual Technologies Limited 02817206 | Tower Hamlets | 12 May 1993 |
| Crystran Limited 02863378 | Poole | 19 Oct 1993 |
| Laser Quantum Limited 02971383 | Stockport | 27 Sept 1994 |
| Carl Zeiss Microscopy Limited 03053545 | Cambourne | 5 May 1995 |
| Ridgemount Technologies Limited 03103809 | Bicester | 19 Sept 1995 |
| Adaptive Eyecare Limited 03286420 | Richmond upon Thames | 2 Dec 1996 |
| Trumpf Laser UK Limited 03290610 | Hedge End | 11 Dec 1996 |
| Sterling Investments (Croydon) Limited 03316566 | Croydon | 11 Feb 1997 |
| Merlin Lazer Ltd 03350664 | Crowborough | 11 Apr 1997 |
| Litron Lasers Limited 03395353 | Rugby | 1 Jul 1997 |
| B.J.R. Systems Limited 03400937 | St Albans | 9 Jul 1997 |
| Armstrong Optical Limited 03406287 | Northampton | 21 Jul 1997 |
| Applied Photonics Ltd 03617150 | Skipton | 12 Aug 1998 |
| Blue Sky Imaging Limited 03625133 | Holmbury St Mary | 26 Aug 1998 |
| Trioptics Instruments Ltd. 03622703 | Northampton | 27 Aug 1998 |
| Knight Optical (UK) Limited 03755966 | Camden | 21 Apr 1999 |
| Lensclear Limited 03764101 | Islington | 4 May 1999 |
| Microscope Service & Sales Limited 03940044 | Windsor | 6 Mar 2000 |
| Edieyes Limited 03944250 | Barnet | 9 Mar 2000 |
| Huber+suhner Polatis Limited 04021002 | Cambridge (Cambridge) | 20 Jun 2000 |