Lenses, binoculars, microscopes and the likes
UK companies organised by the CorpSignals industry, segment, and subsegment taxonomy.
Company snapshot
What this shows: the size and current activity of this classification, plus recent formations, company age, revenue coverage, and trade participation.
All companies
526
Active companies
415
Formed in latest 12 months
51
Median active-company age
8.6 years
Revenue known
12
Importers
148
Exporters
136
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 526 |
| Active companies | 415 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 51 |
| Importers | 148 |
| Exporters | 136 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 12 known, 403 unknown (2.9%).
Company formations
What this shows: monthly incorporations and dissolutions from 1 January 2024, including companies of every current status.
Latest ten months shown in the chart
| Month | Formed | Dissolved |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026-01 | 5 | 4 |
| 2026-02 | 4 | 8 |
| 2026-03 | 5 | 6 |
| 2026-04 | 4 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 3 | 2 |
| 2026-06 | 5 | 6 |
| 2026-07 | 4 | 10 |
| 2026-08 | 6 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 3 | 4 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-09.
Company status
What this shows: all current Companies House status values. Companies House Active records with dormant accounts are shown as Dormant; the remaining Companies House Active records are shown as Active. Blank and missing values are combined as Unknown.
Top values shown in the chart
| Status | Companies |
|---|---|
| Active | 333 |
| Dissolved | 105 |
| Dormant | 82 |
| Liquidation | 6 |
Active companies by UK region
What this shows: active companies with a known ITL2 region. The UK map falls back to a bar chart if map data cannot be loaded.
Top values shown in the chart
| ITL2 region | Companies |
|---|---|
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 36 |
| Inner London - West | 29 |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | 25 |
| Outer London - South | 25 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 20 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 19 |
| Inner London - East | 19 |
| Greater Manchester | 16 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 16 |
| East Central Scotland | 15 |
Geography coverage: 410 known, 5 unknown (98.8%).
Revenue ranges
What this shows: active companies grouped into the platform’s ordered estimated-revenue bands.
Top values shown in the chart
| Revenue range | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0-1m | 144 |
| 1m-15m | 91 |
| 15m-54m | 8 |
| 54m+ | 16 |
Revenue-range coverage: 259 known, 156 unknown (62.4%).
Company size and employees
What this shows: active companies by published size category and by reported employee count.
Top values shown in the chart
| Company size | Companies |
|---|---|
| Micro | 79 |
| Small | 145 |
| Medium | 6 |
| Large | 24 |
| Holding | 6 |
| Dormant | 82 |
Company-size coverage: 342 known, 73 unknown (82.4%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 69 |
| 1–9 | 117 |
| 10–49 | 28 |
| 50–249 | 10 |
Employee coverage: 224 known, 191 unknown (54.0%).
Active-company age
What this shows: how long currently active companies have been incorporated.
Top values shown in the chart
| Age band | Companies |
|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 50 |
| 1–3 years | 54 |
| 3–5 years | 43 |
| 5–10 years | 79 |
| 10–20 years | 89 |
| 20+ years | 100 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 415 known, 0 unknown (100.0%).
Classification breakdown
What this shows: active companies across the next taxonomy level; direct assignments are labelled separately. The top 20 are shown and remaining values are combined as Other.
Top values shown in the chart
| Classification | Companies |
|---|---|
| 26701 | 415 |
International trade
What this shows: active-company participation in imports and exports, followed by the ten HS2 categories involving the most distinct companies.
Top values shown in the chart
| Trade participation | Companies |
|---|---|
| Importer only | 27 |
| Exporter only | 15 |
| Both | 121 |
| Neither | 252 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 144 | £19,303,048,926 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 108 | £45,531,122,712 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 84 | £31,895,528,227 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 51 | £1,960,792,091 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 46 | £1,310,844,929 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 44 | £3,293,904,691 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 40 | £4,864,690,635 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 36 | £492,767,089 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 35 | £233,634,596 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 24 | £473,879,596 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 131 | £17,957,931,744 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 83 | £16,042,210,950 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 65 | £10,896,341,895 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 42 | £591,238,172 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 29 | £1,203,427,845 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 27 | £1,816,341,207 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 25 | £1,173,618,118 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 24 | £84,792,366 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 24 | £89,040,805 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 21 | £252,985,584 | 2016-11-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Business and digital traits
What this shows: active companies identified with selected ownership, business-model, and online-presence traits.
Values shown in the chart with data coverage
| Trait | Companies | Known | Unknown | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family business | 31 | 310 | 105 | 74.7% |
| Holding company | 0 | 310 | 105 | 74.7% |
| Solo founder | 146 | 310 | 105 | 74.7% |
| Ecommerce | 12 | 110 | 305 | 26.5% |
| Website | 135 | 139 | 276 | 33.5% |
| 117 | 139 | 276 | 33.5% |
Leading active companies
What this shows: the ten active companies with the highest non-missing revenue, with company number used as the deterministic tie-breaker.
Top values shown in the chart
| Company | Revenue |
|---|---|
| Huber+suhner Polatis Limited | £22,657,432 |
| Advanced Instruments Ltd. | £17,755,672 |
| Hawke Optics Limited | £17,295,531 |
| Litron Lasers Limited | £12,483,068 |
| Laser Wire Solutions Limited | £9,603,490 |
| Laser Quantum Limited | £8,490,000 |
| Optical Fiber Packaging Ltd | £5,769,915 |
| No. 7 Contact Lens Laboratory Limited | £4,893,246 |
| Ulo Optics Limited | £3,951,589 |
| Broadex Technologies Uk Limited | £1,652,400 |
Revenue coverage: 12 known, 403 unknown (2.9%).
Related classifications
What this shows: sibling classifications ranked by distinct active companies, excluding the current node. The top 20 are shown and remaining values are combined as Other.
Top values shown in the chart
| Classification | Companies |
|---|---|
| Photo & cinema equipment | 190 |
SIC classification
SIC 26701 — Manufacture of optical precision instruments
Includes
manufacture of optical mirrors, manufacture of optical gun sighting equipment, manufacture of optical positioning equipment, manufacture of optical magnifying instruments, manufacture of optical machinist's precision tools, manufacture of optical comparators, manufacture of optical measuring and checking devices and instruments (e.g. fire control equipment, range finders), manufacture of lenses (except ophthalmic), optical microscopes, binoculars and telescopes, manufacture of laser assemblies
Details
This subclass includes the manufacture of photographic equipment such as cameras and light meters.