Opticians
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
4581
Active companies
4029
Formed in latest 12 months
293
Median active-company age
10.7 years
Revenue known
19
Importers
259
Exporters
31
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 4,581 |
| Active companies | 4,029 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 293 |
| Importers | 259 |
| Exporters | 31 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 19 known, 4010 unknown (0.5%).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11 | 15 | 16 |
| 2025-12 | 23 | 18 |
| 2026-01 | 54 | 22 |
| 2026-02 | 19 | 18 |
| 2026-03 | 33 | 24 |
| 2026-04 | 29 | 19 |
| 2026-05 | 24 | 12 |
| 2026-06 | 20 | 14 |
| 2026-07 | 23 | 26 |
| 2026-08 | 7 | 12 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-08.
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 | 3,864 |
| Dissolved | 521 |
| Dormant | 165 |
| Liquidation | 27 |
| In Administration | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 1,257 |
| Lancashire | 297 |
| Greater Manchester | 199 |
| West Midlands | 185 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 172 |
| West Yorkshire | 161 |
| Inner London - East | 134 |
| Inner London - West | 115 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 101 |
| Northern Ireland | 97 |
Geography coverage: 4000 known, 29 unknown (99.3%).
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 | 1,659 |
| 1m-15m | 1,712 |
| 15m-54m | 9 |
| 54m+ | 5 |
Revenue-range coverage: 3385 known, 644 unknown (84.0%).
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 | 942 |
| Small | 2,413 |
| Large | 13 |
| Holding | 2 |
| Dormant | 165 |
Company-size coverage: 3535 known, 494 unknown (87.7%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 355 |
| 1–9 | 1,336 |
| 10–49 | 155 |
| 50–249 | 12 |
| 250+ | 3 |
Employee coverage: 1861 known, 2168 unknown (46.2%).
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 | 291 |
| 1–3 years | 481 |
| 3–5 years | 409 |
| 5–10 years | 759 |
| 10–20 years | 840 |
| 20+ years | 1,249 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 4029 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 |
|---|---|
| Directly assigned to this segment | 4,029 |
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 | 231 |
| Exporter only | 3 |
| Both | 28 |
| Neither | 3,767 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 239 | £4,316,173,653 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 26 | £624,956,939 | 2017-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 25 | £2,921,887,644 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 21 | £648,387,111 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 20 | £7,451,553,397 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 18 | £7,814,913,391 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 15 | £493,536,547 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 12 | £580,344,798 | 2019-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 11 | £110,295,878 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 11 | £88,515,141 | 2016-11-01 – 2026-04-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 30 | £888,673,347 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 7 | £12,314,493 | 2021-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 7 | £2,483,046,194 | 2018-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 7 | £193,395,039 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-01-01 |
| 71 — Jewelry, precious stones, and metals | 5 | £129,903,864 | 2020-11-01 – 2025-03-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 5 | £1,329,979,345 | 2018-05-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 4 | £389,265,457 | 2016-08-01 – 2024-10-01 |
| 56 — Textile padding, felt, and nonwoven fabrics; special yarns; ropes and cables | 4 | £3,004,528 | 2018-10-01 – 2025-04-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 4 | £82,573,922 | 2021-09-01 – 2025-10-01 |
| 33 — Essential oils and perfumes | 3 | £172,065,517 | 2016-02-01 – 2024-04-01 |
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 | 352 | 2,278 | 1,751 | 56.5% |
| Holding company | 0 | 2,278 | 1,751 | 56.5% |
| Solo founder | 1,097 | 2,278 | 1,751 | 56.5% |
| Ecommerce | 30 | 177 | 3,852 | 4.4% |
| Website | 201 | 203 | 3,826 | 5.0% |
| 82 | 203 | 3,826 | 5.0% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Scrivens Limited | £58,632,816 |
| Leightons Limited | £26,737,740 |
| The Hearing Care Partnership Limited | £24,662,070 |
| Owl Optical Limited | £19,485,552 |
| Cubitts Kx Limited | £16,135,294 |
| Peepers Limited | £1,297,633 |
| First Optical Ltd | £384,866 |
| Zeidan Ophthalmic Opticians Limited | £112,733 |
| Renfrewshire Optical Company Ltd | £48,629 |
| D B Optics Limited | £32,796 |
Revenue coverage: 19 known, 4010 unknown (0.5%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Online & mailorder | 217,175 |
| Other: vending machines, door-to-door, etc | 54,236 |
| Department stores | 40,293 |
| Hyper & supermarkets, general stores | 38,406 |
| Clothing Stores | 31,441 |
| Stalls | 18,353 |
| Vehicle parts and accessories | 14,748 |
| Other specialised stores | 14,486 |
| Specialised food stores n.e.c. | 12,973 |
| Cosmetics Store | 11,607 |
| Home furnishing stores | 11,304 |
| Outdoor & Sporting Goods Stores | 10,530 |
| Watches and jewellery stores | 9,334 |
| Garden & Pet Supply Stores | 8,190 |
| Pharmacy | 8,014 |
| Bakeries & Confectionery | 7,869 |
| Beverage stores | 6,011 |
| Butchers | 5,835 |
| Mobile phone stores | 5,826 |
| Flooring Store | 5,793 |
| Other | 64,469 |
SIC classification
SIC 47782 — Retail sale by opticians
Includes
specialised retail sale of spectacles, contact lenses, etc. by: dispensing opticians, optometrists, opthalmic opticians, etc.