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LUXOTTICA RETAIL UK LTD

LEVEL 2 THE KENSINGTON BUILDING, 1 WRIGHTS LANE, LONDON, W8 5RY

Previous name: SUNGLASS HUT (UK) LIMITED (changed on 10-Jan-2011)

Company Number: 02767938
Incorporation date: 25-Nov-1992
Status: Active
Entity type: Private Limited Company

SIC codes:
47782 Retail sale by opticians





SUMMARY

This company is 31.8 years old and is currently active. It is controlled by multiple entities. The company has positive equity (net assets) of GBP 28.1 million which has decreased from the previous year's figure of GBP 28.8 million. The latest reported revenue figure is GBP 133 million which is similar to the previous year's figure of GBP 129.7 million. The company has 3 active officers (directors or partners) who are or were officers of 5 other companies. The company has no public disputes filed on the Business Disputes Register. There are no court cases involving the company that we are aware of.


FINANCIALS (BETA)

Next accounts due: 30-Sep-2025
Accounts Filed: FULL (31-Dec-2023)


P&L Financials:
Year end Currency Revenue Operating profit Interest Received Interest Paid Tax Net Profit GBP
31-Dec-2019 GBP 132,955,000 6,519,000 874,000 1,268,000 4,397,000
31-Dec-2018 GBP 129,658,000
31-Dec-2017 GBP 121,713,000 4,779,000 208,000 1,000 1,091,000 3,954,000
31-Dec-2016 GBP 41,587,000 122,000 10,000 15,262,000
31-Dec-2015 GBP 114,704,000 4,723,000 5,000 14,000 920,000 4,052,000
03-Jan-2015 GBP 108,095,000 4,215,000 4,000 14,000 1,635,000 1,503,000
28-Dec-2013 GBP 96,920,000 8,262,000 3,000 10,000 2,008,000 4,575,000
29-Dec-2012 GBP 53,687,000 1,456,000 8,000 383,000 1,096,000
31-Dec-2011 GBP 40,476,000 2,078,000 1,000 747,000 2,079,000
01-Jan-2011 GBP 35,876,000 2,576,000 7,000 723,000 5,473,000
02-Jan-2010 GBP 35,593,000 3,119,000 418,000 886,000 3,537,000


Balance Sheet Financials:
Year end Currency Cash Current Assets Current Liabilities Debt Share Capital Premium Reserve Retained Earnings Net Assets
31-Dec-2019 GBP 3,576,000 26,702,000 26,258,000 34,955,000 24,411,000 3,728,000 28,139,000
31-Dec-2018 GBP 3,253,000 22,853,000 14,153,000 24,411,000 4,360,000 28,771,000
31-Dec-2017 GBP 3,219,000 52,530,000 26,912,000 24,411,000 15,079,000 39,490,000
31-Dec-2016 GBP 1,903,000 53,066,000 11,607,000 24,411,000 26,125,000 50,536,000
31-Dec-2015 GBP 2,107,000 34,743,000 7,693,000 24,411,000 14,796,000 39,207,000
03-Jan-2015 GBP 1,367,000 34,454,000 8,971,000 24,411,000 12,238,000 36,649,000
28-Dec-2013 GBP 2,087,000 37,846,000 7,946,000 24,411,000 14,652,000 39,063,000
29-Dec-2012 GBP 2,416,000 32,971,000 24,950,000 24,411,000 9,819,000 34,230,000
31-Dec-2011 GBP 1,546,000 13,862,000 4,319,000 24,411,000 8,723,000 33,134,000
01-Jan-2011 GBP 1,560,000 10,810,000 3,181,000 24,411,000 7,391,000 31,802,000
02-Jan-2010 GBP 1,041,000 13,762,000 5,365,000 24,411,000 8,041,000 32,452,000

VALUATION EVENTS (BETA)

Year end Currency % Equity Sum raised Pre-Money Valuation* Post-Money Valuation* Enterprise Value**
Insufficient available data for calculating valuations.

DISPUTES

No disputes filed on www.disputesregister.org

COMPANY SECRETARY


Status Name Appointed on Resigned on Occupation Nationality All apointments
(active/resigned)
Active PENNSEC LIMITED 20 Jun 2005 21 Sep 2024 131 - 441
Resigned Carlo MERATI 24 Aug 2001 20 Jun 2005 Italian 0 - 4
Resigned CITCO MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED 16 May 2001 24 Aug 2001 125 - 186
Resigned CITCO LONDON LIMITED 13 Dec 1999 16 May 2001 0 - 5
Resigned EPS SECRETARIES LIMITED 25 Nov 1992 09 Dec 1999 1 - 929

DIRECTORS


Status Name Appointed on Resigned on Occupation Nationality All appointments
(active/resigned)		 Dissolved companies
(rate)
Active Leonardo ROSATO 16 Oct 2023 Head Of Gbs Emea Essilorluxottica Italian 4 - 00 (0.0%)
Resigned Niccolo' BENCIVENNI 05 Jul 2022 16 Oct 2023 Head Of Markets Business Controlling Essilorluxott Italian 0 - 20 (0.0%)
Active Filippo RESINI 30 Oct 2019 Director Italian 1 - 00 (0.0%)
Active Stefano MELANI 22 Feb 2019 General Manager, Retail Head Office Italian 2 - 11 (33.3%)
Resigned Sara FRANCESCUTTO 18 Sep 2017 05 Jul 2022 Director Italian 0 - 20 (0.0%)
Resigned Emilia FLAMINI 29 Jul 2015 18 Sep 2017 Group Business Controlling Director - Markets Italian 0 - 20 (0.0%)
Resigned Fabio D'ANGELANTONIO 17 Jun 2010 30 Jun 2015 Director Italian 0 - 32 (66.7%)
Resigned Richard Charles PECK 31 Jul 2008 30 Nov 2018 Business Development British 0 - 1813 (72.2%)
Resigned John David WILLIAMS 31 Jul 2008 09 Aug 2019 Chartered Accountant British 0 - 2311 (47.8%)
Resigned Andrea DORIGO 31 Jul 2008 17 Jun 2010 Manager Italian 0 - 41 (25.0%)
Resigned Colin ALLEN 31 Jul 2008 31 Dec 2012 None British 0 - 3820 (52.6%)
Resigned Leonardo DEL VECCHIO 01 Mar 2007 31 Jul 2008 Company Director Italian 0 - 20 (0.0%)
Resigned Gareth Stanley WARWICK 22 Feb 2006 08 Apr 2008 Company Director British 2 - 32 (40.0%)
Resigned Andrea GUERRA 22 Feb 2006 30 Jan 2013 Ceo Of Luxottica Group Spa Italian 0 - 31 (33.3%)
Resigned Enrico CAVATORTA 22 Feb 2006 31 Jul 2008 Company Director Italian 0 - 20 (0.0%)
Resigned Carlo MERATI 20 Jun 2005 23 Jan 2006 Company Director Italian 0 - 42 (50.0%)
Resigned Leonardo Del VECCHIO 24 Aug 2001 23 Jan 2004 Director Italian 0 - 40 (0.0%)
Resigned Roberto, Dr CHEMELLO 24 Aug 2001 23 Feb 2006 Director Italian 0 - 30 (0.0%)
Resigned Luigi FRANCAVILA 24 Aug 2001 23 Feb 2006 Production Manager Italian 0 - 20 (0.0%)
Resigned Leon Rodolfo NAHON 10 Aug 2001 20 Jun 2005 Chartered Accountant British 4 - 4816 (30.8%)
Resigned Steve PATTISON 15 Jan 2001 27 Apr 2001 Financial Accountant American 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Jill WITTER 15 Jun 2000 15 Jan 2001 General Counsel & Vice Preside America 0 - 21 (50.0%)
Resigned Richard LEYENS 01 Nov 1999 31 Jul 2000 Managing Director British 0 - 20 (0.0%)
Resigned Michael Todd CORNELIUS 28 Jan 1999 19 Oct 1999 Tax Director American 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Dereck PICKERING 28 Jan 1999 24 Aug 2001 Accountant British 0 - 70 (0.0%)
Resigned Enrique Danilo ARRATA MENESES 28 Jan 1999 15 Jun 2000 Senior Vice President Elcuador 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned James Speer Purnell GOULD 28 Jan 1999 02 Nov 2001 Vice President International American 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Larry George PETERSEN 07 Feb 1994 28 Jan 1999 Senior Vice President-Cfo American 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Walter KRYSEVIG 06 Apr 1993 07 Feb 1994 Financial Officer American 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Jack Brown CHADSEY 12 Mar 1993 30 May 1997 Director American 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned James Norman HAUSLEIN 12 Mar 1993 23 Dec 1994 Director American 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned George Louis PITA 12 Mar 1993 28 Jan 1999 Director American 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned MIKJON LIMITED 25 Nov 1992 12 Mar 1993 0 - 418188 (45.0%)
Number of active directors: 3
Average tenure of active directors: 3.8 years
Average tenure of resigned directors: 3.2 years
Average active director Dissolution Rate: 11.1%

DIRECTOR APPOINTMENTS IN OTHER COMPANIES

Name
  
ESSILOR LIMITED (00852410) - Active ✔
LUXOTTICA NORTH EUROPE LIMITED (01789898) - Active ✔
LUXOTTICA RETAIL UK LTD (02767938) - Active ✔✔✔
BBGR LIMITED (03986153) - Active ✔
ONESIGHT ESSILORLUXOTTICA FOUNDATION (04426377) - Active ✔
DAVID CLULOW LOUGHTON LIMITED (05925889) - Active - Proposal to Strike off ✔

SHAREHOLDERS (BETA)

Shareholder name Share class Shares at confirmation date
2019-11-252017-11-252016-11-252015-11-252014-11-25
LUXOTTICA GROUP S.P.A.B ORDINARY16,599,320
68.0%		0
0%		0
0%		0
0%		0
0%
LUXOTTICA U.S. HOLDINGS CORPA ORDINARY7,601,811
31.1%		7,601,811
31.1%		0
0%		0
0%		0
0%
LUXOTTICA OF AMERICA INC.A ORDINARY209,634
0.859%		0
0%		0
0%		0
0%		0
0%
LUXOTTICA GROUP SPAB ORDINARY0
0%		16,599,320
68.0%		16,599,320
68.0%		16,599,320
68.0%		16,599,320
68.0%
SUNGLASS HUT TRADING LLCA ORDINARY0
0%		209,634
0.859%		209,634
0.859%		209,634
0.859%		209,634
0.859%
SUNGLASS HUT OF FLORIDA INCA ORDINARY0
0%		0
0%		7,601,811
31.1%		7,601,811
31.1%		7,601,811
31.1%

SHAREHOLDINGS (BETA)

no shareholding data

CONTROLLED COMPANIES / CONTROLLING ENTITIES



Controlling entities above

LUXOTTICA RETAIL UK LTD

Controlled companies below

LATE PAYMENTS REPORT


Start date End date Average days to pay % invoices paid over 60 days % invoices not paid within agreed terms Gov.uk report
2019-01-01 2019-06-30 38 13% 92% 21398
2018-07-01 2018-12-31 40 4% 81% 11744
2018-01-01 2018-06-30 41 4% 77% 2449


COURT CASES


No Court Cases found

PATENTS


No Patents found

COMPETITORS

(Based on Sic code: 47782 Retail sale by opticians)

Company Registered Address Company Number YE Date Revenue GBP Net Profit GBP Other SIC codes
BOOTS OPTICIANS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED 1 THANE ROAD WEST, NOTTINGHAM, NG2 3AA 06779221 2017-08-31 368,959,000 21,832,000
LUXOTTICA RETAIL UK LTD LEVEL 2 THE KENSINGTON BUILDING, 1 WRIGHTS LANE, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, W8 5RY 02767938 2017-12-31 121,713,000 3,954,000
RAWLING & SONS (OPTICIANS) LIMITED 946 BRIGHTON ROAD, PURLEY, SURREY, CR8 2LP 02862381 2017-12-31 4,858,268 0
GOLDSMITH WEBB LIMITED 19 MARKET ROAD, CHELMSFORD, ENGLAND, CM1 1XA 06525495 2018-03-31 1,359,490 0
GOLDSMITH WEBB (BODY'S) LIMITED 19 MARKET ROAD, CHELMSFORD, ENGLAND, CM1 1XA 09832736 2018-03-31 1,073,134 0
MARK GORMLEY LTD 20 OAKLANDS LANE, CORRAN ROAD, OMAGH, COUNTY TYRONE, BT79 7NW NI606660 2019-05-31 554,028 0
ANDREW LUDLOW LTD HILLBROW COTTAGE, CHURCH ROAD, PENN, HP10 8NU 05056633 2018-05-31 473,259 0 86220-Specialists medical practice activities
WILD OPTICS LIMITED WATCHFIELD OPTICIANS 2 MAJORS ROAD, WATCHFIELD, SWINDON, SN6 8TQ 07194825 2018-03-31 340,368 0 86900-Other human health activities
BENJAMIN JACOBS OPTOMETRISTS LIMITED 8 UPCROFT AVENUE, EDGWARE, MIDDLESEX, HA8 9RB 04179538 2018-03-31 238,719 0
C 1 2 SEE LIMITED OLD BANK BUILDINGS, UPPER HIGH STREET, CRADLEY HEATH, WEST MIDLANDS, B64 5HY 06489076 2018-01-31 181,013 0
ICONIC EYEWEAR LIMITED 73 CORNWALL STREET, PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND, PL1 1NS 09509230 2018-06-30 166,005 0
EYESITE ASSOCIATES LIMITED EYESITE EYECARE CENTRES, 44 JARDINE CRESCENT, COVENTRY, WEST MIDLANDS, CV4 9PQ 10304549 2018-08-31 144,552 0
HEALTHY EYES OPTICIANS LIMITED 257 COUNTY ROAD, WALTON, LIVERPOOL, L4 5PQ 04252335 2018-07-31 113,847 0 86900-Other human health activities
BAXTER EYE CARE LTD MOIART HOUSE, GLENDEVON, DOLLAR, CLACKMANNANSHIRE, SCOTLAND, FK14 7JY SC438858 2017-12-31 100,203 0
FRAMES4U LIMITED 4 STATION COURT, GIRTON ROAD, CANNOCK, STAFFORDSHIRE, WS11 0EJ 08192055 2018-08-31 87,484 0
DUNROSE OPTICAL LIMITED 31 BOULTON INDUSTRIAL CENTRE, ICKNIELD STREET, HOCKLEY, BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND, B18 5AU 09486808 2019-03-31 67,847 0
KINSLEY SERVICES LTD 59 BOLTON STREET BOLTON STREET, RAMSBOTTOM, BURY, ENGLAND, BL0 9HY 10006233 2018-02-28 67,095 0
QUICKSPECS LTD 8A WHITBURN ROAD, BATHGATE, WEST LOTHIAN, EH48 1HH SC488818 2018-10-31 54,982 0
EYESRIGHT (UK) LTD 1 IVY COTTAGE WATLING STREET, HOCKLIFFE, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, ENGLAND, LU7 9LZ 06285828 2018-06-30 30,387 0
EYEWEAR AFRICA LTD 127 NOVERS PARK ROAD, BRISTOL, ENGLAND, BS4 1RW 08993415 2018-04-30 4,663 0
EYE TO EYE OPTICAL LIMITED 13 QUEENS AVENUE, WIDNES, CHESHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, WA8 8HR 10347681 2018-08-31 1,274 0
CARTER & HARDING OPTICIANS LTD 6 WINDSOR ROAD, BRISTOL, ENGLAND, BS6 5BP 07648578 2019-03-31 0 0 86900-Other human health activities
PECK AND WHITE LTD 57A OLD ROAD, 57A OLD ROAD, CLACTON-ON-SEA, ESSEX, UNITED KINGDOM, CO15 1HN 10837724 0000-00-00 0 0

LIQUIDATION RISK (BETA)



This company is Active. Statistically, Active companies have a low probability of being liquidated within a year.
Here are our probability predictions:
Basis Liquidation within 3 months Liquidation within 6 months Liquidation within 12 months Prediction confidence
LUXOTTICA RETAIL UK LTD 0.7% 3.6% 7.1% Medium
Other companies Active in the same sector 0.0% 1.2% 2.1% Medium
Age 0.3% 1.3% 2.4% Medium
Company Type 0.7% 3.7% 7.4% Medium
Accounts category 0.7% 2.2% 3.8% Medium
Accounting Month 0.6% 2.4% 5.5% Medium
Sic code count 0.7% 3.5% 7.0% Medium
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