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Register entry · No. 00527806

GRAFTON OPTICAL COMPANY LIMITED

Active Private Limited Company Incorporated 7 Jan 1954

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    Company status

    Active.

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    Accounts on time

    Next due 31 Mar 2028.

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    Confirmation statement on time

    Next due 22 Dec 2026.

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    None of the 1 current officer checked is disqualified.

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    Directors

    1 current director.

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    Owners

    1 owner on file.

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    Last filed accounts

    Net assets £1,861,350.

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    Trading history

    Incorporated 7 Jan 1954 (72 years ago).

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    Name changes

    Never renamed.

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From the public register, filing history, officers, owners and filed accounts, as of 14 Nov 2026. Not a credit score or advice: open the filings before relying on them. JSON

  1. Registered office

    UNIT 7 RIVER PARK INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, BILLET LANE, BERKHAMSTED, UNITED KINGDOM, HP4 1HL

    As filed with Companies House.

  2. Nature of business

    • 46900 Non-specialised wholesale trade

  3. Accounts

    Next due
    31 Mar 2028
    Last made up to
    30 Jun 2026
    Type
    UNAUDITED ABRIDGED

  4. Confirmation statement

    Next due
    22 Dec 2026
    Last made up to
    8 Dec 2025

  5. Charges

    Outstanding
    2
    All time
    4

  6. Names

    1. GRAFTON OPTICAL COMPANY LIMITED current

Figures

Year endTurnoverProfitCashNet assetsStaff
30 Jun 2026 not published not published £892,505 £1,861,350 10
30 Jun 2025 not published not published £1,320,701 £1,776,420 10
30 Jun 2024 not published not published £1,273,488 £1,737,118 12
30 Jun 2023 not published not published — — —
30 Jun 2022 not published not published £1,264,120 £1,374,893 13
30 Jun 2021 not published not published £736,504 £1,062,432 11

* From the following year's accounts (prior-year figures).

Public contracts

2 contracts won

  1. KCH Interventional Facilities Management LLP

    Replacement of orthoptic diagnostic and therapeutic device s

    £48,003.60 Awarded 19 Aug 2026 Ends 18 Aug 2027 See the tender

  2. Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    Purchase of 1 No Reichert G3 Ocular Response Analyser

    £41,565 Awarded 5 Jan 2026 Ends 27 Mar 2026 See the tender

Values exclude VAT; a shared award's value is the whole award's. Matching is by Companies House number only, so contracts filed without the number are not shown.

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People

Officers All 6, with past →

NameRoleAppointedResignedBornNationality · lives in
Brian John Bowles Managing Director Director — — February 1951 British · United Kingdom

Owners and controllers All 1, with past →

NameControlNotifiedCeasedBornNationality · lives in
Mr Brian John Bowles Ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent; Voting rights 75 to 100 percent; Right to appoint and remove directors 6 Apr 2016 — February 1951 British · United Kingdom

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Is GRAFTON OPTICAL COMPANY LIMITED still trading?

The register shows GRAFTON OPTICAL COMPANY LIMITED as active.

What does GRAFTON OPTICAL COMPANY LIMITED do?

It files the industry code 46900 (Non-specialised wholesale trade).

When was GRAFTON OPTICAL COMPANY LIMITED set up?

It was incorporated on 7 January 1954.

When are GRAFTON OPTICAL COMPANY LIMITED's accounts due?

Next accounts are due by 31 March 2028. The last accounts were made up to 30 June 2026.

When is GRAFTON OPTICAL COMPANY LIMITED's next confirmation statement due?

By 22 December 2026.

Who runs GRAFTON OPTICAL COMPANY LIMITED?

GRAFTON OPTICAL COMPANY LIMITED has 1 current director. They're listed under People on this page.

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