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ULO OPTICS LIMITED

Active Private Limited Company Incorporated 30 Nov 1982

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    Company status

    Active.

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    Accounts on time

    Next due 28 Dec 2026.

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    Confirmation statement on time

    Next due 21 Jul 2027.

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    None of the 4 current officers checked are disqualified.

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    Directors

    4 current directors; 1 left in the last 12 months.

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    Owners

    1 owner on file.

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    Last filed accounts

    Net assets £1,173,669.

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    Trading history

    Incorporated 30 Nov 1982 (43 years ago).

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    Never renamed.

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  1. Registered office

    UNIT 2 CAXTON PLACE, CAXTON WAY, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG1 2UG

    As filed with Companies House.

  2. Nature of business

    • 26701 Manufacture of optical precision instruments

  3. Accounts

    Next due
    28 Dec 2026
    Last made up to
    31 Dec 2024
    Type
    MEDIUM

  4. Confirmation statement

    Next due
    21 Jul 2027
    Last made up to
    7 Jul 2026

  5. Charges

    Outstanding
    2
    All time
    8

  6. Names

    1. ULO OPTICS LIMITED current

Figures

Year endTurnoverProfitCashNet assetsStaff
31 Dec 2024 £3,951,589 £159,604 £138,714 £1,173,669 28
31 Dec 2023 £4,853,161 £254,121 £169,667 £1,075,385 23
31 Dec 2022 * £4,842,010 £433,136 £278,793 £1,068,302 22
31 Dec 2021 not published not published £62,816 £840,691 18
31 Dec 2020 * not published not published £173,088 £765,971 20

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

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People

Officers All 17, with past →

NameRoleAppointedResignedBornNationality · lives in
Richard Mark Thomas Lawson Director Director 19 Jan 2006 — June 1971 British · England
Nicholas Edwin Ellis Director Director 19 Jan 2006 — January 1957 British · England
John Barton Director Director 19 Jan 2006 — November 1954 British · England
Kate Elisabeth Barton Finance Director Director 27 Apr 2023 — June 1986 British · England

Owners and controllers All 1, with past →

NameControlNotifiedCeasedBornNationality · lives in
Ballawnan Ltd company · 05678296 · United Kingdom Ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent 6 Apr 2016 — —

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Is ULO OPTICS LIMITED still trading?

The register shows ULO OPTICS LIMITED as active.

What does ULO OPTICS LIMITED do?

It files the industry code 26701 (Manufacture of optical precision instruments).

When was ULO OPTICS LIMITED set up?

It was incorporated on 30 November 1982.

When are ULO OPTICS LIMITED's accounts due?

Next accounts are due by 28 December 2026. The last accounts were made up to 31 December 2024.

When is ULO OPTICS LIMITED's next confirmation statement due?

By 21 July 2027.

Who runs ULO OPTICS LIMITED?

ULO OPTICS LIMITED has 4 current directors. They're listed under People on this page.

Similar companies

Same industry code (21100), active, set up around the same time. More in this industry →

  1. 01661935 PORVAIR PLC Active Public Limited Company Inc. 3 Sep 1982 21100 · Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products
  2. 01652960 CONTOUR FINE TOOLING LIMITED Active Private Limited Company Inc. 21 Jul 1982 26701 · Manufacture of optical precision instruments

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