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Register entry · No. SC161469

OPTICAL EXPRESS LIMITED

Active Private Limited Company Incorporated 3 Nov 1995

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    Overdue since 30 Sep 2026 (32 days).

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    Company status

    Active.

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    Confirmation statement on time

    Next due 21 Nov 2026.

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    Disqualified directors

    None of the 4 current officers checked are disqualified.

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    Directors

    3 current directors.

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    Owners

    1 owner on file.

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    Last filed accounts

    Net assets £61,855,000.

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    Trading history

    Incorporated 3 Nov 1995 (30 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 1 Nov 2026. Not a credit score or advice: open the filings before relying on them. JSON

  1. Registered office

    200 ST. VINCENT STREET, GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, G2 5SG

    As filed with Companies House.

  2. Nature of business

    • 86900 Other human health activities

  3. Accounts

    Next due
    30 Sep 2026 · OVERDUE
    Last made up to
    28 Dec 2024
    Type
    FULL

  4. Confirmation statement

    Next due
    21 Nov 2026
    Last made up to
    7 Nov 2025

  5. Charges

    Outstanding
    3
    All time
    7

  6. Names

    1. OPTICAL EXPRESS LIMITED current

Figures

Year endTurnoverProfitCashNet assetsStaff
28 Dec 2024 — £12,931,000 £1,853,000 £61,855,000 549
30 Dec 2023 £93,184,000 £10,735,000 £2,373,000 £48,924,000 582
31 Dec 2022 * £109,098,000 £21,488,000 £1,622,000 £38,189,000 705

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

People

Officers All 8, with past →

NameRoleAppointedResignedBornNationality · lives in
David Charles Moulsdale Director 3 Nov 1995 — December 1968 British · United Kingdom
Stewart Mein Director 29 May 2008 — January 1971 British · Scotland
Stephen James Hannan Director 6 Feb 2020 — October 1979 British · Scotland
Graeme Ramsay Murdoch Secretary 3 Nov 1995 — — British

Owners and controllers All 1, with past →

NameControlNotifiedCeasedBornNationality · lives in
Dcm (Optical Holdings) Limited company · Sc146610 · Scotland Ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent; Voting rights 75 to 100 percent 6 Apr 2016 — —

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Is OPTICAL EXPRESS LIMITED still trading?

The register shows OPTICAL EXPRESS LIMITED as active.

What does OPTICAL EXPRESS LIMITED do?

It files the industry code 86900 (Other human health activities).

When was OPTICAL EXPRESS LIMITED set up?

It was incorporated on 3 November 1995.

When are OPTICAL EXPRESS LIMITED's accounts due?

They were due on 30 September 2026 and are overdue. The last accounts were made up to 28 December 2024.

When is OPTICAL EXPRESS LIMITED's next confirmation statement due?

By 21 November 2026.

Who runs OPTICAL EXPRESS LIMITED?

OPTICAL EXPRESS LIMITED has 3 current directors and 1 other current officer. They're listed under People on this page.

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