How much does Owl Optical Limited make?

Owl Optical Limited reported revenue of £19.5m and a loss of £570k in the year to 26 Oct 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Owl Optical Limited have?

Owl Optical Limited reported an average of 367 employees in the year to 26 Oct 2025.

Is Owl Optical Limited profitable?

No — Owl Optical Limited reported a loss of £570k in the year to 26 Oct 2025.

Company No. 00946246 · Incorporated 20 Jan 1969

Owl Optical Limited

Registered name: OWL OPTICAL LIMITED

Part of Seamap Limited group

Owl Optical Limited made £19.5m revenue and a £570k loss in the year to 26 Oct 2025.

Owl Optical Limited’s revenue grew 12% to £19.5m in the year to 26 Oct 2025, with a loss of £570k and 367 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of hearing aids” and is based in Birmingham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47741Retail sale of hearing aids SIC 47782Retail sale by opticians

Status: Active
Location: Birmingham, West Midlands
Age: 57 yrs · since 1969
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.

Latest accounts · year to 26 Oct 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£19.5m

Growth ▲11.7%

Profit

−£570k

Growth —

Profit margin

−2.9%

Gross 100%

Employees

367

Change ▲1.4%

Profit / employee

−£1.6k

Revenue/employee £53.1k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	30 Oct 2022	29 Oct 2023	27 Oct 2024	26 Oct 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£8.3m	£14.2m	£17.4m	£19.5m
Gross profit	£8.3m	£14.2m	£17.4m	£19.5m
Operating profit	−£2.2m	−£3m	−£2.3m	−£909k
Profit before tax	−£2.2m	−£3m	−£2.3m	−£909k
Profit after tax	−£2.3m	−£3.4m	−£2.4m	−£570k
Profit (best available)	−£2.3m	−£3.4m	−£2.4m	−£570k
Staff costs	£6.9m	£11.2m	£13.2m	£13.5m
Employees (average)	258	354	362	367
Ratios
Profit margin	−27%	−23.8%	−13.8%	−2.9%
Gross margin	100%	100%	100%	100%
Revenue per employee	£32.3k	£40.1k	£48.2k	£53.1k
Profit per employee	−£8.7k	−£9.5k	−£6.6k	−£1.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲70.5%	▲22.8%	▲11.7%
Headcount growth	—	▲37.2%	▲2.3%	▲1.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£715k	£294k	£481k	£1.5m
Net assets	−£3.7m	−£7.1m	−£9.5m	−£10.1m
Fixed assets	£5.8m	£5m	£4.4m	£3.1m
Current assets	£833k	£448k	£604k	£1.7m
Debtors	£56.2k	£115k	£108k	£169k
Deferred income	£733k	£588k	£1.1m	£1.8m
Source	Accounts · bulk data Jul 2024	Accounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −2.9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 100%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £53.1k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£1.6k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 16.1%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 9.1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 0.9%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets: —; Now −£10.1m
Cash at bank: ▲206%; Now £1.5m
Headcount: ▲1%; Now 367
Deferred income: ▲66%; Now £1.8m
Fixed assets: ▼28%; Now £3.1m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Seamap Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Scrivens Limited75–100%
Owl Optical Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (1)

Scrivens RBS Trustee LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 26 Oct 2025 (profit −£570k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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