Ophthalmic Instrument Company Ltd
Registered name: OPHTHALMIC INSTRUMENT COMPANY LTD
Ophthalmic Instrument Company Ltd made £88.6k revenue and a £38.6k loss in the year to 31 Oct 2023.
Ophthalmic Instrument Company Ltd’s revenue fell 24% to £88.6k in the year to 31 Oct 2023, with a loss of £38.6k and 1 employee. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Borehamwood; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Liquidation
- Location
- Borehamwood, East of England
- Age
- 16 yrs · since 2010
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Oct 2022 | 31 Oct 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £117k | £88.6k |
| Profit after tax | −£66.9k | −£38.6k |
| Profit (best available) | −£66.9k | −£38.6k |
| Staff costs | £54.1k | £10.7k |
| Employees (average) | — | 1 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −57.2% | −43.6% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £88.6k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£38.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼24.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Net assets | £132k | £69.7k |
| Fixed assets | £98k | £55.7k |
| Current assets | £34.1k | £14k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −43.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £88.6k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£38.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 62.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
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
- ▼47%
- Now £69.7k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼43%
- Now £55.7k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2023 (profit −£38.6k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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