Downes Opticians Limited
Registered name: DOWNES OPTICIANS LIMITED
Part of Ilharia Holdings Limited groupDownes Opticians Limited made £61.1k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
Downes Opticians Limited reported £61.1k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, up 216% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 7 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale by opticians” and is based in Edinburgh; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Age
- 8 yrs · since 2018
- 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.
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 29 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gross profit | — | £460k | £259k | £430k | £470k |
| Operating profit | — | £157k | £18.1k | £37.2k | £79.7k |
| Profit before tax | — | £140k | £16.8k | £36.7k | £79.4k |
| Profit after tax | — | £111k | £9.9k | £19.3k | £61.1k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £111k | £9.9k | £19.3k | £61.1k |
| Staff costs | — | £207k | £164k | £281k | £282k |
| Employees (average) | 17 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | — | £12.3k | £1.4k | £2.4k | £8.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲94.7% | ▲215.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼47.1% | — | ▲14.3% | ▼12.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £20.9k | £44.3k | £42.2k | £5.1k | £66.8k |
| Net assets | £2k | £113k | £123k | £142k | £211k |
| Fixed assets | £182k | £20.8k | £11.4k | £7.6k | £16.3k |
| Current assets | £133k | £197k | £220k | £188k | £254k |
| Debtors | £68k | £122k | £30.7k | £23.7k | £140k |
| Source | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £8.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- ▲49%
- Now £211k
- Cash at bank
- ▲1200%
- Now £66.8k
- Headcount
- ▼13%
- Now 7
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲115%
- Now £16.3k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Ilharia Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Downes Opticians Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (20)
- Ashton Opticians LtdRev. — · Profit −£3k
- Broxburn Optical LtdRev. — · Profit £46.4k
- Bryan McCormick LimitedRev. — · Profit £111k
- Coatsworth Eye Clinic LimitedRev. — · Profit −£8.4k
- David Dowley LimitedRev. — · Profit £36.6k
- Diane Raymond Eyecare LimitedRev. — · Profit −£4.4k
- Eyecare at 125 LimitedRev. — · Profit £650
- HB Opticians LtdRev. — · Profit −£25.7k
- J. S. Lowry Eyecare LimitedRev. — · Profit £3.9k
- J.C. Gillie & Partners LimitedRev. — · Profit −£20.2k
- Mas Optic LimitedRev. — · Profit £11.5k
- Optical Suppliers LimitedRev. — · Profit −£6.7k
- PJB (Saltburn) LtdRev. — · Profit £22.4k
- Premier Eyecare (Castleford) LtdRev. — · Profit £2.6k
- Robert Marshall Optical LimitedRev. — · Profit £25.7k
- Sightdirect LimitedRev. — · Profit £1.9k
- Specs 4 You LtdFigures not disclosed
- Specsure Opticians (Consett) LimitedRev. — · Profit £972k
- TVC Gloucester LimitedRev. — · Profit £34k
- Walkers Eyecare LtdRev. — · Profit £25.5k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from AbridgedAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £61.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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