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Technical and vocational secondary education · Canterbury

Association of British Dispensing Opticians(the)

Losses 3 years runningTurnover up 20%ActiveLatest figures: 2024Filed as a small companyCompany only40 years on the register

Private company limited by guarantee registered in Canterbury, classed under “Technical and vocational secondary education” and 1 other activity.

Headline figures

FY to Dec 2024 · Company only

Turnover

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Profit after tax

−£76.5k

Net assets

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Cash

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Employees

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Retained reserves

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What the numbers say

4 findings from the figures, in plain English

Written by rules from the figures on this page. Not a forecast or a credit opinion.

History

Pro
£202220232024
Profit after tax−£76.5k
Turnover
Net assets
Cash
Employees
Retained reserves

Every figure for all 3 years

“—” means we did not find the figure in a source; it is never filled with an estimate.

Balance sheet and ratios

From the filed balance sheets · £

Balance sheet202220232024
Fixed assets
Current assets
of which debtors
of which cash
Creditors due within a year
Net current assets
Net assets
Ratios
Profit marginProfit after tax as a share of turnover
Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets
Current ratioCurrent assets for every £1 owed within a year
Cash ratioCash for every £1 owed within a year
Creditors to assetsEverything owed to creditors as a share of fixed plus current assets
Turnover per employeeTurnover divided by average staff
Debtor daysDays of turnover owed by customers at the year end

7 balance-sheet lines and 7 ratios, every year

A ratio appears only for years where every line it needs was filed. Lines are as tagged in the accounts; nothing is added up or estimated.

Timeline

Checked 2026-11-04

  1. Accounts
    Accounts for a small company made up to 31 December 2025
  2. Directors
    Appointment of Miss Davinia Hadley as a director on 6 November 2025
  3. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Lorraine Bleasdale as a director on 5 November 2025
  4. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Kevin Andrew Gutsell as a director on 14 May 2026
  5. Accounts
    Accounts for a small company made up to 31 December 2024
  6. Charges
    Satisfaction of charge 1 in full
  7. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Saima Begum as a director on 27 July 2025
  8. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Julie Anne Roberta Lees as a director on 7 November 2024
  9. Directors
    Appointment of Ms Gillian Twyning as a director on 5 November 2024
  10. Directors
    Appointment of Mr Dylan Russell as a director on 5 November 2024
  11. Directors
    Appointment of Ms Kimberley O'donnell as a director on 5 November 2024
  12. Directors
    Appointment of Ms Sarah Jane Gilbert as a director on 5 November 2024
  13. 26 earlier
    1. Directors
      Appointment of Ms Deborah Ann Bill as a director on 5 November 2024
    2. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Steven Harding as a director on 5 November 2024
    3. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Andrew William Stewart Symons as a director on 5 November 2024
    4. Accounts
      Accounts for a small company made up to 31 December 2023
    5. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Steven Harding as a director on 9 May 2024
    6. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Daryl Vivian Ernest Newsome as a director on 9 May 2024
    7. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Andrew William Stewart Symons as a director on 15 January 2024
    8. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Joshua Colin Smith as a director on 21 November 2023
    9. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Gillian Bickle as a director on 31 July 2023
    10. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Peter Gavin Black as a director on 31 July 2023
    11. Accounts
      Accounts for a small company made up to 31 December 2022
    12. Directors
      Appointment of Mrs Brenda Alexis Rennie as a director on 2 September 2022
    13. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Alistair James Bridge as a secretary on 1 January 2023
    14. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Anthony Peter Garrett as a secretary on 31 December 2022
    15. Accounts
      Accounts for a small company made up to 31 December 2021
    16. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Joanne Teresa Holmes as a director on 15 May 2022
    17. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Kevin Andrew Gutsell as a director on 15 May 2022
    18. Directors
      Appointment of Ms Gillian Bickle as a director on 20 October 2021
    19. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Joshua Colin Smith as a director on 21 October 2021
    20. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Peter Gavin Black as a director on 21 October 2021
    21. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Kevin William Milsom as a director on 20 October 2021
    22. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Gary Andrew Kousoulou as a director on 19 October 2021
    23. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Brenda Alexis Rennie as a director on 19 October 2021
    24. Accounts
      Accounts for a small company made up to 31 December 2020
    25. Accounts
      Accounts for a small company made up to 31 December 2019
    26. Address
      Registered office address changed from 199 Gloucester Terrace London W2 6LD to Unit 2 Court Lodges Godmersham Park Godmersham Canterbury CT4 7DT on 14 September 2020

From the Companies House filing history. Routine confirmation statements are left out, and a run of the same filing is shown once.

Questions people ask

›What does Association of British Dispensing Opticians(the) do?

Private company limited by guarantee registered in Canterbury, classed under “Technical and vocational secondary education” and 1 other activity.

›How much turnover does Association of British Dispensing Opticians(the) make?

Answered in the full report

›Is Association of British Dispensing Opticians(the) profitable?

No: it made a loss after tax of £76.5k in the year to 31 December 2024, its latest filed accounts.

›How many people work at Association of British Dispensing Opticians(the)?

Answered in the full report

›Who runs and owns Association of British Dispensing Opticians(the)?

Its directors are Alistair James Bridge, Deborah Ann Bill, Sarah Jane Gilbert, Davinia Hadley, Kimberley O'Donnell and 3 more. Its owners are shown to subscribers.

›Where is Association of British Dispensing Opticians(the) based?

Its registered office is Unit 2 Court Lodges Godmersham Park, Godmersham, Canterbury, CT4 7DT, in Canterbury.

›When was Association of British Dispensing Opticians(the) founded?

Association of British Dispensing Opticians(the) was incorporated on 21 April 1986.

›Is Association of British Dispensing Opticians(the) still trading?

The register lists Association of British Dispensing Opticians(the) as active.

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