EDMUND OPTICS LTD.
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Executive summary
Edmund Optics Ltd. functions as the critical UK arm of a global photonics leader, dominating the off-the-shelf optical components market through a highly efficient e-commerce and catalog distribution model. Benefiting from strong sector tailwinds in machine vision and life sciences, the company clearly exceeds typical UK SME scale, as evidenced by its requirement to file full accounts. While it faces margin pressures inherent to subsidiary structures and fierce competition from hybrid manufacturer-distributors, its deep inventory, localized York-based fulfillment, and global brand equity secure its position as an industry leader rather than a niche participant.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1998-11-06
- Registered office
- 1 Opus Avenue, Nether Poppleton, York, North Yorkshire, YO26 6BL
- Postcode
- YO26 6BL
- Capital
- 25,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-12-31
- Next due by
- 2026-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-10-12
- Next due by
- 2026-10-26
Nature of business (SIC)
- 47990 Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Officers 2 current · 14 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA101587 (Tier 2), registered since 2015.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- edmundoptics.co.uk
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| EDMUND SCIENTIFIC LIMITED | 2000-11-13 |
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| SUITE 1 TUDOR HOUSE, LYSANDER CLOSE, YORK, YO30 4XB | 2010-03-01 |
| HALFWAY HOUSE MAIN STREET, SHERIFF HUTTON, YORK, NORTH YORKSHIRE YO60 6ST | 1999-03-16 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 198 similar companies in YO, trading since 1998
The class of 1998
42%
of the 223 companies in this sector incorporated in 1998 are still active today; 56% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.