ESSILOR LIMITED
Company number 00852410 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Essilor Limited occupies a strategically privileged position as the UK manufacturing and commercial gateway for the EssilorLuxottica group, leveraging nearly 60 years of domestic operational heritage and world-class parent-company resources. The company's growth trajectory depends on translating global R&D capabilities into UK market wins while defending against direct-to-consumer disruption. Success requires balancing centralized strategic direction with the local agility necessary to capture Britain's expanding vision care market.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1965-06-23
- Registered office
- Cooper Road, Thornbury, Bristol, BS35 3UW
- Postcode
- BS35 3UW
- Capital
- 571,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 4 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-12-31
- Next due by
- 2026-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-02-22
- Next due by
- 2027-03-08
Nature of business (SIC)
- 22290 Manufacture of other plastic products
Officers 5 current · 32 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by TRIFLE HOLDINGS LIMITED — since 2017-06-26
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker (Worker (A rating)), Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z6288117 (Tier 3), registered since 2002.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Gender pay gap
5.58%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| ORMA OPTICAL COMPANY LIMITED | 1983-01-04 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 60 similar companies in BS, trading since 1965
Property in England & Wales 2 titles
- Freehold
- 1
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2025-06-20
- Price paid, where recorded
- £1,293,088
- Where
- Hertfordshire (1), South Gloucestershire (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HD265462 | Hertfordshire | Freehold | 2025-06-20 | £543,088 |
| GR484041 | South Gloucestershire | Leasehold | 2024-07-24 | £750,000 |
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