Alliance Optical Co. (Harborne) Limited

Reference number: 726734

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Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When colinlee-opticians.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01922 454151 is
  • Who else gives the postcode WS9 8QP
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Other names (2)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • Colin Lee Opticians Trading name
  • Alliance Optical Co (Harborne) Ltd Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
00601780
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
31 March 1958 (68 years old)
Registered office
7-9 Anchor Parade, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 8QP
Nature of business
  • Retail sale by opticians (SIC 47782)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Jan Robert Stoumann Director Apr 1969 1 Aug 2008 2 other companies
Ben Rayner Marchant Director Nov 1987 10 Jul 2020 None
Laura Talbot Director Jan 1987 1 Oct 2026 None

Other companies run by these 3 directors

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other companies
2
closed down
1
still active
1

In the full report: all 2 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£241k

Up £225k from £16.3k

Cash at bank

£526k

+22% from £432k

Owed within a year

£523k

−4.6% from £549k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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About these figures
Turnover
Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax
What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity
Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities
Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank
Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year
Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 00601780. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Alliance Optical Co. (Harborne)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (21)

2026

23 January 2026

  • Changed its registered name from "Alliance Optical Co (Harborne) Ltd"

FCA register

2024

25 October 2024

  • Ben Rayner Marchant became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
  • Clive Rayner Marchant stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

20 December 2016

  • Clive Rayner Marchant became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

13 February 2016

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1958

31 March 1958

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 21 events

  • All 21 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 11
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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 21 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Alliance Optical Co. (Harborne) Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Alliance Optical Co. (Harborne) Limited (FRN 726734) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since February 2016 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Alliance Optical Co. (Harborne)’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01922 454151 and the website colinlee-opticians.co.uk for Alliance Optical Co. (Harborne). If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Alliance Optical Co. (Harborne) a scam or clone?
Alliance Optical Co. (Harborne) is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with Alliance Optical Co. (Harborne)?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Alliance Optical Co. (Harborne) handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Alliance Optical Co. (Harborne) to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Alliance Optical Co. (Harborne)?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Alliance Optical Co. (Harborne): Mr Ben Rayner Marchant (50–75% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Clive Rayner Marchant.
Who runs Alliance Optical Co. (Harborne)?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Alliance Optical Co. (Harborne): Jan Robert Stoumann, Ben Rayner Marchant and Laura Talbot.
How long has Alliance Optical Co. (Harborne) been in business?
The company was formed on 31 March 1958, and has held its current FCA authorisation since February 2016.
What do Alliance Optical Co. (Harborne)’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £241k (up £225k from £16.3k) and cash at bank of £526k (+22% from £432k).
Does Alliance Optical Co. (Harborne) use any other names?
It trades as Colin Lee Opticians. It has previously used the name Alliance Optical Co (Harborne) Ltd.

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