Dobbie Optometrists Limited

Reference number: 1036763

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Appointed representative

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.

Responsible principal firm

ADARO OPTICS LIMITED Reference number: 924690 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
  • DOBBIE OPTOMETRISTS LIMITED (FRN 1036763) is an AR of ADARO OPTICS LIMITED (FRN 924690). When you use DOBBIE OPTOMETRISTS's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from DOBBIE OPTOMETRISTS, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When urquhart-opticians.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01292 290092 is
  • Whether EH2 4AN is a shared office: 20 other firms give it
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Other names (1)

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

  • Urquhart Opticians Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Adaro Optics Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

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.

Concerns on the company record

  • Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Company number
SC420426
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
27 March 2012 (14 years old)
Registered office
5 South Charlotte Street, Edinburgh, EH2 4AN, Scotland
Nature of business
  • Other human health activities (SIC 86900)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Imran Hakim Director Sep 1977 31 Jul 2023 525 other companies
Alistair Duff Director Jul 1986 31 Jan 2024 15 other companies
Peter Telfer Director Aug 1987 31 Jan 2024 15 other companies

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
527
closed down
17
are FCA-registered
11

In the full report: all 527 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
  • The 11 on the FCA register, including 3 no longer authorised
  • The 16 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

16 months to 31 July 2023Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£144k

+29% from £111k

Cash at bank

£250

−90% from £2,439

Employees (average)

11

−8.3% from 12

Owed within a year

£57.9k

+20% from £48.3k

Its next accounts are overdue at Companies House.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2023
  • 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 SC420426. 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

Dobbie Optometrists’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (14)

2025

1 July 2025

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2024

31 January 2024

  • Pt & Ad Investments Ltd became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2023

31 July 2023

  • Ho2 Management Limited became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Lesley Dobbie gave up control

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Lesley Dobbie took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2012

27 March 2012

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 14 events

  • All 14 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 7
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Firms connected to Dobbie Optometrists

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Dobbie Optometrists. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
10
no longer authorised
3
share a director
10

In the full report: all 10 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (10), the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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  • 527 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 14 events in its history
  • 10 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Dobbie Optometrists Limited FCA authorised?
Dobbie Optometrists Limited (FRN 1036763) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Dobbie Optometrists?
An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. Dobbie Optometrists Limited (FRN 1036763) is an AR of ADARO OPTICS LIMITED (FRN 924690). When you use Dobbie Optometrists's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Dobbie Optometrists, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is Dobbie Optometrists’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01292 290092 and the website urquhart-opticians.co.uk/find-us/ayr for Dobbie Optometrists. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Dobbie Optometrists a scam or clone?
Dobbie Optometrists 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 Dobbie Optometrists?
Protection works through Adaro Optics Limited, the principal firm responsible for Dobbie Optometrists's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Dobbie Optometrists?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Dobbie Optometrists: Pt & Ad Investments Ltd (25–50% of shares) and Ho2 Management Limited (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mrs Lesley Dobbie.
Who runs Dobbie Optometrists?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Dobbie Optometrists: Imran Hakim, Alistair Duff and Peter Telfer.
How long has Dobbie Optometrists been in business?
The company was formed on 27 March 2012.
What do Dobbie Optometrists’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 July 2023, show net assets of £144k (+29% from £111k) and cash at bank of £250 (−90% from £2,439). Its accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Does Dobbie Optometrists use any other names?
It trades as Urquhart Opticians.

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