Millicans Optical Ltd
Reference number: 1041646
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No longer an appointed representative
This firm is still listed on the FCA register, but the record is closed. Cover on business done while it was authorised generally still applies, and it cannot take on new regulated business. Registration ended 5 September 2025.
Website, phone number and address
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Last known website
hakimgroup.co.uk
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Last known phone number
01254 708422
Also given by a firm that is no longer authorised. Check you are dealing with the firm on this page.
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Last known address
Unit 317, India Mill Business Centre, Darwen, Blackburn With Darwen, BB3 1AE, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When hakimgroup.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01254 708422 is, and the 3 other firms that give it
- Who else gives the postcode BB3 1AE
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Millicans Opticians Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Past FCA permissions and consumer protection
- The record is closedCover you already have generally survives the cancellation: FSCS exists for firms that have failed, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can look at a complaint about a firm that has stopped trading, as long as the business was done while it was authorised. New business with this firm has no cover at all, because it is no longer permitted to carry it out.
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
- 10469639 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 8 November 2016 (9 years old)
- Registered office
- India Mill Business Centre Unit 317 Bolton Road, Darwen, Lancashire, BB3 1AE, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Retail sale by opticians (SIC 47782)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imran Hakim | Director | Sep 1977 | 8 Nov 2016 | 525 other companies |
| Neil Jeffrey Hilton | Director | Jul 1981 | 22 Jul 2019 | 7 other companies |
| Jennifer Makin | Director | Oct 1976 | 30 Jun 2026 | 3 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
- 528
- closed down
- 17
- are FCA-registered
- 11
In the full report: all 528 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 2 no longer authorised
- The 4 companies these 3 directors run together
- All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Millicans Optical’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
30 June 2026
- Jennifer Makin Limited gained significant control
Companies House
31 March 2026
- Joanna Halliday Limited no longer has significant control
Companies House
2025
5 September 2025
- Stopped being an appointed representative
FCA register
2023
4 May 2023
- Hillyard Limited gained significant control
Companies House
2018
30 August 2018
- Joanna Halliday Limited gained significant control
Companies House
2016
8 November 2016
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Ho2 Management Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 15 events
- All 15 events in its history (7 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 7
Firms connected to Millicans Optical
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Millicans Optical. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 10
- no longer authorised
- 2
- share a director
- 10
In the full report: all 10 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (10), the same phone number (3), the same postcode (4)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 1 past link through former directors
Firms like Millicans Optical
Other firms of the same type (retailer), nearest first.
In the Blackburn (BB) postcode area
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- 528 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 15 events in its history
- 10 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk