Optics Warehouse Limited

Reference number: 620615

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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 opticswarehouse.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01803 611895 is
  • Who else gives the postcode TQ2 7TD
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Other names (5)

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

  • Arken Optics UK (www.arkenoptics.co.uk) Trading name
  • Night Vision Warehouse (www.nightvisionwarehouse.co.uk) Trading name
  • Opticswarehouse LTD Former name
  • Ospreydirect Former trading name
  • Scopesdirect Former trading 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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  • Credit Broking

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
06364785
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
7 September 2007 (19 years old)
Registered office
Riviera House, Nicholson Road, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 7TD, England
Nature of business
  • Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet (SIC 47910)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Jean Pierre Ellis Director Aug 1959 7 Sep 2007 6 other companies
Shaun Ellis Director Jul 1992 19 May 2015 7 other companies

Other companies run by these 2 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
7
still active
7
run together
6

In the full report: all 7 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 6 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 October 2025Full accountsAudited

Net assets

£3.34m

+36% from £2.46m

Cash at bank

£314k

−48% from £606k

Owed within a year

£1.25m

+21% from £1.03m

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 06364785. 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

Optics Warehouse’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (17)

2024

2 December 2024

  • Changed its registered name from "Opticswarehouse LTD"

FCA register

2018

13 March 2018

  • Ellis Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Jean Pierre Ellis gave up control

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Jean Pierre Ellis took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2014

13 June 2014

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

FCA register

2007

7 September 2007

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 17 events

  • All 17 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 2
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  • 7 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 17 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Optics Warehouse Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Optics Warehouse Limited (FRN 620615) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since June 2014 and works as a retailer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Optics Warehouse’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01803 611895 and the website opticswarehouse.co.uk for Optics Warehouse. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Optics Warehouse a scam or clone?
Optics Warehouse 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 Optics Warehouse?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Optics Warehouse handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Optics Warehouse to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Optics Warehouse?
Optics Warehouse is owned by Ellis Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 13 March 2018. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Jean Pierre Ellis.
Who runs Optics Warehouse?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Optics Warehouse: Jean Pierre Ellis and Shaun Ellis.
How long has Optics Warehouse been in business?
The company was formed on 7 September 2007, and has held its current FCA authorisation since June 2014.
What do Optics Warehouse’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 October 2025, show net assets of £3.34m (+36% from £2.46m) and cash at bank of £314k (−48% from £606k).
Does Optics Warehouse use any other names?
It trades as Arken Optics UK (www.arkenoptics.co.uk) and Night Vision Warehouse (www.nightvisionwarehouse.co.uk). It has previously used 3 other names: Opticswarehouse LTD, Ospreydirect and Scopesdirect.

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