Optimax Clinics Limited

Reference number: 723835

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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 optimax.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7317 8631 is
  • Who else gives the postcode NW3 5HT
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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
  • 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.

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Companies House record

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

Concerns on the company record

  • This company has insolvency history on record.
Company number
07200452
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
23 March 2010 (16 years old)
Registered office
96 Bristol Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B5 7XJ
Nature of business
  • Hospital activities (SIC 86101)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Russell Keith Ambrose Director Nov 1949 23 Mar 2010 29 other companies
Luis Fernando Gravalos Soria Director Mar 1966 25 Jun 2024 3 other companies
Virgilio Leal Espi Director Dec 1969 25 Jun 2024 4 other companies
Oscar Lopez Juarez Director Apr 1971 13 Oct 2026 2 other companies
Devorah Walter Secretary Not published 31 Jan 2024 –

Other companies run by these 4 directors

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other companies
31
closed down
15
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 31 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 on the FCA register
  • The 4 companies these 4 directors run together
  • All 10 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

6 months to 31 December 2024Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

−£2.23m

Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time

Net assets

−£4.73m

Down £2.87m from −£1.86m

Cash at bank

£946k

+111% from £448k

Owed within a year

£2.73m

−29% from £3.84m

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £4.73m more than it owned.

The previous accounts cover 12 months, so turnover and profit are not compared with them.

The accounts for the 6 months to 31 December 2024 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £12.4m, for the year to 30 June 2022.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2024
  • 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 07200452. 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

Optimax Clinics’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (24)

2024

25 June 2024

  • Eye Hospitals Group Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Russell Keith Ambrose gave up control

Companies House

2016

15 September 2016

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

FCA register

6 April 2016

  • Russell Keith Ambrose took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2010

23 March 2010

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 24 events

  • All 24 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 16
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Firms connected to Optimax Clinics

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

connected firms
2
share a director
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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  • 31 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 24 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Optimax Clinics Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Optimax Clinics Limited (FRN 723835) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since September 2016 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Optimax Clinics’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7317 8631 and the website optimax.co.uk for Optimax Clinics. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Optimax Clinics a scam or clone?
Optimax Clinics 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 Optimax Clinics?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Optimax Clinics handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Optimax Clinics to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Optimax Clinics?
Optimax Clinics is owned by Eye Hospitals Group Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 25 June 2024. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Russell Keith Ambrose.
Who runs Optimax Clinics?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Optimax Clinics: Russell Keith Ambrose, Luis Fernando Gravalos Soria, Virgilio Leal Espi and Oscar Lopez Juarez.
How long has Optimax Clinics been in business?
The company was formed on 23 March 2010, and has held its current FCA authorisation since September 2016.
What do Optimax Clinics’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2024, show profit before tax of −£2.23m (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time) and net assets of −£4.73m (down £2.87m from −£1.86m).

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