Private Limited Company

SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LIMITED

ActiveCompany 01721624United Kingdom
Bulk record snapshot1 AUG 2026Source details →

Registered office

FORUM 6 PARKWAY, SOLENT BUSINESS PARK WHITELEY, FAREHAM, PO15 7PA
Incorporated9 May 1983
Company age43 years

01 Company overview

Identity and registration

Snapshot 1 August 2026
Official name
SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LIMITED
Company number
01721624
Company type
Private Limited Company
Status
Active
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Dissolution date
Not supplied
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A registered office is not necessarily a trading location. The address is reproduced from the Companies House bulk record and should be interpreted in that legal context.

02 Filing dates

Accounts and statements

Companies House
AccountsBulk record

Last accounts made up to

28 February 2025

Next accounts due

30 November 2026
Confirmation statementBulk record

Last statement made up to

17 December 2025

Next statement due

31 December 2026
Filing source and official link

BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.

03 Workforce reporting

Gender pay gap

Reporting year 2025–2026
Employer size1000 to 4999
Median hourly gap18.6%
Mean hourly gap12.3%
Submitted30 March 2026
Median bonus gap
31.3%
Mean bonus gap
15.6%
Women receiving bonus
98.7%
Men receiving bonus
98.8%
Women in top quartile
38.0%
Women in lower quartile
57.0%
Earlier reporting years (8)
  1. 1000 to 499923.1% median hourly gap
  2. 1000 to 499927.1% median hourly gap
  3. 1000 to 499929.2% median hourly gap
  4. 1000 to 499933.7% median hourly gap
  5. 1000 to 499932.1% median hourly gap
  6. 1000 to 499933.6% median hourly gap
  7. 1000 to 499938.8% median hourly gap
  8. 500 to 99941.9% median hourly gap
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Positive gaps mean men were paid more; negative gaps mean women were paid more. These figures are employer-reported and describe the workforce distribution, not equal pay for the same job. The company link uses the exact Companies House number supplied by the service.

04 Supplier payments

Payment practices and performance

Period to 28 February 2026
Average time to pay31.0 days
Paid within 30 days84.0%
Paid after 60 days6.0%
Not paid within terms22.0%
Reporting period
1 September 2025 – 28 February 2026
Filed
18 March 2026
Shortest standard term
1 days
Longest standard term
60 days
E-invoicing offered
Yes
Supply-chain finance
Not offered
Payment codes
No
Construction retentions
No qualifying construction contracts
Reported terms and dispute process
  1. Standard payment terms

    Standard Payment Terms are 30 days, in addition, high volumes of monthly/quarterly Rental Payments are processed within 7 working days from Invoice upload as per Lease agreements between Specsavers Optical Superstores and Landlords. Efforts are being made with our Suppliers who currently invoice outside standard 30 days to agree to these terms. In addition, encourage Supplier to email PDF invoices to be processed in our P2P Invoice Processing solution with Basware, allowing our Suppliers to submit Invoices to one email address, meaning a central receipt of invoices into Accounts Payable from date of Invoice

  2. Dispute resolution process

    All disputed invoices are referred back to the supplier to address and resolve. A disputed invoice is processed in our Accounting System and flagged as Disputed to ensure it is not picked up on the payment run. Once resolved and approved, the dispute flag is removed, allowing the invoice to be paid.

Earlier payment reports (11 shown)
  1. 30.0 average days to pay35.0% outside terms
  2. 38.0 average days to pay28.0% outside terms
  3. 33.0 average days to pay29.0% outside terms
  4. 36.0 average days to pay31.0% outside terms
  5. 37.0 average days to pay29.0% outside terms
  6. 52.0 average days to pay34.0% outside terms
  7. 35.0 average days to pay32.0% outside terms
  8. 24.0 average days to pay24.0% outside terms
  9. 21.0 average days to pay19.0% outside terms
  10. 25.0 average days to pay28.0% outside terms
  11. 25.0 average days to pay32.0% outside terms
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05 Supply-chain transparency

Modern slavery statement

Statement year 2024
Organisation
SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LIMITED
Group submission
Yes
Statement period
1 March 2023 – 29 February 2024
Approved
26 August 2024
Sectors
Healthcare and pharmaceuticals

Organisation structure

Covered in the statement

Policies

Covered in the statement

Risk assessment

Covered in the statement

Due diligence

Covered in the statement

Training

Covered in the statement

Goals and KPIs

Covered in the statement

Earlier linked statements (1)
  1. SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LIMITED28 February 2021
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06 Public procurement

Contracts Finder awards

Exact GB-COH links
active · 15 June 2026

Eye Care Vouchers

The Pensions Regulator · ocds-b5fd17-6cc43729-4409-4bc8-a248-4647be660f72

Award value
£10,000
Contract period
16 June 2026 – 15 June 2027
Procedure
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
active · 29 May 2026

Eye Care Services

British Transport Police · ocds-b5fd17-f417fd61-8c5e-4670-9d87-6d3c633e7ebb

Award value
£60,000
Contract period
5 June 2026 – 4 June 2030
Procedure
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
active · 22 March 2026

Corporate Eyecare Services

UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA · ocds-b5fd17-ef51a053-f7cb-438f-ad94-a2713afc07df

Award value
£101,610
Contract period
22 March 2026 – 21 March 2030
Procedure
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
active · 31 December 2025

Provision of Eyecare Services

Home Office · ocds-b5fd17-e23b4ef5-d166-4520-8714-a5509f1ed0e2

Award value
£500,000
Contract period
1 January 2026 – 31 December 2028
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
active · 31 October 2025

Eye Care Services

H M REVENUE & CUSTOMS · ocds-b5fd17-6b91d761-a396-4e19-8a88-56ac268cdf53

Award value
£520,000
Contract period
1 November 2025 – 31 October 2028
Procedure
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
active · 24 February 2025

GSS25010 - Acas Eye Care

UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · ocds-b5fd17-a16aa070-a15b-43f7-ac28-2e2dbf74f8e2

Award value
£12,440
Contract period
1 April 2025 – 31 March 2027
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
active · 9 December 2024

PS/21/126 - Provision of Vision Testing Services

DVLA - Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency · ocds-b5fd17-7916f889-cadb-4e4e-b360-b98b74d7ffc9

Award value
£12,340,000
Contract period
1 April 2025 – 31 March 2028
Procedure
Open procedure (above threshold)
active · 22 October 2024

Eye Care Services

Telford & Wrekin Council · ocds-b5fd17-c0c84ef5-15fc-4250-8530-d1e2d9ce6faf

Award value
£9,000
Contract period
1 November 2024 – 31 October 2027
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
active · 14 June 2024

DSE eye care services

AWE PLC · ocds-b5fd17-7c918e79-cb24-48b9-b082-b8e0a9a69570

Award value
£0
Contract period
1 July 2024 – 30 June 2027
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
active · 3 June 2024

Eye Tests for Employees

ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · ocds-b5fd17-c910912b-f493-48ed-905a-8bd6876dc279

Award value
£30,000
Contract period
1 July 2024 – 30 June 2026
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
active · 20 May 2024

2024_UK_239 - Single Benefit - Eye Care Vouchers - CCS: RM6182 - Lot 5 - Eye Care

BRITISH COUNCIL(THE) · ocds-b5fd17-5aeec9d5-92e0-4c37-8760-d431fde229b3

Award value
£7,000
Contract period
20 May 2024 – 20 May 2026
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
active · 1 May 2024

Eyecare Services

HM TREASURY · ocds-b5fd17-33ea1651-e9b8-4318-980b-7af51a08dd69

Award value
£44,800
Contract period
3 May 2024 – 2 May 2026
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
active · 25 March 2024

L&Q Eyecare Voucher Scheme

LONDON & QUADRANT HOUSING TRUST · ocds-b5fd17-5a4ac834-5ac1-40d5-9aea-f8712db7d5e3

Award value
£60,000
Contract period
16 April 2024 – 15 April 2026
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
active · 29 February 2024

Eyecare Vouchers 2024

OFFICE FOR STANDARDS IN EDUCATION, CHILDRENS SERVICES AND SKILLS · ocds-b5fd17-72af9b5d-962f-4e69-9280-5fec3617cdee

Award value
£64,598.40
Contract period
17 April 2024 – 16 April 2028
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
active · 16 January 2024

Provision of Eyecare Services on behalf of Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · ocds-b5fd17-778b367f-f2c9-439e-9e53-69b7187746e6

Award value
£42,000
Contract period
1 February 2024 – 31 January 2030
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
active · 27 June 2023

Provision of Eyecare Services

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · ocds-b5fd17-bc8a08a4-aa2c-4b36-95ad-6f46186034cf

Award value
£200,000
Contract period
1 July 2023 – 30 June 2031
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
active · 8 June 2023

Prescription Eye Wear

Kent Fire & Rescue Service · ocds-b5fd17-6ed01701-e221-4bc3-b123-86af17def135

Award value
£72,000
Contract period
26 June 2023 – 25 June 2027
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
active · 9 May 2023

Invitation to Tender - Any Qualified Provider - NECS439 Community Age Related Hearing Loss Service for an on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NHS NENC ICB) in the localities of Hartlepool, Stockton-On-Tees, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland

NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT · ocds-b5fd17-af945f54-7206-4a19-a891-9d46b9e894aa

Award value
£0
Contract period
1 July 2023 – 30 June 2028
Procedure
Open procedure (above threshold)
active · 4 April 2023

MOD Corporate Eye care

Ministry of Defence · ocds-b5fd17-ee1f5727-80cb-4bc7-9b48-a63d13e925e1

Award value
£400,000
Contract period
24 March 2023 – 24 March 2026
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
active · 1 November 2022

Provision of Eye care Services for WYP

Yorkshire & Humber Police Procurement · ocds-b5fd17-bc2ab120-3aca-43b6-a815-da4a6f9cf550

Award value
£150,000
Contract period
27 February 2023 – 26 February 2028
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
active · 28 February 2022

Provision of Eyecare Services for DWP Staff

Department for Work and Pensions · ocds-b5fd17-c31aaa8b-e702-4c60-84f0-3e81d8d7e300

Award value
£1,200,000
Contract period
1 April 2022 – 31 March 2025
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
active · 31 January 2022

Corporate Eye Care Services - CCS Framework - RM6182 Mini Competition

HM Land Registry · ocds-b5fd17-0f5be777-55b9-4b9e-90d3-3f136ead8a60

Award value
£30,000
Contract period
1 February 2022 – 31 January 2025
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
active · 31 January 2022

Corporate Eye Care Services - CCS Framework - RM6182 Mini Competition

HM Land Registry · ocds-b5fd17-0f5be777-55b9-4b9e-90d3-3f136ead8a60

Award value
£39,950
Contract period
1 February 2022 – 31 January 2026
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
active · 13 December 2021

Audiology (Adult Hearing Service - Age Related Hearing Loss)

North Of England Commissioning Support · ocds-b5fd17-c9c9a8a7-aa6e-4b5c-b395-bcdde2a7e4e8

Award value
£0
Contract period
1 April 2022 – 31 March 2027
Procedure
Open procedure (above threshold)
active · 29 October 2021

NHS Kirklees CCG: Microsuction Service

N H S Greater Huddersfield C C G · ocds-b5fd17-99bf0bea-72e3-4884-a9f9-f9c6fce7ce43

Award value
£0
Contract period
1 November 2021 – 31 March 2023
Procedure
Open procedure (below threshold)
active · 10 September 2021

Corporate Eyecare Contract

H M Revenue & Customs · ocds-b5fd17-c464d754-3ab7-4cf5-b5de-6d8d1965f299

Award value
£400,000
Contract period
1 November 2021 – 31 October 2024
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
active · 23 March 2021

Occupational Health, Employee Assistance Programmes and Eye Care

Crown Commercial Service · ocds-b5fd17-2b749b22-32cf-40e4-9bf0-37c3bcc24ef6

Award value
£220,000,000
Contract period
23 March 2021 – 22 March 2025
Procedure
Open procedure (above threshold)
active · 18 November 2020

CS19213 Eye Care Services for Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · ocds-b5fd17-10aa30d1-1ca2-41ae-bc40-74cc1e0cc510

Award value
£115,000
Contract period
23 November 2020 – 22 November 2024
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
active · 29 January 2018

Extension to Contract for Provision of Eye Care Services for Home Office

Crown Commercial Service · ocds-b5fd17-8ddb5667-ee0d-4381-8cfc-f20f1cf15638

Award value
£84,300
Contract period
1 February 2018 – 30 April 2018
Procedure
Other - Technical Extension
active · 4 January 2018

Eye Care Services

Staffordshire Police · ocds-b5fd17-51171f19-245c-49e7-ae5a-5325eb9eb68c

Award value
£210,000
Contract period
8 January 2018 – 7 January 2022
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
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07 Ownership and control

People with significant control

Snapshot 25 August 2026
Current records2
Ceased records1
PSC source and official link →
PSC statementCeased

The company has not yet completed the steps to find its PSCs

Notified
29 December 2016
Ceased
6 April 2016
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08 Charity register

Charity Commission links

Snapshot 25 August 2026
CCEW

No exact company-number link in this snapshot

The Charity Commission extract did not explicitly associate this Companies House number with a charity. BritDB does not use a name-only match to fill the gap.

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09 Northern Ireland charity register

CCNI exact company links

Snapshot 25 August 2026
CCNI

No unambiguous company-number link found

The CCNI source number did not resolve uniquely to this Companies House record. BritDB did not use a name or address match.

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CCNI publishes company numbers without a jurisdiction prefix. BritDB links only when the plausible padded UK and NI candidates resolve to exactly one Companies House company.

10 Sanctions screening

UK Sanctions List

Report 20 August 2026
UKSL

No exact business-registration-number link found

The imported UK Sanctions List did not supply this Companies House number as a UK-linked business identifier. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.

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No exact link is not sanctions clearance. UK restrictions can apply through ownership or control even where an entity is not separately named. Always use the current official list and obtain appropriate advice for a legally significant decision.

11 Public procurement

Find a Tender links

Snapshot 22 August 2026
Awarded supplier

Specsavers - DSE Eye Test Vouchers

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust · updated 5 May 2026

Tender value
Not supplied
Awards
1
Open →
Awarded supplier

Adult Audiology Services

NHS CENTRAL EAST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD · updated 29 April 2026

Tender value
Not supplied
Awards
1
Open →
Awarded supplier

Audiology Services

NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board · updated 13 November 2025

Tender value
Not supplied
Awards
1
Open →
Awarded supplier

Audiology Service - North Staffordshire CMT-1377

NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board · updated 22 October 2025

Tender value
Not supplied
Awards
1
Open →
Awarded supplier

Audiology Service - South Staffordshire CMT-1378

NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board · updated 22 October 2025

Tender value
Not supplied
Awards
1
Open →
Awarded supplier

Adult Community Audiology Service for Hearing Loss (Non-Complex) - BSOLICB_Specsavers_2024-26 Audiology

NHS BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL INTEGRATED CARE BOARD · updated 15 August 2025

Tender value
Not supplied
Awards
1
Open →
Awarded supplier

Routine Age-Related Hearing Loss Services

NHS DEVON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD · updated 26 February 2025

Tender value
Not supplied
Awards
1
Open →
Awarded supplier

Lincolnshire Over 50s Community-based Age Related Hearing Loss

NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board · updated 18 January 2025

Tender value
Not supplied
Awards
1
Open →
Awarded supplier

Community Audiology - Specsavers Optical Superstore Ltd

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board · updated 24 December 2024

Tender value
Not supplied
Awards
1
Open →
Awarded supplier

CMT- 1187 (South Staffordshire) Adult Hearing Service (non-complex)

NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB · updated 29 October 2024

Tender value
Not supplied
Awards
1
Open →
Awarded supplier

CMT-1186 (North Staffordshire) Adult Hearing Service (non-complex)

NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB · updated 29 October 2024

Tender value
Not supplied
Awards
1
Open →
Awarded supplier

Adult Hearing Service - South Staffordshire

NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board · updated 30 August 2024

Tender value
Not supplied
Awards
1
Open →
Awarded supplier

Adult Hearing Service - North Staffordshire

NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board · updated 30 August 2024

Tender value
Not supplied
Awards
1
Open →
Awarded supplier

Specsavers AQP Adult Hearing Service 50+ Specsavers24/25 - QHM-2024-439

North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board · updated 15 April 2024

Tender value
Not supplied
Awards
1
Open →
Awarded supplier

Any Qualified Provider - NECS439 Community Age Related Hearing Loss Service for an on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NHS NENC ICB)

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board · updated 9 May 2023

Tender value
£12,031,852
Awards
6
Open →
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12 Environmental register

Environment Agency waste registrations

Snapshot 25 August 2026
EA

No exact company-number registration linked

The licensed Environment Agency subset did not contain this exact Companies House number. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.

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13 Nature of business

Standard Industrial Classification

SIC 2007
41100

Development of building projects

47782

Retail sale by opticians

68320

Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

14 Connected public record

Checks beyond the company register

Partial coverage
CCEW

Charity Commission

0 exact company-number links.

Checked
CCNI

Northern Ireland charities

0 unambiguous company-number links.

Checked
FTS

Public contracts

15 procurement processes linked by exact GB-COH identifier.

Checked
EA

Waste register

0 exact company-number registrations.

Checked
GZ

Corporate notices

The Gazette is not yet connected.

Not checked
UKSL

UK Sanctions List

No exact business-registration-number link in this report.

Checked
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15 Record timeline

Dates in the bulk record

3 events
  1. Confirmation statement

    Latest confirmation statement made up to this date

  2. Accounts

    Latest accounts made up to this date

  3. Incorporation

    Company incorporated

16 Provenance

Sources for this profile

11 sources
CH
Companies House Free Company Data Product

Identity, address, status, dates, SIC, previous names and mortgage totals.

Snapshot 1 August 2026
GPG
UK Gender Pay Gap Service

Annual employer reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.

9 reporting years
PPR
UK Payment Practices Reporting

Statutory supplier-payment reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.

12 reports shown
MSS
Modern Slavery Statement Registry

Annual statement summaries linked by exact source company number.

2 linked statements
CF
Contracts Finder OCDS

Historic awards linked by exact source-supplied GB-COH company identifier.

30 exact awards
PSC
Companies House PSC snapshot

Current and ceased significant-control records joined by exact company number.

Snapshot 25 August 2026
CCEW
Charity Commission Register of Charities

Daily England and Wales extract matched only by the official company registration number.

Snapshot 25 August 2026
CCNI
Northern Ireland Register of Charities

Daily CCNI export with company links only where the source number resolves unambiguously.

0 exact links
UKSL
UK Sanctions List

Complete FCDO list checked by exact UK-linked business registration number.

Checked 20 August 2026
FTS
Find a Tender OCDS data

Procurement parties checked only through exact GB-COH identifiers.

15 exact processes
EA
Environment Agency waste register

Licensed subset linked only by exact Companies House number.

0 exact registrations
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Other registers

Financial regulation and licences.

Not checked yet

Companies House, Charity Commission, OSCR and UK Sanctions List information is public-register data. BritDB reproduces and organises it with source-specific limits; official external links are kept on the dedicated source pages.