How much does No. 7 Contact Lens Laboratory Limited make?

No. 7 Contact Lens Laboratory Limited reported revenue of £4.9m and £392k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does No. 7 Contact Lens Laboratory Limited have?

No. 7 Contact Lens Laboratory Limited reported an average of 37 employees in the year to 31 Oct 2025.

Is No. 7 Contact Lens Laboratory Limited profitable?

Yes — No. 7 Contact Lens Laboratory Limited reported a profit of £392k in the year to 31 Oct 2025.

Company No. 01529851 · Incorporated 24 Nov 1980

No. 7 Contact Lens Laboratory Limited

Registered name: NO. 7 CONTACT LENS LABORATORY LIMITED

Part of The Cooper Companies, Inc. group

No. 7 Contact Lens Laboratory Limited made £4.9m revenue and £392k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025.

No. 7 Contact Lens Laboratory Limited’s revenue fell 6% to £4.9m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £392k profit and 37 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of optical precision instruments” and is based in Fareham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 26701Manufacture of optical precision instruments SIC 46750Wholesale of chemical products SIC 46760Wholesale of other intermediate products

Status: Active
Location: Fareham, South East
Age: 45 yrs · since 1980
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “CooperVision International Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Oct 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£4.9m

Growth ▼6%

Profit

£392k

Growth ▼28.6%

Profit margin

Gross 59.1%

Employees

Change ▼19.6%

Profit / employee

£10.6k

Revenue/employee £132k

Profitable streak

4yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Oct 2022	31 Oct 2023	31 Oct 2024	31 Oct 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£4.5m	£5.4m	£5.2m	£4.9m
Cost of sales	£2.1m	£2.5m	£2.6m	£2m
Gross profit	£2.4m	£2.9m	£2.6m	£2.9m
Operating profit	£513k	£792k	£646k	—
Profit before tax	£506k	£764k	£619k	£609k
Profit after tax	£408k	£574k	£549k	£392k
Profit (best available)	£408k	£574k	£549k	£392k
Staff costs	£1.5m	£1.8m	£1.8m	£1.7m
Employees (average)	54	60	46	37
Ratios
Profit margin	9%	10.7%	10.5%	8%
Gross margin	52.8%	53.6%	50.4%	59.1%
Revenue per employee	£83.9k	£89.7k	£113k	£132k
Profit per employee	£7.6k	£9.6k	£11.9k	£10.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲18.9%	▼3.3%	▼6%
Profit growth	—	▲40.5%	▼4.4%	▼28.6%
Headcount growth	—	▲11.1%	▼23.3%	▼19.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£40.7k	£736k	£706k	£846k
Net assets	£1.7m	£2.3m	£2.8m	£3.2m
Fixed assets	£1m	£1.7m	£2.1m	£2.6m
Current assets	£1.8m	£2.6m	£1.6m	£1.8m
Debtors	£785k	£845k	£696k	£715k
Deferred income	£338k	£323k	£175k	£179k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 8%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 59.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £132k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £10.6k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 52.8%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 3.7%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 14.6%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets: ▲14%; Now £3.2m
Cash at bank: ▲20%; Now £846k
Headcount: ▼20%; Now 37
Deferred income: ▲3%; Now £179k
Fixed assets: ▲21%; Now £2.6m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

The Cooper Companies, Inc. (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Coopervision Global Limited75–100%
Coopervision International Limited75–100%
No. 7 Contact Lens Laboratory Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (3)

Coopervision Lens Care LimitedFigures not disclosed
Coopervision LimitedFigures not disclosed
Coopervision Manufacturing LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit £392k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026

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