Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited
Registered name: SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LIMITED
Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited made £4.3bn revenue and £330m profit in the year to 28 Feb 2026.
Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited’s revenue grew 7% to £4.3bn in the year to 28 Feb 2026, with £330m profit. The company is classified under “development of building projects” and is based in Fareham; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Fareham, South East
- Age
- 43 yrs · since 1983
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 28 Feb 2024 | 28 Feb 2025 | 28 Feb 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £3.7bn | £4bn | £4.3bn |
| Cost of sales | −£768m | −£812m | −£918m |
| Gross profit | £3bn | £3.2bn | £3.3bn |
| Operating profit | £313m | £327m | £421m |
| Profit before tax | £324m | £339m | £430m |
| Profit after tax | £230m | £231m | £330m |
| Profit (best available) | £230m | £231m | £330m |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 6.2% | 5.8% | 7.7% |
| Gross margin | 79.5% | 79.6% | 78.5% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲6.5% | ▲7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲0.5% | ▲42.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 7.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 78.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
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- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
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
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- Now —
- Cash at bank
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- Now —
- Headcount
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- Now —
- Deferred income
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- Now —
- Fixed assets
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- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (6)
- Specsavers Healthcall LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Specsavers Hearcare LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Specsavers Procurement UK LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Specsavers Recruitment Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Specsavers UK Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Waldo Optical LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 28 Feb 2026 (profit £330m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026
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