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Registration number: 04994070

Hastings Visionplus Limited

Unaudited Financial Statements (Filleted Accounts)

for the Year Ended 28 February 2026

 

Hastings Visionplus Limited

Contents

Company Information

1

Balance Sheet

2

Notes to the Financial Statements

3 to 7

 

Hastings Visionplus Limited

Company Information

Directors

Specsavers Optical Group Limited

Mary Lesley Perkins

Robert John Lofting

Company secretary

Specsavers Optical Group Limited

Registered office

Forum 6
Parkway
Solent Business Park
Whiteley, Fareham
United Kingdom
PO15 7PA

Registration number

04994070

 

Hastings Visionplus Limited

(Registration number: 04994070)
Balance Sheet as at 28 February 2026

Note

2026
£

2025
£

Current assets

 

Debtors

4

816,402

663,086

Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

5

(127,607)

(121,342)

Net assets

 

688,795

541,744

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

7

120

120

Retained earnings

688,675

541,624

Shareholders' funds

 

688,795

541,744

For the financial year ending 28 February 2026 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 479A of the Companies Act 2006 relating to subsidiary companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476; and

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime and FRS 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard Applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’. In accordance with Section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the Profit and Loss Account has not been delivered.

Approved and authorised by the Board on 28 May 2026 and signed on its behalf by:
 

.........................................

Robert John Lofting

Director

 

Hastings Visionplus Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 28 February 2026

1

General information

The company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in England and Wales.

The address of its registered office is:
Forum 6
Parkway
Solent Business Park
Whiteley, Fareham
United Kingdom
PO15 7PA

2

Accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

Statement of compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Financial Reporting Standard 102 Section 1A – small entities.

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling which is the functional currency of the company and are rounded to the nearest £.

Key areas of estimation uncertainty and judgments


Deferred revenue
Customer data is used to estimate the value of uncollected spectacle sales which should be deferred at the year-end. Deferred revenue for contact lenses purchased by direct debit is estimated with reference to payment cycle information which is utilised to calculate the value of customer payments made in advance of delivery of goods.

Recoverability of trade debtors
The recoverability of trade debtors is assessed based on their age at the Balance Sheet date. A provision is made for any debtors where there are doubts as to their recoverability as a result of their age.

Going concern

Though there remains significant uncertainty regarding the longer-term global economic outlook, having considered all available information about the future, the current resources available, and the measures that could be taken to mitigate any adverse results, the directors are confident that there are no material uncertainties in relation to the company's ability to meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the approval of the financial statements.

Accordingly, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.

 

Hastings Visionplus Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 28 February 2026

2

Accounting policies (continued)

Changes in accounting policy

With effect from 1 March 2025, the Company changed its accounting policy regarding the classification of cash at bank and in hand. The cash at bank and in hand balance sheet line was previously made up of amounts held in the group treasury company. These balances are now classified within Debtors, under Group Treasury Company. The directors believe that this provides reliable and more relevant information, as it better reflects the commercial substance of the balances, and highlights the entity’s financial position with respect to related parties. There are no adjustments required as a result of this change which impact equity in any period.

Revenue recognition

Revenue is recognised to the extent that the company obtains the right to consideration in exchange for its performance. Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received, excluding discounts, rebates, VAT and other sales taxes. The following criteria must also be met before revenue is recognised:

Revenue from the sale of goods and services is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods have passed to the buyer, usually on dispatch of the goods, or when services are provided and the amount of revenue can be measured reliably, it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the entity and the costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably.

Deferred revenue arises when cash is received in advance of revenue being earned, either in the form of payments received for spectacles which have not been collected or direct debit payments received for contact lenses in advance of delivery of the lenses to the customer.

Tax

Current tax is provided at amounts expected to be paid (or recovered) using tax rates and laws which have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences which are differences between taxable profits and total comprehensive income that arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in the financial statements, except that unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that the directors consider that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.

Deferred tax is measured on an undiscounted basis at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the periods in which timing differences reverse, based on tax rates and laws enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date.

The company is within the scope of the OECD Pillar Two model rules. For the year ended 28 February 2026, the company has no related current tax exposure under Pillar Two Legislation.

Short term debtors and creditors

Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and which are receivable or payable within one year are recorded at transaction price. Any losses arising from impairment are recognised in the profit and loss account in other operating expenses.

Cash at bank and in hand

The company utilises the services of a group treasury company. Balances due from (or to) the group treasury company, which share many characteristics of a bank account, are included within Debtors (or Loans and borrowings).

 

Hastings Visionplus Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 28 February 2026

2

Accounting policies (continued)

Share capital

Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Equity instruments are measured at the fair value of the cash or other resources received or receivable, net of the direct costs of issuing the equity instruments. If payment is deferred and the time value of money is material, the initial measurement is on a present value basis.

Dividends

Final dividends are recognised as an appropriation of equity when approved by the company's shareholders. Interim dividends are recognised when paid.

Defined contribution pension obligation

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a debtor.

3

Staff numbers

The average number of persons employed by the company (including directors) during the year, was 46 (2025 - 43).

4

Debtors

Note

2026
£

2025
£

Trade debtors

 

87,824

42,164

Group treasury company

8

450,424

377,122

Amounts owed by related parties

8

244,942

201,573

Prepayments and accrued income

 

12,576

18,212

Corporation tax asset

 

19,283

22,971

Deferred tax assets

 

1,353

1,044

 

816,402

663,086

Details of non-current trade and other debtors

£1,353 (2025 -£1,044) of Deferred tax assets is classified as non current.

 

Hastings Visionplus Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 28 February 2026

5

Creditors

Note

2026
£

2025
£

Due within one year

 

Trade creditors

 

2,656

1,402

Taxation and social security

 

45,495

28,991

Accruals and other creditors

 

17,949

19,268

Amounts owed to related parties

8

2,208

2,954

Deferred income

 

59,299

68,727

 

127,607

121,342

6

Financial commitments, guarantees and contingencies

Pension contributions
 

Contributions in relation to the defined contribution pension scheme totalling £5,413 were outstanding at the year end (2025: £4,175). The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the Company in an independently administered fund.

7

Share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

2026

2025

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary of £0.50 each

240

120

240

120

       
 

Hastings Visionplus Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 28 February 2026

8

Related party transactions

During the year the company entered into transactions, in the ordinary course of business, with other related parties. Balances outstanding at 28 February 2026, are as follows:

2026

Parent
£

Other group undertakings
£

Assets

241,917

453,449

2025

Parent
£

Other group undertakings
£

Assets

198,547

380,148

2026

Parent
£

Other group undertakings
£

Liabilities

2,208

-

2025

Parent
£

Other group undertakings
£

Liabilities

1,687

1,267

9

Parent and ultimate parent undertaking

As at the year end Specsavers International Healthcare Limited (SIHL) was the ultimate parent company of Hastings Visionplus Limited. Mr and Mrs Perkins are the beneficial owners of SIHL. SIHL is a Guernsey registered company and its accounts are not available to the public.

Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited (SOS) is the parent company of the smallest group for which consolidated financial statements are drawn up and of which Hastings Visionplus Limited is a member. SOS registered office is:

Forum 6
Parkway
Solent Business Park
Whiteley
Fareham
PO15 7PA

The company's immediate parent company is Hastings Specsavers Limited, a company registered in England and Wales.