Company registration number 03755966 (England and Wales)
KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED
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Balance sheet
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Notes to the financial statements
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KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03755966)
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT
31 DECEMBER 2025
31 December 2025
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2025
2024
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
4
34,365
53,254
Current assets
Stocks
1,434,103
1,232,299
Debtors
5
2,723,567
1,313,326
Cash at bank and in hand
240,801
371,834
4,398,471
2,917,459
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
6
(2,109,475)
(1,266,902)
Net current assets
2,288,996
1,650,557
Total assets less current liabilities
2,323,361
1,703,811
Provisions for liabilities
(4,597)
(8,904)
Net assets
2,318,764
1,694,907
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
7
501
501
Capital redemption reserve
499
499
Profit and loss reserves
8
2,317,764
1,693,907
Total equity
2,318,764
1,694,907
These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The directors of the company have elected not to include a copy of the profit and loss account within the financial statements.true
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 28 August 2026 and are signed on its behalf by:
J D Dougherty
Director
KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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Accounting policies
Company information
Knight Optical (UK) Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 27 Old Gloucester Street, London, WC1N 3AX.
1.1
Basis of preparation
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The disclosure requirements of section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £1.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
1.2
Revenue
Turnover is recognised at the fair value of consideration received or receivable for the goods and services provided in the normal course of business, and is shown net of VAT and other sales related taxes. The fair value of consideration takes into account trade discounts, settlement discounts and volume rebates. The following criteria must also be met before turnover is recognised.
Sale of goods:
Turnover for the sale of goods is recognised when all of the following conditions are met:
- The company has transferred the significant risks and rewards of ownership to the buyer;
- the amount of turnover can be recognised reliably and;
- It is probable that the company will receive the consideration due under the transaction.
Rendering of services:
Turnover from a contract to provide services is recognised in the period in which the services are provided in accordance with the stage of completion of the contract when all of the following conditions are satisfied:
- The amount of turnover can be measured reliably
- It is probable that the company will receive the consideration due under the contract
- the stage of completion of the contract at the end of the reporting period can be measured reliably; and
- the costs incurred and the costs to complete the contract can be measured reliably
1.3
Intangible fixed assets other than goodwill
Intangible assets acquired separately from a business are recognised at cost and are subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses.
Intangible assets acquired on business combinations are recognised separately from goodwill at the acquisition date where it is probable that the expected future economic benefits that are attributable to the asset will flow to the entity and the fair value of the asset can be measured reliably; the intangible asset arises from contractual or other legal rights; and the intangible asset is separable from the entity.
KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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Accounting policies
(Continued)
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Amortisation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
Development Costs
Amortised over estimated useful life of 4 years
1.4
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
Leasehold buildings
Equal instalments over lease period of 4 years
Plant and machinery
15% on cost
Fixtures, fittings & equipment
20% on cost
Improvements to property
25% on cost
Motor vehicles
33% on cost
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to profit or loss.
1.5
Stocks
Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items.
1.6
Taxation
The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.
Current tax
The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the profit and loss account because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.
Deferred tax
Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all timing differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the timing difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit.
KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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Accounting policies
(Continued)
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The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting end date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset is realised. Deferred tax is charged or credited in the profit and loss account, except when it relates to items charged or credited directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in equity. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when the company has a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority.
1.7
Employee benefits
The costs of short-term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or fixed assets.
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.
Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.
1.8
Retirement benefits
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.
1.9
Leases
As lessee
Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease except where another more systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leases asset are consumed.
1.10
Foreign exchange
Transactions in currencies other than pounds sterling are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At each reporting end date, monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing on the reporting end date. Gains and losses arising on translation in the period are included in profit or loss.
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Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:
2025
2024
Number
Number
Total
23
22
KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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Intangible fixed assets
Development Costs
£
Cost
At 1 January 2025
101,964
Disposals
(101,964)
At 31 December 2025
Amortisation and impairment
At 1 January 2025
101,964
Disposals
(101,964)
At 31 December 2025
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2025
At 31 December 2024
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Tangible fixed assets
Leasehold buildings
Plant and machinery
Fixtures, fittings & equipment
Improvements to property
Motor vehicles
Total
£
£
£
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 January 2025
284,823
390,927
312,624
21,425
46,000
1,055,799
Additions
7,672
7,672
At 31 December 2025
284,823
390,927
320,296
21,425
46,000
1,063,471
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 January 2025
284,823
378,200
287,431
21,425
30,666
1,002,545
Depreciation charged in the year
2,589
8,638
15,334
26,561
At 31 December 2025
284,823
380,789
296,069
21,425
46,000
1,029,106
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2025
10,138
24,227
34,365
At 31 December 2024
12,727
25,193
15,334
53,254
KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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Debtors
2025
2024
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
942,615
607,639
Other debtors
1,780,952
705,687
2,723,567
1,313,326
6
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2025
2024
£
£
Trade creditors
1,181,187
627,882
Taxation and social security
875,240
511,490
Other creditors
53,048
127,530
2,109,475
1,266,902
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Called up share capital
2025
2024
2025
2024
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary of £1 each
501
501
501
501
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Profit and loss reserves
2025
2024
£
£
At the beginning of the year
1,693,907
3,829,933
Adjusted balance
1,693,907
3,829,933
Profit for the year
1,439,439
1,430,352
Dividends declared and paid in the year
(815,582)
(3,566,378)
At the end of the year
2,317,764
1,693,907
KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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Audit report information
As the income statement has been omitted from the filing copy of the financial statements, the following information in relation to the audit report on the statutory financial statements is provided in accordance with s444(5B) of the Companies Act 2006.
The auditor's report is unqualified and includes the following:
Opinion
In our opinion the financial statements:
give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 December 2025 and of its profit for the year then ended;
have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
Senior Statutory Auditor:
Declan McCusker
Statutory Auditor:
Perrys Audit Limited
Date of audit report:
28 August 2026
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Operating lease commitments
As lessee
At the reporting end date the company had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases, as follows:
2025
2024
£
£
Total commitments
639,488
681,238
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Related party transactions
Included within other debtors is an amount of £1,672,757 (2024: £645,477) owed by associated group companies.
The company has guaranteed loans of its parent company and associated group companies. These guarantees include security in the form of fixed and floating charges over current and future assets of Knight Optical. The value of the guaranteed liabilities at 31 December 2025 was £16,460,940
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Parent company
The ultimate parent company is Knightco LLC, a company registered in the United States.