# Observatory Limited

## Details

- **Company number:** [03595768](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03595768)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** Private Limited Company
- **Incorporated:** 9 Jul 1998
- **Registered office:** UNIT 317, INDIA MILL BUSINESS CENTRE, DARWEN, BB3 1AE
- **Nature of business:** [47782](/sic/47782) Retail sale by opticians
- **Corporate group:** [Reef Optical Ltd](/group/72398) (763 companies)




## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Gregory Mayor | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent | 6 Apr 2016 | 6 Apr 2016 |
| Mr Jonathan Mark Foreman | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent | 6 Apr 2016 | 17 Oct 2024 |
| Otto Optical Ltd | significant-influence-or-control | 31 Dec 2025 |  |
| Ho2 Management Limited | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 31 Oct 2023 |  |



## Accounts

| Year ended | Net assets | Cash | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2023 | £569,550 | £558,452 | 6 |
| 30 Apr 2022 | £542,021 | £508,965 | 6 |
| 30 Apr 2021 | £428,865 | £345,468 | 7 |
| 30 Apr 2020 | £396,715 | £326,354 | 6 |
| 30 Apr 2019 | £338,248 | £260,546 | 5 |
| 30 Apr 2018 | £254,115 | £158,973 | 4 |
| 30 Apr 2017 | £213,309 | £144,491 | 4 |
| 30 Apr 2016 | £199,335 | £107,925 | - |
| 30 Apr 2015 | £217,727 | £184,301 | - |



## Owned by

Observatory Limited → [Ho2 Management Limited](/company/05476134) → [Ho2 Investments Limited](/company/13938562) → [First Wave I Limited](/company/12606791) → [Sakura Bidco Limited](/company/16453300) → [Sakura Midco Limited](/company/16452974)





## Registered address

343 companies are registered at this address - likely a registration agent.