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Manufacture of optical precision instruments: 417 live UK companies with SIC code 26701

Updated November 7, 2026. Source: Companies House Free Company Data Product.

417 live UK companies list SIC code 26701, manufacture of optical precision instruments, in the Companies House snapshot dated 1 November 2026. 48 of them were incorporated in the last 12 months and 10 have an accounts due date that had passed, and 16 have a proposal to strike them off the register.

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  • 417Live companies
  • 48Incorporated in the last 12 months
  • 10Accounts overdue
  • 16Strike off proposed
  • 26701SIC code
  • 1 November 2026Snapshot

Incorporations per year

Companies incorporated in each year that are still live in the 1 November 2026 snapshot. Companies that closed earlier are not counted, so older years read low.

Year incorporatedLive companies
202217
202326
202418
202541
2026 so far44

By region

RegionLive companies
London89
South East86
East of England53
Scotland38
South West35
West Midlands30
North West27
Wales18
East Midlands16
Yorkshire and The Humber13
North East6
Northern Ireland6

Towns with the most manufacture of optical precision instruments companies

Towns with 100 or more live companies; a link opens the page for this industry in that town.

TownRegionLive companies
LondonLondon57
CambridgeEast of England22
BeckenhamLondon20
EdinburghScotland10
ManchesterNorth West10
GlasgowScotland8
OxfordSouth East8
CardiffWales6
BirminghamWest Midlands5
BicesterSouth East4
BristolSouth West4
LeicesterEast Midlands4
SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber4
SomersetSouth West4
SouthamptonSouth East4
BelfastNorthern Ireland3
CamberleySouth East3
DidcotSouth East3
DunfermlineScotland3
KingtonWest Midlands3
Milton KeynesSouth East3
NorthamptonEast Midlands3
StevenageEast of England3
West Midlands, EnglandWest Midlands3
AbingdonSouth East2

Newest manufacture of optical precision instruments companies

Newest first. Each row links to the Companies House record.

CompanyNumberIncorporatedTownAccounts dueStatusSource
Hidra Vision Limited1751870513 October 2026Teddington13 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Optotera Limited175009795 October 2026Cambridge5 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Luxnexe Ltd174995055 October 2026London5 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Visionwise Eyewear Ltd1749031330 September 2026London30 June 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Optisan Optics UK Ltd1748961930 September 2026Leicester30 June 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Kolibri Vision Limited1746759618 September 2026London18 June 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Apexpetr Technologies Ltd174386964 September 2026West Midlands, England4 June 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Newsense Photonics Limited174333682 September 2026Newbury2 June 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Avertuas Ltd1739926813 August 2026Farnham13 May 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Optosyn Ltd173833255 August 2026Brighton5 May 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Bat-TAC Ltd173828855 August 2026London5 May 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Freeform Photonics LtdSC8979743 August 2026Edinburgh3 May 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Synocular Ltd173773313 August 2026London3 May 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Nedab Ltd173752661 August 2026Horsham1 May 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Sybilla Technologies UK Limited1737373831 July 2026Leicester30 April 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
IC Optronics Limited1737329531 July 2026Rochester30 April 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Menoview Ltd173252117 July 2026Cambridge7 April 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Valyra Outdoor UK Ltd173235536 July 2026Birmingham6 April 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Power Optics Ltd1729518222 June 2026Guildford22 March 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
E-Colibri Limited1727548417 June 2026London17 March 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Astute Devices Limited172591863 June 2026Cambridge3 March 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Optipod Ltd172586883 June 2026St Albans3 March 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Ratelone Instruments Limited172583933 June 2026West Midlands, England3 March 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Underwater Optical Systems Limited1724900629 May 2026Paignton29 February 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Averon Scientific Ltd1721530112 May 2026London12 February 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Counts are of live companies in the Companies House snapshot dated 1 November 2026. The snapshot holds basic company data only: no officers and no persons with significant control. A company is counted under each SIC code it lists, up to four. A region is the part of the UK a postcode area mostly falls in. This page uses Companies House data and is not endorsed by Companies House. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.