Overview
Gillingham Specsavers Limited's network
5 people6 organisationsExplore in 3Di5 listed on the board. 6 organisations share a board member with this company.The large node is Gillingham Specsavers Limited. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.The board
5 listediDirectors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specsavers UK Holdings Limited | Corporate director | 2026 | new |
| Oluwatoyin Fayefunmi | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Punit Patel | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Craig William Edward Holland | Director | 2015 | 11 yrs |
| Marthinus Jacobus Bonthuys | Director | 2006 | 20 yrs |
Recent news and events
From the public record
- 5 October 2026Specsavers Uk Holdings Limited appointed corporate directorCompanies House officer data
- 28 February 2026Accounts made up to this dateCompanies House company file
- 27 October 2025Confirmation statement made up to this dateCompanies House company file
Appointments, resignations and filings held in the Companies House data, and insolvency notices from The Gazette (Open Government Licence v3.0).
Board
Current officers
5iOccupation and nationality are held for only some companies and are not held for this one. Other boards counts directorships that are current in the Companies House officer data; it does not say whether the people are the same without a matching date of birth, and is not proof of any link between the companies.| Name | Role | Appointed | Other boards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marthinus Jacobus Bonthuys | Director | 9 January 2006 | 6 other current boards |
| Craig William Edward Holland | Director | 30 January 2015 | 6 other current boards |
| Oluwatoyin Fayefunmi | Director | 1 May 2018 | 6 other current boards |
| Punit Patel | Director | 1 May 2018 | 6 other current boards |
| Specsavers Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate director | 5 October 2026 |
Source: Companies House officer data (appointments and resignations). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Former officers
2 listed, latest first| Name | Role | Appointed | Left |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Moorman | Director | 9 January 2006 | 6 April 2018 |
| Graham Jones | Director | 9 January 2006 | 30 January 2015 |
Board cycle
iTime on the board since appointment. Many boards cap service at 6 to 9 years, so long-serving seats are the ones most likely to change.Board DNA
iCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.4 directors on the board
- Oluwatoyin Fayefunmi Director · appointed 2018
- Marthinus Jacobus Bonthuys Director · appointed 2006
- Punit Patel Director · appointed 2018
- Craig William Edward Holland Director · appointed 2015
Directors past 6 years
- Oluwatoyin Fayefunmi Director · appointed 2018
- Marthinus Jacobus Bonthuys Director · appointed 2006
- Punit Patel Director · appointed 2018
- Craig William Edward Holland Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (4)
- Oluwatoyin Fayefunmi Director · appointed 2018
- Marthinus Jacobus Bonthuys Director · appointed 2006
- Punit Patel Director · appointed 2018
- Craig William Edward Holland Director · appointed 2015
Where else this board sits
The charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Network
Network
iThe large node is Gillingham Specsavers Limited. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.Most connected
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Finances
Financial history
No figures in the accounts data we hold.
Companies House shows accounts made up to 28 February 2026 (audit exemption subsidiary). They are not in the machine-readable bulk accounts files we read: they may have been filed on paper or as a PDF, or the company is large and files in another format. Nothing is shown rather than a guess.
Key dates and compliance
- Accounts category
- Audit exemption subsidiaryA subsidiary that is exempt from audit because its parent guarantees it.
- Accounts last made up to
- 28 February 2026
- Next accounts due
- 30 November 2027 Not yet due
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 27 October 2025
- Next confirmation statement due
- 10 November 2026 Due in 12 days
- Charges (secured loans)
- None registered
Filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)
Source: Companies House company file (1 October 2026) and, for new companies, the Companies Act timetable. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
About
About this company
Companies House (opens in a new tab)- Company number
- 05603787
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Status
- Active
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Incorporated
- 26 October 2005
- Registered office
- Forum 6, Parkway, Solent Business Park Whiteley, Fareham, PO15 7PA
- Nature of business (SIC)
- 47782 Retail sale by opticians
- Group companies
- 1,476 in this ownership group See the group structure →
- Latest accounts
- 28 February 2026 (audit exemption subsidiary)
Source: Companies House company file of 1 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Key dates and compliance
- Accounts category
- Audit exemption subsidiaryA subsidiary that is exempt from audit because its parent guarantees it.
- Accounts last made up to
- 28 February 2026
- Next accounts due
- 30 November 2027 Not yet due
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 27 October 2025
- Next confirmation statement due
- 10 November 2026 Due in 12 days
- Charges (secured loans)
- None registered
Filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)
Source: Companies House company file (1 October 2026) and, for new companies, the Companies Act timetable. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Same registered address
1,556iMatched on postcode and first line of the registered office, from the company file of 1 October 2026. A shared address is not evidence that companies are connected.This address is the registered office of 1,556 companies, so it is likely an accountant, company formation agent or serviced office.
- Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited
- Port Talbot Specsavers Limited
- Reading Specsavers Limited
- Visionplus (Dudley) Limited
- Exeter Specsavers Limited
- Torquay Visionplus Limited
- Gloucester Specsavers Limited
- Taunton Specsavers Limited
- Epsom Specsavers Limited
- Specsavers UK Limited
- Poole Specsavers Limited
- Sutton Coldfield Specsavers Limited
- Chelmsford Specsavers Limited
- Peterborough Visionplus Limited
- St Austell Specsavers Limited
- West Bromwich Specsavers Limited
- Arnold Specsavers Limited
- Sheffield Specsavers Limited
- Barnstaple Specsavers Limited
- Swindon Specsavers Limited
Showing 20 of 1,555 other companies. 1,556 of the 1,556 are active.Show moreShow fewerShow all 1,555 →
Same sector and place
1,215iThe list starts with a sample; Show all lists every one. Matched on the main business code and postcode district, from the company file of 1 October 2026. Same sector and district is not evidence of any connection.1,215 other active companies have the same main business code (47782 Retail sale by opticians) and a registered office in the PO15 postcode district.
- Stretford Specsavers Limited
- Crosby Specsavers Limited
- Swindon Specsavers Limited
- Pontypool Specsavers Limited
- Edmonton Green Visionplus Limited
- Newtown Visionplus Limited
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Recent news and events
From the public record
- 5 October 2026Specsavers Uk Holdings Limited appointed corporate directorCompanies House officer data
- 28 February 2026Accounts made up to this dateCompanies House company file
- 27 October 2025Confirmation statement made up to this dateCompanies House company file
Appointments, resignations and filings held in the Companies House data, and insolvency notices from The Gazette (Open Government Licence v3.0).
Ownership
Group structure
1,476 companies- Active
- Dissolved or closed
- Other status
- Not a UK company
- Current control
- Ceased control
- Shares a director
- Bar under a name: net assets or equity, where known
Loading the group structure…
Built from the corporate people with significant control records matched to UK companies (Companies House, Open Government Licence v3.0; ownership graph of 19 September 2026). Control is shown as the nature of control the controller declared; the group count includes only active majority holdings (more than 50%), so holdings of 25-50% are drawn but not counted. Overseas parents that are not on the UK register appear only when a company names them.
People with significant control
3| Name | Control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specsavers Uk Holdings LimitedCompany |
| 8 November 2017 | Current |
| Mrs Mary Lesley PerkinsPerson · British |
| 6 April 2016 | 8 November 2017 |
| Mr Douglas John David PerkinsPerson · British |
| 6 April 2016 | 8 November 2017 |
1 current controller and 2 former. Addresses and birth details are not shown.
Source: Companies House people with significant control data, snapshot of 1 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Companies are linked to their page where the name matches an owner company in our ownership graph.
Companies it holds shares or votes in
0| Company | Control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gillingham Visionplus Limited | 75-100% shares, 75-100% votes | 3 November 2017 | Current |
0 companies where it holds a majority now (more than 50% of shares or votes, or the right to appoint or remove a majority of the directors); holdings of 25-50% are significant influence or control, not majority control. The whole group is in the structure above.