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Boots Optical Investment Holdings Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 20

  1. Samuel James Hunter 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Stephen John Watkins 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Anna Wren Cassell-Ward 2021-2023 Director View profile
  4. Joanne Jones 2020-2021 Director View profile
  5. Michael David Snape 2019-2020 Director View profile
  6. James Anthony Arrow 2019-2023 Director View profile
  7. Sebastian Richard Edward Cuthbert James 2018-2024 Director View profile
  8. Emma Harris 2018-2019 Director View profile
  9. Jonathan James Gardner 2017-2019 Director View profile
  10. Richard James Burbidge 2017-2017 Director View profile
  11. Elizabeth Fagan 2016-2018 Director View profile
  12. Jonathan Paul Wass 2016-2018 Director View profile
  13. Simon John Roberts 2013-2016 Director View profile
  14. Mark Francis Muller 2013-2016 Director View profile
  15. Benjamin Phillip Fletcher 2012-2017 Director View profile
  16. Toon Clerckx 2010-2012 Director View profile
  17. Stephen James Lehane 2009-2010 Director View profile
  18. Alexander Wallace Gourlay 2009-2013 Director View profile
  19. David Cecil Cartwright 2009-2009 Director View profile
  20. David Charles Geoffrey Foster 2009-2015 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
13/01/2009

Ownership

Owned by (2) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Boots Optical Investment Holdings Limited is controlled by European Vision Limited
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. European Vision Limited is controlled by Ennio De Rigo Piter
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Ennio De Rigo Piter.

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Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

5 directors on the board

8.2y median 2.5y
average tenure
17.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (5)

0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Health and social care 4Professional services 4Retail and trade 4Property 2Business services 1

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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
06790346
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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