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KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED
Company number 03755966 · Private Limited Company · Active. Its ownership runs 1 layer up, from its confirmation statements at Companies House.
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KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED's ownership structure
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Company facts
- Company number
- 03755966
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 21 April 1999
- Registered office
- London
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Business
- Manufacture of optical precision instruments; Other manufacturing n.e.c.
- Latest accounts type
- Small
- Shareholder layers
- 1
Company details from the Companies House register of 1 September 2026.
At a glance
KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED's ownership
- Its latest confirmation statement with a shareholder list (16 July 2023) lists 1 shareholder: 1 other shareholder, such as a person.
From confirmation statements filed at Companies House up to 19 June 2026. Shareholdings can change at any time: check the current position live before relying on it.
Shareholders · 1 layer
Who owns KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED
KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED's shareholders as listed in its latest confirmation statement, then the shareholders of each shareholder that is a UK company, layer by layer.
Every shareholder, layer by layer (1)
Layer 1
Shareholders of KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED · statement of 16 July 2023
| Shareholder | Stake | Shares | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLIN GEORGE OVERTON | 100% | 501 | ORDINARY |
People with significant control · 0 current
Who controls KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED
KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED's people with significant control as registered at Companies House on 12 November 2026: 0 current and 2 former. They are the people and companies that hold more than 25% of its shares or voting rights, or otherwise control it.
Current
Companies House lists no current people with significant control.
Former (2)
| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Colin George Overton | Shares: 75% or more Voting rights: 75% or more Right to appoint and remove directors | 6 April 2016 | 15 July 2024 |
| Mrs Anna Elizabeth Richards | Shares: more than 25% but not more than 50% Voting rights: more than 25% but not more than 50% | 6 April 2016 | 28 October 2022 |
Officers · 7 current
Who runs KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED
KNIGHT OPTICAL (UK) LIMITED's directors and secretaries as registered at Companies House on 12 November 2026: 7 current and 6 former.
Current officers (7)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Nationality | Country of residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOUGHERTY, John David | Director | 15 July 2024 | American | United States |
| EMMONS, Benjamin | Director | 15 July 2024 | American | United States |
| HENRY III, Desmond Bryan | Director | 15 July 2024 | American | United States |
| KISSLING, Robert Wilson | Director | 15 July 2024 | American | United States |
| KOZLOWSKI, James | Director | 15 July 2024 | American | United States |
| LEVINSON, Frank Howard | Director | 15 July 2024 | American | United States |
| MCQUIGG, Michael | Director | 15 July 2024 | American | United States |
Former officers (6)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAEME, Dorothy May | Nominee secretary | 21 April 1999 | 21 April 1999 |
| RICHARDS, Anna Elizabeth | Secretary | 21 April 1999 | 28 October 2022 |
| COOMBER, Stephen Douglas | Director | 1 January 2012 | 22 April 2013 |
| GRAEME, Lesley Joyce | Nominee director | 21 April 1999 | 21 April 1999 |
| OVERTON, Colin George | Director | 21 April 1999 | 15 July 2024 |
| RICHARDS, Anna Elizabeth | Director | 1 August 2010 | 28 October 2022 |
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How this chart is built
Every UK company files a confirmation statement with Companies House at least once a year, and private companies list their shareholders in it. The chart takes each company's latest statement with a shareholder list and follows every shareholder that is itself a UK company to that company's own statement, layer by layer. Holdings work the other way: every company whose latest statement lists the company as a shareholder, then the companies those hold.
A stake is the share of the company's issued shares, weighted by nominal value where the statement gives it. Each statement shows the position on its own date. Shareholders are matched to UK companies by their registered names, so a holder can occasionally be matched to the wrong company or not matched at all.
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