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DCM (Optical Holdings) Ltd
Trade name
Optical Express Group
Company type
Private
Industry
Healthcare
Founded
1991
Founder
David Moulsdale (CEO)
Headquarters
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Area served
United Kingdom Ireland Germany Croatia USA
Key people
David Moulsdale (CEO)
Products
Spectacles contact lenses refractive surgery healthcare services
Revenue
£204.67m (2011) [1]
£188.22m (31 Dec 2011) [2] £169.40m (29 Dec 2012) [3]
£143.20m (28 Dec 2013) [4]
Operating income
£8.67m (2011) [1]
£0.12m (31 Dec 2011) [2] -£13.25m (29 Dec 2012) [3]
-£4.85m (28 Dec 2013) [4]
Net income
£3.87m (2011) [1]
-£3.21m (31 Dec 2011) [2] -£14.96m (29 Dec 2012) [3]
-£6.00m (28 Dec 2013) [4]
Owner
DCM (Optical Holdings) Limited
Number of employees
1,552 [4]
Parent
DCM (Optical Holdings) Limited
Subsidiaries
Optical Express Ltd Optical Express (Holdings) Ltd Cruach Capital Ltd The Frame Zone Ltd Bridgewater Hospital (Manchester) Ltd & others [1]
Website
www.opticalexpress.com
Optical Express is a provider of ophthalmology services including laser eye surgery, cataract surgery and lens replacement surgery in the United Kingdom and Europe.
Optical Express is a trading name of DCM (Optical Holdings) Limited which operates as the Optical Express Group.[5] In 2013 the company was described by the Competition Commission as the market leader in refractive surgery.[6] As a chain of retail opticians, offering a number of healthcare services, the company once operated a private hospital in Manchester. This closed on 4 June 2015.[7]
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^ abcDCM (Optical Holdings) Limited and subsidiaries, Financial statements for the year ended 29 December 2012
^ abcdDCM (Optical Holdings) Limited and subsidiaries, Financial statements for the year ended 28 December 2013
^"DCM (OPTICAL HOLDINGS) LIMITED - Overview (free company information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
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^Britton, Paul (1 June 2015). "Exclusive: Jobs lost at Manchester's private Bridgewater Hospital as takeover deal confirmed". Retrieved 13 September 2016.
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Global Information
£204.67m (2011) [1]
£143.20m (28 Dec 2013) [4]