TK&S OPTOMETRISTS

What TK&S OPTOMETRISTS does

TK&S Optometrists (legal name Tompkins Knight & Son) is a family-run specialist optometry practice founded in 1868 and operating from a single Victorian premises, Chichele House at 42 Kingsley Road, Northampton, United Kingdom. The practice delivers comprehensive eye examinations, contact lens fitting across the full complexity spectrum (daily disposable through to bespoke EyePrint Pro scleral lenses), and designer eyewear dispensing from over 200 brands including Tiffany, Ray-Ban, Maui Jim, Prada, Tom Ford, William Morris and Lindberg. Eight named staff (two directors Brian and Nicky Tompkins, two optometrists, a clinical technician, two receptionists and an apprentice, plus a partner audiologist) serve a general-public patient base spanning children from age 3 to older adults, with defined clinical sub-segments for myopia management, glaucoma and ocular hypertension, dry eye, binocular vision disorders and hearing care.

The practice's technology stack is unusually deep for an independent UK site, anchored by Optos California ultra-wide-field retinal imaging, Topcon Triton OCT, Pentacam, IOL Master, Oculus Myopia Master (first in England), Eye Surface Profiler, TearLab, Eye-Light combined IPL/PBM device, and the only-UK EyePrint Pro bespoke scleral lens service manufactured by EyePrint Prosthetics in Italy. These assets underpin specialist clinics in myopia management (a designated national centre of excellence), glaucoma, dry eye, binocular vision and complex contact lens fitting, plus adjunct audiology delivered through The Hearing Care Partnership.

Revenue is generated through a mix of one-off eye examination and dispensing fees plus a recurring eyeQ care plan membership (Classic at £12/month, Enhanced at £15.50/month) and tiered Contact Lens Plans (£18.50-£29.50/month) that bundle examinations, aftercare, emergency appointments and discounts. Go-to-market is appointment-based, sales-led (with event-driven positioning via hosting the Euroscole global scleral lens masterclass in April 2022) and locally distributed through the single Northampton site, supplemented by content marketing (blog, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram), SEO and eye-health awareness campaigns. The business is privately held by the Tompkins family with no external investors, funding rounds or M&A activity disclosed.

Name

TK&S OPTOMETRISTS

Legal name

Tompkins Knight & Son Optometrists

Website

https://tks-optometrists.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1868

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

TK&S Optometrists is a family-run specialist optometry practice founded in 1868, operating from a single Northampton site and serving children and adults with comprehensive eye examinations, specialist contact lenses (including the only UK EyePrint Pro bespoke scleral lens service), myopia management, dry eye, glaucoma and binocular vision clinics, designer eyewear and on-site audiology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Optometry Services

NAICS

Offices of Optometrists (62132)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Optometry Clinics (Primary Eye Care) (HLAKAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Glaucoma Specialists (HLAKAKAG), Contact Lens Specialty & Myopia Control (HLAKAKAK), Comprehensive Eye Exams & Vision Care (HLAKAKAA), Ocular Imaging & Diagnostic Testing Centers (HLAKAKAN)

Keywords

• Comprehensive eye examinations
• Specialist contact lens fitting
• Myopia management
• Dry eye treatment
• Designer eyewear dispensing

Headquarters

HQ city

Northampton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Eye Examination Fees: Comprehensive eye examinations are the primary clinical service. Adults recommended every two years; children under 16 and those over 70 annually. Patients are automatically enrolled in eyeQ care plans which bundle examinations with ongoing care.
2. Eyewear and Spectacle Sales: Sale of prescription spectacles and sunglasses across over 200 styles from designer brands including Tiffany, Ray-Ban, Maui Jim, Prada, Tom Ford, William Morris, Lindberg, and others. Frames and sunglass gallery within the practice.
3. Contact Lens Sales and Fitting: Sale and fitting of daily disposable, reusable, extended wear, rigid gas permeable, orthokeratology (overnight), scleral, and specialist myopia management contact lenses. Contact lens wearers are required to join an eyeQ contact lens care plan.
4. Specialist Clinical Services: Revenue from specialist services including Dry Eye Clinic, Glaucoma Clinic, Myopia Management, Binocular Vision Clinic, EyePrint Prosthetics, IPL therapy, and eyelid hygiene treatments. Reduced fees are available to eyeQ care plan members.
5. Hearing Care Services: Full hearing care services provided in partnership with The Hearing Care Partnership, including hearing assessments, hearing aids, ear wax removal, tinnitus consultations, and hearing protection.
6. eyeQ Care Plans (Monthly Subscription): Monthly subscription plans (eyeQ Classic from £12/month, eyeQ Enhanced from £15.50/month for primary member) bundling enhanced eye examinations, emergency appointments, consultations, reduced specialist service fees, spectacle cleaner refills, and discounts on eyewear and accessories. Contact lens plans range from £18.50 to £29.50/month depending on lens type and complexity.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

TK&S Optometrists is a specialist optometry practice delivering comprehensive eye examinations, contact lens fittings (including bespoke EyePrint Pro scleral lenses), and designer eyewear dispensing from its Northampton practice. The practice runs dedicated specialist clinics for dry eye, glaucoma, myopia management, and binocular vision disorders, supported by advanced diagnostic imaging (Optos California, Topcon Triton OCT, Oculus Myopia Master). It also offers children's eye care, an eyeQ monthly care plan membership, and partner-provided hearing care services.

Product overview

TK&S Optometrists (Tompkins Knight & Son) is a specialist optometry practice founded in 1868, offering a comprehensive range of eye care services from its family-run practice in Northampton. The core offering centers on three pillars: Eye Examinations (featuring advanced diagnostic imaging with Optos California and Topcon Triton OCT), Contact Lenses (from daily disposables to specialist scleral lenses including EyePrint Pro), and Eyewear (200+ designer brands). The practice operates specialized clinics for Dry Eye, Glaucoma, Myopia Management, and Binocular Vision disorders, supported by cutting-edge equipment including the Oculus Myopia Master and Eye-Light IPL device. Additional services include children's eye care, hearing care partnership, and the eyeQ membership program. The practice is the only UK provider of EyePrint Pro bespoke contact lenses and was the first in England to acquire the Myopia Master device.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Eye Examination Comprehensive eye examinations using advanced diagnostic equipment including Optomap California ultra-wide-field retinal imaging, Topcon Triton OCT scanning, corneal topography, visual field testing, and intraocular pressure measurement, for adults and children.
• Contact Lenses Supply and fitting of daily disposable, monthly, extended wear, rigid gas permeable, orthokeratology overnight, scleral, and specialist myopia management contact lenses (MiSight, NaturalVue), for patients seeking an alternative to spectacles.
• Designer Eyewear Prescription spectacles and sunglasses from over 200 designer brands including Tom Ford, Ray-Ban, Prada, Tiffany, Maui Jim, Lindberg, Bvlgari, William Morris and Adidas, dispensed on-site with professional guidance.
• Dry Eye Clinic Specialist dry eye assessment using TearLab osmolarity testing, Inflammadry MMP-9 testing, meibography, and personalized treatment plans including IPL therapy, lid hygiene and amniotic membrane treatments, for patients with evaporative dry eye and blepharitis.
• Glaucoma Clinic Hospital-standard glaucoma diagnostics including Goldman Applanation Tonometry, gonioscopy, dilated biomicroscope evaluation, visual field testing, Triton OCT imaging, and Pentacam anterior segment imaging, led by Dr Keyur Patel with a Diploma in Glaucoma.
• Myopia Management Specialist myopia management program for children using peripheral defocus spectacle lenses, orthokeratology overnight lenses, soft multifocal contact lenses (MiSight, NaturalVue, Mylo), and low dose atropine therapy, supported by the Oculus Myopia Master for axial length measurement.
• Binocular Vision Clinic Functional vision assessment and vision therapy for children and adults with convergence insufficiency, tracking problems, dyslexia-related visual issues, and reading difficulties, run by specialist Debra Grant with 90-minute comprehensive assessments.
• EyePrint Pro Bespoke Scleral Lenses 100% bespoke custom scleral contact lenses created from impressions of the ocular surface and manufactured in Italy by EyePrint Prosthetics, for patients with keratoconus, irregular astigmatism, ocular surface disease, trauma, or post-surgical corneas. TK&S is the only UK practice offering this service.
• Children's Eye Care Comprehensive pediatric eye examinations from age 3, with NHS funding available for children under 16 or 19 in full-time education, including myopia management, binocular vision assessment, and Minishades polarized children's sunglasses.
• eyeQ Care Plans Monthly membership plans (eyeQ Classic from £12/month, eyeQ Enhanced from £15.50/month, and four Contact Lens Plans from £18.50 to £29.50/month) bundling enhanced eye examinations, emergency appointments, video consultations, reduced specialist fees, spectacle cleaner refills, and discounts on eyewear and accessories.
• Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) Therapy Eye-Light photo-biomodulation treatment combining IPL and LLLT to stimulate Meibomian glands, reduce tear evaporation, and treat evaporative dry eye and Demodex blepharitis.
• Hearing Care Service Full hearing care service delivered in partnership with The Hearing Care Partnership, including complimentary hearing assessments, ear wax removal via micro-suction, tinnitus consultations, hearing protection, and hearing aid fitting with internet and smartphone connectivity.
• Eyelid Hygiene and BlephEx Treatment Eyelid hygiene treatment using Zocular okra-based products and BlephEx technology for treating blepharitis, demodex, and maintaining overall eyelid health.

Quantifiable outcome

• All Myopia Management methods offered at TK&S can reduce myopia progression by up to 60%
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature12 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• The Hakim GroupminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2022The Hakim Group supported the Euroscole global contact lens conference hosted at TK&S in April 2022. The group provides independent optometrists and contact lens practitioners with opportunities to advance their clinical skills and deliver a more complete service to patients.
• European School of Scleral Lenses (Euroscole)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2022Euroscole, founded by Daddi Fadel, delivered a two-day scleral lens masterclass at TK&S attended by 30 top European practitioners. The workshop covered theory and practice of scleral lenses with world-renowned speakers including Dr. Tom Arnold (USA) and Ken Pullum (Moorfields). This partnership establishes TK&S as a European hub for specialist contact lens education and clinical excellence.
• The Hearing Care PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTK&S partners with The Hearing Care Partnership to provide a complete hearing care service within the practice. Expert audiologist Aphra Dowell-Jones delivers the service on-site, including complimentary hearing assessments, ear wax removal (micro-suction), tinnitus consultations, hearing protection, and the latest hearing aid technology. This extends TK&S's service offering beyond eye care into adjacent hearing health.
• EyePrint Prosthetics (Italy)coreTechnology or IntegrationTK&S is the only UK practice offering EyePrint Pro bespoke scleral lenses. Impressions of the patient's eye are shipped to EyePrint Prosthetics in Italy, where a 3D model is created and a 100% custom lens is manufactured using high oxygen-permeable material. The finished lens is shipped back to TK&S for dispensing. This is a critical technology partnership enabling the practice's flagship EyePrint Pro service.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• David Clulow Opticians: Premium eyewear-focused optician primarily in larger city locations. Comparable in designer eyewear curation and focus on affluent customer segments, though with less clinical specialism.

Broad incumbents

• Optical Express: UK's leading provider of laser eye surgery and premium intraocular lenses alongside general optometry. Comparable on the refractive/specialist side and a potential disruptor if it expands primary eye care capacity.
• Boots Opticians: Optometry service within Boots' high-street pharmacy ecosystem. Provides comparable breadth of optical services but as part of a much larger general retail and healthcare footprint.
• Scrivens Opticians: Established UK regional optical chain with a long history. Offers similar core eye exam, eyewear, and hearing care services across a multi-location footprint.
• Vision Express: National UK optical chain offering eye examinations, designer eyewear, and contact lenses. Competes directly with TK&S for mid-market spectacle and prescription customers.
• Specsavers: UK's largest optical retailer with thousands of stores offering high-street eye exams, eyewear, and contact lenses. The dominant incumbent competing for the same general optometry customer base that TK&S serves.

Direct peers

• Leightons Opticians: Independent UK optometry chain with multiple practices offering comprehensive eye exams, specialist contact lenses, and audiology services. Comparable as a quality-focused independent group with a similar specialist-plus-generalist positioning.
• Hakim Group: UK consortium of independent optometrists and contact lens practitioners. TK&S already partners with Hakim Group for industry events, suggesting operational overlap in supporting independent clinical practices.
• Bayfields Opticians: Independent UK optometry group combining high-end eyewear with clinical specialist services. Comparable in their focus on premium patient experience and multi-location independent model.

Emerging players

• Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Private Patients): World-leading specialist eye hospital with private patient services. Ken Pullum from Moorfields spoke at TK&S's Euroscole masterclass, indicating overlap in complex contact lens and specialist ophthalmic care.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TKSOptometrists
• Facebookfacebook.com/TKSOptometrists
• Instagraminstagram.com/tksoptometrists
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tk&s-optometrists-limited

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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