K France Independent Opticians

Name

K France Independent Opticians

Legal name

K. France (Opticians) Limited

Website

https://k-france.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Optical and Hearing Healthcare Services

NAICS

Offices of Optometrists (62132), Optical Goods Retailers (45613)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Ophthalmic Goods (3851)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAKAKAB

Optometry Clinics (Primary Eye Care)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Specialist Medical Practice/Ophthalmology & Optometry

SECONDARYHLAHAJAD

Optical Dispensing & Eyewear Devices (Frames, Lenses, Lens Edging/Finishing Equipment)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Medical Devices & Diagnostics/Ophthalmic Devices (Vision Care & Surgical)

SECONDARYHLAHAJAE

Contact Lenses & Care Systems (Soft/RGP/Scleral Lenses; Cleaning/Disinfection Solutions)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Medical Devices & Diagnostics/Ophthalmic Devices (Vision Care & Surgical)

SECONDARYHLAKAKAA

Comprehensive Eye Exams & Vision Care

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Specialist Medical Practice/Ophthalmology & Optometry

Keywords

• Independent opticians
• Eye examinations
• Contact lenses
• Hearing care services
• Prescription eyewear

Headquarters

HQ city

Carlisle

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Eye Examinations: Comprehensive eye examinations including vision testing and eye health assessment. The practice has offered quality eye care since 1966.
2. Eyewear Sales: Sale of prescription glasses, frames, and lenses. Stock a wide range of designer frames including Calvin Klein, Ted Baker, Joules, Jaeger, Lacoste, Maui Jim, LK Bennett, Hackett, Longchamp, Aspinal of London, William Morris, and Silhouette. Partner with Zeiss and Varilux for spectacle lenses.
3. Contact Lenses: Sale of contact lenses including daily, monthly disposables, continuous wear, gas permeable, specialized and varifocal lenses. Also includes Ortho K overnight vision correction lenses.
4. Hearing Care Services: Hearing assessments, wax removal, hearing devices (in partnership with Beltone as UK exclusive providers), tinnitus management, live demonstrations, aftercare, repair and servicing, and home visits.
5. OCT Scans: Advanced retinal scanning in addition to normal eye test. Provides detailed 3-D imaging of the retina.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

K France Independent Opticians provides professional eye care services including comprehensive eye examinations (approximately 40 minutes), prescription eyewear dispensing with designer frames and premium lenses, contact lens fitting and aftercare, and hearing care services. The practice serves individual consumers in the Carlisle community through in-person appointments at its single Spencer Street location.

Product overview

K France Independent Opticians is an independent optical and hearing healthcare practice offering a unified portfolio of eye care and eyewear services centred around its core eye examination offering. The portfolio includes OCT Eye Scans as an advanced imaging add-on, Urgent Eyecare for emergency cases, Children's Eyecare and Myopia Management for younger patients, a broad Eyewear range featuring prescription glasses and sunglasses (with lenses from Zeiss and Varilux, and frames from brands such as Calvin Klein, Ted Baker, Joules, Jaeger, Lacoste, Maui Jim, William Morris Eyewear, and Silhouette), Contact Lenses in multiple modalities, Overnight Vision Correction (Ortho K) for myopia control, and Hearing Care delivered in partnership with Hear Always featuring Beltone hearing technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Eye Examinations Comprehensive eye examinations lasting approximately 40 minutes, including precise and varied tests to assess vision and eye health, guided by an optometrist. NHS-funded for children under 16 and under-19s in full-time education.
• Eyewear / Spectacles Prescription glasses with frames from designer brands including Calvin Klein, Ted Baker, Joules, Jaeger, Lacoste, Maui Jim, LK Bennett, Hackett, Longchamp, Aspinal of London, William Morris Eyewear, and Silhouette, fitted with spectacle lenses from Zeiss and Varilux.
• Contact Lenses Contact lenses including continuous wear, daily and monthly disposables, gas permeable lenses, specialised lenses, and varifocal lenses, with full contact lens assessments and aftercare services.
• Hearing Care Hearing care services including free hearing assessments, wax removal, hearing devices (Beltone hearing technology as UK exclusive), tinnitus management, live demonstrations, aftercare, repair and servicing, and home visits, delivered by audiologist Russell Borland.
• Children's Eyecare Eye examinations and glasses for children, including NHS free eye exams for under-16s and under-19s in full-time education, and a wide range of children's frames.
• Myopia Management Specialised management programme for myopia (short-sightedness) in children, offering MiSight contact lenses by Coopervision, Stellest spectacle lenses by Essilor, and Ortho K overnight lenses.
• Overnight Vision Correction (Ortho K) Specialised Ortho K contact lenses worn overnight to correct short-sightedness during sleep, using a corneal topographer to map the cornea and gas permeable lenses to reshape it.
• OCT Eye Scans

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hear AlwayscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHear Always is partnered with K France Opticians for hearing care services. Russell Borland, the hearing care professional, provides hearing assessments, wax removal, hearing devices, tinnitus management, and home visits. K France offers free hearing tests through this partnership.
• Book An Eye TestminorGTM or Marketing PartnerK France Opticians is a proud partner of Book An Eye Test directory, which helps direct patients seeking eye care services to their practice.
• BeltonecoreTechnology or IntegrationK France Opticians, in partnership with Hear Always, are UK exclusive providers of Beltone hearing technology. They offer invisible and rechargeable hearing aids with up to five-year warranty.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Regional players

• Duncan and Todd: Scotland and northern England focused optical and hearing care group; comparable service mix (eye exams, eyewear, hearing) with regional footprint overlapping K France's catchment.

Direct peers

• Leightons Opticians: Independent UK optical group offering eye examinations, OCT scanning, hearing care and dispensing, with comparable clinical depth and family-business DNA to K France.
• Scrivens Opticians: Established UK family-founded optical and hearing care chain with a comparable independent heritage and similar mix of NHS eye tests, eyewear, contact lenses and hearing services.
• Optical Express: UK-wide optical chain covering eye examinations, glasses, contact lenses and refractive surgery consultations, competing for the same general eye care patient base as K France.
• David Clulow Opticians: UK premium optical retailer stocking designer frames and offering clinical eye examinations and contact lens services, competing at the higher end of the same market segment as K France.
• Boots Opticians: UK high-street optical chain operating within Boots pharmacies, offering eye examinations, designer eyewear, contact lenses and hearing services across multiple locations nationwide.
• Vision Express: National UK optical retailer providing eye tests, prescription glasses, contact lenses and OCT scans through high-street stores, directly overlapping K France's core service mix.
• Specsavers: Largest UK optical retail chain, offering eye examinations, eyewear, contact lenses and hearing care directly comparable to K France's full-service offering, including in northern England.
• Bainbridge Optometrists: Independent UK optometry practice offering comprehensive eye examinations, contact lens services and dispensing, with similar single- or small-location independent positioning to K France.

Others

• Hakim Group: UK buying group and support partner for independent opticians; provides procurement, marketing and back-office services to independents like K France that wish to compete with national chains.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/K-France-Opticians-151686411521219

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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