Bateman Opticians Ltd (08746027): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2022-12-12
- Administrators' firm
- Leonard Curtis
- Formerly
- Elliot Bateman Ltd
- Incorporated
- 2013-10-24
- Location
- Cardiff
- Industry
- 86900 Other human health activities
Why it went into administration
- COVID-19
- Cash flow / liquidity pressure
From the administrators' statement
The company was incorporated as Elliot Bateman Ltd on 24 October 2013, originally in order to provide locum optometry services to local optical practices. Payments were made to the company for a daily rate for services provided by the Director, Elliot Bateman. One of the practices receiving services from the company was a practice in Blackwood that had been run by Peter Hong since it founded in 1984. In March 2015, having worked as a locum optometrist in Peter's practice for almost 18 months, Elliot Bateman Ltd bought the assets of Peter Hong Optometrists and subsequently changed the trading name to Bateman Opticians in 2016, undertaking a minor refurbishment at the same time.
The business went from strength, recruiting further optical assistants to provide excellent service to patients. Bateman Opticians was mentioned in Optometry Today in 2019 as part of an article where Elliot helped to improve the quality of life of a patient who suffered from migraines. Bateman Opticians also took on a trainee optometrist who worked alongside Elliot through the first COVID lockdown providing emergency care to patients who needed it.
In January 2021, Elliot Bateman Ltd purchased the RN Roberts practices in Newport, Llanedeyrn and Whitchurch; all three practices were very well established, however it was soon clear that turnover had been affected due to COVID and was struggling to recover.
Administrators' statement of proposals (2023-01-03) · Companies House register