Specsavers

Specsavers Optical Group Limited
Formerly
  • Visionplus Care Ltd.
  • M.L. Bebbington Ltd.
Company typePrivate
IndustryOptometrists and dispensing opticians
FoundedNovember 10, 1983 (1983-11-10)
Founders
Headquarters
Key people
Doug Perkins (Chairman)
John Perkins (Joint MD)
Revenue£3.55 billion (FYE 28 February 2023)
OwnerThe Perkins family
Number of employees
32,500+
ParentSpecsavers International Healthcare
WebsiteOfficial website

Specsavers Optical Group Limited is a Guernsey-based multinational optical retail chain, which operates mainly in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the Netherlands and the Nordic countries. The chain offers optometry, optician and audiology services, and sells glasses, sunglasses, contact lenses and hearing aids. In the United Kingdom in 2012, it had the largest single market share of the four major opticians, with 42% of the market. The company had a total turnover of £4.18 billion in 2024/2025 across 2,815 businesses.