INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF CONTACT LENS SPECIALISTS LIMITED

Company summary

Company number: 01275061
Status: ACTIVE
Incorporated / age: 27 August 197650 years
Registered office: Second Floor South The Fitted Rigging House, Anchor Wharf, The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4TZ, England
Accounts due: 1 October 2027
Confirmation statement due: 14 January 2027
Active officers: 3
Outstanding charges: 0

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Company type
Private limited by guarantee without share capital
Address
Second Floor South The Fitted Rigging House, Anchor Wharf, The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4TZ, England
Nature of business
Activities of professional membership organisations

Officer details

Filing history

Timeline

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Charges

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INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF CONTACT LENS SPECIALISTS LIMITED

Company summary

Company number: 01275061
Status: ACTIVE
Incorporated / age: 27 August 197650 years
Registered office: Second Floor South The Fitted Rigging House, Anchor Wharf, The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4TZ, England
Accounts due: 1 October 2027
Confirmation statement due: 14 January 2027
Active officers: 3
Outstanding charges: 0

Sourced from Companies House, retrieved 27 August 2026 at 13:31 UTC. This is public register information, not a credit or legal assessment.

View this company on the Companies House register

Company type
Private limited by guarantee without share capital
Address
Second Floor South The Fitted Rigging House, Anchor Wharf, The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4TZ, England
Nature of business
Activities of professional membership organisations

Officer details

Name	Role	Appointed On	Resigned On	Country of Residence	Date of Birth	Address
HODD, Nigel Frederick Burnett, Mr. ACTIVE	Director	30 Mar 2001		United Kingdom	February 1948	Second Floor South, The Fitted Rigging House, Anchor Wharf, The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4TZ, United Kingdom
SCHWEIZER, Helmer ACTIVE	Director	30 Apr 2023		Switzerland	December 1957	Second Floor South, The Fitted Rigging House, Anchor Wharf, The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4TZ, United Kingdom
WEISBARTH, Richard ACTIVE	Director	30 Apr 2023		United States	May 1956	Second Floor South, The Fitted Rigging House, Anchor Wharf, The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4TZ, United Kingdom
DE CARLE, John RESIGNED	Secretary		01 Dec 1995			73 New Bond Street, London, W1Y 9DD
GUMPELMAYER, Theo Friedrich, Prof. Dr RESIGNED	Secretary	01 Dec 1995	30 Mar 2001			Landst 49, A-4020 Linz, Austria, FOREIGN, Austria
HANOVER REGISTRAR SERVICES LIMITED RESIGNED	Secretary	30 Mar 2001	01 Dec 2009			2nd Floor 201 Haverstock Hill, Belsize Park, London, NW3 4QG
BAYSHORE, Charles, Dr RESIGNED	Director		20 Sep 2003		August 1919	2013 Countryside Circle, Orlando Florida, FOREIGN, Usa
BENJAMIN, William Joe, Professor RESIGNED	Director	01 Apr 2021	25 Feb 2022	United States	March 1955	St James's House, 8 Overcliffe, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0HJ, United Kingdom
BENJAMIN, William J, Professor RESIGNED	Director	30 Jun 2017	01 Jan 2020	United States	March 1955	St James's House, 8 Overcliffe, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0HJ, United Kingdom
BOWDEN, Timothy James RESIGNED	Director	31 Dec 2009	04 Feb 2016	England	April 1952	St James's House, 8 Overcliffe, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0HJ, United Kingdom
DE CARLE, John Trevor RESIGNED	Director	01 Dec 1995	31 Dec 2009	United Kingdom	May 1926	Lowicks House Sandy Lane, Tilford, Farnham, Surrey, GU10 2EX
GUMPELMAYER, Theo Friedrich, Prof. Dr RESIGNED	Director		31 Dec 2007		February 1936	Landst 49, A-4020 Linz, Austria, FOREIGN, Austria
POSTER, Maurice, Dr RESIGNED	Director		01 Dec 1995		July 1924	119 West 57 Street, New York, FOREIGN, Usa
RAZ- RHODES, David RESIGNED	Director	01 Jan 2004	01 Jan 2011	England	April 1937	St James's House, 8 Overcliffe, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0HJ, United Kingdom
WAINER, Ivan RESIGNED	Director		30 Apr 2023	England	August 1936	St James's House, 8 Overcliffe, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0HJ, United Kingdom

HODD, Nigel Frederick Burnett, Mr. ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 30 Mar 2001
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: February 1948
Address: Second Floor South, The Fitted Rigging House, Anchor Wharf, The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4TZ, United Kingdom

SCHWEIZER, Helmer ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 30 Apr 2023
Country of Residence: Switzerland
Date of birth: December 1957
Address: Second Floor South, The Fitted Rigging House, Anchor Wharf, The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4TZ, United Kingdom

WEISBARTH, Richard ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 30 Apr 2023
Country of Residence: United States
Date of birth: May 1956
Address: Second Floor South, The Fitted Rigging House, Anchor Wharf, The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4TZ, United Kingdom

DE CARLE, John RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 01 Dec 1995
Address: 73 New Bond Street, London, W1Y 9DD

GUMPELMAYER, Theo Friedrich, Prof. Dr RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 01 Dec 1995
Resigned on: 30 Mar 2001
Address: Landst 49, A-4020 Linz, Austria, FOREIGN, Austria

HANOVER REGISTRAR SERVICES LIMITED RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 30 Mar 2001
Resigned on: 01 Dec 2009
Address: 2nd Floor 201 Haverstock Hill, Belsize Park, London, NW3 4QG

BAYSHORE, Charles, Dr RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 20 Sep 2003
Date of birth: August 1919
Address: 2013 Countryside Circle, Orlando Florida, FOREIGN, Usa

BENJAMIN, William Joe, Professor RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Apr 2021
Resigned on: 25 Feb 2022
Country of Residence: United States
Date of birth: March 1955
Address: St James's House, 8 Overcliffe, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0HJ, United Kingdom

BENJAMIN, William J, Professor RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 30 Jun 2017
Resigned on: 01 Jan 2020
Country of Residence: United States
Date of birth: March 1955
Address: St James's House, 8 Overcliffe, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0HJ, United Kingdom

BOWDEN, Timothy James RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 31 Dec 2009
Resigned on: 04 Feb 2016
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: April 1952
Address: St James's House, 8 Overcliffe, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0HJ, United Kingdom

DE CARLE, John Trevor RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Dec 1995
Resigned on: 31 Dec 2009
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: May 1926
Address: Lowicks House Sandy Lane, Tilford, Farnham, Surrey, GU10 2EX

GUMPELMAYER, Theo Friedrich, Prof. Dr RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 31 Dec 2007
Date of birth: February 1936
Address: Landst 49, A-4020 Linz, Austria, FOREIGN, Austria

POSTER, Maurice, Dr RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 01 Dec 1995
Date of birth: July 1924
Address: 119 West 57 Street, New York, FOREIGN, Usa

RAZ- RHODES, David RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Jan 2004
Resigned on: 01 Jan 2011
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: April 1937
Address: St James's House, 8 Overcliffe, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0HJ, United Kingdom

WAINER, Ivan RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 30 Apr 2023
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: August 1936
Address: St James's House, 8 Overcliffe, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0HJ, United Kingdom

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Name

Role

Appointed On

Resigned On

Country of Residence

Date of Birth

Address

HODD, Nigel Frederick Burnett, Mr. ACTIVE

Director

30 Mar 2001

United Kingdom

February 1948

Second Floor South, The Fitted Rigging House, Anchor Wharf, The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4TZ, United Kingdom

SCHWEIZER, Helmer ACTIVE

Director

30 Apr 2023

Switzerland

December 1957

Second Floor South, The Fitted Rigging House, Anchor Wharf, The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4TZ, United Kingdom

WEISBARTH, Richard ACTIVE

Director

30 Apr 2023

United States

May 1956

Second Floor South, The Fitted Rigging House, Anchor Wharf, The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4TZ, United Kingdom

DE CARLE, John RESIGNED

Secretary

01 Dec 1995

73 New Bond Street, London, W1Y 9DD

GUMPELMAYER, Theo Friedrich, Prof. Dr RESIGNED

Secretary

01 Dec 1995

30 Mar 2001

Landst 49, A-4020 Linz, Austria, FOREIGN, Austria

HANOVER REGISTRAR SERVICES LIMITED RESIGNED

Secretary

30 Mar 2001

01 Dec 2009

2nd Floor 201 Haverstock Hill, Belsize Park, London, NW3 4QG

BAYSHORE, Charles, Dr RESIGNED

Director

20 Sep 2003

August 1919

2013 Countryside Circle, Orlando Florida, FOREIGN, Usa

BENJAMIN, William Joe, Professor RESIGNED

Director

01 Apr 2021

25 Feb 2022

United States

March 1955

St James's House, 8 Overcliffe, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0HJ, United Kingdom

BENJAMIN, William J, Professor RESIGNED

Director

30 Jun 2017

01 Jan 2020

United States

March 1955

St James's House, 8 Overcliffe, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0HJ, United Kingdom

BOWDEN, Timothy James RESIGNED

Director

31 Dec 2009

04 Feb 2016

England

April 1952

St James's House, 8 Overcliffe, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0HJ, United Kingdom

DE CARLE, John Trevor RESIGNED

Director

01 Dec 1995

31 Dec 2009

United Kingdom

May 1926

Lowicks House Sandy Lane, Tilford, Farnham, Surrey, GU10 2EX

GUMPELMAYER, Theo Friedrich, Prof. Dr RESIGNED

Director

31 Dec 2007

February 1936

Landst 49, A-4020 Linz, Austria, FOREIGN, Austria

POSTER, Maurice, Dr RESIGNED

Director

01 Dec 1995

July 1924

119 West 57 Street, New York, FOREIGN, Usa

RAZ- RHODES, David RESIGNED

Director

01 Jan 2004

01 Jan 2011

England

April 1937

St James's House, 8 Overcliffe, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0HJ, United Kingdom

WAINER, Ivan RESIGNED

Director

30 Apr 2023

England

August 1936

St James's House, 8 Overcliffe, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0HJ, United Kingdom