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Top 25 Microscope lens makers based in the United Kingdom
RevenueBase identified 66 microscope lens makers headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 1,226 professional contacts across them, including 537 with verified work emails. Cambridge is the largest hub.
This list covers microscope lens makers headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.
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The 25 largest microscope lens makers based in the United Kingdom
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
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| 1 | 391 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “G&H is a world leader in optical designing, testing and manufacturing.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 185 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “While you may already know Keeler for our trusted slit lamps or our cutting-edge binocular indirect technology, we offer much more than meets the eye!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 118 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “See protein, DNA and RNA molecules that make life work, in nanoparticles, viruses, bacteria, cells and tissue.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 79 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Prior Scientific is the global leader in the design and manufacture of precision positioning devices, optical systems, automation solutions and components.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 45 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “A reputation built on the reliable supply of an extensive range of high quality instruments and machines with our unrivalled customer service, we are known as Birmingham Optical.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 44 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “PowerPhotonic are industry leading experts in high precision low loss fused silica optics for beam/image optimization.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 30 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Here at Knight Optical, we enable pioneers to harness the power of photonics.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 24 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “True Lens Services (TLS) is recognised amongst high end film makers worldwide for its lens innovation, with an unbeatable reputation in the design, manufacture and servicing of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 22 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Source, Manufacture and Supply – The Complete Ophthalmic Solution Optimum RX Lens Specialists is an independent ophthalmic manufacturing company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 17 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Comar Optics has over 40 years of experience in suppling custom optical components and assemblies for OEMs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 17 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “GT Vision Ltd is the UK's largest independent supplier of optical microscopes, advanced imaging accessories such as cameras and motorised systems, and custom engineered systems…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 13 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “A leading international supplier of scientific instruments and accessories for over 40 years, Agar Scientific specialises in consumables and equipment supporting all forms of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 12 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Beck Optronic Solutions has a heritage stretching back to 1839 and a proud history of designing and manufacturing precision optical solutions to suit a wide range of briefs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 12 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “For generations, Norville has been a trusted name in British lensmaking.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 11 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Crystran Ltd is a manufacturer and supplier of high quality optical components.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 9 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Carleton Optical, founded over 30 years ago, is a privately owned company located in 6500sq ft premises in Chesham, Buckinghamshire.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 9 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Based in the UK, we design, develop, manufacture and distribute specialised ophthalmic surgical instruments worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 9 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 9 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Uniquely bringing together expertise from the often disparate worlds of optics and ophthalmics to create better products.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 7 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Caledonian Optical is an Independent UK-based state-of-the-art laboratory specialising in the manufacture and supply of high-quality freeform lenses as well as glazing and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 6 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Northern Light Microscopy is a Glasgow‑based precision photonics company developing advanced optical imaging solutions for the life sciences.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 6 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Nuview was founded in 2003 to market magnification and illumination equipment for medical and industrial applications.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 4 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “WHO WE ARE We are an optical lens distribution company dedicated to building strong partnerships with independent opticians.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 4 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Elliot Scientific is a major supplier of Opto-Mechanic, Laser, Cryogenic, Magnetic and other systems and components to Science, Research and Industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 4 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Aurox Ltd was established in 2004 to commercialise and build upon pioneering work from the Scanning Optical Microscopy Group at the University of Oxford, Department of Engineering…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: microscope lens makers. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names microscope lens makers.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of microscope lens makers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name microscope lens makers. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Microscope lens makers based in the United Kingdom at a glance
As of Sep 20, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 66 companies.
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among microscope lens makers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- What qualifies
- Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “microscope lens makers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names microscope lens makers), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among microscope lens makers, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 537 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names microscope lens makers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many microscope lens makers are there based in the United Kingdom?
RevenueBase identified 66 microscope lens makers headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
G&h Gooch & Housego, headquartered in Ilminster, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most microscope lens makers?
Cambridge leads with 4 headquartered companies, followed by Abingdon (2) and Dalgety Bay (2).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 537 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 66 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.
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About this data
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.