Pelican Engineering Co. Limited
Registered name: PELICAN ENGINEERING CO. LIMITED
Pelican Engineering Co. Limited made £4.9m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2023 (revenue not disclosed).
Pelican Engineering Co. Limited reported £4.9m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2023, up 5% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 158 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Castleford; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Castleford, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 100 yrs · since 1926
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — |
| Cost of sales | £58.8m | £84.1m |
| Profit before tax | £6m | £3.1m |
| Profit after tax | £4.7m | £4.9m |
| Profit (best available) | £4.7m | £4.9m |
| Staff costs | £7.2m | £7.8m |
| Employees (average) | 150 | 158 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | — | — |
| Profit per employee | £31.3k | £31.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Profit growth | — | ▲4.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲5.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £5.9m | £12.1m |
| Net assets | £12.4m | £16.5m |
| Fixed assets | £7.2m | £10.1m |
| Current assets | £20.9m | £30.3m |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 |
| Deferred income | £0 | £0 |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £31.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▲33%
- Now £16.5m
- Cash at bank
- ▲106%
- Now £12.1m
- Headcount
- ▲5%
- Now 158
- Deferred income
- —
- Now £0
- Fixed assets
- ▲40%
- Now £10.1m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Pelican Engineering Company (Sales), LimitedRev. — · Profit £13.1m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2023 (profit £4.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2023. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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