How much does Pelican Healthcare Limited make?

Pelican Healthcare Limited reported revenue of £35.9m and £5.4m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Pelican Healthcare Limited have?

Pelican Healthcare Limited reported an average of 184 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Pelican Healthcare Limited profitable?

Yes — Pelican Healthcare Limited reported a profit of £5.4m in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 02648823 · Incorporated 25 Sep 1991

Pelican Healthcare Limited

Registered name: PELICAN HEALTHCARE LIMITED

Part of Eakin Healthcare Group Ltd group

Pelican Healthcare Limited made £35.9m revenue and £5.4m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Pelican Healthcare Limited’s revenue grew 24% to £35.9m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £5.4m profit and 184 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies” and is based in Cardiff; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 32500Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies

Status: Active
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Age: 35 yrs · since 1991
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The Company's ultimate parent undertaking is Dunrogan Limited, a company incorporated in the Isle of”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Operating leverageCash flow filed

Revenue

£35.9m

Growth ▲23.8%

Profit

£5.4m

Growth ▲106.4%

Profit margin

15%

Gross 46.9%

Employees

184

Change ▲8.2%

Profit / employee

£29.3k

Revenue/employee £195k

Profitable streak

3yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£26.6m	£29m	£35.9m
Cost of sales	£15.2m	£16.9m	£19.1m
Gross profit	£11.5m	£12.1m	£16.8m
Operating profit	£6m	£3.3m	£6.8m
Profit before tax	£6.1m	£3.5m	£7.2m
Profit after tax	£5.1m	£2.6m	£5.4m
Profit (best available)	£5.1m	£2.6m	£5.4m
Staff costs	£6.4m	£7m	£7.5m
Employees (average)	163	170	184
Ratios
Profit margin	19.1%	9%	15%
Gross margin	43%	41.7%	46.9%
Revenue per employee	£163k	£171k	£195k
Profit per employee	£31.2k	£15.4k	£29.3k
Cash conversion	−100.8%	—	−150.7%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲9%	▲23.8%
Profit growth	—	▼48.7%	▲106.4%
Headcount growth	—	▲4.3%	▲8.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£3.9m	£2.5m	£3.9m
Net assets	£23.5m	£26.1m	£27.5m
Fixed assets	£10.5m	£13.5m	£16.5m
Current assets	£17.3m	£17.8m	£17.6m
Debtors	£2.7m	£2.8m	£3.3m
Deferred income	£823k	£1.1m	£1.1m
Cash from operations	−£6.1m	—	−£10.3m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 15%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 46.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £195k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £29.3k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: −150.7%; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 45.9%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 3%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 9.2%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

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: ▲5%; Now £27.5m
Cash at bank: ▲55%; Now £3.9m
Headcount: ▲8%; Now 184
Deferred income: ▼0%; Now £1.1m
Fixed assets: ▲22%; Now £16.5m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Eakin Healthcare Group Ltdultimate parent75–100%
Pelican Healthcare Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (1)

Labont LimitedFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (4)

Respond Healthcare LimitedRev. £50.4m · Profit £1.2m
T.G. Eakin LimitedRev. £41.3m · Profit £14m
Armstrong Medical LtdRev. £16.8m · Profit −£1.8m
Eakin R&D LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £5.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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