PELICAN ENGINEERING COMPANY (SALES), LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-15 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£24M
-10.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£7M
+15.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
206
+14.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£18M
+125.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £108,700,114 | £226,110,357 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £8,646,212 | £20,385,072 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £2,179,200 | £8,091,252 | £18,233,185 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,729,736 | £5,997,924 | £13,625,354 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £12,132,968 | £27,358,460 | £24,461,544 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £6,688,215 | £8,182,279 | £8,666,969 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £4,086,304 | £5,727,528 | £6,610,322 | |
| Equity | £5,397,078 | £5,447,607 | £6,506,220 | £6,581,568 | £4,086,304 | £5,727,528 | £6,610,322 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 158 | 180 | 206 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £6,584,141 | £8,411,645 | £14,007,376 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 8.0% | 9.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 5.5% | 6.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 105.7% | 235.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.12x | 1.07x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 15.39x | 23.02x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BHP LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The directors have prepared cashflows and forecasts, which cover a period of no less than 12 months from the date of signing the accounts, which demonstrate the company can meet its debt repayments as they fall due during the period.”
Significant events
- “Within the year, an extension to the parts warehouse and an office extension at the main Yutong site have been completed.”
- “A new exclusive distribution agreement has been signed with Yutong running to the end of the decade.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRUMP, Amelia Mary | Director | 2017-09-11 | Mar 1997 | British |
| CRUMP, Richard Basil | Director | — | Feb 1964 | British |
| CRUMP, Robert Edward | Director | — | Sep 1930 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRUMP, Richard Basil | Secretary | — | 2015-12-18 |
| CRUMP, Gillian Rosemary | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2024-09-16 |
| GILL, Marie | Director | 2022-02-01 | 2024-09-16 |
| GILL, Marie | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2009-03-31 |
| GRINDROD, Kenneth David | Director | 1997-04-01 | 2016-03-31 |
| NEWTON, Sarah Jane | Director | — | 2024-10-30 |
| TOWNS, James Thomas | Director | 1997-04-01 | 2007-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard Basil Crump | Individual | Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Pelican Engineering Co Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 138 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-04-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-08-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+108%
£108,700,114 £226,110,357
-
Cash
-10.6%
£27,358,460 £24,461,544
-
Net assets
+15.4%
£5,727,528 £6,610,322
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+14.4%
180 206
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+135.8%
£8,646,212 £20,385,072
-
Profit before tax
+125.3%
£8,091,252 £18,233,185
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+66.5%
£8,411,645 £14,007,376
highest in 3 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers