Pelican Engineering Company (Sales), Limited
The company is the UK and Ireland sole importer and distributor for Yutong electric buses and coaches responsible for all aspects of sales and aftersales throughout the UK. Yutong is the largest bus manufacturer in the world with about 10% of the global market for buses and coaches over 7m long. The company also operates truck dealerships for DAF and MAN providing a full range of services for truck operators in West Yorkshire. In 2023 a new venture, EV Automotive Training, was established to provide IMI accredited electric vehicle training.
Revenue
£72.6m
▲ +67.2% vs prior ~12m period
Profit after tax
£4.3m
Margin 7.2%
Employees
180
▲ +13.9% vs prior ~12m period
Net assets
£5.7m
Total assets £59.0m
Financial history
Revenue by accounting period
6 periods available · ▲ growth ▼ decline
| Period end | Revenue | Growth | Profit before tax | Employees | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2024 | — | — | £8.1m | 180 | £5.7m |
| 31 Mar 2023 | — | — | £2.2m | 158 | £4.1m |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £72.6m | ▲ +67.2% | £5.3m | 150 | £6.6m |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £43.4m | ▲ +9.3% | £2.0m | 146 | £6.5m |
| 31 Mar 2020 | £39.7m | — | £887k | 171 | £5.4m |
| 31 Mar 2019 | — | — | — | — | £5.4m |
Latest available figures
Period ending 31 Mar 2022. “Not available” means the figure is not in the accounts we hold. We do not estimate missing figures.
These are the most recent accounts available to us; more recent accounts may exist at Companies House.
Profit & loss
- Revenue
- £72.6m
- Gross profit
- £13.8m
- Operating profit
- £5.3m
- Profit before tax
- £5.3m
- Profit after tax
- £4.3m
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- £59.0m
- Cash
- £27.4m
- Total liabilities
- £53.3m
- Net assets
- £5.7m
- Revenue per employee
- Not available
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