Mercian Surgical Supply Co. Limited
Registered name: MERCIAN SURGICAL SUPPLY CO. LIMITED
Mercian Surgical Supply Co. Limited made £13m revenue and £2.8m profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025.
Mercian Surgical Supply Co. Limited’s revenue grew 7% to £13m in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £2.8m profit and 27 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies” and is based in Bromsgrove; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bromsgrove, West Midlands
- Age
- 58 yrs · since 1968
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Jul 2022 | 31 Jul 2023 | 31 Jul 2024 | 31 Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £10.6m | £10.8m | £12.2m | £13m |
| Cost of sales | £4.7m | £4.9m | £5.6m | £5.9m |
| Gross profit | £5.9m | £5.9m | £6.6m | £7.1m |
| Operating profit | £3.1m | £2.8m | £3.5m | £3.5m |
| Profit before tax | £3.1m | £2.9m | £3.7m | £3.8m |
| Profit after tax | £2.5m | £2.3m | £2.8m | £2.8m |
| Profit (best available) | £2.5m | £2.3m | £2.8m | £2.8m |
| Staff costs | £2.2m | £2.3m | £2.6m | £2.8m |
| Employees (average) | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 23.9% | 21.1% | 23.3% | 21.9% |
| Gross margin | 55.9% | 54.5% | 53.9% | 54.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £443k | £430k | £487k | £481k |
| Profit per employee | £106k | £90.9k | £114k | £105k |
| Cash conversion | −92.9% | −90.9% | −95.9% | −86.8% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲1.2% | ▲13.2% | ▲6.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼10.6% | ▲24.9% | ▲0.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲4.2% | 0% | ▲8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £8.2m | £8.4m | £9.4m | £9.6m |
| Net assets | £11.5m | £12.1m | £13.1m | £13.8m |
| Fixed assets | £2.1m | £2m | £2.2m | £2.2m |
| Current assets | £11.4m | £12.3m | £13.6m | £14.4m |
| Debtors | £1m | £1.1m | £1.2m | £1.5m |
| Cash from operations | −£2.9m | −£2.6m | −£3.3m | −£3m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 21.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 54.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £481k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £105k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −86.8%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 16.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 11.5%
- 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
- ▲5%
- Now £13.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▲2%
- Now £9.6m
- Headcount
- ▲8%
- Now 27
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼3%
- Now £2.2m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit £2.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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