Finders Genealogists Limited
Registered name: FINDERS GENEALOGISTS LIMITED
Part of Pelican Capital LLP groupFinders Genealogists Limited made £12m revenue and a £159k loss in the year to 31 Jan 2026.
Finders Genealogists Limited’s revenue grew 10% to £12m in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with a loss of £159k and 141 employees. The company is classified under “financial intermediation not elsewhere classified” and is based in London; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 28 yrs · since 1998
- 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.
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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Jan 2022 | 31 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £7.5m | £8.6m | £9.2m | £10.9m | £12m |
| Cost of sales | £4.8m | £4.7m | £6.2m | £7.3m | £7.1m |
| Gross profit | £2.7m | £3.9m | £2.9m | £3.6m | £4.9m |
| Operating profit | £281k | £1.4m | £89.2k | −£366k | −£174k |
| Profit before tax | £372k | £1.4m | £106k | −£342k | −£173k |
| Profit after tax | £379k | £1.1m | £27.2k | −£309k | −£159k |
| Profit (best available) | £379k | £1.1m | £27.2k | −£309k | −£159k |
| Staff costs | £3.2m | £3.5m | £4.4m | £5.4m | £6.8m |
| Employees (average) | 85 | 90 | 110 | 126 | 141 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | 5.1% | 12.3% | 0.3% | −2.8% | −1.3% |
| Gross margin | 35.6% | 45.8% | 32.1% | 33.1% | 40.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £87.9k | £95.8k | £83.2k | £86.2k | £84.8k |
| Profit per employee | £4.5k | £11.7k | £247 | −£2.5k | −£1.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲15.3% | ▲6.2% | ▲18.7% | ▲10.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲178.3% | ▼97.4% | ▼1235% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲5.9% | ▲22.2% | ▲14.5% | ▲11.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £1.2m | £2.3m | £1.3m | £1.6m | £933k |
| Net assets | £4m | £4.9m | £3.3m | £3m | £2.8m |
| Fixed assets | £655k | £636k | £443k | £472k | £1m |
| Current assets | £4.6m | £5.6m | £4.8m | £4.4m | £3.4m |
| Debtors | £998k | £999k | £683k | £754k | £636k |
| Deferred income | £361k | £285k | £232k | £204k | £360k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −1.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 40.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £84.8k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£1.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 8.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 3%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 5.3%
- 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 £2.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▼43%
- Now £933k
- Headcount
- ▲12%
- Now 141
- Deferred income
- ▲76%
- Now £360k
- Fixed assets
- ▲119%
- Now £1m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Pelican Capital LLPultimate parent75–100%
- Project Iguazu Nominees Limited75–100%
- India Topco Limited75–100%
- India Midco Limited75–100%
- India Bidco Limited75–100%
- Finders Genealogists Holdings Limited75–100%
- Finders Genealogists Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (3)
- Dsresearchers LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Heir Hunters Association LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Heir Hunters Researchers LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit −£159k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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