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Company No. 03847099 · Incorporated 23 Sep 1999

Ferrolake Limited

Registered name: FERROLAKE LIMITED

Part of Excelcare (Cambridge) Limited group

Ferrolake Limited made £2.3m revenue and £74.7k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Ferrolake Limited’s revenue grew 14% to £2.3m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £74.7k profit and 39 employees. The company is classified under “residential care activities for the elderly and disabled” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection Q · Human health and social workSIC 87300Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled
Status
Active
Location
London, London
Age
27 yrs · since 1999
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: “In the opinion of the director, the ultimate parent company is Excel Portfolios Limited, a company registered in Jersey. The immediate parent company is Excelcare (Cambridge) Limited, a company incorp”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Revenue
£2.3m
Growth ▲13.6%
Profit
£74.7k
Growth ▼42.9%
Profit margin
3.3%
Gross 51.4%
Employees
39
Change 0%
Profit / employee
£1.9k
Revenue/employee £58.4k
Profitable streak
4yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Mar 202231 Mar 202331 Mar 202431 Mar 2025
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£1.6m£1.7m£2m£2.3m
Cost of sales£896k£952k£999k£1.1m
Gross profit£708k£732k£1m£1.2m
Operating profit£146k£36.2k£179k£129k
Profit before tax£146k£36.2k£180k£130k
Profit after tax£113k£24.9k£131k£74.7k
Profit (best available)£113k£24.9k£131k£74.7k
Staff costs£970k£1.1m£1.1m£1.3m
Employees (average)36383939
Ratios
Profit margin7%1.5%6.5%3.3%
Gross margin44.1%43.5%50.2%51.4%
Revenue per employee£44.6k£44.3k£51.4k£58.4k
Profit per employee£3.1k£655£3.4k£1.9k
Cash conversion−16%−90.4%−6.1%—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲5%▲19%▲13.6%
Profit growth—▼77.9%▲425.7%▼42.9%
Headcount growth—▲5.6%▲2.6%0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£6.4k£1.9k£6.1k£6.5k
Net assets£188k£213k£344k£418k
Fixed assets£152k£123k£103k£259k
Current assets£537k£276k£507k£368k
Debtors£56k£32k£82.7k£36.4k
Deferred income£82.4k£87k£105k£82.9k
Cash from operations−£23.2k−£32.7k−£11k—
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
3.3%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
51.4%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£58.4k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£1.9k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
11.4%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
3.6%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
1.6%
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
▲22%
Now £418k
Cash at bank
▲8%
Now £6.5k
Headcount
0%
Now 39
Deferred income
▼21%
Now £82.9k
Fixed assets
▲152%
Now £259k

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

  1. Excelcare (Cambridge) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Ferrolake Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (18)

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 £74.7k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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