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Company No. 04159717 · Incorporated 14 Feb 2001

Buchan Healthcare Limited

Registered name: BUCHAN HEALTHCARE LIMITED

Part of Excelcare (Cambridge) Limited group

Buchan Healthcare Limited made £3.9m revenue and £240k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Buchan Healthcare Limited’s revenue grew 2% to £3.9m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £240k profit and 94 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
25 yrs · since 2001
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 directors, the ultimate parent company is Excel Portfolios Limited, a company registered in Jersey. The immediate parent company is Excelcare (Cambridge) Limited, a company incor”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-light
Revenue
£3.9m
Growth ▲1.6%
Profit
£240k
Growth ▼45.3%
Profit margin
6.1%
Gross 43.5%
Employees
94
Change ▲2.2%
Profit / employee
£2.6k
Revenue/employee £42k
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)£3.1m£3.3m£3.9m£3.9m
Cost of sales£1.7m£1.9m£2m£2.2m
Gross profit£1.4m£1.4m£1.8m£1.7m
Operating profit£669k£54.6k£580k£338k
Profit before tax£669k£54.7k£580k£338k
Profit after tax£528k£53.2k£439k£240k
Profit (best available)£528k£53.2k£439k£240k
Staff costs£1.8m£2.1m£2.3m£2.5m
Employees (average)87899294
Ratios
Profit margin16.8%1.6%11.3%6.1%
Gross margin45.7%42.2%47.4%43.5%
Revenue per employee£36.1k£36.9k£42.2k£42k
Profit per employee£6.1k£598£4.8k£2.6k
Cash conversion−54.8%−332.9%−45.4%—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲4.7%▲18.2%▲1.6%
Profit growth—▼89.9%▲724.8%▼45.3%
Headcount growth—▲2.3%▲3.4%▲2.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£17.4k£16.7k£92.6k£13.4k
Net assets£82k£135k£574k£814k
Fixed assets£82.3k£102k£95.2k£72.7k
Current assets£1.2m£1m£2.7m£1.5m
Debtors£338k£282k£326k£213k
Deferred income£266k£597k£303k£244k
Cash from operations−£367k−£182k−£263k—
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
6.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
43.5%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£42k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£2.6k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
1.8%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
6.2%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
5.4%
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
▲42%
Now £814k
Cash at bank
▼86%
Now £13.4k
Headcount
▲2%
Now 94
Deferred income
▼19%
Now £244k
Fixed assets
▼24%
Now £72.7k

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. Buchan Healthcare 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 £240k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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