Who owns Healthguard?
Healthguard is owned by Sunshine Holdings (Sri Lanka, CSE: SUN.N0000).[1]
Sunshine Holdings owns 85.27% of Healthguard rather than all of it.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Sunshine Holdings PLC Annual Report 2025/26. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Sunshine Holdings PLC (85.27% stake) reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka, Colombo
- Origin
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Category
- Healthcare & pharma › Care providers › Pharmacy chains
- Parent ticker
- CSE: SUN.N0000
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Healthguard
Healthguard is a pharmacy chain of 16 outlets in Sri Lanka's Western Province, selling prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, wellness products and cosmetics. Healthguard Pharmacy Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sunshine Healthcare Lanka, of which Sunshine Holdings owns 85.27 per cent after IFC invested in 2024.
Ownership timeline of Healthguard
- Current owner Sunshine Holdings (85.27%) [1] reported
Where Healthguard sits in Sunshine Holdings
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Sunshine Holdings ownership tree →
See the full Sunshine Holdings brand portfolio (5) →
Other brands owned by Sunshine Holdings
Sunshine Holdings controls 5 brands on Brandtree.
Other brands in pharmacy chains, and who owns them
The 10 brands in pharmacy chains on Brandtree belong to 6 owners. The largest is Clicks Group, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Clicks | Clicks Group | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Inkafarma | InRetail | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| Rose Pharmacy | Robinsons Retail | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| PharmaLife | MedLife | 🇷🇴 Romania |
| An Khang | Mobile World | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
| Clicks Baby | Clicks Group | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| UPD | Clicks Group | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Mifarma | InRetail | 🇵🇪 Peru |
About the owner: Sunshine Holdings
Sunshine Holdings is a publicly listed company headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka, founded in 1967. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as CSE: SUN.N0000.
Sunshine Holdings is a Sri Lankan group that began in 1967 as a single pharmacy in Gampola and now works in healthcare, consumer brands and plantations. It imports, makes, distributes and sells medicines through Sunshine Healthcare Lanka, in which the World Bank's IFC holds 14.73 per cent, and owns branded tea and confectionery businesses outright. Its plantation arm, Watawala Plantations, was acquired in partnership with the Tata Group. Revenue grew 11.2 per cent to LKR 65.9 billion in the year to March 2026.
Sunshine Holdings: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇱🇰 Healthguard and other Sri Lankan brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 60 brands that began in Sri Lanka. 1 of them (2%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Healthguard is not one of them.
- Ambewela — Lanka Milk Foods 🇱🇰
- Atlas — Hemas 🇱🇰
- Bison — DCSL 🇱🇰
- Cargills Food City — Cargills 🇱🇰
- Causeway Paints — Asian Paints 🇮🇳
- Cinnamon Air — Saffron Aviation 🇱🇰
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Healthguard?
The parent company of Healthguard is Sunshine Holdings, a publicly listed company headquartered in Sri Lanka.
Is Healthguard Sri Lankan?
Yes. Healthguard originated in Sri Lanka and its owner, Sunshine Holdings, is also headquartered in Sri Lanka.
Is Healthguard still owned by Sunshine Holdings?
Yes. As of 27 October 2026, Healthguard is still owned by Sunshine Holdings (85.27% stake). The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Sunshine Holdings PLC Annual Report 2025/26 — Sunshine Holdings PLC, Annual report; retrieved 27 October 2026.
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