MURPHY & SON LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-23 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£906K
-53% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£11M
+2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
75
+7.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£648K
-42.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £16,457,551 | £15,402,452 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,086,458 | £594,894 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,153,236 | £1,131,860 | £648,338 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,019,215 | £871,688 | £506,951 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £2,051,428 | £1,929,176 | £906,434 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £10,558,862 | £11,069,060 | £11,388,951 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £10,043,811 | £10,600,499 | £10,812,450 | |
| Equity | £7,613,169 | £7,898,378 | — | — | £10,043,811 | £10,600,499 | £10,812,450 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 67 | 70 | 75 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,997,057 | £3,267,892 | £3,496,664 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 6.6% | 3.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 5.3% | 3.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 9.8% | 5.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 19.4% | 20.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 4.22x | 3.86x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 235.11x | 136.38x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- UHY Hacker Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- MURPHY & SON LIMITED · parent
- Micro-Audit Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OATES, Jemima Joan | Secretary | 2022-04-20 | — | — |
| CRITCHELL, Brandon Lee | Director | 2022-04-19 | Aug 1977 | British |
| FLEMING, Christine Jane, Dr. | Director | 2002-07-10 | Oct 1959 | British |
| HALE, Stephen Leslie | Director | — | Apr 1951 | British |
| MCCLUSKIE, Brian Andrew | Director | 2001-10-01 | Dec 1943 | British |
| NICHOLDS, Charles William Rushworth | Director | 2015-07-10 | Oct 1982 | British |
| OATES, Jemima Joan | Director | 2022-04-19 | May 1981 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HALE, Stephen Leslie | Secretary | — | 2022-04-20 |
| ARNOLD, Thomas Jack Selby | Director | — | 2001-07-05 |
| CARMICHAEL, James Andrew | Director | — | 2025-05-09 |
| DUNN, John Eric Shiers | Director | — | 2016-10-13 |
| GOULD, Peter James | Director | — | 2001-07-05 |
| KELLY, Shaun Adrian | Director | 2010-07-15 | 2015-08-21 |
| RENNIE, Howieson | Director | — | 2000-07-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphy & Son International Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2019-12-31 | Active |
| Mr Brian Andrew Mccluskie | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-06-07 | Ceased 2019-12-31 |
| Mr Charles William Rushworth Nicholds | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-06-07 | Ceased 2019-12-31 |
| Mr James Andrew Carmichael | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-07-13 | Ceased 2019-12-31 |
| Dr. Christine Jane Fleming | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-07-13 | Ceased 2019-12-31 |
| Mr Stephen Leslie Hale | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-07-13 | Ceased 2019-12-31 |
| Mr John Eric Shiers Dunn | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-07-13 | Ceased 2016-10-13 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 126 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-05-03 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-04-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-29 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-04-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-04-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-6.4%
£16,457,551 £15,402,452
-
Cash
-53%
£1,929,176 £906,434
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+2%
£10,600,499 £10,812,450
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+7.1%
70 75
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-45.2%
£1,086,458 £594,894
-
Profit before tax
-42.7%
£1,131,860 £648,338
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+7%
£3,267,892 £3,496,664
highest in 3 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers