J. MURPHY & SONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£400M
+10.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£329M
+9.6% vs 2023
Employees
4,060
+5.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£84M
+25.5% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,383,830,000 | £1,258,041,000 | |
| Operating profit | £71,732,000 | £79,648,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £66,836,000 | £83,862,000 | |
| Net profit | £45,946,000 | £62,949,000 | |
| Cash | £362,127,000 | £400,477,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £395,233,000 | £433,848,000 | |
| Net assets | £300,263,000 | £329,216,000 | |
| Equity | £300,263,000 | £329,216,000 | |
| Average employees | 3,855 | 4,060 | |
| Wages | £276,919,000 | £293,991,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.2% | 6.3% | |
| Net margin | 3.3% | 5.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.1% | 18.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 65.7% | 67.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.10x | 1.13x | |
| Interest cover | 13.90x | 46.07x |
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
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit 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 Group's or the parent 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
- J. MURPHY & SONS LIMITED · parent
- J.M. Piling Co. Limited 100%
- J. Murphy & Sons (Delancey Street) Limited 100%
- J. Murphy & Sons (Ireland Holdings) Limited 100%
- J. Murphy & Sons (Holdings) Limited 100%
- Land and Marine Engineering Limited 100%
- McCann Drilling Limited 80%
- J. Murphy & Sons (North America Holdings) Limited 100%
- Murphy Plant Limited 100%
- Murphy Power Networks Limited 100%
- Murphy Group Investments Limited 100%
- Murphy Technical Services Limited 100%
- Pre-Mixed Concrete (Midlands) Limited 100%
- Rocklift Limited 90%
- Murphy Investments (Holdings) Limited 100%
- Delancey Commercial Limited 100%
- Delancey Residential Limited 100%
- Great Connell Murphy Investments Limited 100%
- Murphy Asset Services Holdings Limited 100%
- Murphy OHL Limited 100%
- Murphy Group Canada Limited 100%
- Murphy Homes Limited 100%
- Murphy International Limited 100%
- Murphy Investments (Mammoth) Limited 100%
- Murphy Investments (Morson Road) Limited 100%
- Murphy Process Engineering Limited 100%
- Rock Homes Limited 100%
- Murphy Golborne Limited 100%
- Murphy Investments (Maxted) Limited 100%
- Murphy Investments (M62) Limited 100%
- J. Murphy North America Investments Limited 100%
- J. Murphy North America Holdings Limited 100%
- Murphy Infrastructure Holdings Inc. 100%
- Murphy Infrastructure Inc. 100%
- Murphy Energy Services Holdings Inc. 100%
- Murphy Investments (Trafford Park) Limited 100%
- Murphy Energy Services LLC 100%
- Murphy Investments (Europa Link) Limited 100%
- Leyland Green Farm Limited 100%
- Murphy Equipment LLC 100%
Significant events
- “In February 2025, the Company declared and paid an interim dividend of £10.1m in respect of 2024.”
- “In May 2025, the Group committed to acquire a 40% stake in Abergeldie Complex Infrastructure, a privately owned Australian infrastructure business. This minority share acquisition is subject to certain conditions being satisfied.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MURPHY, John Patrick | Secretary | 2011-07-19 | — | British |
| CRESSWELL, John Harold | Director | 2022-09-01 | May 1961 | British |
| GRAMMER, Paul Clive | Director | 2022-10-01 | May 1962 | British |
| KING, Russell John | Director | 2024-03-01 | Nov 1957 | British |
| LEDWIDGE, Joseph John | Director | 2021-02-01 | May 1970 | British |
| LODGE, Deborah | Director | 2017-03-31 | Dec 1968 | British |
| MARA, Clare Patricia | Director | 2017-03-31 | Mar 1975 | Irish |
| MURPHY, James Alexander | Director | 2017-03-31 | Oct 1984 | Irish |
| MURPHY, John Patrick | Director | 2020-09-03 | May 1966 | British |
| MURPHY, John Paul | Director | 2010-02-09 | Nov 1979 | Irish |
| MURPHY, Karina Duarte Corware, Dr | Director | 2018-01-30 | Jul 1984 | British |
| WALKER, Adam Christopher | Director | 2023-10-01 | Sep 1967 | British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CASSIDY, Thomas | Secretary | 2010-02-01 | 2011-07-31 |
| MOTEN, William Paul | Secretary | 2000-04-05 | 2010-02-01 |
| O'CONNELL, Michael | Secretary | — | 2000-04-05 |
| ABOGADO NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2010-02-01 | 2013-12-16 |
| ANDERSON, Peter Stuart | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2019-12-31 |
| BEHAN, Matthew | Director | 2011-05-03 | 2015-12-31 |
| BROSNAHAN, Paul | Director | 2006-05-15 | 2014-04-09 |
| BURKE, David Anthony | Director | 2016-10-03 | 2020-09-30 |
| DAVIES, David Huw | Director | 2015-11-01 | 2023-11-30 |
| DAWSON, Leslie William | Director | 2010-10-28 | 2014-11-01 |
| HOLLINGSHEAD, Stephen | Director | 2015-05-18 | 2019-11-29 |
| JESTIN, Trevor William | Director | 2008-01-28 | 2014-04-09 |
| KEANE, Thaddeus | Director | — | 1999-12-31 |
| KERR, Alastair Gibson | Director | 2014-11-12 | 2022-12-31 |
| MCAULIFFE, Louis John | Director | 2007-01-16 | 2014-04-10 |
| MCGRATH, Kevin Finbarr | Director | 2005-12-01 | 2014-04-10 |
| MCNAMEE, Peter | Director | — | 1993-02-26 |
| MOTEN, William Paul | Director | 2010-01-11 | 2011-06-01 |
| MURPHY, Bernard Joseph | Director | — | 2019-03-31 |
| MURPHY, Caroline | Director | 2008-05-16 | 2014-03-26 |
| MURPHY, Eamonn | Director | — | 2008-05-31 |
| MURPHY, John | Director | — | 2009-05-07 |
| MURPHY, Kathleen | Director | 2017-03-31 | 2023-07-31 |
| O'CALLAGHAN, James Martin | Director | — | 2015-12-18 |
| O'CONNELL, Michael | Director | — | 2009-10-31 |
| RAMSAY, Darren Richard Anthony | Director | 2014-04-29 | 2017-02-06 |
| STACK, John Patrick | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2014-10-01 |
| TOMS, Michael Rodney | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2023-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drilton Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-05-16 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 267 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-02-14 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-02-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-02-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-02-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-01-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-9.1%
£1,383,830,000 £1,258,041,000
-
Cash
+10.6%
£362,127,000 £400,477,000
-
Net assets
+9.6%
£300,263,000 £329,216,000
-
Employees
+5.3%
3,855 4,060
-
Operating profit
+11%
£71,732,000 £79,648,000
-
Profit before tax
+25.5%
£66,836,000 £83,862,000
-
Wages
+6.2%
£276,919,000 £293,991,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers