MCGREGOR CORY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-02 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-19
Watchouts
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£30M
+13.3% vs 2023
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£9M
+61.5% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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 | £61,795,000 | £62,431,000 | |
| Operating profit | £4,737,000 | £8,093,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £5,788,000 | £9,350,000 | |
| Net profit | £5,788,000 | £9,363,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £26,852,000 | £30,427,000 | |
| Net assets | £26,852,000 | £30,427,000 | |
| Equity | £26,852,000 | £30,427,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — |
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 | 7.7% | 13.0% | |
| Net margin | 9.4% | 15.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.6% | 26.6% | |
| Current ratio | 5.63x | 7.56x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “customer contract moving from start up in the prior year to fully operational, and also increased volumes within the Clinical Trials contracts”
- “relocation of a customer which has resulted in a significant reduction in the cost base during the year.”
- “In 2024, we integrated sustainability firmly into our Corporate Strategy 2030”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 39 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR, Rebecca Louise Hazel | Director | 2021-06-01 | Nov 1974 | British |
| WILLMOR, Martin James | Director | 2025-10-01 | Jun 1980 | British |
Show 39 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAIN, Brian | Secretary | 1997-08-14 | 1999-04-30 |
| EARNSHAW, Paul Antony | Secretary | 1999-05-01 | 2000-12-15 |
| GOULDEN, Ian Stewart | Secretary | 1993-04-05 | 1997-08-14 |
| LI, Jane | Secretary | 2015-11-04 | 2018-12-31 |
| WALLS, Kenneth Charles | Secretary | — | 1993-04-05 |
| EXEL SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-12-15 | 2015-11-04 |
| ALLEN, Paul James | Director | 1998-06-01 | 2001-12-31 |
| ASTON, Edward | Director | 2009-09-08 | 2012-02-01 |
| BROWN, Paul Robert | Director | 1992-09-21 | 2001-12-31 |
| COFFEY, Bridget Ann | Director | 1999-03-08 | 2003-10-15 |
| DRURY, Brian John | Director | — | 1992-06-30 |
| DYER, Paul George | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2018-10-01 |
| ELLIOTT, Guy | Director | 2002-05-15 | 2009-08-20 |
| FISH, Graham Stewart | Director | 1995-08-21 | 2004-12-31 |
| FRASER, John Colin | Director | — | 1994-10-31 |
| GEOFFRION, Alicemarie | Director | 2025-08-01 | 2026-04-17 |
| GERRARD, Nicholas Anthony | Director | 2016-05-05 | 2017-12-31 |
| GILL, James Edward | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2018-06-13 |
| HALL, Melanie | Director | 2012-12-31 | 2017-12-31 |
| HOWSE, Christopher John | Director | 1998-06-01 | 1999-03-08 |
| HYATT, Jonathan Wade | Director | 2009-10-15 | 2012-12-31 |
| KUHL, Thorsten | Director | 2018-06-13 | 2021-07-15 |
| MITCHELL, George Anthony John | Director | 2003-10-15 | 2010-05-19 |
| MITCHELL, George Anthony John | Director | 1994-10-31 | 1998-06-01 |
| MITCHELL, George Anthony John | Director | — | 1992-09-21 |
| MOORE, Graham | Director | 2009-09-08 | 2012-02-01 |
| NAVA, Jose Fernando | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| PEACOCK, Daniel James | Director | 2022-04-01 | 2025-08-01 |
| PIERPOINT, David Julian | Director | 2018-03-01 | 2022-04-01 |
| PROFFITT, Michael | Director | — | 1992-11-16 |
| RESNICK, Saul | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2025-10-31 |
| SMITH, Keith Roy | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| TROOD, Stuart Dudley | Director | 2002-05-15 | 2009-09-08 |
| VENABLES, Paul | Director | 1996-02-14 | 2003-08-22 |
| WALLS, Kenneth Charles | Director | — | 1999-12-17 |
| WATTS, Perry Frederick | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| WINSTON, John | Director | 1998-06-01 | 2002-12-30 |
| YOUNG, Stuart Anthony | Director | 1998-05-05 | 1999-12-17 |
| YOUNG, Stuart Anthony | Director | 1995-08-17 | 1995-09-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul George Dyer | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-01-01 | Ceased 2018-10-01 |
| Mr Nick Gerrard | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-05-05 | Ceased 2017-12-31 |
| Ms Melanie Hall | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-31 |
| Mr Keith Roy Smith | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-03-31 |
| Dhl Supply Chain Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 209 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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
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Turnover
+1%
£61,795,000 £62,431,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+13.3%
£26,852,000 £30,427,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
+70.8%
£4,737,000 £8,093,000
-
Profit before tax
+61.5%
£5,788,000 £9,350,000
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