PAUL MURRAY PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-01 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£38K
-47.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£6M
+7.4% vs 2023
Employees
91
-6.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
+30.5% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £25,051,734 | £25,894,740 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,315,560 | £1,666,608 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £1,157,913 | £1,510,938 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £893,368 | £1,139,004 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £72,035 | £37,838 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £6,088,435 | £6,529,926 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £5,958,562 | £6,399,735 | |
| Equity | £4,682,494 | £4,908,654 | £5,667,925 | £6,061,387 | £5,836,203 | £5,958,562 | £6,399,735 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | 91 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £3,900,292 | £3,808,978 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 5.3% | 6.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 3.6% | 4.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 21.6% | 25.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.15x | 1.96x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 8.28x | 10.71x |
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
- Rothmans Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors continue to adopt a going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- PAUL MURRAY PLC · parent
- Murrays Health & Beauty Europe Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The establishment of Murrays Health and Beauty Europe Limited, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of Paul Murray plc, has facilitated the sales to our customers in Ireland and significantly reduced the effect of Brexit on both the company and its customers.”
- “During 2024 it has entered into a number of new contracts with large retailers to fulfil orders taken on their websites on a Direct to Consumer basis and expects this part of the business to continue to grow in 2025 and beyond.”
- “Already in 2025 the company has taken on two new brands and is in talks with others.”
- “The company and its employees have continued to support the Trinity Winchester charity for the care of the homeless.”
- “Since the year-end the company has declared dividends of £219,433.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHILLIPS, Tracey | Secretary | 2024-02-28 | — | — |
| COX, Mark | Director | 2006-05-25 | Apr 1968 | British |
| EASTWOOD, Charlotte Ann | Director | 2008-01-01 | Jul 1985 | British |
| EASTWOOD, Thomas | Director | 2012-01-01 | Nov 1981 | British |
| HADAWAY, Leigh | Director | 2018-01-10 | Aug 1972 | British |
| HAYTON, Nicholas Brian | Director | 2005-04-08 | Jul 1972 | British |
| MURRAY, Karen Julia | Director | — | Nov 1954 | British |
| MURRAY, Maxwell John | Director | 2013-04-18 | Aug 1979 | British |
| MURRAY, Paul Travis | Director | — | Oct 1948 | British |
| PHILLIPS, Tracey Louise | Director | 2024-03-27 | Jan 1973 | British |
| ROBERTSON, Gemma Louise | Director | 2011-01-01 | Feb 1981 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOMFIELD, Abigail | Secretary | 2005-04-29 | 2005-11-01 |
| COATHAM, Susan Claire, Mrs. | Secretary | 2005-11-01 | 2024-02-28 |
| DEVES, Alan Douglas | Secretary | 2001-09-07 | 2002-01-01 |
| MOORE, Karen Elizabeth | Secretary | 2002-05-01 | 2005-04-29 |
| WALKER, Robert Charles | Secretary | 2002-01-01 | 2002-05-01 |
| ALLEN, Andrew Frederick | Director | 1993-01-01 | 2002-12-31 |
| COATHAM, Susan Claire, Mrs. | Director | 2005-11-01 | 2024-03-27 |
| DAVIES, Lloyd | Director | 1993-01-01 | 2000-10-06 |
| HASTINGS, Andrew James | Director | 2000-11-13 | 2002-07-12 |
| MOORE, Karen Elizabeth | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2005-04-01 |
| MURRAY, Dorothy Amy | Director | 2003-08-01 | 2006-05-24 |
| MURRAY, Dorothy Amy | Director | — | 2002-12-31 |
| MURRAY, Ernest John | Director | — | 1994-01-23 |
| PICKFORD, Tony Heinz | Director | 2005-07-18 | 2013-12-31 |
| VANSTONE, Peter David | Director | — | 2005-04-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metro Gold Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-09-01 | Active |
| Mr Paul Travis Murray | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-08-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 210 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-09 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2025-04-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-29 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-02-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-02-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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
+3.4%
£25,051,734 £25,894,740
-
Cash
-47.5%
£72,035 £37,838
-
Net assets
+7.4%
£5,958,562 £6,399,735
-
Employees
-6.2%
97 91
-
Operating profit
+26.7%
£1,315,560 £1,666,608
-
Profit before tax
+30.5%
£1,157,913 £1,510,938
-
Wages
-2.3%
£3,900,292 £3,808,978
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