MCPHERSON LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-16 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£9M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£30M
+11.5% vs 2024
Employees
457
-2.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4M
+6.6% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £4,081,199 | £4,349,259 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £3,161,038 | £3,098,904 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £9,214,358 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £28,493,814 | £32,699,526 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £26,835,877 | £29,934,781 | |
| Equity | £29,428,757 | £32,174,839 | £26,835,877 | £29,934,781 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 468 | 457 | |
| Wages | — | — | £20,566,020 | £20,285,032 |
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
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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.”
Significant events
- “Turnover up 1% to £53.9m, gross profit increased by 11% to £9.4m due to better sales mix, tight driver utilisation control, and lower fleet maintenance costs. Administration costs increased by 12% resulting in operating profit of £4.1m, up 8% on last year.”
- “Following a sustained period of expansion in the spirits industry, trading conditions for customers in 2025/26 have been challenging, leading to reduced output and inventory levels for customers. This is impacting the company with activity levels down on last year, leading to management of cost base, reducing headcount, fleet numbers and investment in fleet assets to protect gross profit margins.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHEPHERD & WEDDERBURN SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2017-10-01 | — | — |
| BROWN, Martin Robert | Director | 2015-08-01 | Apr 1970 | British |
| ELILIO, David | Director | 2018-02-01 | Jul 1971 | British |
| MCPHERSON, Alexander David | Director | 2001-06-25 | Mar 1955 | British |
| MCPHERSON, James Alan | Director | 2018-08-01 | Aug 1990 | British |
| MCPHERSON, Scott Alexander | Director | 2018-08-01 | Jan 1988 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEDINGHAM CHALMERS | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-04-25 | 2006-03-31 |
| MD SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2006-04-01 | 2012-08-21 |
| PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2012-08-21 | 2017-10-01 |
| BUNTAIN, Iain James | Director | 2014-03-18 | 2019-08-07 |
| GOW, John Fraser | Director | 2001-06-14 | 2003-03-20 |
| THOMSON, John Stuart Macgregor | Director | 2015-08-01 | 2018-03-31 |
| DURANO LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-04-25 | 2001-06-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcpherson Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2023-11-30 | Active |
| Alexander David Mcpherson | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-04-26 | Ceased 2023-11-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 113 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-06 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-15 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-24 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-20 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2021-12-21 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+11.5%
£26,835,877 £29,934,781
-
Employees
-2.4%
468 457
-
Profit before tax
+6.6%
£4,081,199 £4,349,259
-
Wages
-1.4%
£20,566,020 £20,285,032
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