Active00106442Private limited companyNottingham

MURPHY & SON LIMITED

A85/100

Summary

Generated from filed data · no estimates

MURPHY & SON LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 00106442) incorporated on 14 December 1909, registered in Nottingham. Its registered activity is manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c. (SIC 20590). Latest full accounts cover the period ending 31 March 2025, showing net assets of £10.81m and cash of £906k, with 75 employees on average. Net assets rose 2% on the prior period (£10.60m).

Peer position · net assets

By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 732 comparable companies in the UK (median £38k, upper quartile £519k).

Key dates

Incorporated: 14 December 1909116 yrs ago
Next accounts due: 31 December 2026in 70 days
Confirmation statement due: 28 December 2026in 67 days

Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.

Activity

SIC 20590: Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.
Accounts type: Full
Size band: MediumCompanies Act thresholds

Financials

3 periods on record · latest ending 31 March 2025

Net assets

£10.81m

+2%vs Mar 2024

Cash at bank

£906k

−53%vs Mar 2024

Turnover

Not reported

Employees

+7%vs Mar 2024

Net assets

£10.81m

Cash at bank

£906k

Profit for the year

£507k

Average employees

Filed accounts by period, newest first
Period end	Net assets	Cash	Debtors	Creditors <1y	Turnover	Profit	Employees
31 March 2025	£10.81m	£906k	£4.26m	£2.21m	—	£507k	75
31 March 2024	£10.60m	£1.93m	£3.74m	£2.09m	—	£872k	70
31 March 2023	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Current ratio3.86Comfortable

Cash per employee£12kCash ÷ average employees

Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.

Firmoscan score

Rules-based · every point shows its evidence

85 / 100 · grade A

Score breakdown
50	Starting scoreEvery scored company starts here
+10	Positive net assetsNet assets £10,812,450 at 2025-03-31
+8	Comfortable liquidityCurrent ratio 3.86
+4	Cash reservesCash £906,434
+5	Multi-year filing history3 periods on record
+8	EstablishedIncorporated 1909-12-14 (117 years)
85	Score, grade A

A transparent, rules-based score from filed data only: every point lists its evidence. It is not a credit rating or advice. How the score is computed.

Ownership and control

1 active · 6 other

Murphy & Son International Limited
corporate entity, England And Wales · since 31 December 2019
- owns 75–100% of shares
75–100%
JA
Mr James Andrew Carmichael
Individual · since 13 July 2016 · ceased 31 December 2019
- has significant influence or control
CJ
Dr. Christine Jane Fleming
Individual · since 13 July 2016 · ceased 31 December 2019
- has significant influence or control
SL
Mr Stephen Leslie Hale
Individual · since 13 July 2016 · ceased 31 December 2019
- has significant influence or control
JE
Mr John Eric Shiers Dunn
Individual · since 13 July 2016 · ceased 13 October 2016
- has significant influence or control
CW
Mr Charles William Rushworth Nicholds
Individual · since 7 June 2017 · ceased 31 December 2019
- has significant influence or control
BA
Mr Brian Andrew Mccluskie
Individual · since 7 June 2017 · ceased 31 December 2019
- has significant influence or control

Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents.

Timeline

Newest first

31 Dec 2026Next accounts duein 70 days
28 Dec 2026Confirmation statement duein 67 days
31 Mar 2025Accounts period endNet assets £10.81m · full accounts
31 Mar 2024Accounts period endNet assets £10.60m · full accounts
31 Mar 2023Accounts period end
14 Dec 1909Incorporated

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