SMITHFIELD MURRAY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-21 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-07
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£11M
highest in 4 filed years
Employees
138
highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£8M
highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-01 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-04-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £38,482,345 | £69,011,458 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £5,149,826 | £7,958,710 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,818,326 | £5,366,746 | £5,177,338 | £7,834,844 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,448,338 | £4,343,366 | £3,883,174 | £6,560,585 | |
| Cash | — | — | £324,959 | £3,255,929 | £4,244,824 | £1,332,169 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £4,000,496 | £7,984,236 | £10,120,996 | £11,725,023 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £3,354,339 | £7,592,402 | £9,825,604 | £11,419,868 | |
| Equity | — | — | £3,354,339 | £7,592,402 | £9,825,604 | £11,419,868 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 110 | 125 | 107 | 138 | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,551,595 | £2,755,607 | £2,081,331 | £3,959,026 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £47,314 | £22,947 | £135,692 | £278,706 |
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
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-04-01 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-04-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 13.4% | 11.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 10.1% | 9.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 50.9% | 67.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.12x | 2.15x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 709.54x | 62.50x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- SMITHFIELD MURRAY LIMITED 1997-03-04 → present
- SMITHFIELD MURRAY (MANCHESTER) LIMITED 1987-03-16 → 1997-03-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- 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 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
- “In February 2025, YPM Group Limited, an entity which has a 100% indirect shareholding of the Company and publishes consolidated financial statements which includes the performance of this Company, was wholly purchased by OSI Group LLC.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BACK, Martin Howard | Secretary | 2025-02-07 | — | — |
| UZUREAU, Laurence | Secretary | 2025-02-07 | — | — |
| HAENELT, Katharine Natasha | Director | 2025-02-07 | May 1978 | British |
| MCDONALD, David Gerard | Director | 2025-02-07 | Dec 1964 | American |
| RICHARDSON, Mark William | Director | 2025-02-07 | May 1969 | Australian |
| UZUREAU, Laurence | Director | 2025-02-07 | Jun 1968 | American |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRADY, Martin Thomas | Secretary | 2006-07-07 | 2010-06-11 |
| KERFOOT, Ian | Secretary | 2004-09-07 | 2005-07-31 |
| MURRAY, Damien Neville | Secretary | — | 1992-09-30 |
| MURRAY, Raymond | Secretary | 1992-09-30 | 2001-12-24 |
| STANFORD, Andrew Mark | Secretary | 2005-07-31 | 2006-06-07 |
| STANFORD, Andrew Mark | Secretary | 2001-12-24 | 2004-09-07 |
| GRADY, Martin Thomas | Director | 2009-10-06 | 2025-02-07 |
| HABIB, Tariq | Director | 2023-03-13 | 2025-02-07 |
| MARSHALL, Howard Gibson | Director | — | 1994-09-14 |
| MCGRATH, Douglas Alexander | Director | 2000-08-01 | 2003-09-30 |
| MURRAY, Damien Neville | Director | 1987-03-16 | 2025-02-07 |
| MURRAY, Raymond | Director | — | 2001-12-24 |
| THOMPSON, Brian Hooton | Director | 2000-08-01 | 2003-09-30 |
| WALKER, Diane Susan | Director | 2023-03-13 | 2025-02-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithfield Murray Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 165 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-18 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-02-18 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-02-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-02-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-02 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
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.