MORSON HUMAN RESOURCES LIMITED
Operating as part of the Morson Group, the company provides permanent and temporary recruitment, executive search, and workforce management services across various industries.
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Cash
£2.3m
-39.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£76m
+13.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,133
-1.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£18m
-3.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £899,372,000 | £944,608,000 | £940,081,000 | -0.5% | |
| Operating profit | £22,499,000 | £22,729,000 | £22,401,000 | -1.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £18,662,000 | £18,244,000 | £17,534,000 | -3.9% | |
| Net profit | £8,035,000 | £12,852,000 | £12,941,000 | +0.7% | |
| Cash | £3,105,000 | £3,784,000 | £2,305,000 | -39.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £64,711,000 | £67,376,000 | £76,392,000 | +13.4% | |
| Net assets | £63,957,000 | £66,809,000 | £75,750,000 | +13.4% | |
| Equity | £63,957,000 | £66,809,000 | £75,750,000 | +13.4% | |
| Average employees | 1,253 | 1,147 | 1,133 | -1.2% | |
| Wages | £51,506,000 | £50,665,000 | £51,395,000 | +1.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.4% | |
| Net margin | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 34.8% | 33.7% | 29.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 69.4% | 69.5% | 73.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.41x | 1.40x | 1.34x | |
| Interest cover | 5.70x | 4.96x | 4.37x |
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
- MORSON HUMAN RESOURCES LIMITED 1992-09-08 → present
- SIMCO 495 LIMITED 1992-05-14 → 1992-09-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least a period of 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- MORSON HUMAN RESOURCES LIMITED · parent
- Morson International Inc 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAIR, Adrian Wilson | Director | 2018-12-05 | Jan 1980 | British |
| DRAPER, Abigail Sarah | Director | 2025-11-01 | Nov 1970 | British |
| MASON, Gerard Anthony | Director | 1992-08-18 | Jan 1964 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GILMOUR, Paul John | Secretary | 1996-08-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| MASON, Gerard Anthony | Secretary | 1992-08-18 | 1996-08-01 |
| SIMCO COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-05-14 | 1992-08-18 |
| GILMOUR, Paul John | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| GORTON, Kevin Patrick | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2021-12-15 |
| MASON, Gerrard Godfrey | Director | 1992-08-18 | 1996-06-30 |
| SIMCO DIRECTOR A LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-05-14 | 1992-08-18 |
| SIMCO DIRECTOR B LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-05-14 | 1992-08-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Gerard Anthony Mason | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-02-02 |
| Morson Holdings Limited | Legal person | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 139 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-01-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-01-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-01-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-01-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.