MORGAN PHILIPS UK LIMITED
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Cash
£61k
-39.6% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
-£434k
-348% vs 2024
Employees
40
-28.6% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£616k
-76.5% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £26,529,000 | £24,966,000 | £22,455,000 | £15,354,000 | £10,383,000 | £8,700,000 | -16.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,824,000 | £167,000 | £81,000 | -£189,000 | -£320,000 | -£572,000 | -78.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,860,000 | £128,000 | £60,000 | -£221,000 | -£349,000 | -£616,000 | -76.5% | |
| Net profit | -£1,860,000 | £759,000 | £43,000 | -£269,000 | -£921,000 | -£609,000 | +33.9% | |
| Cash | £2,247,000 | £579,000 | £537,000 | £149,000 | £101,000 | £61,000 | -39.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £368,000 | £742,000 | £1,538,000 | £1,207,000 | £215,000 | -£407,000 | -289.3% | |
| Net assets | -£527,000 | £582,000 | £1,365,000 | £1,096,000 | £175,000 | -£434,000 | -348% | |
| Equity | -£527,000 | £582,000 | £1,365,000 | £1,096,000 | £175,000 | -£434,000 | -348% | |
| Average employees | — | 64 | 61 | 47 | 56 | 40 | -28.6% | |
| Wages | — | £4,857,000 | £4,928,000 | £3,452,000 | £2,735,000 | £2,198,000 | -19.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £441,000 | £0 | £390,000 | £325,000 | £293,000 | £202,000 | -31.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £8,000 | £8,000 | £15,000 | +87.5% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £90,000 | £98,000 | £135,000 | +37.8% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -6.9% | 0.7% | 0.4% | -1.2% | -3.1% | -6.6% | |
| Net margin | -7.0% | 3.0% | 0.2% | -1.8% | -8.9% | -7.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -495.7% | 22.5% | 5.3% | -15.7% | -148.8% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 107.3% | 89.8% | 75.1% | 65.5% | 92.6% | 136.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.61x | 1.10x | 0.75x | |
| Interest cover | -49.30x | 4.28x | 3.86x | -5.91x | -11.03x | -13.00x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- MORGAN PHILIPS UK LIMITED 2019-01-08 → present
- HUDSON GLOBAL RESOURCES LIMITED 2003-03-31 → 2019-01-08
- T M P WORLDWIDE EXECUTIVE RESOURCING LIMITED 2000-06-22 → 2003-03-31
- HW GROUP PLC 1997-02-27 → 2000-06-22
- MANORCLUB CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 1996-05-31 → 1997-02-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared detailed trading projections to the end of December 2027 providing the evidence to conclude that the company will have access to sufficient working capital facilities.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 36 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENSON, Daniel | Director | 2025-05-21 | May 1982 | British |
| DE BRETTEVILLE, Alexis | Director | 2019-07-01 | Jan 1963 | French |
| DUMON, Charles Henri | Director | 2018-03-31 | Sep 1958 | Swiss |
| SALLEMBIEN, Francois | Director | 2018-03-31 | May 1963 | French |
| TOUR, Pascal Jean | Director | 2021-07-27 | Dec 1966 | French |
Show 36 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARSHALL, Caroline Louise | Secretary | 2004-12-31 | 2009-12-18 |
| PIERS, Martin James | Secretary | 2009-12-18 | 2011-10-19 |
| TOOP, John Frank | Secretary | 1997-02-06 | 2000-02-16 |
| UPWOOD, John Richard | Secretary | 2000-02-16 | 2004-12-31 |
| HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-05-31 | 1997-02-06 |
| ATFIELD, Geraldine Margaret | Director | 2004-12-31 | 2006-06-30 |
| BATES, Timothy John | Director | 1997-02-28 | 1998-10-31 |
| BIRT-LLEWELLIN, Fiona Murray | Director | 1997-02-28 | 2002-05-31 |
| CHEN, Laurent Simon | Director | 2010-01-31 | 2011-10-26 |
| DE BRETTEVILLE, Alexis | Director | 2014-01-23 | 2018-03-31 |
| FLOOD, Brendan Christopher | Director | 2000-02-16 | 2003-01-31 |
| GAME, Michael William | Director | 2012-02-07 | 2014-01-23 |
| GRANT, Andrew Barton | Director | 2000-02-16 | 2002-04-05 |
| HAYNES, Christopher John Latimer | Director | 2003-01-31 | 2006-06-30 |
| HERRMANNSEN, Chris | Director | 1997-02-28 | 2004-09-15 |
| HUNT, Garry Edward, Prof | Director | 1998-04-24 | 2000-02-16 |
| ISTEAD, Peter | Director | 2014-06-09 | 2019-07-01 |
| KING, Catherine Judith | Director | 2010-08-20 | 2011-10-19 |
| LIVETT, Timothy James | Director | 2002-05-31 | 2004-04-27 |
| MARSHALL, Caroline Louise | Director | 2004-12-31 | 2009-12-18 |
| MEAD, Richard Barwick | Director | 1997-08-01 | 2000-02-16 |
| MELBOURNE, John | Director | 2012-02-07 | 2017-12-21 |
| MUELLER, Alison Denver | Director | 2022-09-01 | 2025-05-21 |
| NICHOLSON, Andrew William | Director | 2006-09-11 | 2010-01-31 |
| NOTT, Gillian | Director | 1998-04-24 | 2000-02-16 |
| PALFREY-SMITH, Graham | Director | 1997-02-06 | 2001-01-12 |
| PIERS, Martin James | Director | 2009-11-19 | 2011-10-19 |
| RAYNAUD, Christine Lucienne Marie | Director | 2009-01-12 | 2009-11-19 |
| ROGERSON, Andrew Walter | Director | 2007-02-26 | 2009-01-12 |
| ROSE, John Ian | Director | 2003-11-17 | 2007-02-26 |
| SKALSKI, Philip Andrew | Director | 2014-12-11 | 2018-03-31 |
| TOOP, John Frank | Director | 1997-02-28 | 2001-01-12 |
| WILLIAMS, Latham | Director | 2012-02-07 | 2012-02-07 |
| WILLIAMS, Latham | Director | 2011-10-19 | 2014-12-11 |
| WINGHAM, Mark | Director | 2018-12-01 | 2019-07-23 |
| HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-05-31 | 1997-02-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Philips Group Sa | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2018-03-31 | Active |
| Hudson Global Resources (Jersey) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 323 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-09-22 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole cease and release with charge number | |
| 2022-09-22 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2022-09-22 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2022-09-22 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole cease and release with charge number | |
| 2022-09-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.