MURFITTS INDUSTRIES LIMITED
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Cash
£911k
+678.6% vs 2025
Net assets
£20m
+23.1% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
57
-3.4% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.7m
+74.3% highest in 5 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,284,474 | £18,279,318 | £23,790,000 | £25,087,000 | £26,864,000 | +7.1% | |
| Operating profit | £1,803,646 | £2,594,570 | £1,167,000 | £2,749,000 | £5,037,000 | +83.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,719,376 | £2,488,028 | £983,000 | £2,694,000 | £4,695,000 | +74.3% | |
| Net profit | £1,350,250 | £1,754,959 | £656,000 | £1,723,000 | £3,836,000 | +122.6% | |
| Cash | £511,228 | £1,246,755 | £758,000 | £117,000 | £911,000 | +678.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,940,184 | £14,883,674 | £17,770,000 | £18,890,000 | £22,438,000 | +18.8% | |
| Net assets | £12,128,337 | £11,733,296 | £15,562,000 | £16,580,000 | £20,416,000 | +23.1% | |
| Equity | £12,128,337 | £11,733,296 | £15,562,000 | £16,580,000 | £20,416,000 | +23.1% | |
| Average employees | 63 | 59 | 58 | 59 | 57 | -3.4% | |
| Wages | £2,282,487 | £2,400,981 | £2,374,000 | £2,571,000 | £2,568,000 | -0.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £132,599 | £387,747 | £494,000 | £496,000 | £350,000 | -29.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | — | £12,000 | £13,000 | +8.3% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £304,000 | £310,000 | £207,000 | -33.2% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.8% | 14.2% | 4.9% | 11.0% | 18.8% | |
| Net margin | 8.8% | 9.6% | 2.8% | 6.9% | 14.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.3% | 17.4% | 6.6% | 14.6% | 22.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 35.7% | 40.9% | 36.0% | 44.1% | 44.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.72x | 1.39x | 1.51x | |
| Interest cover | 21.40x | 24.35x | 6.34x | 49.98x | 12.29x |
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
- MURFITTS INDUSTRIES LIMITED 2002-02-04 → present
- MURFITTS RUBBER INDUSTRIES LIMITED 2000-06-12 → 2002-02-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte 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
- “Planning consent has been achieved for the first commercial plant at Michelin's, Stoke on Trent manufacturing facility in the UK. Commercial agreements have been advanced for the off take of Tyre Pyrolysis Oil and Recovered Carbon Black. The plant is due to be operational late 2027.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEMPSEY, Paul | Secretary | 2025-07-04 | — | — |
| FUKUDA, Takeshi | Director | 2021-12-31 | Oct 1974 | Japanese |
| MORI, Hajime | Director | 2025-12-01 | Jun 1977 | Japanese |
| PHILLIPS, Jayne Clare | Director | 2015-11-04 | Apr 1977 | British |
| WAKAMIYA, Satoshi | Director | 2022-12-01 | Jan 1985 | Japanese |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARRATT, Graham Paul | Secretary | 2002-01-21 | 2011-07-02 |
| MURFITT, Rebecca Shelly | Secretary | 2001-10-05 | 2002-01-21 |
| PABANI, Nizar Bahadurali | Secretary | 2021-12-31 | 2025-07-04 |
| PHILLIPS, Jayne Clare | Secretary | 2013-12-28 | 2021-12-31 |
| QUINSEE, Christopher John | Secretary | 2011-09-16 | 2013-12-27 |
| SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-06-12 | 2002-01-21 |
| BARRATT, Graham Paul | Director | 2003-12-24 | 2011-07-02 |
| GOROKU, Wataru | Director | 2021-12-31 | 2023-01-03 |
| LYNOTT, Mark | Director | 2021-12-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| MURFITT, Mark James | Director | 2002-01-21 | 2025-06-30 |
| MURFITT, Michael James | Director | 2001-10-05 | 2004-04-24 |
| MURFITT, Rebecca Shelly | Director | 2001-10-05 | 2021-02-08 |
| CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-06-12 | 2002-01-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Tyre Enterprise Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-03-27 | Active |
| Murfitts Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-01-23 | Ceased 2025-03-27 |
| European Tyre Enterprise Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-12-31 | Ceased 2024-01-23 |
| Murfitts Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-20 | Ceased 2021-12-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 142 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-18 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-07-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-27 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-27 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-30 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-23 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.