MORRISROE GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£26M
+42.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£66M
+7.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
317
+1.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4.5M
+541.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £218,864,000 | £186,566,000 | £190,502,000 | +2.1% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,555,000 | £812,000 | £5,103,000 | +528.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,323,000 | £708,000 | £4,544,000 | +541.8% | |
| Net profit | -£1,490,000 | £755,000 | £4,554,000 | +503.2% | |
| Cash | £16,960,000 | £17,941,000 | £25,536,000 | +42.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £72,789,000 | £69,164,000 | £69,596,000 | +0.6% | |
| Net assets | £60,312,000 | £60,801,000 | £65,513,000 | +7.7% | |
| Equity | £60,312,000 | £60,801,000 | £65,513,000 | +7.7% | |
| Average employees | 330 | 311 | 317 | +1.9% | |
| Wages | £20,960,000 | £20,464,000 | £21,079,000 | +3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £12,000 | £12,000 | £12,000 | 0% |
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 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.7% | 0.4% | 2.7% | |
| Net margin | -0.7% | 0.4% | 2.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -2.1% | 1.2% | 7.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 47.5% | 48.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.51x | 1.44x | 1.39x | |
| Interest cover | -10.87x | 2.60x | 5.95x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Auditor concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate. Based on work performed, no material uncertainties identified that cast significant doubt on the Group's ability to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- MORRISROE GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Morrisroe Limited 100%
- Kingscote Plant Limited 100%
- Houston Cox Limited 90%
- Piper Joinery Limited 81%
- Houston Cox Central Limited 90%
- GSS Piling Limited 100%
- Geostructural Solutions Limited 100%
- Kingscote Haulage Limited 70%
- MWC Investments II Limited 75%
- MWC Investments Limited 75%
- Cantillon Holdings Limited 75%
- Morrisroe Demolition Limited 75%
- Kingscote Construction Limited 90%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BANNISTER, Daniel James | Director | 2012-01-09 | Aug 1976 | British |
| IOANNOU, Michael | Director | 2017-01-03 | May 1968 | British |
| MORRISROE, Brian Quinlan | Director | 2006-12-14 | Aug 1955 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARAPAO, Gerard Olaivar | Secretary | 2008-12-01 | 2024-02-01 |
| MORRISROE, Brian Quinlan | Secretary | 2006-12-14 | 2008-12-01 |
| VALLANCE, David John | Secretary | 2006-11-14 | 2006-12-14 |
| GALLOWAY, Lee William | Director | 2006-11-14 | 2006-12-19 |
| MARAPAO, Gerard Olaivar | Director | 2017-11-20 | 2024-02-01 |
| MARAPAO, Gerard Olaivar | Director | 2008-12-01 | 2009-03-31 |
| MCLAUGHLIN, Hugh Oliver | Director | 2006-12-14 | 2008-12-01 |
| VAZIRI, Eddie | Director | 2011-06-16 | 2017-12-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Brian Quinlan Morrisroe | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 69 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-19 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-04-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-19 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-04-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-04-19 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-04-19 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.