MURDOCK BUILDERS MERCHANTS LIMITED
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Cash
£9.8m
+281.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£24m
-8.7% vs 2024
Employees
394
+7.4% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.4m
-7.3% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £68,182,359 | £65,221,892 | £77,597,983 | £78,284,583 | £84,576,979 | +8% | |
| Operating profit | £2,828,823 | £3,876,026 | £3,368,956 | £3,061,186 | £2,808,596 | -8.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,623,936 | £3,769,785 | £3,838,688 | £3,676,842 | £3,407,773 | -7.3% | |
| Net profit | £2,462,828 | £3,775,644 | £3,411,144 | £3,128,826 | £3,032,250 | -3.1% | |
| Cash | £3,191,107 | £8,056,259 | £11,126,552 | £2,562,537 | £9,773,740 | +281.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,987,421 | £13,608,133 | £24,022,392 | £26,655,813 | £23,874,387 | -10.4% | |
| Net assets | £8,292,219 | £10,913,863 | £23,048,328 | £25,777,154 | £23,538,551 | -8.7% | |
| Equity | £8,292,219 | £10,913,863 | £23,048,328 | £25,777,154 | £23,538,551 | -8.7% | |
| Average employees | 370 | 355 | 369 | 367 | 394 | +7.4% | |
| Wages | £9,968,266 | £8,619,930 | £11,702,409 | £11,578,829 | £12,342,511 | +6.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £385,258 | £390,423 | £427,042 | £743,971 | £861,555 | +15.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £41,830 | £69,709 | £25,096 | -64% |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.1% | 5.9% | 4.3% | 3.9% | 3.3% | |
| Net margin | 3.6% | 5.8% | 4.4% | 4.0% | 3.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 21.8% | 28.5% | 14.0% | 11.5% | 11.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 71.2% | 68.1% | 37.1% | 35.4% | 42.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.52x | 2.58x | 2.09x | |
| Interest cover | 10.31x | 26.54x | 61.67x | 20.69x | 97.85x |
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
- MURDOCK BUILDERS MERCHANTS LIMITED 2005-06-23 → present
- MURDOCK DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 2000-02-25 → 2005-06-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- UHY Farrely Dawe White Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FARRELL, Martin Joseph | Director | 2023-11-01 | Oct 1972 | Irish |
| KELLY, Peter Thomas | Director | 2024-06-11 | Nov 1979 | Irish |
| MCGOWAN, John | Director | 2026-10-01 | Jan 1970 | Irish |
| MCGUCKIN, Karol Paul | Director | 2025-09-01 | Sep 1979 | Irish |
| MURDOCK, Ciaran | Director | 2018-02-01 | Sep 1963 | Irish |
| MURDOCK, Kevin Brendan | Director | 2018-02-01 | Aug 1966 | Irish |
| MURDOCK, Piaras | Director | 2025-09-01 | Mar 1993 | Irish |
| MURDOCK, Tadhg | Director | 2025-09-01 | Feb 1995 | Irish |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MURDOCK, Ciaran | Secretary | 2000-02-25 | 2015-01-13 |
| CONWAY, Gerry Liam | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2026-01-01 |
| HIGGINS, James Stephen | Director | 2021-06-14 | 2025-09-01 |
| KANE, Dorothy May | Director | 2000-02-25 | 2000-02-25 |
| MCNEILL, Eleanor Shirley | Director | 2000-02-25 | 2000-02-25 |
| MORGAN, Ann | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2021-10-31 |
| MURDOCK, Ciaran | Director | 2015-03-01 | 2015-10-01 |
| MURDOCK, Ciaran | Director | 2000-02-25 | 2015-01-13 |
| MURDOCK, Kevin Brendan | Director | 2015-03-01 | 2015-10-01 |
| MURDOCK, Kevin Brendan | Director | 2000-02-25 | 2012-02-27 |
| MURDOCK, Malachy | Director | 2000-02-25 | 2009-10-31 |
| MURDOCK, Piaras | Director | 2015-01-14 | 2018-02-01 |
| MURDOCK, Tadhg | Director | 2015-01-14 | 2018-02-01 |
| PUNCH, Kevin | Director | 2000-02-25 | 2004-03-01 |
| XAVIER, Anthuan | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2015-10-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maritime Trustees Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2023-10-05 | Active |
| Mbm Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2023-10-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 115 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-05 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.