MURDOCK BUILDERS MERCHANTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-11 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-25
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-77% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£26M
+11.8% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
367
-0.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£4M
-4.2% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £68,182,359 | £65,221,892 | £77,597,983 | £78,284,583 | |
| Operating profit | — | £2,828,823 | £3,876,026 | £3,368,956 | £3,061,186 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £2,623,936 | £3,769,785 | £3,838,688 | £3,676,842 | |
| Net profit | — | £2,462,828 | £3,775,644 | £3,411,144 | £3,128,826 | |
| Cash | — | £3,191,107 | £8,056,259 | £11,126,552 | £2,562,537 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £12,987,421 | £13,608,133 | £24,022,392 | £26,655,813 | |
| Net assets | — | £8,292,219 | £10,913,863 | £23,048,328 | £25,777,154 | |
| Equity | £6,663,391 | £8,292,219 | £10,913,863 | £23,048,328 | £25,777,154 | |
| Average employees | — | 370 | 355 | 369 | 367 | |
| Wages | — | £9,968,266 | £8,619,930 | £11,702,409 | £11,578,829 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £385,258 | £390,423 | £427,042 | £743,971 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+0.9%
£77,597,983 £78,284,583
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-77%
£11,126,552 £2,562,537
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+11.8%
£23,048,328 £25,777,154
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-0.5%
369 367
-
Operating profit
-9.1%
£3,368,956 £3,061,186
-
Profit before tax
-4.2%
£3,838,688 £3,676,842
-
Wages
-1.1%
£11,702,409 £11,578,829
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 4.1% | 5.9% | 4.3% | 3.9% | |
| Net margin | — | 3.6% | 5.8% | 4.4% | 4.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 21.8% | 28.5% | 14.0% | 11.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 37.1% | 35.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.52x | 2.58x | |
| Interest cover | — | 10.31x | 26.54x | 61.67x | 20.69x |
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 Farrelly Dawe White Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 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 |
| 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 113 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2021-11-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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.