J. & M. MURDOCH & SON LIMITED
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Cash
£95K
-20% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.9M
+21.5% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
165
+6.5% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.6M
+174.7% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £23,568,530 | £28,744,799 | +22% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,084,134 | £2,028,752 | +87.1% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £577,514 | £1,586,715 | +174.7% | |
| Net profit | £796,633 | £1,300,542 | £334,635 | £755,898 | £969,086 | +28.2% | |
| Cash | £62,064 | £108,626 | £19,191 | £118,787 | £94,979 | -20% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £7,989,064 | £8,871,847 | +11% | |
| Net assets | £2,046,182 | £2,750,724 | £3,145,570 | £4,068,307 | £4,941,393 | +21.5% | |
| Equity | — | — | £3,145,570 | £4,068,307 | £4,941,393 | +21.5% | |
| Average employees | 119 | 133 | 144 | 155 | 165 | +6.5% | |
| Wages | £3,053,560 | £3,764,604 | £4,671,473 | £5,211,692 | £6,238,408 | +19.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £108,120 | £123,319 | +14.1% |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 4.6% | 7.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 3.2% | 3.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 13.6% | 22.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.70x | 0.88x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 2.12x | 3.76x |
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
- Wbg (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are currently in positive discussions with the bank to obtain a waiver in respect of the breach of covenant at year end and renegotiate the terms of the Term Loan Facility with a revised financial covenant which aligns with the Group's financial projections. The directors are confident that a revised facility agreement will be in place during the first quarter of 2026. However, on the basis of the above, the directors believe that no such material uncertainty exists.”
Group structure
- J. & M. MURDOCH & SON LIMITED · parent
- Loo King Limited 100%
- TM Andrew (Holdings) Limited 100%
- Liquid Transport Services Limited 75%
Significant events
- “One of the group's term loan facilities (classified as non current during course of the year) is subject to a financial covenant, which requires the group to meet a certain debt servicing ratio, assessed at the year end date. At 31 March 2025, the group did not meet the financial covenant as required in the term loan agreement, despite having met all debt servicing obligations throughout the year. Due to the breach of covenant, the bank is contractually entitled to request immediate repayment of the outstanding loan amount of £1,511,807. As such, the outstanding balance is presented as a current liability at 31 March 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLAN, Helen Davidson | Director | 2017-03-01 | Jul 1964 | British |
| CAIRNS, Anthony | Director | 2014-06-25 | Aug 1967 | British |
| MURDOCH, Andrew | Director | 1997-04-21 | Aug 1970 | British |
| MURDOCH, John | Director | — | Oct 1961 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MURDOCH, Margaret Russell Howie | Secretary | — | 2017-03-01 |
| MURDOCH, John | Director | — | 2011-12-14 |
| MURDOCH, Margaret Russell Howie | Director | — | 2017-03-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Helen Davidson Allan | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-10-07 | Active |
| Mr John Murdoch | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-10-07 | Active |
| Mr Andrew Murdoch | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-10-07 | Active |
| Ms Margaret Murdoch | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-10-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 139 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-08-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-08-25 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-08-30 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2022-08-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-08-25 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-12-07 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2021-12-02 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2021-11-24 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-11-24 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-11-24 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-11-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-10-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no 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.