J.W.MUIR (PROPERTY INVESTMENTS) LIMITED
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Cash
£53k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£13m
Equity attributable
Employees
2
Average over period
Profit before tax
£2.1m
Period ending 2026-02-01
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-02-01
| Metric | Trend | 2025-02-02 | 2026-02-01 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,364,000 | £2,216,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £1,364,000 | £1,601,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £2,189,000 | £2,148,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £1,655,000 | £1,453,000 | — | |
| Cash | £281,000 | £53,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,883,000 | £16,279,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £11,062,000 | £12,515,000 | — | |
| Equity | £11,062,000 | £12,515,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 2 | 2 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2025-02-02 | 2026-02-01 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 57.7% | 72.2% | |
| Net margin | 70.0% | 65.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.6% | 9.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 44.0% | 49.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.15x | 0.12x | |
| Interest cover | 3.65x | 7.34x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATT, John Shearer Hardie | Secretary | 2025-10-05 | — | — |
| MCALISTER, William Stephen | Director | 2016-10-01 | Jan 1982 | British |
| MUIR, Alan Crawford | Director | 2013-12-10 | Nov 1959 | British |
| MUIR, Christina | Director | — | Feb 1935 | British |
| MUIR, John Wood | Director | — | May 1936 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAM, Derek Laurence | Secretary | 2023-09-15 | 2025-10-05 |
| CRAYTHORNE, Geoffrey | Secretary | — | 1996-03-22 |
| MUIR, Christina | Secretary | 1996-03-22 | 1999-06-14 |
| WATT, John Shearer Hardie | Secretary | 1999-06-14 | 2023-09-15 |
| MUIR, Ronald William | Director | 2006-02-01 | 2025-05-01 |
| SMITH, Martin | Director | 2023-08-01 | 2025-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Wood Muir | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Muir Holdings Public Limited Company | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 148 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-15 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2025-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-27 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-20 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-08-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.