J. Murphy & Sons Limited
Registered name: J. MURPHY & SONS LIMITED
Part of Maryland Group Holdings Limited groupJ. Murphy & Sons Limited made £1.3bn revenue and £73.2m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
J. Murphy & Sons Limited’s revenue grew 2% to £1.3bn in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £73.2m profit and 4,709 employees. The company is classified under “construction of other civil engineering projects” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 75 yrs · since 1951
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £1.4bn | £1.3bn | £1.3bn |
| Cost of sales | −£1.3bn | −£1.1bn | −£1.1bn |
| Gross profit | £130m | £137m | £145m |
| Operating profit | £71.7m | £79.6m | £86.1m |
| Profit before tax | £66.8m | £83.9m | £102m |
| Profit after tax | £45.9m | £62.9m | £73.2m |
| Profit (best available) | £45.9m | £62.9m | £73.2m |
| Employees (average) | 3,855 | 4,060 | 4,709 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 3.3% | 5% | 5.7% |
| Gross margin | 9.4% | 10.9% | 11.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £359k | £310k | £273k |
| Profit per employee | £11.9k | £15.5k | £15.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼9.1% | ▲2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲37% | ▲16.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲5.3% | ▲16% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 5.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 11.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £273k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £15.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲16%
- Now 4,709
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Maryland Group Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Maryland 1951 Limited75–100%
- Drilton Limited75–100%
- J. Murphy & Sons Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (11)
- Land and Marine Engineering LimitedRev. £0 · Profit −£374k
- J. Murphy & Sons (Apac Holdings) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- J. Murphy & Sons (Delancey Street) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- J. Murphy & Sons (Ireland Holdings) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- J. Murphy & Sons (North America Holdings) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- J.m.piling Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Murphy Group Investments LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Murphy Plant LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Murphy Power Networks LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Murphy Technical Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Pre Mixed Concrete (Midlands) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (1)
- Murphy Foundation LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £73.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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