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Company No. 00806267 · Incorporated 22 May 1964

G.& E.murgatroyd Limited

Registered name: G.& E.MURGATROYD LIMITED

Part of James Hall and Company (Holdings) Limited group

G.& E.murgatroyd Limited made £25.7m revenue and £0 profit in the year to 24 Mar 2025. read from filing text

G.& E.murgatroyd Limited’s revenue grew 10% to £25.7m in the year to 24 Mar 2025, with £0 profit and 1,176 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Preston; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
Preston, North West
Age
62 yrs · since 1964
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. From the filing: “The parent company of G.& E.Murgatroyd Limited is James Hall and Company Limited, a company registered in England and Wales. James Hall and Company (Holdings) Limited, a company registered in England ”

Latest accounts · year to 24 Mar 2025

Key figures

Revenue
£25.7m
Growth ▲10.3%
Profit
£0
Growth —
Profit margin
0%
Gross 0%
Employees
1,176
Change ▲1.5%
Profit / employee
£0
Revenue/employee £21.9k
Profitable streak
0yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to24 Mar 202224 Mar 202324 Mar 202424 Mar 2025
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£20.9m£21.8m£23.3m£25.7m
Cost of sales£20.9m£21.8m£23.3m£25.7m
Gross profit£1k£1k£1k£1k
Profit before tax£0£0£0£0
Profit after tax£0£0£0£0
Profit (best available)£0£0£0£0
Staff costs£20.9m£21.8m£23.3m£25.7m
Employees (average)1,3351,3211,1591,176
Ratios
Profit margin0%0%0%0%
Gross margin0%0%0%0%
Revenue per employee£15.7k£16.5k£20.1k£21.9k
Profit per employee£0£0£0£0
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲4.3%▲6.8%▲10.3%
Headcount growth—▼1.1%▼12.3%▲1.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets£3.8k£3.8k£3.8k£3.8k
Debtors£1.4m£2.8m£1.8m£3.2m
Deferred income£1.4m£2.4m£1.5m£2.9m
SourceAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
0%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£21.9k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£0
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
11.1%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
12.3%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

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
0%
Now £3.8k
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
▲1%
Now 1,176
Deferred income
▲88%
Now £2.9m
Fixed assets
—
Now —

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. James Hall and Company (Holdings) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. James Hall and Company Limited75–100%
  3. G.& E.murgatroyd Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (22)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 24 Mar 2025 (profit £0), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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