J. & M. Murdoch & Son Limited
Registered name: J. & M. MURDOCH & SON LIMITED
J. & M. Murdoch & Son Limited made £28.7m revenue and £969k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
J. & M. Murdoch & Son Limited’s revenue grew 22% to £28.7m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £969k profit and 155 employees. The company is classified under “other transportation support activities” and is based in Neilston; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Neilston, Scotland
- Age
- 51 yrs · since 1975
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £22.5m | £23.6m | £28.7m |
| Cost of sales | £15.7m | £19.5m | −£19.7m | −£23.7m |
| Gross profit | — | £3.1m | £3.9m | £5.1m |
| Operating profit | — | £741k | £1.1m | £2m |
| Profit before tax | — | £399k | £578k | £1.6m |
| Profit after tax | £1.3m | £335k | £756k | £969k |
| Profit (best available) | £1.3m | £335k | £756k | £969k |
| Staff costs | £4.2m | £5.3m | — | — |
| Employees (average) | 133 | 144 | 155 | 155 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 1.5% | 3.2% | 3.4% |
| Gross margin | — | 13.7% | 16.5% | 17.7% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £157k | £152k | £185k |
| Profit per employee | £9.8k | £2.3k | £4.9k | £6.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲4.6% | ▲22% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼74.3% | ▲125.9% | ▲28.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲8.3% | ▲7.6% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £109k | £19.2k | — | — |
| Net assets | £2.8m | £3.1m | — | — |
| Fixed assets | £7.9m | £9.9m | — | — |
| Current assets | £4.5m | £5.4m | — | — |
| Debtors | £3.3m | £3.7m | — | — |
| Deferred income | £185k | £191k | — | — |
| Cash from operations | −£3.5m | — | — | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 17.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £185k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £6.3k
- 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
- 0%
- Now 155
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (3)
- J&M Developments (Scotland) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Liquid Transport Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
- TM Andrew (Holdings) LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £969k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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