PAUL MURRAY PLC
Active Company number 01172728
PAUL MURRAY PLC (company number 01172728) is a public limited company incorporated on 5 June 1974. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in Southampton, SO18 2FA. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is wholesale of pharmaceutical goods (46460). Its latest accounts we hold, for the period ending 31 December 2025, report turnover of £32.9m and net assets of £7.4m.
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- Red flags: and what changed in the last 12 months
- Key figures: the accounts to 31 Dec 2025 against the year before
- Filing deadlines: accounts due 30 Jun 2027; confirmation statement due 1 Oct 2027
- Financials ledger: 8 years of filed accounts held (2018–2025)
- Who runs and owns it: 1 PSC
- Charges: 1 outstanding of 9 charges registered
- Filing history and methodology: with sources and a disclaimer
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Company details
- Company number
- 01172728
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Public Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 5 June 1974
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Registered office
- PAUL MURRAY PLC
WIDE LANE
SOUTHAMPTON
SO18 2FA
ENGLAND
Nature of business (SIC 2007)
Accounts and confirmation statement
- Accounting reference date
- 31 December
- Accounts category
- FULL
- Accounts last made up to
- 31 December 2025
- Next accounts due
- 30 June 2027
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 17 September 2026
- Next confirmation statement due
- 1 October 2027
Financial summary
| Period ending | 31 December 2025 | 31 December 2024 | 31 December 2023 | 31 December 2022 | 31 December 2021 | 31 December 2020 | 31 December 2019 | 31 December 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £32.9m | £25.9m | £25.8m | £24.7m | £25.0m | £20.9m | £18.3m | £17.0m |
| Gross profit | £10.2m | £8.7m | £8.2m | £7.1m | £8.0m | £8.5m | £7.2m | £6.6m |
| Operating profit | £2.4m | £1.7m | £1.3m | £919k | £1.7m | £2.0m | £1.4m | £1.3m |
| Profit before tax | £2.2m | £1.5m | £1.2m | £888k | £1.7m | £2.0m | £1.4m | £1.3m |
| Profit after tax | £1.7m | £1.1m | £893k | £710k | £1.4m | £1.6m | £1.1m | £1.0m |
| Total assets | £17.0m | £12.5m | £10.6m | £11.2m | £10.8m | £10.2m | £9.6m | £8.6m |
| Cash at bank | £19k | £38k | £72k | £127k | £257k | £1.5m | £1.4m | £612k |
| Current liabilities | £9.5m | £6.0m | £4.6m | £5.3m | £4.7m | £4.4m | £4.7m | £3.9m |
| Net current assets | £6.9m | £5.7m | £5.2m | £5.1m | £5.3m | £5.0m | £4.2m | £4.0m |
| Total liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | £4.7m | £4.0m |
| Net assets | £7.4m | £6.4m | £6.0m | £5.8m | £6.1m | £5.7m | £4.9m | £4.7m |
| Employees | 92 | 91 | 97 | 96 | 108 | 108 | 88 | 79 |
—: no figure read from the filing.
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Control, officers and charges
- Persons with significant control
- 1 current (2 including ceased)
- Corporate controllers
- Metro Gold Limited
- Charges (mortgages)
- 9 registered, 1 outstanding, 8 satisfied
Questions about PAUL MURRAY PLC
Is PAUL MURRAY PLC active?
Yes. The Companies House register shows the company's status as “Active”. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.)
When was PAUL MURRAY PLC incorporated?
PAUL MURRAY PLC was incorporated on 5 June 1974, according to the Companies House register. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.)
Where is PAUL MURRAY PLC registered?
Its registered office is in Southampton, SO18 2FA. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.)
Who controls PAUL MURRAY PLC?
The register lists 1 current person with significant control (2 including those who have ceased). Corporate controllers named on the register: Metro Gold Limited. The register shows control, not a list of shareholders. Individuals are named at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01172728/persons-with-significant-control. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.) Who owns a UK limited company: shareholders, PSCs and what the register shows
When are PAUL MURRAY PLC's next accounts due?
The register shows the next accounts as due by 30 June 2027. Its latest accounts on the register were made up to 31 December 2025. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.)
Does PAUL MURRAY PLC file dormant accounts?
Not in its latest accounts. The register gives their category as “Full accounts”, made up to 31 December 2025. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.) What a dormant company is and what it must file
Does PAUL MURRAY PLC have any charges registered against it?
Yes. The register shows 9 charges: 1 outstanding and 8 satisfied. The charges themselves are listed at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01172728/charges. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.) Company charges: what a mortgage or debenture means and how to read one
Is PAUL MURRAY PLC on a sanctions list?
No match for this company's name on the sanctions lists CompanyStack screens (UK, EU, OFAC SDN, OFAC non-SDN, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, France, US CSL) as at 9 October 2026. A name screen is not legal clearance.
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