Paul Murray PLC
Active01172728Wholesale & retailIncorporated 5 Jun 1974 · Southampton
The principle activity of the company continued to be that of wholesaling and packing of non-pharmaceutical products and surgical goods, and the distribution of cosmetics, fragrances and toiletries.
Revenue
£32.9m
▲ +27.0% vs prior ~12m period
Profit after tax
£1.7m
Margin 7.2%
Employees
92
▲ +1.1% vs prior ~12m period
Net assets
£7.4m
Total assets £17.0m
Financial history
Revenue by accounting period
7 periods available · ▲ growth ▼ decline
Dec 2019Not available
Dec 2020
£20.9m
Dec 2021
£25.0m▲ +19.8%
Dec 2022
£24.7m▼ -1.4%
Dec 2023
£25.8m▲ +4.5%
Dec 2024
£25.9m▲ +0.4%
Dec 2025
£32.9m▲ +27.0%
| Period end | Revenue | Growth | Profit before tax | Employees | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £32.9m | ▲ +27.0% | £2.2m | 92 | £7.4m |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £25.9m | ▲ +0.4% | £1.5m | 91 | £6.4m |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £25.8m | ▲ +4.5% | £1.2m | 97 | £6.0m |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £24.7m | ▼ -1.4% | £888k | 96 | £5.8m |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £25.0m | ▲ +19.8% | £1.7m | 108 | £6.1m |
| 31 Dec 2020 | £20.9m | — | £2.0m | 108 | £5.7m |
| 31 Dec 2019 | — | — | — | — | £4.9m |
Latest available figures
Period ending 31 Dec 2025. “Not available” means the figure is not in the accounts we hold. We do not estimate missing figures.
Profit & loss
- Revenue
- £32.9m
- Gross profit
- £10.2m
- Operating profit
- £2.4m
- Profit before tax
- £2.2m
- Profit after tax
- £1.7m
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- £17.0m
- Cash
- £19k
- Total liabilities
- £9.6m
- Net assets
- £7.4m
- Revenue per employee
- £357k
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