J. MURPHY & SONS LIMITED
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Executive summary
J. Murphy & Sons stands as a stalwart of the UK civil engineering sector, leveraging over seven decades of operational continuity and a robust family-backed ownership structure to maintain its position as a tier-one infrastructure contractor. While its concentrated private ownership via Drilton Limited affords long-term strategic agility often envied by publicly listed competitors, the firm must continuously navigate sector-wide headwinds such as materials inflation and labor scarcity to protect its margins. The company's substantial share capital and sophisticated group structure underscore its capacity to compete for complex, capital-intensive infrastructure frameworks.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1951-02-28
- Registered office
- Hiview House, Highgate Road, London, NW5 1TN
- Postcode
- NW5 1TN
- Capital
- 2,542,500 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-01-14
Nature of business (SIC)
- 42990 Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified
Officers 12 current · 27 resigned
Group structure 14 subsidiaries
Controlled by DRILTON LIMITED — since 2016-05-16
Showing 12 of 14.
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 1
£1,344,687,196 total awarded value where published.
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z5856495 (Tier 3), registered since 2002.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Gender pay gap
23.68%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · in the bottom quarter for parity
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| VILLIERS HOUSE 110 VILLIERS ROAD, OXLEY, WATFORD, HERTFORDSHIRE WD19 4AW | 2006-12-20 |
| HIVIEW HOUSE, HIGHGATE ROAD, LONDON, NW5 1TN | 2006-12-12 |
| SABICHI HOUSE, 5 WADSWORTH ROAD, PERIVALE, MIDDLESEX UB6 7JD | 2004-02-18 |
| HIVIEW HOUSE, HIGHGATE ROAD, LONDON, NW5 1TN | 2004-01-14 |
Among its peers
The oldest
of 132 similar companies in NW, trading since 1951
Property in England & Wales 12 titles
- Freehold
- 10
- Leasehold
- 2
- Most recent registration
- 2023-04-24
- Price paid, where recorded
- £772,500
- Where
- Staffordshire (3), Nottinghamshire (3), Greater Manchester (2)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF345788 | Staffordshire | Freehold | 2023-04-24 | £420,000 |
| HD600225 | Hertfordshire | Leasehold | 2021-05-27 | — |
| MAN326725 | Greater Manchester | Leasehold | 2018-11-21 | — |
| MAN322694 | Greater Manchester | Freehold | 2018-09-24 | — |
| SF640305 | Staffordshire | Freehold | 2018-09-24 | — |
| NT524222 | Nottinghamshire | Freehold | 2016-09-26 | — |
| YY45928 | West Yorkshire | Freehold | 2015-02-05 | — |
| WYK207832 | West Yorkshire | Freehold | 2014-04-28 | £352,500 |
| SF181386 | Staffordshire | Freehold | 2013-04-25 | — |
| NT474761 | Nottinghamshire | Freehold | 2011-08-11 | — |
| AGL179913 | Greater London | Freehold | 2011-04-15 | — |
| NT247302 | Nottinghamshire | Freehold | 1999-03-12 | — |
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