PAUL MURRAY PLC
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Shareholders' funds
£7,443,686
Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31
What it does
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.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Public Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1974-06-05
- Employees
- 92 (2025 accounts · was 91 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Paul Murray Plc, Wide Lane, Southampton, England, SO18 2FA
- Postcode
- SO18 2FA
- Capital
- 100,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 5 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-06-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-09-17
- Next due by
- 2026-10-01
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46460 Wholesale of pharmaceutical goods
Officers 11 current · 15 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by METRO GOLD LIMITED — since 2017-09-01
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z6650587 (Tier 2), registered since 2002.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| PAUL MURRAY PLC SCHOOL LANE, CHANDLER'S FORD, EASTLEIGH, HAMPSHIRE, SO53 4YN | 2017-12-11 |
| SCHOOL LANE, CHANDLERS FORD, HAMPSHIRE, SO53 4YN | 2009-06-16 |
| AVEBURY HSE., 6 ST PETER ST., WINCHESTER, HANTS. SO23 8BN | 2002-05-10 |
Among its peers
Top 10%
by shareholders' funds, of 18 similar companies in SO
The largest employer among its local peers (92 staff).
The oldest of its local peers, trading since 1974.
Competitors Southampton
This company ranks 1 among wholesale of pharmaceutical goods in Southampton.
The class of 1974
54%
of the 5,336 companies incorporated in 1974 are still active today; 39% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 2 titles
- Leasehold
- 2
- Most recent registration
- 2017-11-27
- Where
- Southampton (1), Hampshire (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP813150 | Southampton | Leasehold | 2017-11-27 | — |
| HP701532 | Hampshire | Leasehold | 2008-04-15 | — |
For addresses and the authoritative register entry, use HM Land Registry's official search (£3 per title).
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