Murdock Builders Merchants Limited

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murdock builders merchants limited Company Information

Company Number

NI037985

Next Accounts

Sep 2025

Directors

Ciaran Murdock

Gerry Conway

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Shareholders

mbm holdings limited

Group Structure

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Industry

Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than by opticians or commercial art galleries), n.e.c

Registered Address

unit 7 rampart business park, rampart road greenbank industria, newry, co down, BT34 2QU

Website

www.murdockbuildersmerchants.com

murdock builders merchants limited Estimated Valuation

£59.7m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of MURDOCK BUILDERS MERCHANTS LIMITED at £59.7m based on Net Assets of £23m and 2.59x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).

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Murdock Builders Merchants Limited is a live company located in newry, BT34 2QU with a Companies House number of NI037985. It operates in the other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians) sector, SIC Code 47789. Founded in February 2000, it's largest shareholder is mbm holdings limited with a 100% stake. Murdock Builders Merchants Limited is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £77.6m with healthy growth in recent years.

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Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Murdock Builders Merchants Limited a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 7 measures and has 4 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

Health Rating5out of 5

7 Strong

1 Regular

4 Weak

Size

annual sales of £77.6m, make it larger than the average company (£9.6m)

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 6%, show it is growing at a slower rate (7.7%)

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Murdock Builders Merchants Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £77.6 million and the company has net assets of £23 million. According to their latest financial statements, Murdock Builders Merchants Limited has 369 employees and maintains cash reserves of £11.1 million as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates

	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Turnover	77,597,983	87,419,174	87,163,891	65,221,892	68,182,359	66,823,363	65,199,141	55,193,415	49,993,162	42,893,235	37,350,179	36,663,855	35,951,087	33,744,945	37,044,723
Other Income Or Grants
Cost Of Sales	53,283,035	59,801,601	58,696,594	45,798,879	47,210,163	46,498,931	46,480,030	39,509,003	36,722,042	31,340,667	26,912,813	26,466,035	25,925,633	20,329,668	27,502,523
Gross Profit	24,314,948	27,617,573	28,467,297	19,423,013	20,972,196	20,324,432	18,719,111	15,684,412	13,271,120	11,552,568	10,437,366	10,197,820	10,025,454	13,415,277	9,542,200
Admin Expenses	20,945,992	20,917,852	20,135,227	15,546,987	18,143,373	16,843,393	15,057,572	13,891,246	11,810,631	10,473,098	9,616,183	9,471,106	9,133,188	12,643,015	9,053,324
Operating Profit	3,368,956	6,699,721	8,332,070	3,876,026	2,828,823	3,481,039	3,661,539	1,793,166	1,460,489	1,079,470	821,183	726,714	892,266	772,262	488,876
Interest Payable	54,629	98,645	127,667	146,069	274,268	271,607	261,670	241,647	219,088	206,261	137,348	46,297	74,423	83,195	91,467
Interest Receivable	524,361	116,648	37,882	39,828	69,381	84,446	83,817	82,710
Pre-Tax Profit	3,838,688	6,717,724	8,242,285	3,769,785	2,623,936	3,293,878	3,483,686	1,634,229	1,241,401	873,209	683,835	687,431	836,655	698,341	397,409
Tax	-427,544	-635,075	-842,063	5,859	-161,108	-451,490	-511,039	-341,901	-202,887	-183,952	-148,715	-61,312	-75,586	-39,150	30,194
Profit After Tax	3,411,144	6,082,649	7,400,222	3,775,644	2,462,828	2,842,388	2,972,647	1,292,328	1,038,514	689,257	535,120	626,119	761,069	659,191	427,603
Dividends Paid	626,731	3,075,375	1,057,444	1,154,000	834,000	500,000	300,000	270,000
Retained Profit	2,784,413	3,007,274	6,342,778	2,621,644	1,628,828	2,342,388	2,672,647	1,022,328	1,038,514	-6,217,849	535,120	626,119	761,069	659,191	427,603
Employee Costs	13,212,197	13,449,682	12,340,357	9,611,606	10,984,888	10,083,964	9,877,521	8,108,568	7,353,133	6,439,882	5,778,077	5,875,995	5,592,555	5,597,875	5,469,136
Number Of Employees	369	374	364	355	370	351	338	296	248	220	190	185	178	190	184
EBITDA*	5,036,750	8,308,239	9,862,092	5,471,521	4,452,587	4,924,908	4,577,787	2,448,138	1,972,269	1,423,623	1,313,355	1,141,778	1,351,984	1,273,985	889,359

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Tangible Assets	4,826,227	4,394,847	4,223,414	3,984,984	5,142,438	5,687,307	5,703,643	2,182,704	1,754,534	1,482,485	883,012	872,595	1,033,775	1,132,276	1,534,925
Intangible Assets
Investments & Other					10,000	10,000	10,000	10,000
Debtors (Due After 1 year)
Total Fixed Assets	4,826,227	4,394,847	4,223,414	3,984,984	5,152,438	5,697,307	5,713,643	2,192,704	1,754,534	1,482,485	883,012	872,595	1,033,775	1,132,276	1,534,925
Stock & work in progress	5,022,819	6,208,205	11,524,805	7,436,904	5,702,749	8,057,571	6,414,938	5,459,973	3,642,106	3,676,408	2,885,107	2,842,110	3,102,479	3,839,685	2,814,871
Trade Debtors	9,548,154	9,710,818	10,792,265	10,177,128	9,851,694	10,140,996	10,028,686	9,173,274	7,770,338	6,941,719	6,426,849	6,247,364	5,918,266	5,085,611	5,893,746
Group Debtors	3,058,749	2,910,941	3,018,445	913,679	1,807,174	2,483,338	2,362,790				6,040,770				107,305
Misc Debtors	3,048,645	3,095,739	2,807,900	3,644,260	3,051,716	2,988,201	2,490,538	4,654,788	2,925,394	1,667,189	1,308,955	2,859,144	1,684,739	1,019,419	1,198,284
Cash	11,126,552	7,609,467	3,780,062	8,056,259	3,191,107	2,941,212	2,949,194	1,343,596	1,591,367	1,263,892	939,297	1,560,994	1,540,551	14,989	136,646
misc current assets							54,172
total current assets	31,804,919	29,535,170	31,923,477	30,228,230	23,604,440	26,611,318	24,300,318	20,631,631	15,929,205	13,549,208	17,600,978	13,509,612	12,246,035	9,959,704	10,150,852
total assets	36,631,146	33,930,017	36,146,891	34,213,214	28,756,878	32,308,625	30,013,961	22,824,335	17,683,739	15,031,693	18,483,990	14,382,207	13,279,810	11,091,980	11,685,777
Bank overdraft			1,100,000	1,100,000	1,100,000	840,289	3,697,575	2,052,806	1,766,202	4,554,996		827,076	606,292	1,287,934	582,519
Bank loan						1,100,000	982,600				4,177,184
Trade Creditors	8,667,464	8,690,546	11,023,051	13,619,208	10,036,699	12,044,922	11,156,021	10,622,090	8,164,995	7,734,437	6,700,007	6,576,647	6,386,019	4,440,252	5,291,721
Group/Directors Accounts				30,977	492,624	322,329	54,798								860,261
other short term finances
hp & lease commitments	446,532	461,539	755,213	1,030,109	1,159,930	1,114,845	844,957	488,140	426,757	271,056	103,099	158,347	187,333	277,554	395,919
other current liabilities	3,494,758	3,690,999	4,957,665	4,824,787	2,980,204	3,716,452	3,887,584	3,169,920	2,574,116	2,171,857	1,634,341	1,471,892	1,315,826	1,100,457	988,603
total current liabilities	12,608,754	12,843,084	17,835,929	20,605,081	15,769,457	19,138,837	20,623,535	16,332,956	12,932,070	14,732,346	12,614,631	9,033,962	8,495,470	7,106,197	8,119,023
loans			280,948	1,380,948	2,785,000	4,350,000	3,037,500	4,020,100	3,386,800	216,000
hp & lease commitments	417,879	414,151	434,020	1,069,346	1,501,187	1,831,646	1,556,532	751,951	620,552	391,467	63,996	78,002	140,216	102,728	342,890
Accruals and Deferred Income
other liabilities
provisions	556,185	408,867	339,353	243,976	409,015	324,751	475,391	70,972	118,289	104,366
total long term liabilities	974,064	823,018	1,054,321	2,694,270	4,695,202	6,506,397	5,069,423	4,843,023	4,125,641	711,833	63,996	78,002	140,216	102,728	342,890
total liabilities	13,582,818	13,666,102	18,890,250	23,299,351	20,464,659	25,645,234	25,692,958	21,175,979	17,057,711	15,444,179	12,678,627	9,111,964	8,635,686	7,208,925	8,461,913
net assets	23,048,328	20,263,915	17,256,641	10,913,863	8,292,219	6,663,391	4,321,003	1,648,356	626,028	-412,486	5,805,363	5,270,243	4,644,124	3,883,055	3,223,864
total shareholders funds	23,048,328	20,263,915	17,256,641	10,913,863	8,292,219	6,663,391	4,321,003	1,648,356	626,028	-412,486	5,805,363	5,270,243	4,644,124	3,883,055	3,223,864

	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Operating Activities
Operating Profit	3,368,956	6,699,721	8,332,070	3,876,026	2,828,823	3,481,039	3,661,539	1,793,166	1,460,489	1,079,470	821,183	726,714	892,266	772,262	488,876
Depreciation	1,667,794	1,608,518	1,530,022	1,595,495	1,623,764	1,443,869	916,248	634,972	511,780	344,153	492,172	415,064	459,718	501,723	400,483
Amortisation								20,000
Tax	-427,544	-635,075	-842,063	5,859	-161,108	-451,490	-511,039	-341,901	-202,887	-183,952	-148,715	-61,312	-75,586	-39,150	30,194
Stock	-1,185,386	-5,316,600	4,087,901	1,734,155	-2,354,822	1,642,633	954,965	1,817,867	-34,302	791,301	42,997	-260,369	-737,206	1,024,814	2,814,871
Debtors	-61,950	-901,112	1,883,543	24,483	-901,951	730,521	1,053,952	3,132,330	2,086,824	-5,167,666	4,670,066	1,503,503	1,497,975	-1,094,305	7,199,335
Creditors	-23,082	-2,332,505	-2,596,157	3,582,509	-2,008,223	888,901	533,931	2,457,095	430,558	1,034,430	123,360	190,628	1,945,767	-851,469	5,291,721
Accruals and Deferred Income	-196,241	-1,266,666	132,878	1,844,583	-736,248	-171,132	717,664	595,804	402,259	537,516	162,449	156,066	215,369	111,854	988,603
Deferred Taxes & Provisions	147,318	69,514	95,377	-165,039	84,264	-150,640	404,419	-47,317	13,923	104,366
Cash flow from operations	5,784,537	10,361,219	680,683	8,980,795	4,888,045	2,667,393	3,713,845	161,622	563,600	7,292,348	-3,262,614	184,026	2,676,765	564,711	-2,814,329
Investing Activities
capital expenditure						-1,362,697	-3,249,139	-1,070,152	-69,584	-71,556	-380,393	-253,884	-361,217	-99,074	-1,935,408
Change in Investments				-10,000				10,000
cash flow from investments				10,000		-1,362,697	-3,249,139	-1,080,152	-69,584	-71,556	-380,393	-253,884	-361,217	-99,074	-1,935,408
Financing Activities
Bank loans					-1,100,000	117,400	982,600			-4,177,184	4,177,184
Group/Directors Accounts			-30,977	-461,647	170,295	267,531	54,798							-860,261	860,261
Other Short Term Loans
Long term loans		-280,948	-1,100,000	-1,404,052	-1,565,000	1,312,500	-982,600	633,300	3,170,800	216,000
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments	-11,279	-313,543	-910,222	-561,662	-285,374	545,002	1,161,398	192,782	384,786	495,428	-69,254	-91,200	-52,733	-358,527	738,809
other long term liabilities
share issue															2,796,261
interest	469,732	18,003	-89,785	-106,241	-204,887	-187,161	-177,853	-158,937	-219,088	-206,261	-137,348	-46,297	-74,423	-83,195	-91,467
cash flow from financing	458,453	-576,488	-2,130,984	-2,533,602	-2,984,966	2,055,272	1,038,343	667,145	3,336,498	-3,672,017	3,970,582	-137,497	-127,156	-1,301,983	4,303,864
cash and cash equivalents
cash	3,517,085	3,829,405	-4,276,197	4,865,152	249,895	-7,982	1,605,598	-247,771	327,475	324,595	-621,697	20,443	1,525,562	-121,657	136,646
overdraft		-1,100,000			259,711	-2,857,286	1,644,769	286,604	-2,788,794	4,554,996	-827,076	220,784	-681,642	705,415	582,519
change in cash	3,517,085	4,929,405	-4,276,197	4,865,152	-9,816	2,849,304	-39,171	-534,375	3,116,269	-4,230,401	205,379	-200,341	2,207,204	-827,072	-445,873

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MURDOCK BUILDERS MERCHANTS LIMITED group structure

Murdock Builders Merchants Limited has no subsidiary companies.

Ultimate parent company

MPBM HOLDINGS LTD

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MBM HOLDINGS LTD

#0097744

2 parents

MURDOCK BUILDERS MERCHANTS LIMITED

NI037985

MURDOCK BUILDERS MERCHANTS LIMITED Shareholders

mbm holdings limited

100%

Murdock Builders Merchants Limited currently has 7 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Ciaran Murdock (Feb 2000) and Mr Gerry Conway (Dec 2011).

officer	country	age	start	end	role
Mr Ciaran Murdock		61 years	Feb 2000	-	Director
Mr Gerry Conway		58 years	Dec 2011	-	Director
Mr Ciaran Murdock	Scotland	61 years	Feb 2018	-	Director
Mr Kevin Murdock	Northern Ireland	58 years	Feb 2018	-	Director
Mr James Higgins	Northern Ireland	54 years	Jun 2021	-	Director
Mr Martin Farrell		52 years	Nov 2023	-	Director
Mr Peter Kelly		45 years	Jun 2024	-	Director

P&L

December 2023

turnover

77.6m

-11%

operating profit

3.4m

-50%

gross margin

31.4%

-0.82%

turnover

Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.

Balance Sheet

December 2023

net assets

23m

+0.14%

total assets

36.6m

+0.08%

cash

11.1m

+0.46%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

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company number

NI037985

Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

47789 - Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than by opticians or commercial art galleries), n.e.c

incorporation date

February 2000

ultimate parent company

MPBM HOLDINGS LTD

previous names

murdock distribution limited (February 2000)

address

unit 7 rampart business park, rampart road greenbank industria, newry, co down, BT34 2QU

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