MURPHY & BAILEY LTD
ActiveKey figures
Like most small UK companies, MURPHY & BAILEY LTD does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.
Ratios
2024/25Sector comparison
SIC 47789Where the company stands among the 9,899 active companies whose first SIC code is 47789 (Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)).
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Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 9,899. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: MURPHY & BAILEY LTD
What kind of company is it?
MURPHY & BAILEY LTD is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number NI656246. It was incorporated on 9 Oct 2018. Its status is active. The registered office is in Belfast (BT4). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians) (47789), unlicensed restaurants and cafes (56102), buying and selling of own real estate (68100), other letting and operating of own or leased real estate (68209).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Oct 2025); the company files micro-entity accounts. Net assets were −£42,931, down 107.7% on the previous year. Total assets were £64,701 and total liabilities £106,939. The company had an average of 6 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2019/20–2024/25).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 9,899 active companies whose first SIC code is 47789: By net assets it ranks lower than 91% of them (median £15,368). By total assets it ranks lower than 56% of them (median £84,279). By number of employees it ranks higher than 83% of them (median 2). It is younger than 51% of them (median age 8.3 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly leather goods and bags.
Who runs and controls the company?
The company has 2 current directors. 2 persons with significant control are registered.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 31 Jul 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 22 Oct 2027.
Filed accounts2019/20–2024/25
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 127,530 | 118,925 | 101,043 | 89,673 | 64,701 |
| Total liabilities | 85,927 | 91,357 | 92,553 | 109,740 | 106,939 |
| Net assets / total equity | 41,603 | 30,305 | 8,449 | -20,670 | -42,931 |
| Average number of employees | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.
Registers and licences
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 1 of the last 12 months on record, most recently November 2025. Main goods: leather goods and bags.
From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.
Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.
History
12 events- Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets −£42.9k, 6 employees
- Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets −£20.7k, 6 employees
- Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £8,449, 6 employees
- Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £30.3k, 6 employees
- Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £41.6k, 3 employees
- Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: net assets £4,831, 0 employees
- Judith Mary SCOTT appointedSecretary
- Karen Ann BREENE appointedDirector
Earlier events (4)
- Judith Mary SCOTT appointedDirector
- Ms Karen Ann Breene registered as a person with significant control
- Ms Judith Mary Scott registered as a person with significant control
- Company incorporatedPrivate limited company
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.