Murphy Topco Limited
Registered name: MURPHY TOPCO LIMITED
Murphy Topco Limited made £80.1m revenue and a £14.4m loss in the year to 31 Aug 2023.
Murphy Topco Limited’s revenue was £80.1m in the year to 31 Aug 2023, with a loss of £14.4m and 875 employees. The company is classified under “non-trading company” and is based in Hove.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Hove, South East
- Age
- 6 yrs · since 2020
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Aug 2023 |
|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |
| Revenue (turnover) | £80.1m |
| Cost of sales | −£11.9m |
| Gross profit | £68.2m |
| Operating profit | −£2.3m |
| Profit before tax | −£16.6m |
| Profit after tax | −£14.4m |
| Profit (best available) | −£14.4m |
| Employees (average) | 875 |
| Ratios | |
| Profit margin | −18% |
| Gross margin | 85.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £91.5k |
| Profit per employee | −£16.4k |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |
| Net assets | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data May 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −18%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 85.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £91.5k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£16.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now 875
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Murphy Debtco LimitedFigures not disclosed
Minority corporate shareholders
- Intermediate Capital Group Plc (registered outside the UK register)
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Aug 2023 (profit −£14.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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