MCGREGOR CORY LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£26M
-16.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£4.4M
-53% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £61,795,000 | £62,431,000 | £61,811,000 | -1% | |
| Operating profit | £4,737,000 | £8,093,000 | £3,259,000 | -59.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,788,000 | £9,350,000 | £4,397,000 | -53% | |
| Net profit | £5,788,000 | £9,363,000 | £3,296,000 | -64.8% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £26,852,000 | £30,427,000 | £25,527,000 | -16.1% | |
| Net assets | £26,852,000 | £30,427,000 | £25,527,000 | -16.1% | |
| Equity | £26,852,000 | £30,427,000 | £25,527,000 | -16.1% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.7% | 13.0% | 5.3% | |
| Net margin | 9.4% | 15.0% | 5.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.6% | 26.6% | 12.8% | |
| Current ratio | 5.63x | 7.56x | — |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- MCGREGOR CORY LIMITED 1993-07-12 → present
- OCEAN CORY TRADING LIMITED 1978-12-31 → 1993-07-12
- OCEAN CORY (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED 1976-12-31 → 1978-12-31
- EAST LONDON TRANSPORT LIMITED 1953-11-14 → 1976-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- MCGREGOR CORY LIMITED · parent
- DHL Exel Supply Chain Portugal, S.A. 1.48%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end the military conflict in the Middle East has contributed to increased inflationary pressures. The directors have reviewed the impact of these pressures on the future performance of the company and have concluded that the impact for the foreseeable future is not material due to the contractual pricing mechanisms in place.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 39 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR, Rebecca Louise Hazel | Director | 2021-06-01 | Nov 1974 | British |
| WILLMOR, Martin James | Director | 2025-10-01 | Jun 1980 | British |
Show 39 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAIN, Brian | Secretary | 1997-08-14 | 1999-04-30 |
| EARNSHAW, Paul Antony | Secretary | 1999-05-01 | 2000-12-15 |
| GOULDEN, Ian Stewart | Secretary | 1993-04-05 | 1997-08-14 |
| LI, Jane | Secretary | 2015-11-04 | 2018-12-31 |
| WALLS, Kenneth Charles | Secretary | — | 1993-04-05 |
| EXEL SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-12-15 | 2015-11-04 |
| ALLEN, Paul James | Director | 1998-06-01 | 2001-12-31 |
| ASTON, Edward | Director | 2009-09-08 | 2012-02-01 |
| BROWN, Paul Robert | Director | 1992-09-21 | 2001-12-31 |
| COFFEY, Bridget Ann | Director | 1999-03-08 | 2003-10-15 |
| DRURY, Brian John | Director | — | 1992-06-30 |
| DYER, Paul George | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2018-10-01 |
| ELLIOTT, Guy | Director | 2002-05-15 | 2009-08-20 |
| FISH, Graham Stewart | Director | 1995-08-21 | 2004-12-31 |
| FRASER, John Colin | Director | — | 1994-10-31 |
| GEOFFRION, Alicemarie | Director | 2025-08-01 | 2026-04-17 |
| GERRARD, Nicholas Anthony | Director | 2016-05-05 | 2017-12-31 |
| GILL, James Edward | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2018-06-13 |
| HALL, Melanie | Director | 2012-12-31 | 2017-12-31 |
| HOWSE, Christopher John | Director | 1998-06-01 | 1999-03-08 |
| HYATT, Jonathan Wade | Director | 2009-10-15 | 2012-12-31 |
| KUHL, Thorsten | Director | 2018-06-13 | 2021-07-15 |
| MITCHELL, George Anthony John | Director | 2003-10-15 | 2010-05-19 |
| MITCHELL, George Anthony John | Director | 1994-10-31 | 1998-06-01 |
| MITCHELL, George Anthony John | Director | — | 1992-09-21 |
| MOORE, Graham | Director | 2009-09-08 | 2012-02-01 |
| NAVA, Jose Fernando | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| PEACOCK, Daniel James | Director | 2022-04-01 | 2025-08-01 |
| PIERPOINT, David Julian | Director | 2018-03-01 | 2022-04-01 |
| PROFFITT, Michael | Director | — | 1992-11-16 |
| RESNICK, Saul | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2025-10-31 |
| SMITH, Keith Roy | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| TROOD, Stuart Dudley | Director | 2002-05-15 | 2009-09-08 |
| VENABLES, Paul | Director | 1996-02-14 | 2003-08-22 |
| WALLS, Kenneth Charles | Director | — | 1999-12-17 |
| WATTS, Perry Frederick | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| WINSTON, John | Director | 1998-06-01 | 2002-12-30 |
| YOUNG, Stuart Anthony | Director | 1998-05-05 | 1999-12-17 |
| YOUNG, Stuart Anthony | Director | 1995-08-17 | 1995-09-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul George Dyer | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-01-01 | Ceased 2018-10-01 |
| Mr Nick Gerrard | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-05-05 | Ceased 2017-12-31 |
| Ms Melanie Hall | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-31 |
| Mr Keith Roy Smith | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-03-31 |
| Dhl Supply Chain Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 210 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.