MURRAY & ROBERTS UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED
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Cash
£135k
-59.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£798k
-62% first positive since 2023
Employees
1
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£1.1m
-104.8% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
However, as the Company intends to wind down its operations following the disposal of its investments and the completion of the pension scheme close-out process, these circumstances indicate the existence of a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £48,000 | £25,108,000 | £2,002,000 | -92% | |
| Operating profit | -£9,178,000 | £24,118,000 | -£1,149,000 | -104.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£9,424,000 | £24,080,000 | -£1,149,000 | -104.8% | |
| Net profit | -£9,424,000 | £22,827,000 | -£1,280,000 | -105.6% | |
| Cash | £0 | £332,000 | £135,000 | -59.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £2,245,000 | £798,000 | -64.5% | |
| Net assets | -£3,976,000 | £2,098,000 | £798,000 | -62% | |
| Equity | -£3,976,000 | £2,098,000 | £798,000 | -62% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | |
| 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 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 96.1% | -57.4% | |
| Net margin | — | 90.9% | -63.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 1074.3% | -144.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 182.7% | 58.8% | 72.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.00x | 0.12x | 1.38x | |
| Interest cover | -37.31x | — | — |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- MURRAY & ROBERTS UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED 2004-07-21 → present
- BUNKELL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED 1964-01-24 → 2004-07-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Hillier Hopkins LLP
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“However, as the Company intends to wind down its operations following the disposal of its investments and the completion of the pension scheme close-out process, these circumstances indicate the existence of a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- MURRAY & ROBERTS UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED · parent
- 6263496 Canada Inc. 100%
- Cementation Canada Inc. 100%
- Cementation USA Inc 100%
- Cementation Energy Resources LLC 100%
- Cemenation AG LLC 100%
- Cem Mining Services Mexico, S.D.E.R.I. DE C.V 100%
- Cementation Mining Mexico S.A. 100%
- Missionable Cementation Inc Canada 49%
- Aurora Quarring Limited 100%
- Les Entrepreneurs Miniers Aurora Ltee 100%
- Merit Consultants International Inc 100%
- Kitikmeot Mining & Development Ltd 49%
- Nortech Cementation Labrador LP 49%
- Ikumak Cementation Mining & Development Inc 49%
- Cementation Central Asia LLC 100%
- Cementation Contract Mining LLC 49%
- Murray & Roberts South America Limited 100%
- Cementation SudAmerica SPA 100%
- Terracem SpA 100%
- Terra Nova Technologies Australia Pty Ltd 100%
- Terra Nova Technologies Inc 100%
- Terra Nova Technologies Chile SpA 100%
- Cementation TNT Portugal 100%
- Cementation APAC 100%
Significant events
- “The Business Rescue Plan for MRL, prepared by the Business Rescue Practitioners (BRP's), was published on 31 March 2025 and approved on 08 April 2025 by the requisite creditors. On 08 April 2026, the BRP's published a Proposed Amendment to the Adopted Business Rescue Plan, which was approved on 17 April and the Business Rescue Plan was amended accordingly.”
- “Two separate Sale Agreements were entered into in respect of the sale of: Cementation Canada - purchase price of ZAR 1,131,088 (approximately GBP 51million) TNT Chile, Australia, and Portugal - purchase price of ZAR 16,000 (approximately GBP 729). The transaction closed on 25th June 2026.”
- “Subsequent to the reporting period, the Company's ultimate holding company, Murray & Roberts Holdings Limited ("MRH") filed for liquidation proceedings. On 27 October 2025, the Gauteng Division of the High Court of South Africa granted a final liquidation order in respect of MRH, and MRH was delisted from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange on 19 January 2026.”
- “Progress has been made in relation to the buy-in, buy-out and ultimate wind-up of the Multi (UK) Limited Pension Scheme, including the completion of the purchase by the Scheme of a bulk annuity contract with Just Insurers in September 2024. In September 2025, the Company provided additional funding of GBP 50 to the Scheme.”
- “Murray & Roberts Limited ("MRL") provided further equity funding to the company in September 2025 of GBP 50 and GBP 450 in November 2025. This resulted in the share capital of the company increasing to GBP 3 850. The Company thereafter reduced its share capital from GBP 3 850 to GBP 0.01 by cancelling and extinguishing GBP 3 850 fully paid ordinary shares of GBP 0.01 each in April 2026.”
- “During an internal review, an under-declaration of output tax of GBP 145 was identified, partially offset by a Bad Debt Relief claim of GBP 84, resulting in net VAT payable to HMRC of GBP 61.”
- “On 23 April 2026, notification was received from Cor Cordis that Thomas Birch and Emily Haywood had been appointed as liquidators of Cementation APAC Pty Ltd ("APAC") (a subsidiary of the Company) on 31 March 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GROBLER, Daniël Fransuscus | Director | 2024-03-01 | Sep 1976 | South African |
| VAN BOSCH, Cheryl-Ann | Director | 2025-06-28 | Nov 1975 | South African |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLUTTON, Patrick Charles | Secretary | 1993-05-03 | 2000-05-01 |
| CROWE, Edward Alan | Secretary | 2000-05-01 | 2002-01-11 |
| MOWER, Roger Leonard | Secretary | 2002-01-11 | 2012-01-31 |
| POPE, Richard John Newcombe | Secretary | 2012-01-31 | 2018-08-01 |
| WHITE, Terence Gerald | Secretary | — | 1993-05-03 |
| ADAMS, Peter Richard | Director | 2004-07-19 | 2013-06-30 |
| APPLETON, Ian Gordon | Director | 2023-10-06 | 2024-05-31 |
| CLUTTON, Patrick Charles | Director | 1993-05-03 | 1999-02-01 |
| DU PLESSIS, Jacob Johannes | Director | 2025-06-28 | 2025-11-12 |
| FENN, Orrie, Dr | Director | 2013-06-27 | 2018-08-01 |
| GOMES DA COSTA, Michael | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2024-02-29 |
| KENNY, Joseph | Director | 2002-01-10 | 2004-07-20 |
| KOK, Lambertus | Director | 2022-12-16 | 2023-10-06 |
| LAAS, Henry Johannes | Director | 2024-02-29 | 2025-06-28 |
| MOWER, Roger Leonard | Director | — | 2012-01-31 |
| NAIDOO, Trevor | Director | 2023-10-06 | 2024-02-29 |
| NAIDOO, Trevor | Director | 2020-02-10 | 2022-12-14 |
| NAIDOO, Trevor | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2019-07-31 |
| POPE, Richard John Newcombe | Director | 2004-08-02 | 2018-08-01 |
| SLACK, Roy Stephen | Director | 2010-07-02 | 2018-08-01 |
| WHITE, Terence Gerald | Director | — | 1993-05-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray & Roberts Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2024-11-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 180 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-05-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-06-25 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-06-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-21 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-04-21 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-04-21 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-04-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-04-09 | RP01SH01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-12-03 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-12-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-05-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 3
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.