Annual accounts
Unaudited abridged accounts
31/12/2026Filing deadline
Made up to 31/03/2025Due 31/12/2026
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/03/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/03/2025
W.J. MURRAY & SON LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 234 High St, Waltham Cross, Herts EN8 7DZ
- Classification (SIC)
- Funeral and related activities (96.03 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Unaudited abridged
Company activity
Every document filed at Companies House for this company.
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- 07/09/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-06-29 with no updates
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
Due in 89 days
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
13/07/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 29/06/2026Due 13/07/2027
- Next statement date
- 29/06/2027
- Last statement dated
- 29/06/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures W.J. MURRAY & SON LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£-123.23K2024
-144.32%vs 20232023: £-50.44K
Total Assets
£193.68K2024
-34.75%vs 20232023: £296.82K
Cash in Bank
£4.75K2024
3.78%vs 20232023: £4.58K
Total Liabilities
£316.91K2024
-8.74%vs 20232023: £347.26K
Employees
72024
-2vs 20232023: 9
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 3 fell. Total assets moved furthest, down 34.75% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for W.J. MURRAY & SON LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through W.J. MURRAY & SON LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Cash in Bank · +1.9% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2022–2024Every measure end to end across 2022, 2023 and 2024, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2024.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures4 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 4 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 4 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2024.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | -2 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | -1 |
| 2021 | 10 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 10 in 2021 to 7 in 2024. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
It is a professional assessment of the company 's performance, revealing company's potential and risks, showing it's past experiences and revealing future prospects.
- Company potential
- Risk indicators
- Past performance
- Future prospects
Officers
5Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 16/10/2003–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 02/11/1992–06/04/2010 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/03/2003–Present | 0 | |
| Secretary | 22/02/2014–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 02/11/1992–01/07/2018 | 0 |
Persons with significant control
3Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 25/08/2018–22/06/2020 | 0 | |
| 30/06/2016–25/08/2018 | 3 | |
| 25/08/2018–Present | 4 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 1
- Since 07/09/2026
- Last 12 months
- 1
- Most recent filing
- 07/09/2026
- less than a month ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 07/09/2026
Filing timeline
- 07/09/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-06-29 with no updates
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About W.J. MURRAY & SON LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
W.J. MURRAY & SON LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 234 High St, Waltham Cross, Herts EN8 7DZ. Companies House classifies its business as Funeral and related activities. It has been on the register for 38 years 6 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £-123.23K and 7 employees.
W.J. MURRAY & SON LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records W.J. MURRAY & SON LIMITED under one registered business activity: Funeral and related activities (96.03 - SIC 2007).
W.J. MURRAY & SON LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 21/03/1988.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £-123.23K, total assets of £193.68K, cash in bank of £4.75K and total liabilities of £316.91K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 07/09/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-06-29 with no updates, less than a month ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 13/07/2027.
Companies House lists 5 officers (3 currently in post) and 3 people with significant control (1 current).