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SEA Life Centre (Blackpool) Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 26

  1. Nicholas Stephen Mackenzie 2015-2017 Director View profile
  2. Fiona Jane Rose 2015-2025 Director View profile
  3. Donald Glenn Earlam 2009-2015 Director View profile
  4. Fraser Montgomery 2009-2018 Director View profile
  5. Colin North Armstrong 2008-2016 Director View profile
  6. Ian David 2008-2009 Director View profile
  7. Michael Williams 2007-2008 Director View profile
  8. Frances Anne Cann 2007-2008 Director View profile
  9. James Gurth Burleigh 2007-2009 Director View profile
  10. Christopher John Sullvan 2004-2007 Director View profile
  11. Marc Warren Etches 1998-2004 Director View profile
  12. Eric Melvyn Kilby 1998-1998 Director View profile
  13. Michael Raymond Foster 1998-1998 Director View profile
  14. Andrew Christopher Carr 1996-2007 Director View profile
  15. Nicholas John Varney 1996-2007 Director View profile
  16. David Henry Gray 1993-1993 Director View profile
  17. Peter Lance Taylor 1992-1996 Director View profile
  18. Charles Graham Coles 1992-1998 Director View profile
  19. Roy Page 1998 Director View profile
  20. David Champion Mace 1996 Director View profile
  21. Michael Arnison-Newgass 1992 Director View profile
  22. Nicholas James Irens 1992 Director View profile
  23. Mark Lorimer Widders 1998-2008 Secretary View profile
  24. Kathryn Revitt 1998-1998 Secretary View profile
  25. Patricia Ann Taylor Dregent 1995-1998 Secretary View profile
  26. David William Wright 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
25/07/1989

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. SEA Life Centre (Blackpool) Limited is controlled by Merlin Entertainments (SEA Life) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Merlin Entertainments (SEA Life) Limited is controlled by Merlin Entertainments Group Operations Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Merlin Entertainments Group Operations Limited is controlled by Merlin Entertainments Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Merlin Entertainments Group Limited is controlled by Merlin Entertainments Group Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Merlin Entertainments Group Holdings Limited is controlled by Charcoal Newco 1 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. Charcoal Newco 1 Limited is controlled by Merlin Entertainments Limited
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  7. Merlin Entertainments Limited is controlled by Motion Acquisition Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2019-11-04 · source: Companies House PSC register
  8. Motion Acquisition Limited is controlled by Motion Midco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-05-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
  9. Motion Midco Limited is controlled by Motion Topco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-05-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
  10. Motion Topco Limited is controlled by Stephen Schwarzman
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2019-05-30, ceased 2019-06-19 · source: Companies House PSC register

The individual named as ultimate controller on the PSC register for this chain is a known formation agent or data-quality flag, not a confirmed beneficial owner - not shown as fact.

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Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

2 directors on the board

1.1y median 1.1y
average tenure
1.5y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Professional services 46Arts and leisure 14Business services 4

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
02407713
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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