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Merlin Entertainments (Blackpool) Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 16

  1. Fiona Jane Rose 2015-2025 Director View profile
  2. Colin North Armstrong 2007-2016 Director View profile
  3. Andrew Christopher Carr 2007-2015 Director View profile
  4. Nicholas John Varney 2007-2009 Director View profile
  5. Peter William Phillipson 2001-2007 Director View profile
  6. Robert Roger 1998-2007 Director View profile
  7. Gavin William Chittick 1996-1998 Director View profile
  8. Philip Boyd Taylor 1996-2000 Director View profile
  9. Michael Gordon Jolly 1992-2001 Director View profile
  10. Philip Andrew Tansley 1992-2000 Director View profile
  11. Michael Stockwell Double 1997 Director View profile
  12. Raymond Barratt 1996 Director View profile
  13. Frances Joan Lester 2002-2003 Secretary View profile
  14. Sarah Coote 2000-2007 Secretary View profile
  15. Terence Nigel Austin 1996-2000 Secretary View profile
  16. Peter Anthony Burrows 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
05/10/1989

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. Merlin Entertainments (Blackpool) 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
02429776
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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