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Merlin Diesel Systems LTD

Merlin Diesel Systems LTD is an active UK company (number 02539463), incorporated 1990, with 8 current directors including Paul John Sherburn and Lewis Rutland Brown. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 10

  1. Anthony George James 2021-2025 Director View profile
  2. Michael Rawlinson 2010-2026 Director View profile
  3. Daniel Patrick Doherty 2001-2015 Director View profile
  4. Leslie Malcolm Green 1997-2012 Director View profile
  5. Raymond John Reade 1997-1997 Director View profile
  6. David Etherington 1991 Director View profile
  7. Kenneth Bramley 2023 Director View profile
  8. Trevor Deighton 1997 Director View profile
  9. Jonathan Chaytor 2014 Director View profile
  10. Margaret Lesley Bramley 2017 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
13/09/1990

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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 Diesel Systems LTD is controlled by Jonathan Chaytor
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-07-13 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Jonathan Chaytor.

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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.

Financials

Net assets
£33,936,125
Total assets
£34,206,660
Cash
£503,730
Employees
148
Turnover
£64,304,060
Profit/loss
£5,555,691

Filed as Full accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-07-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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.

8 directors on the board

9.4y median 7.2y
average tenure
25.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (8)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Finance 9Manufacturing 5Retail and trade 4Professional services 1

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.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02539463
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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