Company
M&C Saatchi Merlin Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
Previous officers 18
- Zaid Anmar Al-Qassab 2024–2026 View profile
- Bruce Charles Marson 2023–2024 View profile
- Zillah Byng-Thorne 2023–2024 View profile
- Moray Alexander Stewart Maclennan 2022–2023 View profile
- Maneck Minoo Kalifa 2019–2022 View profile
- Lisa Victoria Thomas 2013–2015 View profile
- James Neil Terry Hewitt 2013–2019 View profile
- Steve Anthony Martin 2013–2023 View profile
- Giles Clive Baxendale 2009–2011 View profile
- Sian Mary Connolly 2009–2013 View profile
- Neil Robert Graham 2007–2008 View profile
- James Hewitt 2013–2019 View profile
- Danielle Lisa Thompson 2012–2013 View profile
- James Good 2008–2012 View profile
- Josephine Whipps 2007–2008 View profile
- Anthony Victor Alldis 2006–2007 View profile
- Eric Thompson 2000–2006 View profile
- Deborah Ruth Thompson 1997–2000 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 20/08/1997
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.
- M&C Saatchi Worldwide Limited
50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Board analysis for researchers
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.
1 directors on the board
- Richard William Thompson Director · appointed 1997
Directors past 6 years
- Richard William Thompson Director · appointed 1997
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Zaid Anmar Al-Qassab Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2026
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.
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
- A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision
Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 03422630
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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