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Merit Group Limited

Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

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

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Previous officers 35

  1. Timothy Briant 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Lord Michael Ashcroft 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. David Clive Beck 2021-2024 Director View profile
  4. Munira Ibrahim 2020-2022 Director View profile
  5. Cornelius Anthony Conlon 2020-2025 Director View profile
  6. Simon Charles Bullock 2020-2021 Director View profile
  7. Richard James Boon 2018-2023 Director View profile
  8. Dr David Bruce Hammond 2018-2020 Director View profile
  9. Simon Paul Thomas Presswell 2018-2020 Director View profile
  10. Nitil Patel 2016-2020 Director View profile
  11. Dame Diane Elizabeth Lees 2016-2025 Director View profile
  12. Edward Guy Cleaver 2016-2017 Director View profile
  13. Cheryl Christine Jones 2014-2018 Director View profile
  14. Michael James Higgins 2014-2014 Director View profile
  15. Martin Beck 2013-2016 Director View profile
  16. Alastair Charles Gornall 2013-2013 Director View profile
  17. Henrietta Elizabeth Marsh 2012-2014 Director View profile
  18. Lord Andrew Adonis 2011-2017 Director View profile
  19. Sir William Henry Weston Wells 2010-2017 Director View profile
  20. Andrew Stephen Wilson 2010-2014 Director View profile
  21. Richard Michael Flaye 2006-2012 Director View profile
  22. Daniel Philip O'Brien 2006-2008 Director View profile
  23. Gerard Murray 2004-2012 Director View profile
  24. Jean Marie Simon 2004-2006 Director View profile
  25. Kevin Lawrence Hand 2004-2014 Director View profile
  26. Edward Richmond Peck 2002-2003 Director View profile
  27. Timothy John Benn 2001-2006 Director View profile
  28. John Philip De Blocq Van Kuffeler 2001-2008 Director View profile
  29. Christina Grace Benn 2001-2006 Director View profile
  30. Brabners LLP 2015-2018 Corporate-secretary View profile
  31. Keith John Sadler 2012-2015 Secretary View profile
  32. Rupert James Levy 2008-2012 Secretary View profile
  33. Sue De Cesare 2008-2008 Secretary View profile
  34. David Bowen Horne 2004-2005 Secretary View profile
  35. John Leonard Clarke 2001-2008 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Incorporated
09/08/2001
Registered office
London
Previous names
Dods Group PLC (until 22/04/2021)
Dods (Group) PLC (until 17/05/2016)
Huveaux PLC (until 17/06/2010)

Ownership

Owned by 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.

  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Merit Group Limited on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

3 other companies in this group

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.

4 directors on the board

5.7y median 6.6y
average tenure
8.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

1
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 11Tech and media 6Business services 2Finance 2Education 1Manufacturing 1Other services 1Property 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
04267888
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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