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Merit Holdings Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 14

  1. Hugo Testa 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Edward Stephen Bruce Barrett 2023-2023 Director View profile
  3. Jonathan Dodgeon 2020-2025 Director View profile
  4. Joanne Cairns 2020-2020 Director View profile
  5. Vicki Mcgregor 2020-2022 Director View profile
  6. Matthew Michael Laskey 2019-2020 Director View profile
  7. Nickolas Small 2017-2018 Director View profile
  8. Graeme Meechan 2017-2018 Director View profile
  9. Robert James Pratt 2010-2012 Director View profile
  10. James Brian Dalby 2003-2010 Director View profile
  11. Glenn Anthony Thompson 2003-2010 Director View profile
  12. Christopher Berriman 2002-2019 Director View profile
  13. Nicola Berriman 2002-2019 Secretary View profile
  14. John Mulcahy 2002-2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £2,600,000,000 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Modular Buildings 3 Buyer: N H S Shared Business Services £2,600,000,000 2025-08-26 CPV 44211100 Source: Contracts Finder

    NHS Shared Business Services act in an Agency capacity for and on behalf of its customers (Approved Organisations) - existing and new. These comprise of NHS and Social Care organisations (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or tog…

About

Incorporated
31/07/2002

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. Merit Holdings Limited is controlled by Merit Group Services Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2017-03-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Merit Group Services Limited is controlled by Tony Wells
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2020-03-23 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Tony Wells.

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.

6 directors on the board

13y median 11y
average tenure
23.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (6)

0
also govern a charity
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.

Dormant 47Manufacturing 10Other services 9Finance 6Professional services 5Construction 4Business 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
04499715
Status
In Administration
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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