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Merlin Attractions Operations Limited

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

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Previous officers 15

  1. Hui Zhao 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Charles Paul Godfrey 2019-2024 Director View profile
  3. Emma Elizabeth Catterall 2018-2019 Director View profile
  4. Stephanie Jane Brooksbank 2018-2022 Director View profile
  5. Justin Mark Platt 2015-2018 Director View profile
  6. Fiona Jane Rose 2015-2025 Director View profile
  7. Nicholas Stephen Mackenzie 2011-2019 Director View profile
  8. Donald Glenn Earlam 2009-2015 Director View profile
  9. Fraser Montgomery 2009-2019 Director View profile
  10. Rob Horrocks 2009-2015 Director View profile
  11. Mark Peter Edmund Fisher 2009-2011 Director View profile
  12. Colin North Armstrong 2008-2016 Director View profile
  13. Andrew Christopher Carr 2007-2015 Director View profile
  14. Nicholas John Varney 2007-2009 Director View profile
  15. Darcy Corben 2007-2008 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
07/06/2007

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 Attractions Operations Limited is controlled by Charcoal Midco 1 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Charcoal Midco 1 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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.

3 directors on the board

3.4y median 1.5y
average tenure
7.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

  • Hui Zhao Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2025

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 33Arts and leisure 12Business services 3Hospitality 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
06272935
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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