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Merlin Entertainments Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 27

  1. Natacha Jamar 2025–2025 Director View profile
  2. Dushy Sivanithy 2024–2025 Director View profile
  3. Karim Hajjar 2024–2025 Director View profile
  4. Amy Catherine Mcpherson 2023–2026 Director View profile
  5. Damir Hamzic 2023–2025 Director View profile
  6. Scott Michael O'Neil 2022–2024 Director View profile
  7. Ricardo Nobrega E Silva Caupers 2022–2024 Director View profile
  8. Alistair Windybank 2020–2024 Director View profile
  9. Peter Farrell Wallace 2019–2025 Director View profile
  10. Sidsel Marie Kristensen 2019–2023 Director View profile
  11. Jorgen Vig Knudstorp 2019–2025 Director View profile
  12. Lori Anne Hall-Kimm 2019–2021 Director View profile
  13. Andrew Raymond Fisher 2018–2019 Director View profile
  14. Anne-Francoise Nesmes 2016–2020 Director View profile
  15. Yun (Rachel) Chiang 2016–2019 Director View profile
  16. Trudy Ann Rautio 2015–2019 Director View profile
  17. Anne Frances Hazlitt 2014–2019 Director View profile
  18. Sir John Michael Sunderland 2013–2019 Director View profile
  19. Robert Richard Lucas 2013–2015 Director View profile
  20. Miguel Kai Kwun Ko 2013–2015 Director View profile
  21. Andrew Christopher Carr 2013–2016 Director View profile
  22. Gerard Martin Murphy 2013–2015 Director View profile
  23. Nicholas John Varney 2013–2022 Director View profile
  24. Kenneth John Hydon 2013–2018 Director View profile
  25. Charles Mark Gurassa 2013–2019 Director View profile
  26. Colin North Armstrong 2013–2016 Director View profile
  27. Fiona Jane Rose 2013–2013 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
20/09/2013

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 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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 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.

10 directors on the board

3.3y median 1.3y
average tenure
12.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (9)

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 22Professional 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
08700412
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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