MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS SOUTH BANK AND DUNGEONS LIMITED

Active
Company number 03671067Private limited companyIncorporated 1998

Key figures

£130,152,000+11.6%
Net assets 2025
+11.6%
Average annual growth 2024–2025
050 m100 m150 m20242025

† MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS SOUTH BANK AND DUNGEONS LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 91030

Where the company stands among the 758 active companies whose first SIC code is 91030 (Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions).

Turnover£19,600,000
Higher than 95% · median £1,108,264 among 72 that publish turnover
Net assets£130,152,000
Higher than 99% · median £45,625
Total assets£226,485,000
Higher than 99% · median £104,951
Cash£12,590,000
Higher than 99% · median £54,779
Company age28.0 years
Older than 68% · median 19.9 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION£826.1m
  2. MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS SOUTH BANK AND DUNGEONS LIMITED£130.2m
  3. THE HMS VICTORY PRESERVATION COMPANY£74m
  4. THE AUCKLAND PROJECT£74m
  5. NMRN OPERATIONS£48.6m
  6. THE ENGLISH HERITAGE TRUST£42.9m
  7. TRENTHAM LEISURE LTD.£38.6m
  8. CHATSWORTH HOUSE TRUST£37m
  9. DARTINGTON HALL TRUST(THE)£28.5m
  10. BLENHEIM PALACE HERITAGE FOUNDATION£28.4m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 758. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS SOUTH BANK AND DUNGEONS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS SOUTH BANK AND DUNGEONS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 03671067. It was incorporated on 20 Nov 1998. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (SE1). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions (91030), other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c. (93290).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 27 Dec 2025); the company files audit-exempt subsidiary. Turnover was £19,600,000. Profit for the year was £13,515,000. Net assets were £130,152,000, up 11.6% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £12,590,000. Total assets were £226,485,000 and total liabilities £96,333,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 758 active companies whose first SIC code is 91030: By turnover it ranks higher than 95% of the 72 that publish turnover (median £1,108,264). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £45,625). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £104,951). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £54,779). It is older than 68% of them (median age 19.9 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly rubber, iron and steel articles, machinery.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 4 Dec 2026.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover20,988,00019,600,000
Profit for the year—13,515,000
Cash at bank and in hand13,171,00012,590,000
Total assets193,621,000226,485,000
Total liabilities76,984,00096,333,000
Net assets / total equity116,637,000130,152,000
Average number of employees4,451—

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 3 of the last 12 months on record, most recently January 2026. Main goods: rubber, iron and steel articles, machinery, toys, games and sports goods and plastics.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

9 events
  1. Merlin Attractions (South Bank) Limited registered as a person with significant control
  2. Merlin Attractions Operations Limited registered as a person with significant control
  3. Merlin Attractions Operations Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
  4. Merlin Entertainments Group Operations Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
  5. Name changed to MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS SOUTH BANK AND DUNGEONS LIMITEDPreviously MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS (DUNGEONS) LIMITED
  6. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £19.6m, net assets £130.2m
  7. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £21m, net assets £116.6m, 4,451 employees
  8. Merlin Entertainments Group Operations Limited registered as a person with significant control
Earlier events (1)
  1. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.