MERLIN ATTRACTIONS OPERATIONS LIMITED

Active
Company number 06272935Private limited companyIncorporated 2007

Key figures

£245,641-24.2%
Net assets 2025
-24.2%
Average annual change 2024–2025
0100 k200 k300 k400 k20242025

† MERLIN ATTRACTIONS OPERATIONS 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 70100

Where the company stands among the 25,710 active companies whose first SIC code is 70100 (Activities of head offices).

Turnover£550,380,000
Higher than 91% · median £16,967,000 among 2,112 that publish turnover
Net assets£245,641
Lower than 55% · median £388,830
Total assets£2,057,781
Higher than 55% · median £1,308,696
Company age19.4 years
Older than 59% · median 16.6 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. NSG HOLDING (EUROPE) LIMITED£335.6bn
  2. BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (2012) LIMITED£68.8bn
  3. ASTRAZENECA TREASURY LIMITED£48.3bn
  4. BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C.£48.1bn
  5. ASTRAZENECA UK LIMITED£42.3bn
  6. NATIONAL GRID PLC£39.3bn
  7. RIO TINTO INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED£39.2bn
  8. BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (1998) LIMITED£34.1bn
  9. GLAXOSMITHKLINE HOLDINGS LIMITED£25.2bn
  10. BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO (HOLDINGS) LIMITED£24.7bn

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 25,710. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: MERLIN ATTRACTIONS OPERATIONS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

MERLIN ATTRACTIONS OPERATIONS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 06272935. It was incorporated on 7 Jun 2007. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (SE1). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is activities of head offices (70100), operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions (91030), activities of amusement parks and theme parks (93210), 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 full accounts. Turnover was £550,380,000. Loss for the year was £76,902,000. Net assets were £245,641, down 24.2% on the previous year. Total assets were £2,057,781 and total liabilities £1,812,140. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 25,710 active companies whose first SIC code is 70100: By turnover it ranks higher than 91% of the 2,112 that publish turnover (median £16,967,000). By net assets it ranks lower than 55% of them (median £388,830). By total assets it ranks higher than 55% of them (median £1,308,696). It is older than 59% of them (median age 16.6 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 2 public contract award notices from Blackpool Council since 2021. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £3.3m.

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly plastics, iron and steel articles, machinery. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly art and antiques, electrical equipment, toys, games and sports goods. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 33 days to pay suppliers, and 44% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 1.3% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 2 years.

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 †
Turnover582,942,000550,380,000
Profit for the year-49,240,000-76,902,000
Total assets1,999,4242,057,781
Total liabilities1,675,2461,812,140
Net assets / total equity324,178245,641
Average number of employees6,959—

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.

Public contracts

2 contracts

MERLIN ATTRACTIONS OPERATIONS LIMITED is named as a supplier in 2 public contract award notices from Blackpool Council since 2021. Their combined published value is £3.3m.

Contracts
  1. Provision of a Leisure Assets Management Agent‡Blackpool Council · £1,000,000
  2. Golden Mile Centre - Development Opportunity‡Blackpool Council · £2,300,000

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jul 2025 – 31 Dec 2025
Average time taken to pay invoices
33 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
44%
Standard payment terms
7–45 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 40%
  • 31 to 60 days 57%
  • After 60 days 3%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
30 Jun 2025
30
51%
21%
31 Dec 2024
31
50%
26%
30 Jun 2024
31
54%
24%
31 Dec 2023
31
47%
24%
30 Jun 2023
45
38%
29%
31 Dec 2022
48
31%
35%
30 Jun 2022
54
27%
45%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 1.3% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 9% lower
Median bonus pay
women 24.5% lower
Employer size
5000 to 19,999 employees
Lower pay quarter54.4% womenLower middle51.8% womenUpper middle49.1% womenUpper pay quarter42.4% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 1.8% lower
women 11.4% lower
2023/24
women 2.7% lower
women 16.2% lower
2022/23
women 4% lower
women 18.4% lower
2021/22
women 1.4% lower
women 14.3% lower
2020/21
women 0.2% lower
women 2.2% lower
2019/20
women 3.4% lower
women 12.8% lower
2018/19
women 1.1% lower
women 14.1% lower
2017/18
women 2.7% lower
women 14.6% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Modern slavery statements2
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

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

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: art and antiques, electrical equipment, toys, games and sports goods, optical, medical and measuring instruments and machinery.

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

5 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £550.4m, net assets £245.6k
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £582.9m, net assets £324.2k, 6,959 employees
  3. Charcoal Midco 1 Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Name changed to MERLIN ATTRACTIONS OPERATIONS LIMITEDPreviously TUSSAUDS ATTRACTIONS OPERATIONS LIMITED
  5. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.