MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
† MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS 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.
MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS LIMITED does not disclose its turnover in its latest accounts; the profit for the year is as stated in the accounts.
Ratios
2025Sector comparison
SIC 70100Where the company stands among the 25,710 active companies whose first SIC code is 70100 (Activities of head offices).
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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 ENTERTAINMENTS LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 08700412. It was incorporated on 20 Sep 2013. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (SE1). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is activities of head offices (70100).
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. Loss for the year was £163,633. Net assets were £426,348, down 27.7% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £76. Total assets were £7,320,309 and total liabilities £6,893,961. 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 net assets it ranks higher than 51% of them (median £388,830). By total assets it ranks higher than 70% of them (median £1,308,696). By cash it ranks lower than 91% of them (median £49,040). It is younger than 61% of them (median age 16.6 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
Its gender pay gap report for 2020/21 shows median hourly pay for women 3.5% lower than for men.
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 † | |
|---|---|---|
| Profit for the year | -233,116 | -163,633 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | — | 76 |
| Total assets | 7,132,569 | 7,320,309 |
| Total liabilities | 6,542,588 | 6,893,961 |
| Net assets / total equity | 589,981 | 426,348 |
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.
Statutory reporting
- Median hourly pay
- women 3.5% lower
- Mean hourly pay
- women 4.7% lower
- Median bonus pay
- women 36.4% lower
- Employer size
- 500 to 999 employees
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
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.
History
5 events- Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: net assets £426.3k
- Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: net assets £590k
- Motion Acquisition Limited registered as a person with significant control
- Name changed to MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS LIMITEDPreviously ARTHUR ENTERTAINMENTS PLC
- 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.