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MERLIN BUSINESS SOFTWARE LIMITED

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01274874·incorporated 1976-08-26

MERLIN BUSINESS SOFTWARE LIMITED is an active UK private limited company, incorporated on 26 August 1976 at Companies House (number 01274874; OpenRegistry canonical ID GB-01274874-merlin-business-software-limited). Sophymarine's OpenRegistry classifies it under SIC 62012 (Business and domestic software development), one of 87,841 active UK entities in that code and one of 4,820 active companies registered in Lichfield (postcode WS13). Programmatic access via MCP at https://openregistry.sophymarine.com/mcp.

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
1976-08-26
Registered Address
LINCOLN HOUSE, WELLINGTON CRESCENT, FRADLEY PARK, LICHFIELD, WS13 8RZ, UNITED KINGDOM
SIC
62012 — Business and domestic software development
Country of origin
United Kingdom

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Filings

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Accounts

Last filed accounts made up to 2024-12-31. Next accounts due 2026-09-30. Financial year-end: 31/12. Filing class: AUDIT EXEMPTION SUBSIDIARY.

Confirmation statement

Last confirmation statement made up to 2025-12-12. Next confirmation statement due 2026-12-26.

Mortgages and charges

2 charges recorded against the company at Companies House: 1 outstanding, 1 satisfied, 0 partially satisfied.

Persons with significant control

MERLIN BUSINESS SOFTWARE LIMITED has 1 person with significant control on file:

  • Aptean Limited (England reg. 03399429). Notified 2022-10-22.
    • Owns 75% or more of shares
    • Holds 75% or more of voting rights
    • Has the right to appoint and remove directors
  • No individual or entity with significant control has been identified.

3 historical PSC records have ceased:

  • Cromwell Group (Holdings) Limited (England reg. 01756362). Notified 2019-07-26. Ceased 2022-10-21.
    • Owns 75% or more of shares
    • Holds 75% or more of voting rights
    • Has the right to appoint and remove directors
  • Ashlink Software Limited (United Kingdom reg. 03325439). Notified 2016-04-06. Ceased 2019-07-26.
    • Owns 75% or more of shares
    • Holds 75% or more of voting rights
  • (unnamed). Notified 2016-12-06. Ceased 2016-12-06.

Previous names

MERLIN BUSINESS SOFTWARE LIMITED has previously traded as:

  • CHATSWORTH COMPUTERS AND BUSINESS SYSTEMS LTD (until 2012-05-16)
  • COGGON COMPUTERS (NORTH MIDLANDS) LIMITED (until 2007-10-19)

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Source: Companies House Free Company Data, refreshed 2026-05-01. Official record: find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.