Merlin Entertainments (Blackpool) Limited

Active Company no. 02429776 Incorporated Oct 1989 SE postcode area

Arbor Building, 16th Floor, 255 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 9AX

The most recent insolvency notice for Merlin Entertainments (Blackpool) Limited is a Notices to creditors (MVL), published 29 September 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holder is Ryan Michael Davies of Moore Kingston Smith & Partners LLP, 6th Floor, 9 Appold Street, London, EC2A 2AP, appointed 25 September 2026. A members' voluntary liquidation (MVL) is the solvent, orderly winding-up of a company that can pay its debts in full — usually part of a director's retirement, a group restructure, or closing a company that has served its purpose. It is a planned closure, not a sign of financial distress.

Last filed balance sheet

Accounts filed on paper only.

Insolvency notices (3)

Notices to creditors (MVL) 29 Sep 2026

Creditors of Merlin Entertainments (Blackpool) Limited are required to submit their claims to the liquidator by 23 October 2026.
Appointment of liquidators (MVL) 29 Sep 2026

The notice announces the appointment of Ryan Michael Davies as liquidator for MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS (BLACKPOOL) LIMITED in a members voluntary liquidation.
Resolution for winding up (MVL) 29 Sep 2026

Merlin Entertainments (Blackpool) Limited has passed a resolution to voluntarily wind up the company and appointed Ryan Michael Davies as liquidator.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Merlin Entertainments (Blackpool) Limited in financial difficulty?

No — the most recent process is a solvent one. A members' voluntary liquidation (MVL) is the solvent, orderly winding-up of a company that can pay its debts in full — usually part of a director's retirement, a group restructure, or closing a company that has served its purpose. It is a planned closure, not a sign of financial distress. The most recent insolvency notice for Merlin Entertainments (Blackpool) Limited (company no. 02429776) is a Notices to creditors (MVL), published 29 September 2026 in The London Gazette.

What were Merlin Entertainments (Blackpool) Limited's last filed accounts?

Accounts filed on paper only for Merlin Entertainments (Blackpool) Limited at Companies House.

How many insolvency notices does Merlin Entertainments (Blackpool) Limited have?

Merlin Entertainments (Blackpool) Limited has 3 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Notices to creditors (MVL) on 29 September 2026.

About this page

Published by K2 Business Partners. Our founder has worked on the turnaround of struggling UK businesses since 1990, and K2 Partners Ltd has invested alongside company directors since 2001. The notice itself is reproduced from The London Gazette and matched to Companies House; the plain-English explanations are K2's. K2's partners include Tony Groom CTP — Certified Turnaround Professional, past President of the Turnaround Management Association UK and Turnaround Practitioner of the Year 2009 — and Mark Blayney MBA ACA, a chartered accountant specialising in the financial restructuring of SME businesses.

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Financial figures are taken from the company's own last accounts filed at Companies House. Small and micro-entity accounts are unaudited, and for a company entering an insolvency process the most recent filing frequently predates that process by a year or more. Figures are indicative and are not a valuation. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.