MERLIN BUSINESS SOFTWARE LIMITED

Active Company number 01274874

MERLIN BUSINESS SOFTWARE LIMITED (company number 01274874) is a private limited company incorporated on 26 August 1976. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in Lichfield, WS13 8RZ. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is business and domestic software development (62012). Its latest accounts we hold, for the period ending 31 December 2021, report turnover of £5.3m and net assets of £1.4m.

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Company details

Company number: 01274874
Status: Active
Company type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 26 August 1976
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Registered office: LINCOLN HOUSE, WELLINGTON CRESCENT
FRADLEY PARK
LICHFIELD
WS13 8RZ
UNITED KINGDOM

Nature of business (SIC 2007)

62012 — Business and domestic software development

Accounts and confirmation statement

Accounting reference date: 31 December
Accounts category: AUDIT EXEMPTION SUBSIDIARY
Accounts last made up to: 31 December 2025
Next accounts due: 30 September 2027
Confirmation statement last made up to: 12 December 2025
Next confirmation statement due: 26 December 2026

Financial summary

Period ending	31 December 2021	31 December 2020	31 December 2019
Turnover	£5.3m	£4.4m	£5.0m
Gross profit	£4.5m	£3.8m	£4.3m
Operating profit	£1.4m	£1.1m	£1.3m
Profit before tax	£1.4m	£1.1m	£1.3m
Profit after tax	£1.1m	£930k	£1.0m
Total assets	£4.6m	£3.2m	£3.2m
Cash at bank	£4.0m	£2.5m	£2.3m
Current liabilities	£3.2m	£1.9m	£2.2m
Net assets	£1.4m	£1.3m	£1.1m
Employees	59	59	66

Figures parsed from accounts filed at Companies House (ixbrl). Small-company accounts often omit turnover and profit.

Control, officers and charges

Persons with significant control: 1 current (4 including ceased)
Corporate controllers: Aptean Limited
Charges (mortgages): 2 registered, 1 outstanding, 1 satisfied

Previous names

CHATSWORTH COMPUTERS AND BUSINESS SYSTEMS LTD (changed 16 May 2012)
COGGON COMPUTERS (NORTH MIDLANDS) LIMITED (changed 19 October 2007)

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