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Share MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS (DUNGEONS) LIMITED

Company Number

03671067

Shareholders

merlin entertainments group operations ltd

Group Structure

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Industry

Other amusement and recreation activities

 

Registered Address

arbor building, 16th floor, 255 blackfriars road, london, SE1 9AX

merlin entertainments (dungeons) limited Estimated Valuation

£36.5m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS (DUNGEONS) LIMITED at £36.5m based on a Turnover of £23m and 1.59x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

merlin entertainments (dungeons) limited Estimated Valuation

£77.9m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS (DUNGEONS) LIMITED at £77.9m based on an EBITDA of £11m and a 7.09x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

merlin entertainments (dungeons) limited Estimated Valuation

£184.2m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS (DUNGEONS) LIMITED at £184.2m based on Net Assets of £101.9m and 1.81x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).

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Merlin Entertainments (dungeons) Limited Overview

Merlin Entertainments (dungeons) Limited is a live company located in london, SE1 9AX with a Companies House number of 03671067. It operates in the other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c. sector, SIC Code 93290. Founded in November 1998, it's largest shareholder is merlin entertainments group operations ltd with a 100% stake. Merlin Entertainments (dungeons) Limited is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £23m with rapid growth in recent years.

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Merlin Entertainments (dungeons) Limited Health Check

Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Merlin Entertainments (Dungeons) Limited a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 7 measures and has 3 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

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Health Rating5out of 5
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7 Strong

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2 Regular

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3 Weak

size

Size

annual sales of £23m, make it larger than the average company (£461.2k)

£23m - Merlin Entertainments (dungeons) Limited

£461.2k - Industry AVG

growth

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 44%, show it is growing at a faster rate (10.2%)

44% - Merlin Entertainments (dungeons) Limited

10.2% - Industry AVG

production

Production

with a gross margin of 89.2%, this company has a lower cost of product (63.8%)

89.2% - Merlin Entertainments (dungeons) Limited

63.8% - Industry AVG

profitability

Profitability

an operating margin of 40.8% make it more profitable than the average company (8.1%)

40.8% - Merlin Entertainments (dungeons) Limited

8.1% - Industry AVG

employees

Employees

with 182 employees, this is above the industry average (10)

182 - Merlin Entertainments (dungeons) Limited

10 - Industry AVG

paystructure

Pay Structure

on an average salary of £24.2k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£20.4k)

£24.2k - Merlin Entertainments (dungeons) Limited

£20.4k - Industry AVG

efficiency

Efficiency

resulting in sales per employee of £126.3k, this is more efficient (£63.3k)

£126.3k - Merlin Entertainments (dungeons) Limited

£63.3k - Industry AVG

debtordays

Debtor Days

it gets paid by customers after 1 days, this is earlier than average (10 days)

1 days - Merlin Entertainments (dungeons) Limited

10 days - Industry AVG

creditordays

Creditor Days

its suppliers are paid after 20 days, this is quicker than average (41 days)

20 days - Merlin Entertainments (dungeons) Limited

41 days - Industry AVG

stockdays

Stock Days

it holds stock equivalent to 44 days, this is more than average (18 days)

44 days - Merlin Entertainments (dungeons) Limited

18 days - Industry AVG

cashbalance

Cash Balance

has cash to cover current liabilities for 18 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (71 weeks)

18 weeks - Merlin Entertainments (dungeons) Limited

71 weeks - Industry AVG

debtlevel

Debt Level

it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 36%, this is a similar level of debt than the average (38.2%)

36% - Merlin Entertainments (dungeons) Limited

38.2% - Industry AVG

MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS (DUNGEONS) LIMITED financials

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Merlin Entertainments (Dungeons) Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £23 million and the company has net assets of £101.9 million. According to their latest financial statements, Merlin Entertainments (Dungeons) Limited has 182 employees and maintains cash reserves of £17.2 million as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies HousePomanda Estimates

Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021Dec 2020Dec 2019Dec 2018Dec 2017Dec 2016Dec 2015Dec 2014Dec 2013Dec 2012Dec 2011Dec 2010Dec 2009
Turnover22,993,00022,697,00012,404,0007,676,00021,428,00019,939,00020,291,00020,807,00019,522,00019,008,00017,619,00014,268,00012,963,00012,291,00012,316,000
Other Income Or Grants
Cost Of Sales2,493,0001,929,0001,072,000714,0002,314,0001,954,0001,630,0001,626,0001,607,0001,531,0001,217,0001,143,0001,138,0001,134,0001,088,000
Gross Profit20,500,00020,768,00011,332,0006,962,00019,114,00017,985,00018,661,00019,181,00017,915,00017,477,00016,402,00013,125,00011,825,00011,157,00011,228,000
Admin Expenses11,113,00010,795,0007,472,0006,609,0009,660,00010,405,0009,008,0008,855,0009,501,0008,181,00011,017,0009,256,0007,048,0007,015,0006,551,000
Operating Profit9,387,0009,973,0003,860,000353,0009,454,0007,580,0009,653,00010,326,0008,414,0009,296,0005,385,0003,869,0004,777,0004,142,0004,677,000
Interest Payable527,000522,000477,000489,000501,00038,00030,00052,00048,00052,00017,0009,00043,00050,000179,000
Interest Receivable8,891,0004,243,0003,179,0003,457,0002,472,0001,676,0001,447,000108,00035,00032,00030,000
Pre-Tax Profit17,751,00013,694,0006,562,0003,321,00011,425,0009,218,00011,070,00010,274,0008,366,0009,244,0005,368,0003,968,0004,769,0004,124,0004,528,000
Tax-4,197,000-2,730,000-955,000-265,000-2,106,000-1,810,000-2,210,000-1,628,000-1,667,000-3,989,000927,000-1,771,000-1,641,000-1,587,000-2,544,000
Profit After Tax13,554,00010,964,0005,607,0003,056,0009,319,0007,408,0008,860,0008,646,0006,699,0005,255,0006,295,0002,197,0003,128,0002,537,0001,984,000
Dividends Paid
Retained Profit13,554,00010,964,0005,607,0003,056,0009,319,0007,408,0008,860,0008,646,0006,699,0005,255,0006,295,0002,197,0003,128,0002,537,0001,984,000
Employee Costs4,411,0003,752,0002,772,0002,672,0003,570,0003,353,0003,426,0003,422,0003,624,0003,358,0003,496,0002,959,0002,767,0002,672,0002,504,000
Number Of Employees182174153128200204234257244228229183173139127
EBITDA*10,979,00012,236,0006,062,0002,580,00011,640,0009,590,00011,526,00011,947,00010,729,00010,781,0008,308,0006,885,0006,225,0005,461,0006,015,000

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021Dec 2020Dec 2019Dec 2018Dec 2017Dec 2016Dec 2015Dec 2014Dec 2013Dec 2012Dec 2011Dec 2010Dec 2009
Tangible Assets7,492,0008,083,00088,942,00082,225,00080,038,00067,774,00054,523,00054,982,00017,018,00018,764,00017,416,00011,337,0005,554,0005,321,0005,134,000
Intangible Assets9,495,00010,270,0003,532,0003,532,0003,532,0003,532,0003,532,0003,532,0003,532,0003,532,0003,532,0004,233,0004,933,0005,633,0006,334,000
Investments & Other195,000270,00057,00057,00057,00057,00057,00057,000
Debtors (Due After 1 year)113,383,00097,479,00072,694,00064,754,00060,729,00052,657,00037,702,00037,728,000254,000306,000332,000358,000384,000384,000
Total Fixed Assets130,565,000116,102,00091,784,00085,015,00082,969,00071,306,00058,055,00058,514,00020,550,00022,296,00021,311,00015,959,00010,902,00011,395,00011,909,000
Stock & work in progress303,000315,000332,000349,000357,000276,000181,000196,000173,000172,000119,000108,000107,000123,000109,000
Trade Debtors125,000138,00045,00066,000353,000151,000151,000138,000144,000172,000155,000128,00086,000
Group Debtors10,701,0001,743,000315,000279,000283,000307,0001,056,000369,000674,00057,00048,000431,00049,00057,000269,000
Misc Debtors197,000194,000118,000375,000780,000632,000252,000239,00070,000149,0002,624,0002,532,000345,000361,000428,000
Cash17,217,0006,188,0007,900,0003,229,0003,747,0004,942,00012,851,0005,835,00036,081,00030,194,00025,110,00018,802,0007,753,0004,522,0002,081,000
misc current assets
total current assets28,543,0008,578,0008,710,0004,298,0005,520,0006,157,00014,340,0006,790,00037,149,00030,710,00028,045,00022,045,0008,409,0005,191,0002,973,000
total assets159,108,000124,680,000100,494,00089,313,00088,489,00077,463,00072,395,00065,304,00057,699,00053,006,00049,356,00038,004,00019,311,00016,586,00014,882,000
Bank overdraft
Bank loan
Trade Creditors 141,00092,000245,000480,000311,000238,000195,000484,000157,000110,000134,000688,000355,000513,00072,000
Group/Directors Accounts46,796,00025,479,000669,000642,000555,000653,000546,000
other short term finances
hp & lease commitments212,000194,000339,000201,000146,000
other current liabilities1,657,0001,651,00013,770,0006,253,0006,520,0008,630,0008,706,0007,985,0007,155,0007,012,0005,767,0005,974,0003,014,0003,220,0004,557,000
total current liabilities48,806,00027,416,00014,354,0006,934,0006,977,0008,868,0008,901,0008,469,0007,312,0007,122,0006,570,0007,304,0003,924,0004,386,0005,175,000
loans12,596,00012,990,00012,924,0002,0003,000
hp & lease commitments6,492,0006,584,0006,298,0006,493,0006,460,000
Accruals and Deferred Income198,0002,478,0004,765,0007,053,0009,344,00011,652,00013,920,00016,200,00018,487,00012,962,0002,0005,0007,000
other liabilities
provisions1,959,0002,383,0004,622,0003,356,0003,226,0002,744,0002,792,0002,624,0002,520,0002,380,0001,068,000803,000647,000585,000641,000
total long term liabilities8,451,0008,967,0008,807,00010,653,00012,842,0008,427,00010,743,00012,964,00015,180,00017,390,00019,555,00013,765,000649,000590,000648,000
total liabilities57,257,00036,383,00023,161,00017,587,00019,819,00017,295,00019,644,00021,433,00022,492,00024,512,00026,125,00021,069,0004,573,0004,976,0005,823,000
net assets101,851,00088,297,00077,333,00071,726,00068,670,00060,168,00052,751,00043,871,00035,207,00028,494,00023,231,00016,935,00014,738,00011,610,0009,059,000
total shareholders funds101,851,00088,297,00077,333,00071,726,00068,670,00060,168,00052,751,00043,871,00035,207,00028,494,00023,231,00016,935,00014,738,00011,610,0009,059,000
Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021Dec 2020Dec 2019Dec 2018Dec 2017Dec 2016Dec 2015Dec 2014Dec 2013Dec 2012Dec 2011Dec 2010Dec 2009
Operating Activities
Operating Profit9,387,0009,973,0003,860,000353,0009,454,0007,580,0009,653,00010,326,0008,414,0009,296,0005,385,0003,869,0004,777,0004,142,0004,677,000
Depreciation1,592,0002,263,0002,202,0002,227,0002,186,0002,010,0001,873,0001,621,0002,315,0001,485,0002,222,0002,316,000748,000618,000637,000
Amortisation701,000700,000700,000701,000701,000
Tax-4,197,000-2,730,000-955,000-265,000-2,106,000-1,810,000-2,210,000-1,628,000-1,667,000-3,989,000927,000-1,771,000-1,641,000-1,587,000-2,544,000
Stock-12,000-17,000-17,000-8,00081,00095,000-15,00023,0001,00053,00011,0001,000-16,00014,000109,000
Debtors24,852,00026,382,0007,698,0003,329,0008,549,00014,586,000523,00037,338,000805,000-2,778,000-345,0002,560,000-23,000-237,0001,167,000
Creditors49,000-153,000-235,000169,00073,00043,000-289,000327,00047,000-24,000-554,000333,000-158,000441,00072,000
Accruals and Deferred Income6,000-12,317,0005,237,000-2,554,000-4,398,000-2,367,000-1,587,000-1,438,000-2,137,000-1,042,0005,318,00015,920,000-209,000-1,339,0004,564,000
Deferred Taxes & Provisions-424,000-2,239,0001,266,000130,000482,000-48,000168,000104,000140,0001,312,000265,000156,00062,000-56,000641,000
Cash flow from operations-18,427,000-31,568,0003,694,000-3,261,000-2,939,000-9,273,0007,100,000-28,049,0006,306,0009,763,00014,598,00018,962,0004,318,0003,143,0007,472,000
Investing Activities
capital expenditure-226,00071,858,000-8,919,000-4,414,000-14,450,000-15,261,000-1,414,000-39,585,000-569,000-2,833,000-8,301,000-8,099,000-981,000-805,000-12,806,000
Change in Investments-75,000270,000-57,00057,000
cash flow from investments-151,00071,588,000-8,919,000-4,414,000-14,450,000-15,261,000-1,414,000-39,585,000-512,000-2,833,000-8,301,000-8,099,000-981,000-805,000-12,863,000
Financing Activities
Bank loans
Group/Directors Accounts21,317,00025,479,000-669,00027,00087,000-98,000107,000546,000
Other Short Term Loans
Long term loans-12,596,000-394,00066,00012,922,000-1,0003,000
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments-74,000141,000-57,00088,0006,606,000
other long term liabilities
share issue-817,0009,00020,00018,00014,0008,0001,00014,0007,075,000
interest8,364,0003,721,0002,702,0002,968,0001,971,0001,638,0001,417,000-52,000-48,000-52,000-17,00099,000-8,000-18,000-149,000
cash flow from financing29,607,00016,745,0002,251,0003,122,00020,682,0001,646,0001,440,000-34,000-34,000-713,00011,000186,000-106,000103,0007,472,000
cash and cash equivalents
cash11,029,000-1,712,0004,671,000-518,000-1,195,000-7,909,0007,016,000-30,246,0005,887,0005,084,0006,308,00011,049,0003,231,0002,441,0002,081,000
overdraft
change in cash11,029,000-1,712,0004,671,000-518,000-1,195,000-7,909,0007,016,000-30,246,0005,887,0005,084,0006,308,00011,049,0003,231,0002,441,0002,081,000

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Merlin Entertainments (dungeons) Limited Competitor Analysis

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MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS (DUNGEONS) LIMITED group structure

Merlin Entertainments (Dungeons) Limited has no subsidiary companies.

Ultimate parent company

2 parents

MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS (DUNGEONS) LIMITED

03671067

MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS (DUNGEONS) LIMITED Shareholders

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merlin entertainments (dungeons) limited directors

Merlin Entertainments (Dungeons) Limited currently has 4 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Matthew Jowett (Feb 2016) and Mr Martin Luffman (Oct 2023).

officercountryagestartendrole
Mr Matthew Jowett57 years Feb 2016- Director
Mr Martin LuffmanEngland44 years Oct 2023- Director
Mr Sundeep JouhalEngland45 years Oct 2023- Director
Ms Amy BaileyEngland38 years Jan 2025- Director

P&L

December 2023

turnover

23m

+1%

operating profit

9.4m

-6%

gross margin

89.2%

-2.56%

turnover

Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.

Balance Sheet

December 2023

net assets

101.9m

+0.15%

total assets

159.1m

+0.28%

cash

17.2m

+1.78%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

merlin entertainments (dungeons) limited company details

company number

03671067

Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

93290 - Other amusement and recreation activities

incorporation date

November 1998

age

27

incorporated

UK

ultimate parent company

accounts

Audit Exemption Subsidiary

last accounts submitted

December 2023

previous names

law 1008 limited (January 1999)

accountant

-

auditor

-

address

arbor building, 16th floor, 255 blackfriars road, london, SE1 9AX

Bank

-

Legal Advisor

-

merlin entertainments (dungeons) limited Charges & Mortgages

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