Merlin Entertainments

Merlin Entertainments Limited
FormerlyMerlin Entertainments Group Ltd. (1998–2013)
Merlin Entertainments PLC (2013–2019)
Company typePrivate[1]
IndustryEntertainment
Founded14 December 1998 (1998-12-14)
Headquarters,
England
Key people
Fiona Eastwood (CEO)
Revenue£1,688 million (2018)[2]
£327 million (2018)[2]
£230 million (2018)[2]
OwnersMotion JVCO Ltd
Number of employees
30,000 (2024)
Websitemerlinentertainments.biz

Merlin Entertainments Limited is a global entertainment company based in London, England, which operates a number of theme park resorts and other visitor attractions. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange until November 2019. It was then privately acquired by the consortium Motion JVCO Ltd, which includes Kirkbi (the investment arm of the Kristiansen family that also controls the Lego Group and BrainPop).

  1. ^ "Merlin Entertainments Limited". Companies House. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Preliminary Results 2018". Merlin Entertainments. Retrieved 18 March 2019.