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
Scott O'Neil (CEO)
Revenue£1,688 million (2018)[2]
£327 million (2018)[2]
£230 million (2018)[2]
Owners
Number of employees
30,000 (2024)
Websitemerlinentertainments.biz

Merlin Entertainments Limited is a British entertainment company based at Poole in Dorset, England, which operates a number of theme parks and other tourist attractions. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange until November 2019, when it was acquired by a consortium that includes Kirkbi A/S (the investment arm of the Kristiansen family, which controls The Lego Group).

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

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