Merit Group
Type | public limited company |
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AIM: MRIT | |
Industry | publishing |
Founded | 1832 |
Headquarters | The Shard, London SE1 |
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Key people | |
Revenue | ![]() |
Number of employees | 201–500[citation needed] |
Website | dodsgroup |
Merit Group plc is a British company active in the publication of periodicals and journals for businesses and consumers.[2] It was formerly known as Huveaux plc (from 2001 to 2010) and then as Dods Group (2010–2021).[2]
It is a public limited company registered in England under company number 04267888.[2] Its ordinary shares are listed on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange.[3]
Directors include Mark Smith, Angela Entwistle, Diane Lees, Richard Boon, Vijay Vaghela, Simon Bullock, Munira Ibrahim and Cornelius Conlon.[1]
Dods Parliamentary Communications Ltd[]
A subsidiary, Dods Parliamentary Communications Ltd, publishes The House Magazine, a fortnightly publication for peers and MPs in Westminster; the annual Dod's Parliamentary Companion; and The Parliament Magazine, aimed at Members of the European Parliament.[citation needed] Publication of Dods Parliamentary Companion began in 1832.[4]
The company acquired the PoliticsHome website from Lord Ashcroft in 2011,[5] and in 2012 bought Biteback Media Ltd, publisher of Total Politics, for £795,000 in cash, and Holyrood Communications, publisher of Holyrood, for £416,806 cash plus a further £250,000 if profit targets are met.[6]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Merit Group plc: Company number 04267888: Officers. Companies House. Accessed June 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Merit Group plc: Company number 04267888. Companies House. Accessed June 2021.
- ^ Merit Group plc. London Stock Exchange. Accessed June 2021.
- ^ Michael Stenton (editor). (1976). Who's who of British Members of Parliament: a biographical dictionary of the House of Commons based on annual volumes of 'Dod's Parliamentary Companion' and other sources, volume 1: 1832-1885. Hassocks: Harvester Press. ISBN 9780855272197.
- ^ "Ashcroft cashes in on PoliticsHome". Media Week. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ "Dods buys Biteback Media, Holyrood Comms for total £1.46m". Business Desk. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
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- Companies based in the City of Westminster
- Magazine publishing companies of the United Kingdom
- Companies listed on the Alternative Investment Market
- 2001 initial public offerings