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Merit Group Ltd
Company Name:Merit Group Ltd Minimum fundraise:£0.00* High Share Price Bid:£0.00
Business Sector:Technology Total Funds Bid to Date:- Low Share Price Bid:£0.00
Auction period:28 Apr 2025 - 25 Jul 2025 Indicative Share Price:0.00 Average Share Price Bid:£0.00**
Company Details Below
*The company will accept oversubscription.
**In the event of significant oversubscription, shares will be allocated to bids at the average price and above.
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Merit Group Ltd

The next auction will close on 25th July 2025 at 2pm, an order book will appear here as and when buy/sell orders are received.

In the auction which closed on 25th April 2025, no shares traded.

Further details on how to participate can be found by in the "Auction instructions" section below.

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Company info

Merit Group Limited is a B2B Data and Intelligence business. We use technology-led data capture and analysis techniques to provide our customers with high quality data.

The group encompasses Dods Group Limited and Merit Data & Technology Limited.

Dods Group specialises in content and data within policy, public affairs and politics. The business is focused on the gathering and analysis of political data in the UK and Europe. Dods is a leading provider of intelligence and data in its market.

Merit Data & Technology is a technology enabled business that gathers, organises and enriches the data that informs some of the world’s leading b2b intelligence brands. The business also researches prospect and customer data to make it rich, compliant and relevant for defined target audiences. It provides cost efficient technology solutions and skilled technology resources for clients.

www.meritgroupplc.com

Auction Details

The Ordinary Shares of Merit Group were admitted to trading on Asset Match on 9 April 2025 at a price of 20 pence per share (being the last traded price on AIM). 

Auctions are to be held quarterly and close at 2pm on the last Friday of each month (unless stated otherwise).

The tick size for this company is 0.5 pence per share.

Participants can send orders via their existing broker or directly to shareDeal active. Further details can be found by clicking on the "Auction instructions" section below.

Auction instructions

To buy and sell shares in this company via Asset Match Private Market, you will need to use a stockbroker.

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If you are a UK resident, our main broker and settlement agent for all CREST eligible companies on the AM Private Market is shareDeal active.

shareDeal active provide a competitively priced service for both certified and non-certified transactions. You can open an account online or by post using the form provided.

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Key People

Mark Smith Non-Executive Chairman

Mark Smith is an experienced Director and Chairman, and a qualified Chartered Accountant. Mark served as Chief Operating Officer and CFO of Chime Communications plc from 1994 to 2017. He is currently Non-Executive Chairman of Holiday Extras, a major travel and leisure business which is privately owned and Non-Executive Chairman of TPX Impact plc, an AIM listed company delivering digital transformation projects for clients mostly in the Public Sector. He joined the Merit Group Board on 29th November 2017 and was appointed Chairman on 26th November 2020.
   

Angela Entwistle Non-Executive Director

Angela Entwistle was appointed a Non-Executive Director of the Company in November 2017. Angela is a Corporate Communications Specialist working with companies in the private sector. She is Chair of Total Politics, a media, events and training company focused on politics, government and public policy which also owns Biteback Publishing Limited, Britain’s leading publisher of political and current affairs titles and Conservative Home, Britain’s leading independent conservative news, comment, analysis and campaigns blog. She is a Non-Executive Director of Carlisle Support Services, one of the leading suppliers of value-added solutions across the public and private sectors in the UK and Ireland, and was a Non-executive Director of Impellam Group plc, the largest staffing business in the UK and 8th largest MSP worldwide. Angela was also Corporate Communications Director of ADT Limited, an international business services company and the world’s leader in electronic security solutions, from 1986 to 1997. Angela is significantly involved in a number of charities including acting as Trustee and Deputy Chair of Crimestoppers, the only UK charity dedicated to solving crimes, and Trustee of Prospect Education (Technology) Trust Limited, the umbrella charity of the Ashcroft Technology Academy.
   

Dame Diane Lees DBE Non-Executive Director

Most recently, Diane Lees was Director-General of Imperial War Museums from October 2008 to March 2023. She now runs a charity advisory company. Diane Lees began her career as an historic buildings researcher and then moved into exhibitions, education and interpretation. She has worked on some of the most challenging and exciting projects in the country, including the rescue and relocation of a hat block manufacturer’s workshop in central Manchester, the recovery and display of the Mary Rose flagship in Portsmouth Harbour and the redisplay of the Nelson Galleries at the Royal Naval Museum. She project-managed the creation of the UK standard for the recording of information about museum collections (SPECTRUM) and was responsible for the creation of the only museum of law in the country, the multi-award-winning Galleries of Justice in Nottingham. Since April 2018 she has been Pro-Chancellor and Chair of the University of Lincoln’s Board of Governors. She is a member of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths and a Freeman of the City of London. She is also an Ambassador for the Halo Trust. She remains Emeritus Vice President for the American Air Museum in Britain and a member of the expert panel for the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust. Diane Lees was awarded a CBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list in January 2015 and a DBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list in January 2022 for services to museums. She was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters degree by the University of Reading in July 2015 and an Honorary Doctor of Arts degree by Nottingham Trent University in June 2017.
   

Tim Briant Non-Executive Director

Tim Briant joined the Board on 26th February 2024 as a Non-Executive Director and member of the Audit Committee. Tim is a Chartered Accountant and currently holds the position of Chief Financial Officer of HeadFirst Group BV a workplace solutions group Tim joined in March 2024 following its acquisition of Impellam Group plc, an AIM listed company in which he served as CFO since October 2019. Tim has held a number of senior finance positions in public companies since his time with KPMG where he worked within the audit and transaction services practices. Having completed a number of public and private transactions, Tim brings further M&A experience to the Board.
   

Philip Machray Chief Executive Officer & Chief Financial Officer

Phil joined Merit Group, as CFO, on 18th October 2021 and was formally appointed to the Board on 17th November 2021. Phil was appointed CEO on 26 January 2024 a position he combines with the CFO responsibilities. Phil is a Chartered Accountant with over 25 years’ experience in the media sector as an advisor, Board member and Executive. Most recently Phil worked for 16 years to July 2020 at Reach plc (formerly Trinity Mirror plc) where he held roles including Director of Corporate Development, Chief Operating Officer of Regionals, and Managing Director of Specialist Digital. Phil began his career at Deloitte LLP and was a Director within Deloitte’s Technology, Media & Telecoms practice. Phil is currently a Non-Executive Director and Remuneration Committee Chair for System1 Group plc and a Non-Executive Director of Digitalbox plc where he serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee.