---
title: "THE RIX MERLIN TANKSHIP LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/cb7b3c50-1582-5e88-aa0c-808ea342e1bf
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/cb7b3c50-1582-5e88-aa0c-808ea342e1bf
identifier: oo:GB-COH-05541773
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# THE RIX MERLIN TANKSHIP LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-05541773`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/cb7b3c50-1582-5e88-aa0c-808ea342e1bf  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/cb7b3c50-1582-5e88-aa0c-808ea342e1bf  

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **J.R. RIX & SONS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/681ec4b6-1b69-5249-9487-cf1694634d1f
- **J R Rix & Sons Ltd** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/0b8bb09b-37cb-4bf4-94d5-9f2cf700dcc1

### UBO chain (walk to the ultimate owner)

A **6-step** ownership/control chain to the ultimate beneficial owner is resolved for this entity. The full cited chain unlocks with a paid API key or a one-off dossier — https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

## Company profile (live · UK Companies House)

- **Company number:** `05541773`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 2005-08-19
- **Registered office:** 2 Humber Quays, Wellington Street West, Hull, HU1 2BN, England
- **SIC:** 50200

### Officers

- CLARKE, Rory Michael Andrew — director · British · appointed 2006-01-01
- DOYLE, James Ian — director · British · appointed 2017-09-01
- FRY, Michael Paul — director · British · appointed 2025-04-10
- LAMBERT, Duncan John — director · British · appointed 2017-09-01
- RIX, Harry James — director · British · appointed 2021-07-07
- RIX, Sally Joanna — director · British · appointed 2026-02-19
- RIX, Timothy John — director · British · appointed 2005-08-24
- WILDE, Robert Edward — director · British · appointed 2020-11-04
- WILSON, David Ernest — secretary · British · appointed 2005-08-24 · resigned 2008-04-07
- LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED — corporate nominee secretary · appointed 2005-08-19 · resigned 2005-08-19
- EVANS, David Charles — director · British · appointed 2008-04-01 · resigned 2021-04-30
- RIX, John Robert — director · British · appointed 2005-12-31 · resigned 2017-08-03
- RIX, Sally Joanna — director · British · appointed 2005-12-31 · resigned 2026-02-19
- WILSON, David Ernest — director · British · appointed 2005-08-24 · resigned 2008-04-07
- LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED — corporate nominee director · appointed 2005-08-19 · resigned 2005-08-19

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [J R Rix & Sons Ltd](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/0b8bb09b-37cb-4bf4-94d5-9f2cf700dcc1) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · England — since 2016-04-06

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05541773
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05541773

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **THE RIX MERLIN TANKSHIP LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/cb7b3c50-1582-5e88-aa0c-808ea342e1bf · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/cb7b3c50-1582-5e88-aa0c-808ea342e1bf._

_Risk levels are heuristic investigative leads, not legal determinations of beneficial ownership. Every claim carries a source; an absent edge means "not yet observed in current sources", not "does not exist"._