---
title: "MERLIN BUSINESS SOFTWARE LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ed4b45dc-388b-57f6-bb10-cef6cead434a
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/ed4b45dc-388b-57f6-bb10-cef6cead434a
identifier: oo:GB-COH-01274874
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# MERLIN BUSINESS SOFTWARE LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-01274874`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ed4b45dc-388b-57f6-bb10-cef6cead434a  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/ed4b45dc-388b-57f6-bb10-cef6cead434a  

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **APTEAN LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/359ed35f-8823-5a60-a0fa-7df8408f4e3a
- **CROMWELL GROUP (HOLDINGS) LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/7e7dd4ce-ed7b-5640-baf3-05d2fcc57fc5
- **CROMWELL GROUP (HOLDINGS) LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/7e7dd4ce-ed7b-5640-baf3-05d2fcc57fc5
- **Ashlink Software Limited** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/7f201b3e-b0e8-4796-98c6-354bb95310a3
- **APTEAN LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/359ed35f-8823-5a60-a0fa-7df8408f4e3a

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

A **29-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:** `01274874`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 1976-08-26
- **Registered office:** Lincoln House, Wellington Crescent, Fradley Park, Lichfield, WS13 8RZ, United Kingdom
- **SIC:** 62012

### Officers

- MARRISON, Nicola — director · British · appointed 2022-10-21
- STEIN, Hellen Maria — director · British · appointed 2022-10-21
- BAXTER, Judith Mary — secretary · British · appointed 1999-12-06 · resigned 2006-11-16
- CRAWFORD, George Geoffrey — secretary · British · appointed 1994-11-30 · resigned 1999-12-06
- PARKER, Simon Charles — secretary · British · appointed 2006-11-16 · resigned 2019-04-01
- WHEELDON, Michael John — secretary · British · resigned 1994-11-30
- [CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY (UK) LIMITED](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/021e877c-e138-5298-a3fa-79e3c7840952) — corporate secretary · appointed 2019-04-01 · resigned 2022-10-21
- BAXTER, Clive — director · British · resigned 2007-01-03
- BAXTER, Judith — director · British · appointed 2012-05-01 · resigned 2013-10-30
- CLARKE, Justin Neil — director · British · appointed 2020-07-03 · resigned 2021-12-31
- COGGON, Denis — director · British · resigned 1993-07-21
- DRAA III, Horace Vincent, Mr. — director · American · appointed 2017-08-01 · resigned 2020-07-02
- FOWLER, Steven David — director · British · appointed 2009-01-02 · resigned 2013-10-30
- JONES, Ashley David — director · British · appointed 2006-11-16 · resigned 2013-10-30
- JOWSEY, Neil Lawrence, Mr. — director · British · appointed 2018-09-07 · resigned 2022-10-21
- KERINS, Michael — director · British · appointed 2013-10-30 · resigned 2017-10-02
- MALLENDER, Clive Michael — director · British · appointed 2006-11-16 · resigned 2022-10-21
- MORTIBOYS, Gary — director · British · appointed 2013-10-30 · resigned 2016-09-12
- PARKER, Simon Charles — director · British · appointed 2006-11-16 · resigned 2021-02-28
- RAWLINSON II, David Lee — director · American · appointed 2016-03-01 · resigned 2016-12-31

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [Aptean Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/359ed35f-8823-5a60-a0fa-7df8408f4e3a) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · England — since 2022-10-22
- [Cromwell Group (Holdings) Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/7e7dd4ce-ed7b-5640-baf3-05d2fcc57fc5) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United Kingdom — ceased 2022-10-21
- [Ashlink Software Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/7f201b3e-b0e8-4796-98c6-354bb95310a3) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United Kingdom — ceased 2019-07-26

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01274874
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01274874

## Get the full, resolved dossier (agent-callable)

The above is the free teaser. The resolved **multi-hop UBO chain**, ownership **%**, full **financial history**, itemised **assets** and the hop-by-hop **exposure path** are the paid depth — callable as tools from your agent:

```bash
npx -y @whiteintel/mcp-server   # then: get_dossier · trace_ownership_path · check_offshore_exposure
```

Or unlock a one-off cited dossier for **MERLIN BUSINESS SOFTWARE LIMITED** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ed4b45dc-388b-57f6-bb10-cef6cead434a · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **MERLIN BUSINESS SOFTWARE LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ed4b45dc-388b-57f6-bb10-cef6cead434a · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/ed4b45dc-388b-57f6-bb10-cef6cead434a._

_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"._