Blackrock Group Limited

Active00951043 Private limited company
Incorporated
28 March 1969 (57 years)
Previously known as
Merrill Lynch Investment Managers Group Limited (until 2 October 2006)
Mercury Asset Management Group Ltd (until 29 September 2000)
Mercury Asset Management PLC (until 3 August 1987)
Earlier: Mercury Warburg Investment Management Ltd, Warburg Investment Management Limited
Industry
Activities of financial services holding companies (64205)
Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (64999)
Owned by
Blackrock Inc.
Accounts type
Full
Region
Greater London
Address
12 Throgmorton Avenue
London
EC2N 2DL

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
26 December 2026
Last conf. stmt
12 December 2025

Officers 9 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 1 September 2025
British
Born September 1966 (60)
Director · Appointed 2 August 2024
British
Born October 1966 (60)
Director · Appointed 16 May 2024
British
Born September 1965 (61)
Director · Appointed 12 July 2022
British
Born September 1978 (48)
Director · Appointed 21 July 2021
British
Born April 1961 (65)
Director · Appointed 21 July 2021
French
Born January 1965 (61)
Corporate Secretary · Appointed 22 January 2016
Director · Appointed 9 September 2014
British
Born November 1954
Director · Appointed 3 April 2014
British
Born May 1974 (52)
Officer history (66 former)
4 December 2025
Resigned Charrington, Nicholas James as Director
1 September 2025
Appointed Prideaux, Charles Christopher as Director
2 August 2024
Appointed Weerasekera, Ruwan Upendra as Director
20 May 2024
Resigned Cohen, Stephen Harold as Director
16 May 2024
Appointed Lord, Rachel as Director
5 April 2024
Resigned Clausen, Christian as Director
20 July 2022
Resigned Fishwick, James Edward as Director
12 July 2022
Appointed Anderson, Justine Clair as Director
6 July 2022
Resigned Mullin Outhwaite, Stacey as Director
21 July 2021
Appointed Duncan, Matthieu Benoit as Director
21 July 2021
Appointed Clarke, Deborah as Director
15 April 2021
Resigned Lord, Rachel as Director
15 April 2021
Appointed Cohen, Stephen Harold as Director
11 December 2020
Resigned Thomson, Colin Roy as Director
18 September 2019
Resigned Damm, Rudolph Andrew as Director
20 March 2019
Resigned Olson, Patrick Michael as Director
5 September 2018
Appointed Clausen, Christian as Director
28 March 2018
Resigned Clausen, Christian as Director
27 March 2018
Appointed Mullin Outhwaite, Stacey as Director
12 December 2017
Resigned Webb, Richard Michael as Director
23 November 2017
Appointed Clausen, Christian as Director
27 September 2017
Appointed Lord, Rachel as Director
27 September 2017
Resigned Blumer, David Jakob as Director
31 May 2017
Resigned Hall, Nicholas Charles Dalton as Director
16 November 2016
Appointed Damm, Rudolph Andrew as Director
22 January 2016
16 December 2015
Resigned Caban, Agnieszka as Secretary
3 June 2015
Appointed Olson, Patrick Michael as Director
28 May 2015
Resigned Ironmonger, Kevin Robert as Director
15 April 2015
Resigned Taylor, Janet as Secretary
9 September 2014
Appointed Young, Margaret Anne as Director
15 May 2014
Resigned Craig, Gregor Alexander as Secretary
15 May 2014
Appointed Taylor, Janet as Secretary
3 April 2014
Appointed De Freitas, Eleanor Judith as Director
25 March 2014
Resigned Prideaux, Charles Christopher as Director
25 March 2014
Resigned Sklar, Brenda Sue as Director
25 March 2014
Resigned Webb, Timothy David as Director
25 March 2014
Resigned Desmarais, James Fenelon as Director
25 March 2014
Resigned Naylor, Mark Jeremy Melville as Director
12 March 2014
Resigned Price, Quintin Rupert Salter as Director
5 March 2014
Appointed Blumer, David Jakob as Director
30 January 2014
Appointed Ironmonger, Kevin Robert as Director
10 October 2013
Resigned Linhares, Joseph Mark as Director
10 October 2013
Resigned Tooze, Roger Clark as Director
1 March 2013
Resigned Hart, Edward Francis as Director
30 November 2012
Resigned Thiel, Scott Franklin as Director
22 November 2012
Appointed Craig, Gregor Alexander as Secretary
22 November 2012
Appointed Caban, Agnieszka as Secretary
20 November 2012
Resigned Dyke, Adrian Brettell as Secretary
20 September 2012
Appointed Sklar, Brenda Sue as Director
19 July 2012
Appointed Webb, Timothy David as Director
27 April 2012
Resigned Slendebroek, Maarten Frederik as Director
17 April 2012
Appointed Naylor, Mark Jeremy Melville as Director
25 August 2011
Appointed Fishwick, James Edward as Director
24 May 2011
Resigned Kushel, John Richard as Director
21 April 2011
Appointed Hall, Nicholas Charles Dalton as Director
21 April 2011
Appointed Webb, Richard Michael as Director
21 April 2011
Appointed Prideaux, Charles Christopher as Director
21 April 2011
Appointed Linhares, Joseph Mark as Director
21 April 2011
Appointed Hart, Edward Francis as Director
21 April 2011
Appointed Thiel, Scott Franklin as Director
21 April 2011
Appointed Slendebroek, Maarten Frederik as Director
23 September 2010
Appointed Thomson, Colin Roy as Director
23 September 2010
Appointed Charrington, Nicholas James as Director
29 May 2009
Resigned Hall, Nicholas Charles Dalton as Director
29 May 2009
Resigned Hall, Nicholas Charles Dalton as Secretary
9 May 2009
Appointed Desmarais, James Fenelon as Director
19 March 2009
29 January 2009
Appointed Kushel, John Richard as Director
16 June 2008
Appointed Tooze, Roger Clark as Director
7 March 2008
Resigned Shircliff, Katherine Marianne as Director
19 September 2007
Resigned Stratford, James Trewin as Director
18 September 2007
Appointed Price, Quintin Rupert Salter as Director
18 September 2007
17 September 2007
Resigned Jones, Nicola Tracey as Director
23 July 2007
Resigned Rimmer, Christopher John as Director
19 December 2006
Appointed Dyke, Adrian Brettell as Secretary
29 September 2006
Appointed Hall, Nicholas Charles Dalton as Secretary
29 September 2006
Resigned Merrill Lynch Corporate Services Limited as Corporate Secretary
19 July 2006
Appointed Rimmer, Christopher John as Director
19 July 2006
Appointed Shircliff, Katherine Marianne as Director
15 January 2004
Resigned Farquharson, Charles Bowen as Director
1 December 2003
Resigned Searle, Debra Anne as Secretary
1 December 2003
Resigned Lewis, Bernadette as Secretary
1 December 2003
Resigned Raivadera, Dipa as Secretary
28 November 2003
Appointed Merrill Lynch Corporate Services Limited as Corporate Secretary
3 July 2003
Appointed Hall, Nicholas Charles Dalton as Director
3 July 2003
Appointed Farquharson, Charles Bowen as Director
2 July 2003
Resigned Barby, Ian Christopher Simon as Director
6 May 2003
Resigned Lewis, Bernadette as Secretary
6 May 2003
Appointed Raivadera, Dipa as Secretary
6 May 2003
Appointed Lewis, Bernadette as Secretary
7 October 2002
Resigned Baxter, Stuart John as Director
23 August 2000
Appointed Lewis, Bernadette as Secretary
14 October 1999
Resigned Parsloe, John as Director
10 June 1999
Appointed Jones, Nicola Tracey as Director
28 January 1999
Appointed Searle, Debra Anne as Secretary
28 January 1999
Resigned Perkins, Helen Margaret as Secretary
18 May 1998
Appointed Stratford, James Trewin as Director
18 May 1998
Appointed Barby, Ian Christopher Simon as Director
18 May 1998
Appointed Perkins, Helen Margaret as Secretary
18 May 1998
Appointed Parsloe, John as Director
18 May 1998
Appointed Baxter, Stuart John as Director
18 May 1998
Resigned Stormonth Darling, Peter as Director
18 May 1998
18 May 1998
Resigned Foulds, Hugh Jon as Director
18 May 1998
Resigned Bosonnet, Paul Graham as Director
18 May 1998
Resigned Farquharson, Charles Bowen as Secretary
26 January 1998
Resigned Dalton, Andrew Searle as Director
26 January 1998
Resigned Zimmerman, Stephen Anthony as Director
26 January 1998
Resigned Jackson, Charles Vivian as Director
26 January 1998
Resigned Causer, David John as Director
26 January 1998
Resigned Stevenson, Hugh Alexander as Director
26 January 1998
Resigned Rosier, Frederick David Stewart as Director
26 January 1998
Resigned Hurst Brown, Christopher Nigel as Director
26 January 1998
Resigned Galley, Carol as Director
25 June 1997
26 June 1996
Resigned Urquhart, Peter William as Director
26 June 1996
Resigned Shepperd, Alfred Joseph, Sir as Director
25 March 1996
Appointed Stancliffe, John Charles Grayson as Director
30 May 1995
Appointed Causer, David John as Director
8 November 1994
Resigned Levy, Leon as Director
20 August 1993
Resigned Michaelson, Robert Paul Brandon as Director
10 May 1993
Appointed Jackson, Charles Vivian as Director
10 May 1993
Appointed Urquhart, Peter William as Director
13 October 1992
Resigned Licht, Leonard Samuel as Director

Ownership 2 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Blackrock Inc.
Corporate entity · Notified 1 October 2024
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Corporation
Reg. no. 2886049
Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 50–75% of shares
Right to appoint and remove directors
Limited By Shares
Reg. no. 05853856
Former controllers (1)
1 October 2024
Ceased Blackrock Finance, Inc. — Owns 25–50% of shares

Group structure 22 shown

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Blackrock Group Limited This company Owns 50–75% of shares
Blackrock Advisors (UK) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Blackrock Crane Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Kreos Capital Management (UK) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Blackrock Finance Europe Limited In liquidationOwns 75–100% of shares
Blackrock Asset Management Investor Services Limited In liquidationOwns 75–100% of shares
Blackrock Asset Management UK Limited In liquidationOwns 75–100% of shares
Blackrock International Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Blackrock Life Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Blackrock Pensions Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Blackrock Fund Managers Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Blackrock UK Holdco Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Blackrock (Channel Islands) Limited Owns more than 25% of shares
Brshut Opco Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Saffron House Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares
Grosvenor Alternate Partner Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Grosvenor Ventures Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Kreos Capital Viii (UK) Ltd Has significant influence or control (as a firm)

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