Merchants' Place Ltd

Active05262556 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
18 October 2004 (22 years)
Previously known as
Cromer Past Present Future Ltd. (until 12 March 2014)
Industry
Other information service activities n.e.c. (63990)
Letting and operating of conference and exhibition centres (68202)
Other education n.e.c. (85590)
Directors
Neil David Michael Lawson
Ian Hubbard
Accounts type
Total exemption full
Region
East of England
Address
Merchants' Place
16 Church Street
Cromer
NR27 9ES

Filing status

Accounts due
31 July 2027
Last accounts
31 October 2025
Conf. stmt due
4 November 2027
Last conf. stmt
21 October 2026

Officers 5 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Lawson, Neil David Michael
Director · Appointed 22 June 2026
British
Born September 1964 (62)
Director · Appointed 22 June 2026
British
Born March 1968 (58)
Hubbard, Ian
Director · Appointed 21 October 2021
British
Born March 1975 (51)
Mears, Susan Lindsay
Director · Appointed 13 April 2015
British
Born January 1957 (69)
Morgan, John Patrick
Director · Appointed 22 April 2013
British
Born February 1964 (62)
Officer history (20 former)
22 June 2026
Appointed Wood, Jonathan Paul as Director
22 June 2026
Resigned Baggaley, Barbara as Director
22 June 2026
Appointed Lawson, Neil David Michael as Director
5 June 2025
Resigned Cox, Hilary as Director
2 June 2025
Appointed Baggaley, Barbara as Director
26 March 2025
Resigned Hines, Icarus Julian Stanley as Director
14 October 2024
Resigned Leversedge, Geoff as Director
21 October 2021
Appointed Hubbard, Ian as Director
16 August 2020
Resigned Search, Philip as Director
21 February 2018
Appointed Search, Philip as Director
14 June 2017
Appointed Leversedge, Geoff as Director
3 April 2017
Resigned Tompkins, Nigel Allard as Director
11 June 2015
Appointed Hines, Icarus Julian Stanley as Director
13 April 2015
Appointed Mears, Susan Lindsay as Director
7 October 2014
Resigned Doughty, Ian Stormont as Director
31 December 2013
Resigned Allen, Juliet as Director
22 April 2013
Resigned Sansby, John Turner as Director
22 April 2013
Appointed Cox, Hilary as Director
22 April 2013
Appointed Morgan, John Patrick as Director
22 April 2013
Appointed Allen, Juliet as Director
22 April 2013
Appointed Doughty, Ian Stormont as Director
22 April 2013
Resigned Lennox, Vivienne Catherine, Dr as Director
22 October 2012
Resigned Khalil, Tracey Jane as Director
22 October 2012
Resigned Stibbons, Peter John Randall as Director
19 June 2012
Resigned Plewman, Catherine Wendy as Secretary
19 June 2012
Resigned Johnson, Keith Edward as Director
19 June 2012
Resigned Shipp, Anthony Stuart as Director
14 May 2012
Resigned Nash, Anthony John as Director
8 August 2011
Appointed Johnson, Keith Edward as Director
8 August 2011
Resigned Ripley, Nigel Pickard as Director
8 August 2011
Appointed Tompkins, Nigel Allard as Director
25 July 2007
Appointed Sansby, John Turner as Director
29 May 2007
Resigned Morgan, John Gaston as Director
30 January 2007
Appointed Lennox, Vivienne Catherine, Dr as Director
1 October 2006
Resigned Granville-White, Mary as Director
24 January 2006
Appointed Ripley, Nigel Pickard as Director
9 November 2005
Resigned Platton, Daniel Mark Peter as Director
18 October 2004
Appointed Platton, Daniel Mark Peter as Director
18 October 2004
Appointed Plewman, Catherine Wendy as Secretary
18 October 2004
Appointed Shipp, Anthony Stuart as Director
18 October 2004
Appointed Nash, Anthony John as Director
18 October 2004
Appointed Khalil, Tracey Jane as Director
18 October 2004
Appointed Morgan, John Gaston as Director
18 October 2004
Appointed Stibbons, Peter John Randall as Director
18 October 2004
Appointed Granville-White, Mary as Director

Ownership 0 active

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

The company has declared that it has no person with significant control.
Former controllers (3)
17 October 2024
Ceased Icarus Julian Stanley Hines — Has significant influence or control
23 March 2022
Ceased John Patrick Morgan — Right to appoint and remove directors
5 April 2017
Ceased Nigel Allard Tompkins — Right to appoint and remove directors

Financials

Balance sheet as at 31 October 2025 · total exemption full accounts

Net Assets
£110,233
Cash
£173,666
Employees
4
Debt Ratio
79%
Current Ratio
3.1x

Trend

Net Assets
£0 £50k £100k £150k 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 £94,389 £104,290 £123,621 £125,490 £90,456 £121,311 £110,233
Balance sheet detail
2025202420232022202120202019
Fixed Assets£343,130£354,233£365,908£377,724£388,273£403,531£419,892
Current Assets£184,149£204,161£187,108£231,617£148,428£101,542£82,746
Cash£173,666£194,949£172,733£220,512£140,957£96,036£60,307
Creditors (< 1 year)£60,109£51,442£109,468£120,018£38,491£15,418£12,082
Creditors (> 1 year)£356,937
Net Current Assets£124,040£152,719£77,640£111,599£109,937£86,124£70,664
Net Assets£110,233£121,311£90,456£125,490£123,621£104,290£94,389
Shareholder Funds£110,233£121,311£90,456£125,490£123,621£104,290£94,389

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
2 November 2026Confirmation statement with no updates21 October 2026
30 June 2026Termination of appointment of a director
30 June 2026Appointment of a director
30 June 2026Appointment of a director
4 March 2026Total exemption full accounts31 October 2025
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