MERLIN FLEX LIMITED
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Shareholders' funds
£6,731,370
Balance sheet as at 2026-03-31
What it does
Merlin Flex's principal activity is the manufacture of flexible and flex-rigid printed circuit boards including, when required, assembled components. The primary focus is on serving customers in the Defence and Aerospace sectors.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1996-08-08
- Employees
- 75 (2026 accounts · was 72 in 2025)
- Registered office
- 162-164 High Street, Rayleigh, Essex, United Kingdom, SS6 7BS
- Postcode
- SS6 7BS
- Capital
- 2 GBP
- Accounts category
- Medium
- Charges
- 3 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-03-31
- Next due by
- 2027-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-08-08
- Next due by
- 2027-08-22
Nature of business (SIC)
- 26110 Manufacture of electronic components
Officers 6 current · 9 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by MERLIN PCB GROUP LTD — since 2019-08-07
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA551759 (Tier 2), registered since 2019.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| MERLIN FLEX-ABILITY LIMITED | 2014-03-12 |
| SAKER EQUIPMENT LIMITED | 2010-06-03 |
| MERLIN CIRCUITS LIMITED | 2006-02-17 |
| SAKER (H.A.S.L.) SERVICES LIMITED | 2002-11-28 |
| STASH PROMOTIONS LIMITED | 1998-12-29 |
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 39 SACKVILLE ROAD, HOVE, EAST SUSSEX, BN3 3WD | 2018-09-10 |
Among its peers
Top 10%
by shareholders' funds, of 18 similar companies in SS
2nd largest employer among its local peers (75 staff).
Trading since 1996.
Competitors Basildon
This company ranks 1 among manufacture of electronic components in Basildon.
The class of 1996
45%
of the 41,235 companies incorporated in 1996 are still active today; 52% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2018-01-05
- Where
- Hartlepool
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CE235607 | Hartlepool | Leasehold | 2018-01-05 | — |
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