Merit Group plc is a British publishing
holding company
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founded in 2001. It is company number 04267888. Its largest shareholder is the Conservative politician and businessman
Lord Michael Ashcroft.
It was formerly known as Huveaux plc (from 2001 to 2010) and then as Dods Group plc (2010–2021).
Its ordinary shares are listed on the
Alternative Investment Market of the
London Stock Exchange
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.
Subsidiaries
A subsidiary, Dods Parliamentary Communications Ltd, publishes ''
The House Magazine'', a fortnightly publication for peers and MPs in Westminster; the annual ''
Dod's Parliamentary Companion''; and ''
The Parliament Magazine'', aimed at
Members of the European Parliament
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When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...
. Publication of ''Dods Parliamentary Companion'' began in 1832.
The company acquired the ''PoliticsHome'' website from Lord Ashcroft in 2011, and in 2012 bought Biteback Media Ltd, publisher of ''
Total Politics'', for £795,000 in cash, and Holyrood Communications, publisher of ''
Holyrood'', for £416,806 cash plus a further £250,000 if profit targets are met.
As of March 2022, ''Politics Home'' and ''The House Magazine'' had a combined one million monthly readers online.
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Companies based in the City of Westminster
Magazine publishing companies of the United Kingdom
Companies listed on the Alternative Investment Market
2001 initial public offerings