# Merit Group

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British publishing company

Merit Group plc Formerly Huveaux plc and Dods Group plc Type Public limited company Traded as AIM: MRIT Industry Publishing Founded 2001 Headquarters United Kingdom Area served United Kingdom Germany France[citation needed] Key people Munira Ibrahim, MD, Dods Intelligence[1] Cornelius Conlon, MD, Merit Data and Technology[1] Brands Dods Revenue UK£ 24.7 million (to 31 March 2021) Owner Lord Michael Ashcroft (42%) Number of employees 1,158 (2021) Website meritgroupplc.com

**Merit Group plc** is a British publishing [holding company](/source/Holding_company) founded in 2001.[2] Its largest shareholder is the Conservative politician and businessman [Lord Ashcroft](/source/Michael_Ashcroft). It was formerly known as **Huveaux** plc (from 2001 to 2010) and then as **Dods Group** plc (2010–2021).[3]

Its ordinary shares are listed on the [Alternative Investment Market](/source/Alternative_Investment_Market) of the [London Stock Exchange](/source/London_Stock_Exchange).[4]

## Subsidiaries

A subsidiary, Dods Parliamentary Communications Ltd, publishes *[The House Magazine](/source/The_House_Magazine)*, a fortnightly publication for peers and MPs in Westminster; the annual *[Dod's Parliamentary Companion](/source/Dod's_Parliamentary_Companion)*; and *[The Parliament Magazine](/source/The_Parliament_Magazine)*, aimed at [Members of the European Parliament](/source/Members_of_the_European_Parliament).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Publication of *Dods Parliamentary Companion* began in 1832.[5]

In 2011, the company bought the *PoliticsHome* website from Lord Ashcroft for £2m. PoliticsHome had been founded in 2008 as a sister site to [ConservativeHome](/source/ConservativeHome) and was then edited by [Paul Waugh](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paul_Waugh_(journalist)&action=edit&redlink=1).[6]

In 2012, it bought Biteback Media Ltd, publisher of *[Total Politics](/source/Total_Politics)*, for £795,000 in cash, and Holyrood Communications, publisher of *[Holyrood](/source/Holyrood_(magazine))*, for £416,806 cash plus a further £250,000 if profit targets are met.[7]

As of March 2022, *Politics Home* and *The House Magazine* had a combined one million monthly readers online.[8]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ch2_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ch2_1-1) [Merit Group plc: Company number 04267888: Officers](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04267888/officers). Companies House - officers. Accessed June 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["MERIT GROUP PLC overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK"](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04267888). *find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk*. Retrieved 26 December 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ch_3-0)** [Merit Group plc: Company number 04267888](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04267888). Companies House. Accessed June 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-lse_4-0)** [Merit Group plc](https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/MRIT/merit-group-plc/company-page). London Stock Exchange. Accessed June 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ms_5-0)** Michael Stenton (editor). (1976). *Who's who of British Members of Parliament: a biographical dictionary of the House of Commons based on annual volumes of 'Dod's Parliamentary Companion' and other sources*, volume 1: 1832-1885. Hassocks: Harvester Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780855272197](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780855272197).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-mw_6-0)** ["Ashcroft cashes in on PoliticsHome"](http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/article/1078064/ashcroft-cashes-politicshome). *Media Week*. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-tbd_7-0)** ["Dods buys Biteback Media, Holyrood Comms for total £1.46m"](http://www.thebusinessdesk.com/yorkshire/dods-buys-biteback-media-holyrood-comms-for-total-1.46m.html). *Business Desk*. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Silvera, Ian. ["PoliticsHome ties digital offering together with podcast push"](https://www.news-future.com/p/politicshome-ties-digital-offering). *www.news-future.com*. Retrieved 20 March 2022.

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