Merit Group
{{Short description|British publishing company}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Merit Group plc
| former_name = Huveaux plc and Dods Group plc
| type = public limited company
| traded_as = {{AIM|MRIT}}
| area_served = {{ubl|United Kingdom|Germany|France{{cn|date=June 2021}}}}
| key_people = {{ubl|Munira Ibrahim, {{small|MD, Dods Intelligence}}{{r|ch2}}|{{nobreak|Cornelius Conlon, {{small|MD, Merit Data and Technology}}{{r|ch2}}}}}}
| industry = Publishing
| brands = Dods
| services =
| revenue = {{Decrease}} UK£ 24.7 million
| revenue_year = to 31 March 2021
| owner = Lord Michael Ashcroft (42%)
| num_employees = {{Increase}} 1,158
| num_employees_year = 2021
| location = The Shard, London {{postcode|SE|1}}
| foundation = 2001
| homepage = {{url|meritgroupplc.com}}
}}
Merit Group plc is a British publishing holding company founded in 2001.{{Cite web|title=MERIT GROUP PLC overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04267888|access-date=26 December 2021|website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk|language=en}} Its largest shareholder is the Conservative politician and businessman Lord Ashcroft. It was formerly known as Huveaux plc (from 2001 to 2010) and then as Dods Group plc (2010–2021).{{r|ch}}
Its ordinary shares are listed on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange.{{r|lse}}
== 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.{{cn|date=June 2021}} Publication of Dods Parliamentary Companion began in 1832.{{r|ms}}
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 and was then edited by Paul Waugh.{{r|mw}}
In 2012, it 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.{{r|tbd}}
As of March 2022, Politics Home and The House Magazine had a combined one million monthly readers online.{{Cite web |last=Silvera |first=Ian |title=PoliticsHome ties digital offering together with podcast push |url=https://www.news-future.com/p/politicshome-ties-digital-offering |access-date=20 March 2022 |website=www.news-future.com}}