ME GROUP INTERNATIONAL PLC
ME Group International Plc (company number 00735438) is a public limited company registered in England and Wales, incorporated on 14 September 1962. It traded as Photo-Me International plc until changing its name on 1 August 2022. Companies House lists the company’s current registry status as active, with its registered office at Unit 3B, Blenheim Road, Epsom, KT19 9AP.
ME Group International Plc operates, sells and services instant-service vending equipment for consumers. Its core activities are Photo.ME, coin-operated photobooths providing identification and biometric photographs, and Wash.ME, unattended self-service laundry machines. Ancillary activities include Print.ME digital photo-printing kiosks and other vending equipment such as children’s rides, photocopiers and fresh-juice vending, marketed as Amuse.ME, Copy.ME and Feed.ME. At 31 October 2025 the group operated 49,204 vending units across 16 countries, organised into three reporting regions: Continental Europe, the UK & Republic of Ireland, and Asia Pacific.
The company’s ordinary shares have been listed on the London Stock Exchange since 1962 and trade under the ticker MEGP; ME Group International Plc is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
For the 12 months ended 31 October 2025, ME Group International Plc reported consolidated group revenue of £315.4 million, up 2.4% on the prior year, EBITDA of £120.4 million and profit before tax of £78.2 million, as set out in its audited annual results announced on 23 March 2026. These are group-level, consolidated figures rather than standalone parent-company figures. Growth was driven mainly by the Wash.ME laundry division, whose vending revenue rose 10.2% to £100.8 million, while Photo.ME photobooth vending revenue fell 4.0% to £166.2 million, partly reflecting a change to German photo-identification regulations introduced in May 2025.
Recent developments include the March 2025 acquisition of 116 photobooths in Belgium from APS, the November 2025 launch of a Wash.ME mobile app, and the roll-out of Kee.ME automated key-cutting machines under a renewed SNCF contract in France from February 2026. In June 2025 the company announced it was evaluating strategic options to enhance shareholder value; in December 2025 the board confirmed that no offer judged to be in shareholders’ interests had been received and that discussions had ended. The company’s shares were also subject to a temporary trading suspension pending publication of its audited 2025 annual accounts, with restoration of listing applied for following publication on 23 March 2026.
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Shareholders
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ME Group International Plc is a public limited company whose ordinary shares are admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange main market. Because of this listing, Companies House has treated the company as exempt from the UK’s Persons with Significant Control (PSC) disclosure requirement since 28 November 2017, and major shareholdings are instead disclosed through notifications under the FCA’s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules (DTR5) whenever a holding crosses the relevant threshold, rather than through a complete public shareholder register.
The largest shareholder identified in the sources reviewed is Chief Executive Officer Serge Crasnianski. Per the company’s most recent located PDMR/persons-closely-associated (PCA) notification, dated 23 June 2022, Mr Crasnianski together with persons closely associated with him held a direct interest of 137,866,791 ordinary shares, representing 36.47% of issued share capital. No more recent primary DTR5 notification updating this figure was located, and subsequent share issuance and buyback activity means the current percentage may differ from this 2022 figure.
Schroders Plc most recently notified a holding of 37,040,778 voting rights, equivalent to 9.886961% of voting rights, effective 14 July 2026. Aberdeen Group plc (via abrdn Investment Management Limited and related managed entities) notified that its holding fell below the 5% notifiable threshold on 20 July 2026, having previously held approximately 5.01%, and is therefore no longer classified as a major disclosed shareholder. No other DTR5 major-holding notifications were identified in the sources reviewed.
Ultimate beneficial ownership
ME Group International Plc is exempt from filing a formal PSC register because of its regulated-market listing, so no statutory UBO designation exists for the company. The company’s own regulatory disclosures do, however, identify Serge Crasnianski, Chief Executive Officer and Deputy Chairman, together with persons closely associated with him, as holding a direct interest of 137,866,791 ordinary shares (36.47% of issued share capital) as at 23 June 2022, the most recent such notification located. This is a directly disclosed interest rather than an indirect ownership chain requiring calculation, and it should be treated as indicative of the current position rather than current itself, given the age of the notification.
Data availability
Classification: Major shareholders only. The company is exempt from UK PSC filing, and while individual investors’ holdings are disclosed once they cross DTR5 notification thresholds, no complete public shareholder register is published for a UK-listed plc of this kind, and the controlling shareholder’s most recent located disclosure predates the current reporting period.
Sources
- Companies House, ME Group International Plc (00735438), Persons with Significant Control exemption notice — find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk, retrieved 11 September 2026
- Investegate, “PDMR and PCA Notification”, Photo-Me International Plc, published 23 June 2022
- Regulatory News Service, Schroders Plc “Holding(s) in Company” notification re ME Group International Plc, effective 14 July 2026, published 15 July 2026
- Regulatory News Service, Aberdeen Group plc “Holding(s) in Company” notification re ME Group International Plc, effective 20 July 2026, published 21 July 2026
Registry feed — rows exactly as filed with Companies House, including entries the profile above does not cover.
| Shareholder | Type | Holding | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| DFA United Kingdom Small Company Series | 20.7% | Companies House | |
| WisdomTree Tr-WisdomTree International Small Cap Dividend Fd | 13.3% | Companies House | |
| WisdomTree Tr-WisdomTree Dynamic Currency Hedged Intl Small Cap Equity | 3.5% | Companies House | |
| John Hancock Fds II-International Small Company Fund | 1.5% | Companies House | |
| DFA Investment Dimensions-DFA International Social Core Equity Port | 1.2% | Companies House |
Officers
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Companies House records 45 officer appointments on file for ME Group International Plc, of which 9 remain active and 36 are recorded as resigned, as at the register reviewed in September 2026. The current board comprises Non-executive Chairman Sir John Lewis (appointed 3 July 2008), Chief Executive Officer and Deputy Chairman Serge Crasnianski (appointed 6 May 2009), Executive Director Vladimir Alexis Braine Crasneanscki (appointed 3 June 2025, also Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Head of Investor Relations since 2 February 2026), independent Non-Executive Director Gregory Leonard George Barker, Lord Barker of Battle (appointed 3 June 2025), and non-executive directors Francoise Rose Georgette Coutaz-Replan (appointed 24 September 2009), Tania Crasnianski (appointed 23 June 2021), Jean-Marc Lucien Janailhac (appointed 22 July 2019) and Rene Proglio (appointed 23 June 2021). Delmo Rinaldo Vincenzo Primo Mansi has served as Company Secretary since 10 May 2013. The Companies House register records nationality as French for five current directors and British for three, with country of residence shown separately as England, France or Switzerland depending on the individual; these register fields are distinct data points and neither has been inferred from the other.
Recent officer changes
- Vladimir Alexis Braine Crasneanscki appointed Executive Director on 3 June 2025, and subsequently appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer on 2 February 2026 (source: Companies House; ME Group International Plc FY2025 Annual Results, 23 March 2026).
- Gregory Leonard George Barker, Lord Barker of Battle, appointed independent Non-Executive Director on 3 June 2025 (source: Companies House; ME Group International Plc FY2025 Annual Results, 23 March 2026).
- Camille Claverie, appointed Director on 23 June 2021, ceased to be a director on 4 December 2024 (source: Companies House filing history).
Data availability
Classification: Full for current board appointments; Partial for occupation and for some historical filing detail on resigned officers. Companies House publishes appointment dates, stated nationality and country of residence for UK-registered directors, but occupation fields are not populated for the current board, and the correspondence address shown for each officer is a service address rather than a home address.
Sources
- Companies House, ME Group International Plc (00735438), Officers — find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk, retrieved 11 September 2026
- ME Group International Plc, FY2025 Annual Results announcement, published 23 March 2026
Registry feed — rows exactly as filed with Companies House, including entries the profile above does not cover.
Group Structure
ME Group International Plc is the ultimate parent company of its corporate group; no parent company or controlling corporate shareholder was identified in the sources reviewed. Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings confirm that ME Group International Plc directly holds 75% or more of the shares and voting rights, and the right to appoint or remove directors, in two UK subsidiaries: Photo-Me Limited (company number 10328614, notified 15 August 2016) and Photo-Me International Limited (company number 00535600, notified 6 April 2016). Zavia.ai’s internal group-linkage records additionally list a wider set of overseas operating entities across Continental Europe, Asia Pacific and Australasia, broadly consistent with the 16 countries in which the Group states it operates vending equipment. These additional entities have not been individually confirmed against their national company registries in this review and are presented as possible, unverified relationships rather than confirmed subsidiaries.
Verified corporate relationships
| Entity | Country | Registration number | Relationship | Ownership | Status | Information date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photo-Me Limited | United Kingdom | 10328614 | Direct subsidiary | 75% or more of shares and voting rights | Active | 15 August 2016 |
| Photo-Me International Limited | United Kingdom | 00535600 | Direct subsidiary | 75% or more of shares and voting rights | Active | 6 April 2016 |
Data availability
Classification: Parent only / Partial for subsidiaries. Companies House PSC filings confirm the absence of an external parent and verify two direct UK subsidiary holdings; the Company’s broader international subsidiary structure, consistent with its own annual report reference to operations in 16 countries, was not independently verified against overseas company registries in this review.
Sources
- Companies House, Photo-Me Limited (10328614), Persons with Significant Control — find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk, retrieved 11 September 2026
- Companies House, Photo-Me International Limited (00535600), Persons with Significant Control — find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk, retrieved 11 September 2026
- ME Group International Plc, FY2025 Annual Results announcement, published 23 March 2026
Registry feed — rows exactly as filed with Companies House, including entries the profile above does not cover.
ME GROUP INTERNATIONAL PLC
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does ME GROUP INTERNATIONAL PLC do?
ME Group International Plc (formerly Photo-Me International plc) is a UK public limited company, registered in England and Wales under number 00735438 and incorporated on 14 September 1962, that operates, sells and services instant-service vending equipment including Photo.ME photobooths, Wash.ME self-service laundry machines, Print.ME digital printing kiosks and other vending equipment across 16 countries.
Who owns ME GROUP INTERNATIONAL PLC?
Per the company's most recent located PDMR/PCA notification (23 June 2022), CEO Serge Crasnianski together with persons closely associated with him held 137,866,791 ordinary shares, representing 36.47 percent of issued share capital; Schroders Plc most recently disclosed 9.886961 percent of voting rights effective 14 July 2026, while Aberdeen Group plc fell below the 5 percent notifiable threshold on 20 July 2026. As a UK-listed company, only holdings above DTR5 notification thresholds are publicly disclosed, not the full shareholder register.
Who is ME GROUP INTERNATIONAL PLC's UBO (Ultimate Beneficial Owner)?
ME Group International Plc has been exempt from UK Persons with Significant Control disclosure since 28 November 2017 because its voting shares are admitted to trading on a UK regulated market, so no PSC filing exists. The largest publicly disclosed interest belongs to CEO Serge Crasnianski at approximately 36 percent as of a 2022 notification, which does not by itself establish sole ultimate beneficial ownership or majority control.
What is ME GROUP INTERNATIONAL PLC's company registration number?
ME GROUP INTERNATIONAL PLC's registration number is 00735438, filed with Companies House in United Kingdom. Its current status on the register is active.
Is ME GROUP INTERNATIONAL PLC still an active company?
ME GROUP INTERNATIONAL PLC's status on Companies House is listed as active.
When was ME GROUP INTERNATIONAL PLC incorporated?
ME GROUP INTERNATIONAL PLC was incorporated on 14 September 1962, according to Companies House.
What is ME GROUP INTERNATIONAL PLC's registered address?
The registered address on file for ME GROUP INTERNATIONAL PLC is Epsom, United Kingdom.
What legal structure is ME GROUP INTERNATIONAL PLC registered as?
ME GROUP INTERNATIONAL PLC is registered as a Public Limited Company in United Kingdom.
What is ME GROUP INTERNATIONAL PLC's revenue?
For the 12 months ended 31 October 2025, ME Group International Plc reported consolidated group revenue of £315.4 million and EBITDA of £120.4 million, up 2.4% and 5.4% respectively on the prior year, driven mainly by growth in its Wash.ME laundry division, as announced on 23 March 2026.
Is ME GROUP INTERNATIONAL PLC listed on a stock exchange?
ME Group International Plc has been listed on the London Stock Exchange since 1962 and trades under the ticker MEGP as a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
Who are the officers/directors of ME GROUP INTERNATIONAL PLC?
Companies House lists 9 active officers for ME Group International Plc as of September 2026, including Non-executive Chairman Sir John Lewis, Chief Executive Officer and Deputy Chairman Serge Crasnianski, Executive Director and Deputy CEO Vladimir Crasneanscki, independent Non-Executive Director Lord Barker of Battle, and Company Secretary Delmo Mansi, alongside 36 recorded former officers.
Does ME GROUP INTERNATIONAL PLC have a parent company or subsidiaries?
ME Group International Plc is the ultimate parent of its corporate group; Companies House PSC filings confirm it directly holds 75 percent or more of the shares and voting rights in UK subsidiaries Photo-Me Limited and Photo-Me International Limited, while additional overseas operating subsidiaries reported in internal records across Europe, Asia and Australasia have not been individually verified against their national registries.
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This record is sourced directly from Companies House and was last synced on 8 September 2026.