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Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society Limited

Sound recording and music publishing activities

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 62

  1. Kieran Paul Lavery 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Andrew Heath 2021-2022 Director View profile
  3. Simon Charles Watt 2020-2021 Director View profile
  4. Roberto Bruno Neri 2019-2021 Director View profile
  5. Richard Michael Constant 2018-2021 Director View profile
  6. Jane Mary Dyball 2014-2019 Director View profile
  7. Michael Anthony Lavin 2013-2024 Director View profile
  8. Julian Francis Kandahar Nott 2013-2025 Director View profile
  9. Jacqueline Gay Alway 2013-2020 Director View profile
  10. Gerald Alexander Ikenna Orakwusi 2010-2013 Director View profile
  11. Antony George Bebawi 2010-2013 Director View profile
  12. Paul David Broomfield Dolan 2010-2018 Director View profile
  13. Robert John Ashcroft 2010-2013 Director View profile
  14. Mark Ashley Anders 2009-2013 Director View profile
  15. Christopher John Smith 2009-2011 Director View profile
  16. Nigel Robert Elderton 2008-2019 Director View profile
  17. John Berchmans Minch 2007-2024 Director View profile
  18. Michael David Leeson 2007-2013 Director View profile
  19. Steve Richard Porter 2007-2009 Director View profile
  20. Stephen Alec Levine 2006-2013 Director View profile
  21. Ian Herbert Wright 2006-2007 Director View profile
  22. Sarah Elizabeth Levin 2005-2013 Director View profile
  23. Jeremy Rohan Fabinyi 2005-2010 Director View profile
  24. Adam Nicholas Singer 2005-2006 Director View profile
  25. Rakesh Sanghvi 2004-2010 Director View profile
  26. David Ferguson 2003-2009 Director View profile
  27. Sandra Cox 2002-2005 Director View profile
  28. Andrew John Potter 2002-2004 Director View profile
  29. Ellis Seymour Rich 2001-2009 Director View profile
  30. Benjamin Newing 1998-2013 Director View profile
  31. John Hutchinson 1997-2005 Director View profile
  32. Barry William Hitchens 1997-2002 Director View profile
  33. Christopher Vandeleur Martin 1997-2002 Director View profile
  34. Sarah Louise Rodgers 1996-2013 Director View profile
  35. Paul Gerard Curran 1994-2008 Director View profile
  36. Charles William Booth 1993-2010 Director View profile
  37. Thomas Fredrick Bradley 1992-2011 Director View profile
  38. Peter Cornish 1992-2014 Director View profile
  39. Barrie Shandon Guard 2006 Director View profile
  40. Mervyn Guy Fletcher 2002 Director View profile
  41. Ronald Derek Knibb 1992 Director View profile
  42. Stephen Graeme Lewis 1992 Director View profile
  43. Richard Maurice Toeman 1998 Director View profile
  44. Anthony Presgrave Pool 2002 Director View profile
  45. Roland John Brunning 1993 Director View profile
  46. James Mark Crispin Evans 2005 Director View profile
  47. Terry John Foster-Key 1995 Director View profile
  48. Stuart Alexander Hornall 2013 Director View profile
  49. Robert William Montgomery 1991 Director View profile
  50. Peter Robin Callander 2007 Director View profile
  51. Terence Robert Oates 2001 Director View profile
  52. Graham Dudley Whettam 1996 Director View profile
  53. Ralph Iversen Peer 1994 Director View profile
  54. Jonathan Reginald Simon 2006 Director View profile
  55. Hassan Akbar 2024-2024 Secretary View profile
  56. Sarah Osborn 2013-2014 Secretary View profile
  57. Victoria Joan Burnett 2011-2013 Secretary View profile
  58. Karen Gale 2010-2011 Secretary View profile
  59. Deborah Ann Stones 2006-2010 Secretary View profile
  60. Amanda Jane Arnold 1997-2005 Secretary View profile
  61. David Antony Lester 1995-1997 Secretary View profile
  62. Keith Roy Donald Lowde 1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Sound recording and music publishing activities; Artistic creation
Incorporated
07/07/1924
Registered office
London

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society Limited is controlled by Music Publishers Association Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Music Publishers Association Limited.

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Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

12 directors on the board

5y median 3.9y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (12)

0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Tech and media 57Other services 29Arts and leisure 19Business services 7Dormant 3Finance 3Professional services 3Retail and trade 2

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00199120
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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