Company
Island Records Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 22
- Jenita Rahman 2012-2016 View profile
- Edward John Cockle 2008-2016 View profile
- Darcus Chaka Beese 2008-2018 View profile
- David Spencer Joseph 2008-2024 View profile
- Nicholas Gatfield 2001-2008 View profile
- Lucian Charles Grainge 2000-2008 View profile
- James Paul White 1999-2003 View profile
- Universal Music UK Limited 1998-2014 View profile
- Sean Patrick Martin 1997-1999 View profile
- Clare Louise Britt 1997-1999 View profile
- Martin Robert Callomon 1995-1997 View profile
- Claire Sugrue 1995-2024 View profile
- David Charles Steele 1994-1994 View profile
- Marc Etienne Marot 2000 View profile
- Giles Stephen Barwood 1998 View profile
- Nicholas John Angel 1999 View profile
- Thomas Francis Hayes 1993 View profile
- Julian Miles Palmer 1997 View profile
- Philip James Cooper 1993 View profile
- Ian Moss 1995 View profile
- Nicholas Francis Rowe 1997 View profile
- Michael Anthony Howle 2004 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 08/05/1962
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.
- Universal Music Leisure Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Island Records Limited
is controlled by Universal Music Leisure Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Universal Music Leisure Limited
is controlled by Universal Music (UK) Holdings Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Universal Music (UK) Holdings Limited
is controlled by Universal Music Holdings Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Universal Music Holdings Limited.
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- Oriental Star Agencies Limited
- Universal/Dick James Music Limited
- Universal Music UK Limited
- Unload Limited
- Caroline Music International Limited
- Universal Music Neighbouring Rights Limited
- Naughty Records Limited
- Universal Music Leisure Limited
- Universal SRG Group Limited
- Fiction Records Limited
- GO! Discs Limited
- EMI (IP) Limited
- Vice Versa Limited
- Universal/Momentum Music Limited
- Universal Music (DJ) Limited
- EMI Group Worldwide Holdings Limited
- Eventim Live UK Limited
- Polydor Limited
- Universal Production Music Limited
- Love Supreme Festival Limited
- Virgin Records Limited
- Mercury Studios Holdings Limited
- Universal Music (UK) Holdings Limited
- EMI Group Electronics Limited
- This Record CO. Limited
- Backcite Limited
- Perfect Songs Limited
- Trinifold Music Limited
- Mercury Studios Productions Limited
- Universal-MCA Music (UK) Limited
- The Wild Card Label Limited
- EMI Group International Holdings Limited
- Focus Music (Publishing) Limited
- Serious Records LTD
- Sacred Heart Records Limited
- Mucho Loco Music Limited
- Lamp Caps Limited
- Universal Music Publishing International Limited
- Concessions Management International Limited
- Sundown Festival Limited
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.
2 directors on the board
- David Richard James Sharpe Director · appointed 2003
- Louis Bloom Director · appointed 2018
Directors past 6 years
- David Richard James Sharpe Director · appointed 2003
- Louis Bloom Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Louis Bloom Director · appointed 2018
Portfolio (1)
- David Richard James Sharpe Director · appointed 2003
Also govern a charity
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.
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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00723336
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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