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Who leads it
Previous officers 21
- Adam Peter Harman 2012-2024 View profile
- Ferdy Unger-Hamilton 2008-2016 View profile
- Geoffrey John Harris 2003-2012 View profile
- David Thomas Bryant 2003-2003 View profile
- James Heneage Radice 2002-2014 View profile
- Colin Paul Barlow 2002-2008 View profile
- David Spencer Joseph 2002-2024 View profile
- Paul Huw Vaughan Jones 1999-2002 View profile
- Neville Acaster 1996-1997 View profile
- John Patrick Kennedy 1996-2001 View profile
- Marc Lambroso 1994-1997 View profile
- Lucian Charles Grainge 1993-2008 View profile
- Roger Ames 1996 View profile
- Sally Frances Bevan 1993 View profile
- John Stuart Waller 1993 View profile
- Nicholas Paul Thomas 1995 View profile
- Maurice Louis Oberstein 1993 View profile
- Andrew Richard Charles Jenkins 1993 View profile
- Universal Music UK Limited 2014 View profile
- James Quinn Devlin 1994 View profile
- Michael Anthony Howle 2004 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 26/05/1966
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
- Polydor 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.
136 other companies in this group
- V2 Music Limited
- UMG SPV Holdings Limited
- Island Records Limited
- Abbey Road Studios Limited
- Debonaire Music Limited
- Universal Music (D1) Limited
- Universal Music Publishing International MGB Limited
- EGW USD
- Fiction Songs Limited
- A & M Records Limited
- V2 Music Group Limited
- 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
- 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 2024
- Adam Martin Barker Director · appointed 2024
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- David Richard James Sharpe Director · appointed 2024
- Adam Martin Barker Director · appointed 2024
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00880146
- 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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