Company
Wise Music Group Limited
Book publishing
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- John CastaldoDirector · since 2020
- Jonathan Alexander Bruce SmithDirector · since 2019
- Ian Nigel GilroyDirector · since 2017
- David HolleyDirector · since 2015
- Marcus Daniel WiseDirector · since 2013
- Tomas Christopher WiseDirector · since 2003
- Christopher Mark ButlerDirector · since 2001
- David Barry RockbergerDirector · since 1998
- Mildred Berta WiseDirector
- Robert WiseDirector
- Denise Samantha KyteSecretary · since 2024
Previous officers 13
- Claude Duvivier 2017-2023 View profile
- James Thomas Chadwick Rushton 2011-2020 View profile
- Anthony Edward Latham 2008-2018 View profile
- David Norman Vaughan 2007-2012 View profile
- Paul John Lower 2005-2008 View profile
- Barrie Monrell Edwards 2001-2013 View profile
- Malcolm Paul Grabham 2006 View profile
- Frank Henry Johnson 1996 View profile
- Nicholas John Marcus Kemp 2012-2024 View profile
- Elizabeth Connell 2008-2011 View profile
- Amy Victoria Hughes 2006-2008 View profile
- George Christopher Goble 2002-2006 View profile
- Neville Owen Wignall 2002 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Book publishing
- Incorporated
- 28/07/1966
- Previous names
- Music Sales Group Limited (until 03/02/2020)
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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.
- Robert Wise ceased 2024-07-29
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Mildred Berta Wise ceased 2020-12-23
25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - Marcus Daniel Wise ceased 2024-11-15
25-50% shares · notified 2020-12-23 - Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
- Possible match - 2 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 2 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
Group
- Wise Music Group Limited
is controlled by John Castaldo
Evidence
active 25-50% shares (trust) · notified 2024-11-15 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by John Castaldo.
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.
10 directors on the board
- Tomas Christopher Wise Director · appointed 2003
- Marcus Daniel Wise Director · appointed 2013
- Mildred Berta Wise Director
- John Castaldo Director · appointed 2020
- Ian Nigel Gilroy Director · appointed 2017
- Christopher Mark Butler Director · appointed 2001
- Robert Wise Director
- David Holley Director · appointed 2015
- David Barry Rockberger Director · appointed 1998
- Jonathan Alexander Bruce Smith Director · appointed 2019
Directors past 6 years
- Tomas Christopher Wise Director · appointed 2003
- Marcus Daniel Wise Director · appointed 2013
- Ian Nigel Gilroy Director · appointed 2017
- Christopher Mark Butler Director · appointed 2001
- David Holley Director · appointed 2015
- David Barry Rockberger Director · appointed 1998
- Jonathan Alexander Bruce Smith Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (10)
- Tomas Christopher Wise Director · appointed 2003
- Marcus Daniel Wise Director · appointed 2013
- Mildred Berta Wise Director
- John Castaldo Director · appointed 2020
- Ian Nigel Gilroy Director · appointed 2017
- Christopher Mark Butler Director · appointed 2001
- Robert Wise Director
- David Holley Director · appointed 2015
- David Barry Rockberger Director · appointed 1998
- Jonathan Alexander Bruce Smith Director · appointed 2019
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
- 00884449
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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