Company
Chrysalis Music Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 23
- Thomas Coesfeld 2021-2024 View profile
- Stuart Alexander Hornall 2019-2021 View profile
- Jonathan Michael Baker 2018-2023 View profile
- Benjamin Jerome Katovsky 2018-2022 View profile
- Paul Jonathan Wilson 2015-2019 View profile
- Alexi Cory-Smith 2011-2017 View profile
- Dr Maximilian Dressendoerfer 2011-2021 View profile
- John Leslie Dobinson 2011-2015 View profile
- Hartwig Masuch 2011-2023 View profile
- Mark David Ranyard 2011-2015 View profile
- Alison Louise Donald 2003-2011 View profile
- Catherine Bell 1999-2009 View profile
- Neil Robert Fenton 1994-2007 View profile
- Robert Jeremy Hugh Lascelles 1994-2011 View profile
- Stephen Graeme Lewis 1993-2001 View profile
- Stuart Leslie Slater 1994 View profile
- Christopher Norman Wright 2011 View profile
- Nigel Robert Adamson Butterfield 2005 View profile
- Graham Charles Iliffe 1997 View profile
- Erika Brennan 2015-2017 View profile
- Julian French 2013-2014 View profile
- Simon Harvey 2011-2013 View profile
- Andrew John Mollett 2007-2011 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 18/09/1968
Ownership
Owned by (2) 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.
- BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-11-28 - Chrysalis Holdings Limited ceased 2016-11-28
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Chrysalis Music Limited
is controlled by BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-11-28 · source: Companies House PSC register - BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
is controlled by Bertelsmann UK Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Bertelsmann UK Limited.
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- Lostmy.Name LTD
- 10483064
- Arvato Government Services Limited
- Salspot Limited
- Skint Records Limited
- Pelham Books Limited
- W.H. Allen General Books Limited
- BMG 10 Music Limited
- Riverty UK Limited
- Chrysalis Holdings Limited
- BMG Production Music (UK) Limited
- Arvato Government Services (Eryc) Limited
- 01777051
- BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
- Carousel Books Limited
- RAM Records LTD
- Dorling Kindersley Vision Limited
- Wonderbly Productions LTD
- Windswept Music (London) Limited
- Tamarind Limited
- Century Hutchinson Publishing Limited
- Chrysalis Songs Limited
- Aardvark Bidco Limited
- Flaname 3 Limited
- Flaname 8 Limited
- Hurst & Blackett Limited
- Dorling Kindersley Limited
- The Echo Label Limited
- 08265900
- Ventura Publishing Limited
- Bantam Books Limited
- Hugo's Language Books Limited
- Ladybird Books 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.
Financials
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Dormant company accounts.
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 2024-12-31 | Not reported | Not reported |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
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
- Alistair Mark Norbury Director · appointed 2018
- David John D'Urbano Director · appointed 2019
Directors past 6 years
- Alistair Mark Norbury Director · appointed 2018
- David John D'Urbano Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Alistair Mark Norbury Director · appointed 2018
- David John D'Urbano 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
- 00938985
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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