Company
BMG Rights Management Services (UK) Limited
BMG Rights Management Services (UK) Limited is an active UK company (number 00946978), incorporated 1969, with 2 current directors, David John D'Urbano and Alistair Mark Norbury. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
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Who leads it
Previous officers 33
- Thomas Coesfeld 2021-2024 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
- Jorgen Larsen 2006-2009 View profile
- Robert Jeremy Hugh Lascelles 2006-2011 View profile
- Helen Margaret Keays 2004-2007 View profile
- David Brian Murrell 2000-2009 View profile
- Philip Stephen Riley 1999-2007 View profile
- Geoffrey Howard-Spink 1997-2009 View profile
- Philip Neil Mcdanell 1996-1999 View profile
- Lisa Jane Gordon 1995-2002 View profile
- Chandos, Thomas Orlando, Viscount 1994-1996 View profile
- Lord David Puttnam of Queensgate 1993-1996 View profile
- Michael John Pilsworth 1993-2002 View profile
- Stephen Graeme Lewis 1992-2001 View profile
- Charles John Cuthbertson Levison 1992-2006 View profile
- Richard Norman Legh Huntingford 2007 View profile
- Christopher Norman Wright 2011 View profile
- Sir George Henry Martin 2005 View profile
- Nigel Robert Adamson Butterfield 2005 View profile
- Nicholas Revely Watkins 1993 View profile
- Peter John Anthony Hazlerigg 1994 View profile
- Peter Lassman 2011 View profile
- Erika Brennan 2015-2017 View profile
- Julian French 2013-2014 View profile
- Simon Harvey 2011-2013 View profile
- Andrew John Mollett 2008-2011 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 29/01/1969
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.
- BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- BMG Rights Management Services (UK) Limited
is controlled by BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · 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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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
- Net assets
- £2,200,000
- Total assets
- £2,200,000
- Employees
- 235
- Turnover
- £46,280,000
- Profit/loss
- £552,000
Filed as Full accounts.
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | £46,280,000 | £2,200,000 |
| 2025-12-31 | £46,280,000 | £2,200,000 |
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
- 00946978
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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