Universal Music Operations Limited
Company 00950138 Active
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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.
3 directors on the board
- David Richard James Sharpe Director · appointed 2012
- Adam Martin Barker Director · appointed 2011
- Dickon Christopher Stainer Director · appointed 2024
10.4y median 14.5y
average tenure
15y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- David Richard James Sharpe Director · appointed 2012
- Adam Martin Barker Director · appointed 2011
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- David Richard James Sharpe Director · appointed 2012
- Adam Martin Barker Director · appointed 2011
- Dickon Christopher Stainer Director · appointed 2024
Also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months
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.
Tech and media 26Professional services 22Arts and leisure 20Manufacturing 19Other services 14Business services 12Finance 4Property 2
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.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Related organisations
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- John Taylor,Dunford & CO.Limited 2 shared directors
- Lamp Caps Limited 2 shared directors
- EMI UK Holdings 2 shared directors
- Electric and Musical Industries Limited 2 shared directors
- Abbey Road Studios Limited 2 shared directors
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 00950138 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Private Limited Company |
| Incorporated | 18/03/1969 |
| Address | 4 PANCRAS SQUARE, LONDON, N1C 4AG |
| Accounts next due | 30/09/2026 |
| Accounts last made up | 31/12/2024 |
Industry (SIC)
96090 - Other service activities n.e.c.
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
Owns 28 single-purpose vehicles (project/asset SPVs) iOwnsCompanies where this company is registered as having significant control, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register.
- Global Talent Music Recordings Limited
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Vice Versa Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Universal Music (WT) Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - ALL Around the World Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Fiction Records Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - NOW That's What I Call Music LLP
25-50% voting (LLP), 25-50% surplus assets (LLP) · notified 2016-04-06 - Naughty Records Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Composed Technology International Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - The Wild Card Label Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Serious Records LTD
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Composed Limited
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Future Records Limited
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Universal Music (CR) Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-11-23 - RG2016 Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-02-24 - ZTT Records Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-10-31 - Stiff Records Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-10-31 - Turnfirst Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-12-20 - Universal Music (D1) Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-09-24 - Universal Music (DJ) Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-12-17 - ONE Mode Productions Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-05-15 - Hyperion Records Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-02-14 - S Club Entertainment Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-02-21 - NTS Live LTD
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2023-06-21 - Real World Recordings LTD
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-12-20 - Dramatic Paws Limited
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2024-09-05 - Outdustry Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-10-04 - Jard Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-10-15 - Neighbourhood Records LTD
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2025-03-25
Officers (24)
- Dickon Christopher Stainer Director · appointed 2024
- David Richard James Sharpe Director · appointed 2012
- Adam Martin Barker Director · appointed 2011
- Abolanle Abioye Secretary · appointed 2004
Show 20 former officers
- Kevin Thomas Brown Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2016
- David Spencer Joseph Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2024
- David Thomas Bryant Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2012
- Greg Castell Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2005
- Richard Michael Constant Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2017
- Marinus Nicolaas Henny Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2010
- Malcolm John Swatton Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2016
- Lucian Charles Grainge Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2008
- Peter Duncan Thompson Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2004
- Neville Clive Ellis Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 1999
- Thomas Clive Fisher Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 2011
- John Patrick Kennedy Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 2001
- Nicholas Bruce Hartley Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 1998
- Roger Ames Director · resigned 1996
- Anthony Greig Pye Director · resigned 1999
- Michael Anthony Howle Secretary · resigned 2004
- Gillian Nanette Rigg Director · resigned 1996
- Nicholas John Carrington Director · resigned 1995
- Maurice Louis Oberstein Director · resigned 1993
- Universal Music UK Limited Corporate-director · resigned 2014
Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.
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