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BMG VM Music Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 43

  1. Thomas Coesfeld 2021-2024 Director View profile
  2. Jonathan Michael Baker 2018-2023 Director View profile
  3. Benjamin Jerome Katovsky 2018-2022 Director View profile
  4. Paul Jonathan Wilson 2015-2019 Director View profile
  5. Dr Maximilian Dressendoerfer 2013-2021 Director View profile
  6. John Leslie Dobinson 2013-2015 Director View profile
  7. Hartwig Masuch 2013-2023 Director View profile
  8. Alexi Cory-Smith 2013-2017 Director View profile
  9. Mark David Ranyard 2013-2015 Director View profile
  10. Francis Crimmins 2012-2013 Director View profile
  11. David Harrover Johnson 2012-2013 Director View profile
  12. Guy Kimberly Moot 2011-2012 Director View profile
  13. Claudia S Palmer 2011-2012 Director View profile
  14. Charles William Booth 2008-2010 Director View profile
  15. Jonathan Charles Channon 2008-2011 Director View profile
  16. Roger Conant Faxon 2008-2011 Director View profile
  17. Andrew Peter Chadd 2008-2008 Director View profile
  18. Riaz Punja 2007-2008 Director View profile
  19. Christopher John Roling 2007-2008 Director View profile
  20. Stephen Harold Alexander 2007-2008 Director View profile
  21. Joanne Catherine Quillan 2007-2007 Director View profile
  22. Francesca Malyan 2005-2007 Director View profile
  23. Michael Edward John Smith 2005-2006 Director View profile
  24. Andrew John Mollett 2004-2007 Director View profile
  25. Peter John Cox 1995-2007 Director View profile
  26. Thomas Fredrick Bradley 1995-2003 Director View profile
  27. Kathleen Margaret O'Dwyer 1992-1997 Director View profile
  28. Sally Diane Perryman 1992-2003 Director View profile
  29. Terry John Foster-Key 1992-2006 Director View profile
  30. Martin Neal Bandier 1992-2007 Director View profile
  31. Peter Herbert Campbell Reichardt 1992-2005 Director View profile
  32. Stephen Graeme Lewis 1992 Director View profile
  33. Kenneth Malcolm Berry 1992 Director View profile
  34. Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson 1992 Director View profile
  35. John Simon Draper 1992 Director View profile
  36. Erika Brennan 2015-2017 Secretary View profile
  37. Julian French 2013-2014 Secretary View profile
  38. Simon Harvey 2013-2013 Secretary View profile
  39. Antony George Bebawi 2005-2013 Secretary View profile
  40. Christopher Mileson 1998-2005 Secretary View profile
  41. Ian Ritchie 1992-1993 Secretary View profile
  42. Deborah Jane Miller 1992-1998 Secretary View profile
  43. Roger Patrick Flynn 1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
17/11/1972

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.

Group

  1. BMG VM Music Limited is controlled by BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-01-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. 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.

136 other companies in this group

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
£100
Total assets
£100
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Dormant company accounts.

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31Not reported£100
2024-12-31Not reportedNot 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

7.8y median 7.8y
average tenure
8.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
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 22Arts and leisure 18Professional services 11Other services 8Business services 4Manufacturing 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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
01082337
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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