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Rock Music Company Limited

Rock Music Company Limited is an active UK company (number 01115474), incorporated 1973, with 2 current directors, Alistair Mark Norbury and David John D'Urbano. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 19

  1. Christopher Ludwig 2022-2023 Director View profile
  2. Thomas Coesfeld 2021-2024 Director View profile
  3. Jonathan Michael Baker 2018-2023 Director View profile
  4. Benjamin Jerome Katovsky 2018-2022 Director View profile
  5. Paul Jonathan Wilson 2015-2019 Director View profile
  6. Dr Maximilian Dressendoerfer 2014-2021 Director View profile
  7. John Leslie Dobinson 2014-2015 Director View profile
  8. Hartwig Masuch 2014-2023 Director View profile
  9. Alexi Cory-Smith 2014-2017 Director View profile
  10. Martin Lee Costello 2012-2019 Director View profile
  11. Peter Stack 2012-2022 Director View profile
  12. Kevin Patrick Donovan 2012-2014 Director View profile
  13. Cora Elaine Barnes 2012 Director View profile
  14. Peter Edward Barnes 2012 Director View profile
  15. Erika Brennan 2015-2017 Secretary View profile
  16. Mark David Ranyard 2014-2015 Secretary View profile
  17. Christopher Rory Baynes 2012-2014 Secretary View profile
  18. Jane Monksfield 2003-2012 Secretary View profile
  19. Charles Richard Stephen Link 2003 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
25/05/1973

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.

Group

  1. Rock Music Company Limited is controlled by BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2017-11-20 · 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.

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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
£1
Total assets
£1
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£1
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

5.1y median 5.1y
average tenure
7.4y
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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01115474
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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