Company
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
- Christopher Ludwig 2022-2023 View profile
- 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
- Dr Maximilian Dressendoerfer 2014-2021 View profile
- John Leslie Dobinson 2014-2015 View profile
- Hartwig Masuch 2014-2023 View profile
- Alexi Cory-Smith 2014-2017 View profile
- Martin Lee Costello 2012-2019 View profile
- Peter Stack 2012-2022 View profile
- Kevin Patrick Donovan 2012-2014 View profile
- Cora Elaine Barnes 2012 View profile
- Peter Edward Barnes 2012 View profile
- Erika Brennan 2015-2017 View profile
- Mark David Ranyard 2014-2015 View profile
- Christopher Rory Baynes 2012-2014 View profile
- Jane Monksfield 2003-2012 View profile
- Charles Richard Stephen Link 2003 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.
- BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2017-11-20
Group
- 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 - 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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- BMG 10 Music Limited (no longer on the register)
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- Chrysalis Holdings Limited
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- 01777051 (no longer on the register)
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- RAM Records LTD
- Dorling Kindersley Vision Limited
- Wonderbly Productions LTD
- Windswept Music (London) Limited (no longer on the register)
- Tamarind Limited
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- Chrysalis Songs Limited (no longer on the register)
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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 ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | £1 |
| 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 2023
- David John D'Urbano Director · appointed 2019
Directors past 6 years
- David John D'Urbano Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Alistair Mark Norbury Director · appointed 2023
- 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.
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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