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Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 25

  1. William Patrick Rowe 2012-2023 Director View profile
  2. Stuart Bondell 2012-2017 Director View profile
  3. Nicholas David Gatfield 2012-2014 Director View profile
  4. Edgar Berger 2012-2017 Director View profile
  5. Richard Sanders 2008-2011 Director View profile
  6. Dan Constanda 2007-2008 Director View profile
  7. Gerald Vincent Doherty 2006-2011 Director View profile
  8. Daniel Michael Mandil 2006-2008 Director View profile
  9. David Pearce 2004-2006 Director View profile
  10. Robert Stringer 2004-2006 Director View profile
  11. Michelle Breeze 2003-2004 Director View profile
  12. Timothy Barry Poland Bowen 2003-2008 Director View profile
  13. Hans Kent Samuel Breitholtz 2002-2003 Director View profile
  14. Laverne Evans 2000-2003 Director View profile
  15. Dennis Carl Kooker 1999-2005 Director View profile
  16. Richard Hugo Dilsmore Griffiths 1998-2002 Director View profile
  17. Simon James Robinson 1997-2000 Director View profile
  18. Mark Stanton 1995-1997 Director View profile
  19. Ratnam Bala-Ratnam 1999 Director View profile
  20. John Preston 1998 Director View profile
  21. Joel Mark Schoenfeld 2000 Director View profile
  22. Rudolf Gassner 2000 Director View profile
  23. Simon Jenkins 2006-2024 Secretary View profile
  24. Alasdair Thomas Paterson George 2005-2006 Secretary View profile
  25. Peter Wareham 2005 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
04/01/1980

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. Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited is controlled by Sony Music Entertainment UK Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Sony Music Entertainment UK Holdings 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.

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.

3 directors on the board

13.7y median 18.2y
average tenure
19.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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.

Arts and leisure 38Tech and media 14Business services 9Retail and trade 8Professional services 4Manufacturing 2Other services 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
01471066
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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