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China Records Limited

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

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Previous officers 29

  1. Antony David Harlow 2021-2025 Director View profile
  2. Stuart Vaughn Bergen 2020-2021 Director View profile
  3. James Heneage Radice 2019-2022 Director View profile
  4. Kathryn Rebecca Le Gassick 2018-2020 Director View profile
  5. Peter David Breeden 2015-2021 Director View profile
  6. Christopher John Ancliff 2012-2018 Director View profile
  7. Roger Denys Booker 2011-2019 Director View profile
  8. John David Reid 2007-2011 Director View profile
  9. Simon Kenneth Geoffrey Robson 2007-2015 Director View profile
  10. Matthew John Norman 2007-2007 Director View profile
  11. Michael Peter Saunter 2006-2007 Director View profile
  12. Patrick Vien 2006-2008 Director View profile
  13. Brian Porritt 2001-2005 Director View profile
  14. Paul-Rene Albertini 2001-2006 Director View profile
  15. Stephen Shrimpton 2000-2001 Director View profile
  16. Keith Howard Percival Mullock 1999-2005 Director View profile
  17. Nicholas James Turner Phillips 1999-2007 Director View profile
  18. Ramon Lopez S 1994-1999 Director View profile
  19. Kenneth Cooper 1994-2001 Director View profile
  20. John Charles Benedict 1994-1999 Director View profile
  21. Adrian Sear 1993-1994 Director View profile
  22. Rachel Speers 1994 Director View profile
  23. Robert Grace 1993 Director View profile
  24. Derek Green 1999 Director View profile
  25. Anne Mansbridge 2004-2004 Secretary View profile
  26. Bronwen Elizabeth Stuart Jones 1999-2004 Secretary View profile
  27. Michael Stuart John Box 1995-1999 Secretary View profile
  28. Tarik Abbas Busaidy 1993-1995 Secretary View profile
  29. Jennifer Green 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
01/10/1984

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. China Records Limited is controlled by Warner Music UK Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Warner Music UK Limited is controlled by Warner Music International Services Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Warner Music International Services Limited is controlled by WMG Global Ventures Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-04-27 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. WMG Global Ventures Limited is controlled by WMG Acquisition (UK) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-04-16 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. WMG Acquisition (UK) Limited is controlled by Leonard Blavatnik
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-06-29 · source: Companies House PSC register

The individual named as ultimate controller on the PSC register for this chain is a known formation agent or data-quality flag, not a confirmed beneficial owner - not shown as fact.

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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

3.3y median 3.8y
average tenure
5.5y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity

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 22Retail and trade 14Tech and media 7Business services 6Finance 6Professional services 6Other services 5

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
01851636
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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