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

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Previous officers 29

  1. Paramjit Jassal 2017-2022 Director View profile
  2. Simon Lloyd Carmel 2017-2024 Director View profile
  3. Richard Michael Constant 2012-2017 Director View profile
  4. Andrew Brown 2012-2017 Director View profile
  5. Ruth Catherine Prior 2010-2012 Director View profile
  6. Roger Conant Faxon 2010-2012 Director View profile
  7. Shane Paul Naughton 2010-2012 Director View profile
  8. David Nicholas Kassler 2009-2012 Director View profile
  9. David John D'Urbano 2009-2010 Director View profile
  10. Christopher John Kennedy 2008-2009 Director View profile
  11. Andrew Peter Chadd 2008-2009 Director View profile
  12. Riaz Punja 2007-2008 Director View profile
  13. Christopher John Roling 2007-2008 Director View profile
  14. Stephen Harold Alexander 2007-2008 Director View profile
  15. Ian Roderick Macaskill 2002-2007 Director View profile
  16. Stephen Martin Cottis 2002-2007 Director View profile
  17. Duncan John Timothy Bratchell 2002-2007 Director View profile
  18. Julian French 2002-2002 Director View profile
  19. William Meekin 2001-2002 Director View profile
  20. Paul Andrew Kernick 1997-2001 Director View profile
  21. Jillian Berry 1995-1997 Director View profile
  22. Paul Stephen Robinson 1995-2002 Director View profile
  23. Wallace Macmillan 1994-1995 Director View profile
  24. Antony Jeffrey Bates 1994 Director View profile
  25. Kenneth Malcolm Berry 1994 Director View profile
  26. John Simon Draper 1992 Director View profile
  27. John Patrick Aidan Toone 1994-1995 Secretary View profile
  28. Shelagh Margaret Macleod 1993-1994 Secretary View profile
  29. Ian Ritchie 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
17/05/1988

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.

  • EMI Group Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. VRL Recordings is controlled by EMI Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. EMI Group Limited is controlled by EMI Group (Newco) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. EMI Group (Newco) Limited is controlled by EMI Group Worldwide Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. EMI Group Worldwide Holdings Limited is controlled by Universal Music Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-02-13 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Universal Music 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

6.9y median 4.5y
average tenure
13.8y
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.

Professional services 49Arts and leisure 16Finance 9Tech and media 8Business services 7Manufacturing 7Other services 5Retail and trade 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
02259349
Status
Active
Type
Private Unlimited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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