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Crml Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 14

  1. Michael Edward John Smith 2016-2020 Director View profile
  2. Joanne Sian Smith 2014-2021 Director View profile
  3. James Richard Manners 2013-2016 Director View profile
  4. Mark Richard Waring 2013-2014 Director View profile
  5. Jane Mary Dyball 2010-2013 Director View profile
  6. Michael Anthony Lavin 2010-2024 Director View profile
  7. Robert Bienstock 2009-2010 Director View profile
  8. Caroline Bienstock 2010 Director View profile
  9. Johnny Bienstock 2006 Director View profile
  10. Frederick Sigmund Bienstock 2009 Director View profile
  11. Nicholas Kenneth Farries 2011 Director View profile
  12. Terrence Lee Heard 1992-2010 Secretary View profile
  13. Stephen John Glasse 1992-1992 Secretary View profile
  14. Julie Arnold 1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
07/10/1988

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.

Group

  1. Crml Limited is controlled by Warner Chappell Production Music Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Warner Chappell Production Music Limited is controlled by Warner Chappell Music Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Warner Chappell Music Limited is controlled by WMG Global Ventures Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-12-17 · 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

5.2y median 4.6y
average tenure
8.8y
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.

Other services 61Arts and leisure 9Business services 9Tech and media 9Professional services 3

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
02303092
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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