Company
Stage Three Music (Catalogues) Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 22
- 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
- Alexi Cory-Smith 2011-2017 View profile
- Mark David Ranyard 2010-2015 View profile
- Alan Steven Pell 2010-2011 View profile
- Stanley Schneider 2010-2012 View profile
- Donald J Malter 2010-2012 View profile
- Dr Maximilian Dressendoerfer 2010-2021 View profile
- Tony Jason Moss 2010-2010 View profile
- John Leslie Dobinson 2010-2015 View profile
- Hartwig Masuch 2010-2023 View profile
- Maximillian Dressendorfer 2010-2010 View profile
- Richard John Ewbank 2004-2010 View profile
- Stephen Graeme Lewis 2003-2010 View profile
- Erika Brennan 2015-2017 View profile
- Julian French 2013-2014 View profile
- Simon Harvey 2011-2013 View profile
- Oyinwale Adeola Onile-Ere 2010-2011 View profile
- Goetz Vin Einem 2010-2010 View profile
- Simon Grant Lowry 2003-2004 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 17/04/2003
Ownership
Owned by (2) 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, appoints directors · notified 2019-02-27 - Stage Three Music Publishing Limited ceased 2019-02-27
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Stage Three Music (Catalogues) Limited
is controlled by BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-02-27 · 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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- 01777051
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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
- £4
- Total assets
- £4
- 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 | £4 |
| 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 2018
- David John D'Urbano Director · appointed 2019
Directors past 6 years
- Alistair Mark Norbury Director · appointed 2018
- David John D'Urbano Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Alistair Mark Norbury Director · appointed 2018
- 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.
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
- 04738931
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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