MECHANICAL-COPYRIGHT PROTECTION SOCIETY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-18 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£34M
+108.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£626K
+0.3% vs 2023
Employees
2
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£20K
-39.4% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,698,000 | £13,640,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £33,000 | £20,000 | |
| Net profit | £16,000 | £2,000 | |
| Cash | £16,153,000 | £33,744,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £624,000 | £626,000 | |
| Net assets | £624,000 | £626,000 | |
| Equity | £624,000 | £626,000 | |
| Average employees | 2 | 2 | |
| Wages | £775,000 | £917,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 0.1% | 0.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 99.5% | 99.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.01x | 1.01x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Cash reserves have increased by £5.6m compared to 2023 and the Directors have concluded that the working capital of the company and its cash reserves are sufficient to fund the company's activities for at least 12 months from the date the financial statements are approved and hence continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- MECHANICAL-COPYRIGHT PROTECTION SOCIETY LIMITED · parent
- Ampleform Limited 99.9%
- British Copyright Protection Association (BRITCO) Limited 66.67%
- Copyright Control Limited 50%
Significant events
- “A one year extension to the current SLA has been signed extending the SLA to 31 December 2026.”
- “MCPS has decided not to permit the registration of computer-generated works for collective management and is in the process of implementing this policy.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 69 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURTON, Steve | Secretary | 2014-09-12 | — | — |
| ALDERTON, Katherine Elizabeth | Director | 2024-06-27 | Nov 1986 | British |
| ALWAY, Jackie Gay | Director | 2021-02-25 | Feb 1966 | British |
| ANDERSEN, Janet Kay | Director | 2025-08-06 | Sep 1967 | American |
| BOLTON, Simon Ronald | Director | 2022-09-22 | Jan 1967 | British |
| BUTLER, Christopher Mark | Director | 2020-05-21 | Jul 1963 | British |
| CLEMENTS, Paul Charles | Director | 2019-07-03 | Jun 1971 | British |
| DOWNS, William | Director | 2013-06-30 | May 1958 | British |
| GRAY, Thomas William | Director | 2025-07-10 | Jan 1977 | British |
| KASSNER, Alexander Laurence | Director | 2022-07-07 | Mar 1979 | British |
| PLATZ, Simon Howard | Director | 2014-07-08 | Nov 1957 | British |
| SHILLINGLAW, Kim Danila | Director | 2022-09-22 | Jan 1969 | British |
| THOMAS, Peter Ronald | Director | 2025-07-10 | Feb 1970 | British |
Show 69 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AKBAR, Hassan | Secretary | 2024-06-06 | 2024-08-21 |
| ARNOLD, Amanda Jane | Secretary | 1997-12-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| BRADLEY, Thomas Fredrick | Secretary | 1992-08-17 | 1995-07-31 |
| BURNETT, Victoria Joan | Secretary | 2011-12-14 | 2013-06-30 |
| GALE, Karen | Secretary | 2010-06-23 | 2011-12-14 |
| LESTER, David Antony | Secretary | 1995-08-01 | 1997-12-01 |
| LESTER, David Antony | Secretary | 1992-06-23 | 1992-10-27 |
| LOWDE, Keith Roy Donald | Secretary | — | 1992-06-23 |
| OSBORN, Sarah | Secretary | 2013-06-30 | 2014-09-12 |
| STONES, Deborah Ann | Secretary | 2006-01-01 | 2010-06-23 |
| ALWAY, Jacqueline Gay | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2020-05-21 |
| ANDERS, Mark Ashley | Director | 2009-07-22 | 2013-06-30 |
| ASHCROFT, Robert John | Director | 2010-03-11 | 2013-06-30 |
| BEBAWI, Antony George | Director | 2010-06-15 | 2013-06-30 |
| BOOTH, Charles William | Director | 1993-11-23 | 2010-06-11 |
| BRADLEY, Thomas Fredrick | Director | 1995-10-31 | 2011-06-29 |
| BRUNNING, Roland John | Director | — | 1993-08-19 |
| BUTLER, Christopher Mark | Director | 2011-06-29 | 2013-06-30 |
| CALLANDER, Peter Robin | Director | — | 2007-06-20 |
| CONSTANT, Richard Michael | Director | 2018-07-03 | 2021-10-27 |
| CORNISH, Peter | Director | 1992-02-25 | 2014-07-08 |
| COX, Sandra | Director | 2002-07-16 | 2005-04-26 |
| CURRAN, Paul Gerard | Director | 1994-03-22 | 2008-04-30 |
| DOLAN, Paul David Broomfield | Director | 2010-03-11 | 2018-07-03 |
| DYBALL, Jane Mary | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2019-01-22 |
| DYBALL, Jane Mary | Director | 2002-07-16 | 2013-06-30 |
| ELDERTON, Nigel Robert | Director | 2008-03-26 | 2019-06-21 |
| EVANS, James Mark Crispin | Director | — | 2005-07-31 |
| FABINYI, Jeremy Rohan | Director | 2005-04-26 | 2010-09-01 |
| FERGUSON, David | Director | 2003-03-25 | 2009-01-28 |
| FLETCHER, Mervyn Guy | Director | — | 2002-12-31 |
| FOSTER-KEY, Terry John | Director | — | 1995-09-26 |
| GUARD, Barrie Shandon | Director | — | 2006-06-21 |
| HEATH, Andrew | Director | 2021-09-10 | 2022-07-07 |
| HEATH, Andrew | Director | — | 2008-01-16 |
| HITCHENS, Barry William | Director | 1997-03-04 | 2002-07-16 |
| HITCHENS, Barry William | Director | 1993-03-25 | 1997-01-15 |
| HORNALL, Stuart Alexander | Director | — | 2013-06-30 |
| HUTCHINSON, John | Director | 1997-03-04 | 2005-02-09 |
| KNIBB, Ronald Derek | Director | — | 1992-01-28 |
| LAVERY, Kieran Paul | Director | 2024-06-27 | 2025-01-31 |
| LAVIN, Michael Anthony | Director | 2013-06-30 | 2024-04-30 |
| LEESON, Michael David | Director | 2007-06-20 | 2013-06-30 |
| LEVIN, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2005-11-01 | 2013-01-01 |
| LEVINE, Stephen Alec | Director | 2006-06-21 | 2013-06-30 |
| LEWIS, Stephen Graeme | Director | — | 1992-12-15 |
| MARTIN, Christopher Vandeleur | Director | 1997-03-04 | 2002-05-31 |
| MINCH, John Berchmans | Director | 2007-09-19 | 2024-06-30 |
| MONTGOMERY, Robert William | Director | — | 1991-11-14 |
| NERI, Roberto Bruno | Director | 2019-06-20 | 2021-09-10 |
| NEWING, Benjamin | Director | 1998-10-20 | 2013-06-30 |
| NOTT, Julian Francis Kandahar | Director | 2013-06-30 | 2025-07-10 |
| OATES, Terence Robert | Director | — | 2001-06-12 |
| ORAKWUSI, Gerald Alexander Ikenna | Director | 2010-10-05 | 2013-01-01 |
| PEER, Ralph Iversen | Director | — | 1994-03-22 |
| PLATZ, Simon Howard | Director | 2008-07-23 | 2013-06-30 |
| POOL, Anthony Presgrave | Director | — | 2002-07-16 |
| PORTER, Steve Richard | Director | 2007-06-20 | 2009-07-17 |
| POTTER, Andrew John | Director | 2002-07-16 | 2004-06-22 |
| RICH, Ellis Seymour | Director | 2001-06-12 | 2009-07-22 |
| RODGERS, Sarah Louise | Director | 1996-06-18 | 2013-06-30 |
| SANGHVI, Rakesh | Director | 2004-06-22 | 2010-09-30 |
| SIMON, Jonathan Reginald | Director | — | 2006-06-21 |
| SINGER, Adam Nicholas | Director | 2005-02-22 | 2006-11-15 |
| SMITH, Christopher John | Director | 2009-02-26 | 2011-06-29 |
| TOEMAN, Richard Maurice | Director | — | 1998-07-28 |
| WATT, Simon Charles | Director | 2020-03-26 | 2021-10-27 |
| WHETTAM, Graham Dudley | Director | — | 1996-05-31 |
| WRIGHT, Ian Herbert | Director | 2006-06-21 | 2007-07-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music Publishers Association Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 296 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-04-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-04-28 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-04-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-02-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-20 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-07-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-0.4%
£13,698,000 £13,640,000
-
Cash
+108.9%
£16,153,000 £33,744,000
-
Net assets
+0.3%
£624,000 £626,000
-
Employees
0%
2 2
-
Profit before tax
-39.4%
£33,000 £20,000
-
Wages
+18.3%
£775,000 £917,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers