WARNER MUSIC UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-19 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-05
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£232M
+36.5% vs 2023
Employees
145
-2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£83M
+41.5% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- WARNER MUSIC UK LIMITED 1991-01-09 → present
- WEA RECORDS LIMITED 1984-02-15 → 1991-01-09
- WARNER BROS.PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 1961-01-13 → 1984-02-15
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £276,790,000 | £291,731,000 | |
| Operating profit | £44,784,000 | £46,717,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £58,359,000 | £82,599,000 | |
| Net profit | £45,062,000 | £61,984,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £175,481,000 | £236,965,000 | |
| Net assets | £169,784,000 | £231,768,000 | |
| Equity | £169,784,000 | £231,768,000 | |
| Average employees | 148 | 145 | |
| Wages | £22,029,000 | £20,325,000 |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 16.2% | 16.0% | |
| Net margin | 16.3% | 21.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 25.5% | 19.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 64.6% | 61.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.55x | 1.58x | |
| Interest cover | 20.79x | 8.05x |
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
- KPMG
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the Directors consider to be appropriate for the following reasons. The Directors have prepared cash flow forecasts for a period of 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements which indicate that, taking account of reasonably possible downsides, the Company will have sufficient funds through the Group Cash-pooling arrangements and repayment of outstanding balances from fellow subsidiaries to meet its liabilities as they fall due for that period. The combination of a return to pre COVID-19 levels of performance income, growth in digital revenue and the continuing cash pooling arrangement with WMG Acquisition UK mean that, the Directors are confident that the Company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- WARNER MUSIC UK LIMITED · parent
- 1967 Limited 100%
- Elmlowe Limited 100%
- W Songs Limited (f. Discordant Limited) 100%
- First Night Records Limited 100%
- ADA Global Limited 100%
- Taffia International Limited 50.1%
- A+E Records Limited 100%
- Comedy Box Limited 100%
- B Unique Records Limited 100%
- Warner Music Ireland Limited 100%
- Warner Music (Northern Ireland) Limited 50%
- FFRR Records Limited 100%
- Magnet Records Limited 100%
- Infectious Records Limited 100%
- Funghi Records Limited 100%
- Laurel Records Limited 100%
- 679 Recordings Limited 100%
- Anxious Records Limited 100%
- China Records Limited 100%
- Sharemyplaylists.com Limited 100%
- Gingerbread Man Records Limited 50%
- Exallshow Limited 100%
- Film 27 Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The amount provided / written off in the year of £405k relates to the Company's investment in Exallshow Limited / First Night Records Limited.”
- “A dividend was approved by the Directors in June 2025 totalling $200m”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 43 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBINSON, Paul Martin | Director | 2009-04-17 | May 1958 | American |
| ROBSON, Simon Kenneth Geoffrey | Director | 2025-11-10 | May 1971 | British |
| SAXE, Charlotte Chloe | Director | 2022-09-30 | Feb 1978 | British |
| WATSON, Michael John | Director | 2021-01-31 | Jan 1980 | British |
Show 43 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Bronwen Elizabeth Stuart | Secretary | 1997-12-05 | 2004-03-01 |
| MANSBRIDGE, Anne | Secretary | 2004-03-01 | 2004-07-01 |
| MORGAN, Trevor David | Secretary | 1997-05-30 | 1997-12-05 |
| NIGLAS, Richard Rein | Secretary | 1994-02-28 | 1997-05-30 |
| TIERNEY, William Joseph | Secretary | — | 1994-02-28 |
| OLSWANG COSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-07-01 | 2024-04-10 |
| ALBERTINI, Paul Rene | Director | 2001-06-01 | 2006-02-15 |
| ANCLIFF, Christopher John | Director | 2010-02-18 | 2018-05-16 |
| BEARD, Jeffrey Victor | Director | 1995-11-22 | 2002-01-01 |
| BOOKER, Roger Denys | Director | 2010-11-23 | 2019-09-30 |
| BREEDEN, Peter David | Director | 2015-01-14 | 2021-01-31 |
| BRIGHTEN, Roger Gerald | Director | — | 1999-05-06 |
| BRONFMAN JR, Edgar | Director | 2009-10-27 | 2012-07-03 |
| CARADINE, James | Director | — | 1999-12-31 |
| COOPER, Kenneth | Director | — | 2001-06-30 |
| CROSS, Jonathan Peter | Director | 2012-07-02 | 2014-03-20 |
| CROSS, Jonathan Peter | Director | 2010-11-23 | 2012-02-10 |
| CROSS, Jonathan Peter | Director | 2008-05-21 | 2008-11-28 |
| DICKINS, Robert | Director | — | 1998-12-31 |
| EVERS, Rachel Therese | Director | 2007-07-02 | 2012-06-30 |
| HARLOW, Antony David | Director | 2020-10-19 | 2025-10-15 |
| HOLE, Christopher Charles Maximilian | Director | — | 1998-03-16 |
| LOPEZ S, Ramon | Director | — | 1999-12-31 |
| MANSBRIDGE, Anne | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2007-04-16 |
| MARSH, Jeremy John Drysdale | Director | — | 1992-03-06 |
| MULLOCK, Keith Howard Percival | Director | 1999-06-21 | 2005-12-09 |
| MURPHY, Philip Anthony | Director | — | 1993-01-20 |
| NEVRKLA, Frantisek Jan | Director | — | 2000-09-15 |
| NORMAN, Matthew John | Director | 2007-02-01 | 2007-05-16 |
| PEARCE, Gwendoline Joyce | Director | 1995-11-22 | 1999-04-13 |
| PHILLIPS, Nicholas James Turner | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2007-04-27 |
| PORRITT, Brian | Director | 2001-07-01 | 2005-02-28 |
| RADICE, James Heneage | Director | 2019-09-30 | 2022-09-30 |
| RAZZALL, Edward Timothy | Director | — | 1997-01-27 |
| REID, John David | Director | 2007-07-02 | 2011-11-11 |
| ROBSON, Simon Kenneth Geoffrey | Director | 2007-07-02 | 2015-01-13 |
| SAUNTER, Michael Peter | Director | 2007-07-02 | 2011-12-31 |
| SAUNTER, Michael Peter | Director | 2006-07-03 | 2007-02-01 |
| SHRIMPTON, Stephen | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2001-06-01 |
| VIEN, Patrick | Director | 2006-03-02 | 2008-09-30 |
| WATSON, John Victor | Director | 2000-10-01 | 2007-07-02 |
| WOODS, Dennis | Director | — | 1995-11-22 |
| ZUMKELLER, Manfred Karl | Director | — | 1998-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warner Music International Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 224 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
+5.4%
£276,790,000 £291,731,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+36.5%
£169,784,000 £231,768,000
-
Employees
-2%
148 145
-
Operating profit
+4.3%
£44,784,000 £46,717,000
-
Profit before tax
+41.5%
£58,359,000 £82,599,000
-
Wages
-7.7%
£22,029,000 £20,325,000
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