BOOSEY & HAWKES MUSIC PUBLISHERS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-23 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-05-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+12.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£13M
+1.7% vs 2023
Employees
5
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£35K
-93.4% 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 | £15,781,849 | £15,311,633 | |
| Operating profit | £325,094 | -£249,499 | |
| Profit before tax | £533,077 | £35,260 | |
| Net profit | £513,215 | £157,879 | |
| Cash | £2,642,542 | £2,979,524 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,913,040 | £13,487,556 | |
| Net assets | £12,385,040 | £12,596,331 | |
| Equity | £12,385,040 | £12,596,331 | |
| Average employees | 5 | 5 | |
| Wages | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.1% | -1.6% | |
| Net margin | 3.3% | 1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.5% | -1.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.68x | 1.82x | |
| Interest cover | 3.47x | -3.67x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe the company has adequate financial resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future and is in full compliance with all its debt obligations. The accounts have therefore been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- BOOSEY & HAWKES MUSIC PUBLISHERS LIMITED · parent
- Anglo Soviet Music Press Limited 100%
- Anton J Benjamin Limited 100%
- Big Picture Music Limited 100%
- Boosey & Co. Limited 100%
- Boosey & Hawkes KJM Limited 100%
- Boosey & Hawkes Multimedia Limited 100%
- Boosey & Hawkes Pension Trustee Limited 100%
- Boosey & Hawkes Z Limited 100%
- Booseystones Limited 100%
- British Standard Music Company Limited 100%
- Concord Creative Services Limited 100%
- Hawkes & Son (London) Limited 100%
- Hendon Music Limited 100%
- Lafleur Music Limited 100%
- Lime Green Music Limited 100%
- Melon Yellow Music Limited 100%
- Schauer & May Limited 100%
- 3rd Audio Limited 100%
- United Nations Music Publishing Limited 100%
- Winthrop Rogers Limited 100%
- Zinifonia Shareholders Limited 31%
- Anton J Benjamin GmbH 100%
- Boosey & Hawkes Bote & Bock GmbH 100%
- Boosey & Hawkes Deutschland GmbH 100%
- Arcona Musikverlag GmbH 100%
- Musikverlag Hans Sikorski GmbH 100%
- Papageno-Verlag Dr. Hans Sikorski GmbH 100%
- Tempoton-Verlag Hans Sikorski GmbH 100%
- Connelly-Musikverlage Fr. Hans Sikorski & Co. KG 100%
- Arcadia-Verlag GmbH 100%
- Beboton-Verlag GmbH 100%
- Cineton-Verlag GmbH 100%
- Neuer Theaterverlag GmbH 100%
- Musik fuer Dich-Rolf Zuckowski oHG 45%
- Alexis-Musikverlag Dr. Hans Sikorski GmbH 100%
- Araldoton-Verlag Hans Sikorski GmbH 100%
- Editions-Esplanade GmbH 100%
- Goldy-Musikverlag Hans Sikorski GmbH 100%
Significant events
- “During December 2020, Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd. agreed the ongoing scheme valuation as at 1 January 2020, as calculated by the scheme actuaries. During August 2020, the trustees entered into a buy-in contract with AVIVA at a cost of £55m. The timetable on finalising this contract has slipped with an expectation of completion in 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRAKASH, Justin Ashley | Secretary | 2022-12-20 | — | — |
| CSC CLS (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2025-08-27 | — | — |
| HOSKINS, Kent Michael | Director | 2008-09-30 | Jul 1975 | New Zealander |
| MOLTER, Amanda Leigh | Director | 2024-05-08 | Feb 1981 | American |
| PRAKASH, Justin Ashley | Director | 2024-05-08 | Nov 1978 | British |
| SUSSKIND, Janis Elizabeth | Director | 1997-01-01 | Nov 1952 | American |
| VALENTINE, John Robert | Director | 2017-11-06 | Dec 1971 | American |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTMAS, John Leslie | Secretary | 2001-10-05 | 2004-01-05 |
| DEVIN, Mark | Secretary | — | 2000-02-18 |
| EARL, Jane | Secretary | 2000-02-18 | 2001-10-05 |
| HOSKINS, Kent Michael | Secretary | 2008-09-30 | 2022-12-20 |
| KNIGHTON, Edward Myles | Secretary | 2006-02-10 | 2008-09-30 |
| SMITH, Gregory Anthony | Secretary | 2004-01-05 | 2006-02-10 |
| CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2023-12-06 | 2025-08-27 |
| AUSTEN, Peter David | Director | 1994-08-25 | 2000-05-31 |
| BLAKE, Lawrence | Director | 2017-11-06 | 2021-10-25 |
| CHRISTMAS, John Leslie | Director | 2000-09-11 | 2004-01-05 |
| DANSON, David Laurence George | Director | 1994-07-04 | 1994-11-30 |
| DAVIDSON, Sarah Georgia | Director | — | 1999-02-05 |
| DREW, David | Director | — | 1992-10-01 |
| ELLIOTT FREY, Andrew | Director | 2001-11-05 | 2002-03-15 |
| FELL, Robert Antony | Director | — | 1996-12-31 |
| GLOVER, Trevor David | Director | 1996-02-05 | 2001-01-31 |
| GUMMER, Andrew David Frederick | Director | 2010-02-01 | 2014-02-14 |
| HAZEL, Paul Malcolm | Director | — | 1994-07-30 |
| HOLLAND, Richard | Director | — | 2004-01-21 |
| HURST, Robert Ashley | Director | 1999-08-02 | 2001-09-12 |
| KNIGHTON, Edward Myles | Director | 2006-02-10 | 2008-09-30 |
| LANDWEHR, Lori | Director | 1999-02-01 | 1999-07-31 |
| MINCH, John Berchmans | Director | 2001-02-01 | 2024-05-08 |
| PASCUCCI, Vincent Scott | Director | 2017-11-06 | 2024-05-08 |
| POOL, Anthony Presgrave | Director | — | 2004-01-14 |
| RICHARDS, Stephen Austin | Director | — | 2004-01-20 |
| SMITH, Gregory Anthony | Director | 2003-11-21 | 2006-02-10 |
| SUNNUCKS, Andrew Borradaile | Director | 1998-10-28 | 2002-01-31 |
| WISELY, Jonathan | Director | 2017-11-06 | 2021-03-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boosey & Hawkes Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-07-01 | Ceased 2017-07-01 |
| Boosey & Hawkes Group Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-07-01 | Active |
| Algemene Pensioen Groep | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2017-06-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 226 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-12 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-16 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2024-08-28 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-08 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-05-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-3%
£15,781,849 £15,311,633
-
Cash
+12.8%
£2,642,542 £2,979,524
-
Net assets
+1.7%
£12,385,040 £12,596,331
-
Employees
0%
5 5
-
Operating profit
-176.7%
£325,094 -£249,499
-
Profit before tax
-93.4%
£533,077 £35,260
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