SANCTUARY RECORDS GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-01 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£27M
+22.8% vs 2023
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£5M
+5% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- SANCTUARY RECORDS GROUP LIMITED 2000-06-27 → present
- CASTLE MUSIC LIMITED 1998-11-20 → 2000-06-27
- CASTLE COMMUNICATIONS PLC 1984-02-16 → 1998-11-20
- CASTLE ADMINISTRATION LIMITED 1981-12-31 → 1984-02-16
- O.R.JESSEL INVESTMENTS LIMITED 1967-07-25 → 1981-12-31
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 | £18,894,000 | £20,715,000 | |
| Operating profit | £5,395,000 | £5,491,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £4,956,000 | £5,203,000 | |
| Net profit | £5,002,000 | £5,022,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £22,034,000 | £27,056,000 | |
| Net assets | £22,034,000 | £27,056,000 | |
| Equity | £22,034,000 | £27,056,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| 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 | 28.6% | 26.5% | |
| Net margin | 26.5% | 24.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 24.5% | 20.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.82x | 1.16x | |
| Interest cover | 12.29x | 19.07x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the Company's current trading performance, the sensitivity and reverse stress testing scenarios performed and the written confirmation of support from BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, being a period of no less than twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- SANCTUARY RECORDS GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Sanctuary Copyrights Limited 100%
- Creole Records Limited 100%
- Men From The North Limited 100%
- Trojan Recordings Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 52 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'URBANO, David John | Director | 2019-05-01 | May 1971 | British,American |
| NORBURY, Alistair Mark | Director | 2023-12-31 | Jan 1966 | British |
Show 52 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABIOYE, Abolanle | Secretary | 2007-09-22 | 2012-11-21 |
| BRENNAN, Erika | Secretary | 2015-11-01 | 2017-06-30 |
| COOK, Edward John Nicholas | Secretary | 1996-01-09 | 2000-05-05 |
| FRENCH, Julian | Secretary | 2013-09-01 | 2014-03-31 |
| HARVEY, Simon | Secretary | 2013-04-30 | 2013-09-01 |
| HOLDER, Ian Keith | Secretary | — | 1996-01-09 |
| JOY, Matthew Robert | Secretary | 2007-02-20 | 2007-09-21 |
| STANDING, Sarah Elizabeth Anne | Secretary | 2000-05-05 | 2007-02-19 |
| CITY GROUP PLC | Corporate Secretary | 2000-05-05 | 2002-01-01 |
| BAKER, Jonathan Michael | Director | 2018-12-31 | 2023-06-30 |
| BARKER, Adam Martin | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2012-11-21 |
| BEECHER, Jonathan Roderick | Director | — | 1996-11-30 |
| BIANCO, Joseph James | Director | 1994-10-12 | 1997-11-15 |
| BRYANT, David Thomas | Director | 2009-02-26 | 2012-01-19 |
| COESFELD, Thomas | Director | 2021-02-01 | 2024-07-08 |
| COKELL, Joseph | Director | 1997-02-01 | 2007-09-26 |
| CONSTANT, Richard Michael | Director | 2008-03-20 | 2009-02-26 |
| COOK, Edward John Nicholas | Director | 1997-03-03 | 2006-09-29 |
| CORY-SMITH, Alexi | Director | 2013-04-30 | 2017-12-19 |
| DAHLTORP, Timothy John | Director | 1996-06-28 | 1997-11-15 |
| DANE, Clifford Victor | Director | — | 1994-08-19 |
| DAVIES, David Michael | Director | 2000-05-05 | 2001-01-01 |
| DAVIES, Hywel Hadley | Director | 2000-05-05 | 2004-05-14 |
| DOBINSON, John Leslie | Director | 2013-04-30 | 2015-06-11 |
| DOCHERTY, Aidan | Director | 1998-11-25 | 2000-05-05 |
| DOWLING, Christopher Bruce | Director | 1998-11-25 | 2000-05-05 |
| DRESSENDOERFER, Maximilian, Dr | Director | 2013-04-30 | 2021-03-31 |
| FISHER, Thomas Clive | Director | 2009-02-26 | 2011-08-01 |
| HAXBY, Martin James, Mr. | Director | 2000-05-05 | 2006-04-30 |
| HENDERSON, Ian Mcintosh | Director | 1994-10-12 | 1997-05-30 |
| HOLDER, Ian Keith | Director | — | 1996-02-13 |
| JOYCE, Christopher | Director | 1997-05-30 | 1998-03-31 |
| KATOVSKY, Benjamin Jerome | Director | 2018-12-31 | 2022-03-01 |
| KERNICK, Paul Andrew | Director | 2002-09-04 | 2007-09-14 |
| LUDWIG, Christopher | Director | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
| MASUCH, Hartwig | Director | 2013-04-30 | 2023-06-30 |
| MORRILL, Nicholas David | Director | 1998-11-25 | 2000-05-05 |
| MUIR, Boyd Johnston | Director | 2008-03-20 | 2009-02-26 |
| NARANG, Anil Kumar | Director | 1994-10-12 | 1997-11-15 |
| NEWMAN, Elliot Barry | Director | 1994-10-12 | 1997-05-30 |
| NORLAND, Christopher Charles | Director | — | 1994-08-19 |
| PAUL, Julian Braithwaite | Director | — | 1997-05-09 |
| RANYARD, Mark David | Director | 2013-04-30 | 2015-12-21 |
| SEMON, Roger | Director | 1998-11-25 | 2007-09-01 |
| SHAND, Terence Richard | Director | — | 1997-01-31 |
| SHARPE, David Richard James | Director | 2012-01-20 | 2012-11-21 |
| SMALLWOOD, Roderick Charles | Director | 2000-12-29 | 2006-10-31 |
| SMITH, Timothy Spencer | Director | 2012-11-21 | 2013-04-30 |
| STACK, Peter | Director | 2018-01-16 | 2022-12-31 |
| TAYLOR, Andrew John | Director | 2000-05-05 | 2006-05-26 |
| WALLACE, Paul Frederick | Director | 2007-09-01 | 2008-03-20 |
| WILSON, Paul Jonathan | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2019-05-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bmg Rights Management (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 356 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-17 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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
+9.6%
£18,894,000 £20,715,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+22.8%
£22,034,000 £27,056,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
+1.8%
£5,395,000 £5,491,000
-
Profit before tax
+5%
£4,956,000 £5,203,000
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