WMG GLOBAL VENTURES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-26 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-12
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£169M
+1.7% vs 2023
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£500K
+13.8% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- WMG GLOBAL VENTURES LIMITED 2021-04-28 → present
- CHRYSALIS RECORDS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1990-05-30 → 2021-04-28
- MARCHLEAF LIMITED 1990-01-15 → 1990-05-30
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 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£579,689 | -£499,629 | |
| Net profit | £2,264,640 | £2,759,081 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £482,866,568 | £485,625,649 | |
| Net assets | £166,584,878 | £169,343,958 | |
| Equity | £166,584,878 | £169,343,958 | |
| 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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | 0.39x | 0.54x |
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
- Ecovis Wingrave Yeats LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Notwithstanding net current liabilities of $6,966k (2023: $9,938k), the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. Directors believe the company will have sufficient funds through funding from its ultimate parent Warner Music Group Corp and repayment of outstanding balances from fellow subsidiaries to meet its liabilities.”
Group structure
- WMG GLOBAL VENTURES LIMITED · parent
- Warner Music International Services Ltd 100%
- Warner Chappell Music Ltd 100%
- WUM Prop SARL 100%
- Warner Chappell Music Limited 75.6%
- Qanawa Music IV, LLC 100%
- Warner Music Israel 100%
- Warner Music West Africa Limited 100%
- RADAR Scope Ltd 100%
- SK Acquisition Ltd 100%
- Warner Music UK Ltd 100%
- 967 Ltd 100%
- 679 Recordings Ltd 100%
- A+E Records Ltd 100%
- Jungle Records Ltd 100%
- Infectious Records Ltd 100%
- ADA Global Ltd 100%
- Altavious Records Ltd 100%
- B Unique Records Ltd 100%
- C Unique Records Ltd 100%
- Corner Boy Ltd 100%
- Elmlowe Ltd 100%
- Exudishore Ltd 100%
- First Night Records Ltd 100%
- FFRR Records Ltd 100%
- FILM27 Ltd 100%
- Gingerbread Man Records Ltd 50%
- Laurel Records Ltd 100%
- Magnet Records Ltd 100%
- Sharomypathitis.com Ltd 100%
- Taffa International Ltd 50.1%
- Warner Music (Northern Ireland) Ltd 100%
- Warner Music Ireland Ltd 100%
- WMIS Ltd 100%
- Bubbles Music Limited 100%
- Dizzy Heights Music Publishing Limited 100%
- FFRR Music Limited 100%
- Glissando Music Limited 100%
- Kirshner Warner Bros. Music Limited 50%
- Magna Music Limited 100%
- My National Video Corporation Limited 100%
- Warner Chappell MLM Limited 100%
- Warner Chappell Music International Limited 100%
- Aberbach, Broadway & Co. Limited 100%
- Burlington Music Company Limited 100%
- Pulse Music Company Limited 100%
- Chapell Music Limited 100%
- Chappell Morris Limited 100%
- Patricia Music Limited 50%
- Diplomat Music Limited 50%
- Intersong Music Limited 100%
- Jewel Music Publishing Company Limited 50%
- Throat Music Limited 100%
- Warner Chappell Artemis Music Limited 100%
- Warner Chappell North America Limited 100%
- Warner Chappell Overseas Holdings Limited 100%
- Warner Chappell Music Publishing Limited 100%
- Warner Chappell Production Music Limited 100%
- CRML Limited 100%
- CPM Music Limited 100%
- Destiny Music Limited 100%
- Warner Chappell FM Limited 100%
- Warner Chappell UK Limited 100%
- Qanawat Music MEA LLC 100%
- Qanawat Music Morocco SARL 100%
Significant events
- “The company acquired the convertible loan notes of Giraffe LLC on 24 January 2024.”
- “The profit in the year is driven by the dividends received from the investment in Warner Music International Services Limited, offset by interest expense being generated on intercompany loans during 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 44 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LE GASSICK, Kathryn Rebecca | Director | 2026-04-13 | Aug 1973 | British |
| LOUGEE, Rupert Grafton | Director | 2022-03-11 | Dec 1974 | British |
| ROBSON, Simon Kenneth Geoffrey | Director | 2021-04-12 | May 1971 | British |
Show 44 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HANSON, Ian Lawrence | Secretary | 1995-08-07 | 2006-10-04 |
| HOPKINS, Gareth John | Secretary | 1993-04-26 | 1995-08-07 |
| RITCHIE, Ian | Secretary | — | 1993-04-26 |
| MAWLAW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-07-01 | 2010-10-29 |
| OLSWANG COSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2013-07-01 | 2024-04-10 |
| TMF CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2010-10-29 | 2013-07-01 |
| ALEXANDER, Stephen Harold | Director | 2007-11-23 | 2008-12-17 |
| ANCLIFF, Christopher John | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2018-05-16 |
| BATES, Antony Jeffrey | Director | — | 1996-01-12 |
| BENNETT, Stephen Thomas | Director | 1997-03-27 | 1998-03-31 |
| BERGEN, Stuart Vaughn | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2021-01-27 |
| BOOKER, Roger Denys | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2019-09-30 |
| BREEDEN, Peter David | Director | 2019-09-30 | 2021-01-31 |
| BROWN, Andrew | Director | 2012-10-12 | 2012-11-27 |
| CHADD, Andrew Peter | Director | 2008-09-22 | 2009-08-12 |
| CONSTANT, Richard Michael | Director | 2012-10-12 | 2012-11-27 |
| D'URBANO, David | Director | 2009-08-15 | 2010-04-15 |
| EMBEREY, Ivor Lloyd | Director | 1993-07-01 | 1995-07-18 |
| FAXON, Roger Conant | Director | 2010-12-16 | 2012-09-28 |
| FRENCH, Julian | Director | 2001-03-01 | 2007-11-23 |
| GANNON, Luke James, Mr. | Director | 2024-06-11 | 2026-02-09 |
| GODFREY, Claire Louise | Director | 2021-04-12 | 2023-01-13 |
| HANSON, Ian Lawrence | Director | 1995-07-18 | 2006-10-04 |
| HARLOW, Antony David | Director | 2021-01-27 | 2021-04-12 |
| HOPKINS, Gareth John | Director | — | 1995-08-07 |
| KASSLER, David Nicholas | Director | 2012-09-28 | 2013-07-01 |
| KASSLER, David Nicholas | Director | 2009-07-08 | 2012-09-28 |
| KENNEDY, Christopher John | Director | 2008-12-17 | 2009-07-08 |
| KENNEDY, Christopher John | Director | 1998-11-13 | 2007-02-08 |
| LE GASSICK, Kathryn Rebecca | Director | 2018-07-16 | 2020-01-15 |
| MACMILLAN, Wallace | Director | 1995-09-28 | 1997-03-27 |
| MORRIS, Justin Henry | Director | 2012-11-27 | 2013-07-01 |
| MORRIS, Justin Henry | Director | 2012-09-28 | 2012-10-12 |
| MORRIS, Justin Henry | Director | 2005-01-25 | 2007-11-23 |
| MUIR, Boyd Johnston | Director | 2012-10-12 | 2012-11-27 |
| NAUGHTON, Shane Paul | Director | 2010-04-15 | 2012-09-28 |
| PRIOR, Ruth Catherine | Director | 2010-12-16 | 2012-09-28 |
| PUNJA, Riaz | Director | 2007-11-23 | 2008-12-17 |
| RADICE, James Heneage | Director | 2020-05-27 | 2021-04-12 |
| RISHI, Sarah Helen | Director | 2021-04-12 | 2024-06-11 |
| ROLING, Christopher John | Director | 2007-11-23 | 2008-09-22 |
| WATSON, Michael John | Director | 2021-01-31 | 2021-04-12 |
| WEYLAND, Anita Ingjer | Director | 1998-03-31 | 1999-01-14 |
| WRIGHT, Christopher Norman | Director | — | 1993-03-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wmg Acquisition (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-04-16 | Active |
| Parlophone Records Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-04-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 246 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-11-17 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-11-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
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
—
Not reported
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+1.7%
£166,584,878 £169,343,958
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Profit before tax
+13.8%
-£579,689 -£499,629
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