FABER MUSIC LIMITED — The Accounts

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Next accounts due

2026-12-31 (in 7mo)

Last filed for 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement due

2027-04-16 (in 11mo)

Last made up 2026-04-02

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£925K

+42.4% highest in 6 filed years

Net assets

£5M

+395.8% highest in 6 filed years

Employees

+1.4% highest in 6 filed years

Profit before tax

£7M

+2,406.7% highest in 6 filed years

Name history

Renamed 2 times since incorporation

FABER MUSIC LIMITED 2011-03-31 → present
INTERNATIONAL MUSIC PUBLICATIONS LIMITED 1992-05-15 → 2011-03-31
FC1017 LIMITED 1992-04-02 → 1992-05-15

Net assets

9-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median

FABER MUSIC LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median · n=2305

Accounts

9-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31

Metric	2019-04-01	2020-03-31	2020-04-01	2021-03-31	2021-04-01	2022-03-31	2023-03-31	2024-03-31	2025-03-31
Turnover	—	£3,938,216	—	£3,439,283	—	£3,530,835	£3,410,070	£8,032,794	£8,147,721
Operating profit	—	£440,664	—	£378,532	—	-£53,267	£181,341	£437,996	£6,805,915
Profit before tax	—	£253,686	—	£226,163	—	-£197,061	-£57,113	-£283,774	£6,545,773
Net profit	—	£107,546	—	£161,512	—	-£229,832	-£161,118	-£597,628	£6,378,679
Cash	—	£412,533	—	£532,684	—	£401,617	£492,449	£649,851	£925,067
Total assets less current liabilities	—	£904,425	—	£875,606	—	£547,967	£423,804	£6,406,726	£8,983,011
Net assets	—	-£1,140,675	—	-£828,544	—	-£956,427	-£905,345	-£1,617,498	£4,784,243
Equity	-£1,095,136	-£1,140,675	-£1,140,675	-£828,544	-£828,544	-£956,427	-£905,345	-£1,617,498	£4,784,243
Average employees	—	63	—	63	—	64	62	74	75
Wages	—	£2,481,496	—	£2,337,973	—	£2,301,408	£2,327,691	£2,763,110	£3,029,280

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	2019-04-01	2020-03-31	2020-04-01	2021-03-31	2021-04-01	2022-03-31	2023-03-31	2024-03-31	2025-03-31
Operating margin	—	11.2%	—	11.0%	—	-1.5%	5.3%	5.5%	83.5%
Net margin	—	2.7%	—	4.7%	—	-6.5%	-4.7%	-7.4%	78.3%
Return on capital employed	—	48.7%	—	43.2%	—	-9.7%	42.8%	6.8%	75.8%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	110.4%	67.3%
Current ratio	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.67x	1.06x
Interest cover	—	2.36x	—	2.48x	—	-0.37x	0.76x	0.61x	26.16x

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: Kreston Reeves Audit LLP
Audit opinion: Unqualified (clean)
Going concern: Affirmed
“The directors have considered the use of the going concern basis in preparation of the financial statements and have concluded that it is appropriate. Further details regarding the adoption of the going concern basis can be found in note 2.2.”

Group structure

FABER MUSIC LIMITED · parent
1. Faber Music GmbH 100% · Leipzig, Germany

Significant events

“As a result of one of the company's acquisitions in April 2023, the tax status of Faber Music GmbH, the company's subsidiary, has changed. As a result of tax advice received after the balance sheet date, the company is subject to an intercompany charge from this subsidiary for services provided dating back to the previous financial year. This has been identified as an adjusting post balance sheet event. An intercompany charge of £499,926 has therefore been recognised for the year services in the year ended 31 March 2025.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

9 active · 32 resigned

Name	Role	Appointed	Born	Nationality
FABER, Tobias William	Director	2011-03-24	Nov 1965	British
GRIFFIN, Hilary Jane	Director	2013-10-28	Nov 1967	British
HOLCROFT, Sarah Elizabeth	Director	2014-01-01	May 1980	British
KING, Richard Malcolm	Director	2005-07-01	Jun 1963	British
LITTLE, James Robert	Director	2015-02-10	Apr 1965	British
MOSS, Harriet Sophie	Director	2026-04-01	Jul 1990	British
PAINE, Richard Peter	Director	2011-03-24	Jun 1958	British
RUTHERFORD, Lesley Helen	Director	2017-01-01	May 1968	British
WIGGLESWORTH, Samuel	Director	2022-11-09	Nov 1990	British

Show 32 resigned officers

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned
CALLAGHAN, Trevor	Secretary	1992-05-07	1994-02-23
DYBALL, Jane Mary	Secretary	2004-03-01	2004-07-01
GARNER, Kelly Louise	Secretary	2010-06-11	2014-01-09
JONES, Bronwen Elizabeth Stuart	Secretary	2002-08-02	2004-03-01
MANUS, Steven Howard	Secretary	2005-05-31	2005-07-01
RAVER, Harold Mark	Secretary	2005-07-01	2005-09-30
ROPEK, Andrew George	Secretary	2005-10-01	2010-06-11
SKINNER, Susanna Maria	Secretary	1994-02-23	2002-08-02
LEGIST SECRETARIES LIMITED	Corporate Nominee Secretary	1992-04-02	1992-05-07
OLSWANG COSEC LIMITED	Corporate Secretary	2004-07-01	2005-05-31
ANTON, Fred Steven	Director	2001-12-21	2005-05-31
BOBBY, David Arnold Peter	Director	2012-12-03	2013-06-26
BRUNNING, Roland John	Director	1992-05-07	1993-01-29
CALLAGHAN, Trevor	Director	1994-02-23	1998-12-09
CAVENDER, Sally Elizabeth	Director	2011-03-24	2020-12-01
DYBALL, Jane Mary	Director	2001-12-21	2005-05-31
FRY, Ronald Alfred Alois	Director	1992-05-07	1998-02-02
HAMMOND, John	Director	1992-05-07	1998-02-02
HEPWORTH, John Andrew Lewis	Director	2011-03-24	2012-06-30
KNIGHT, Kathryn Elisabeth	Director	2011-03-24	2014-12-17
LAVIN, Michael Anthony	Director	2001-12-21	2005-05-31
LITTLEMORE, Phillip George	Director	2011-03-24	2011-08-19
MANUS, Iris Phyllis	Director	2005-05-31	2005-07-01
MANUS, Morton Louis	Director	2005-05-31	2005-07-01
MANUS, Ron Lindsey	Director	2005-05-31	2005-07-01
MANUS, Steven Howard	Director	2005-05-31	2005-07-01
MORGENSTERN, Jay Richard, President	Director	1992-05-07	2005-05-31
PARKER, Charles Herbert	Director	2010-11-05	2012-05-31
RAVER, Harold Mark	Director	2005-07-01	2005-09-30
SMITH, Paul Anthony	Director	1998-12-09	2002-01-10
WOODHEAD, Peter Algernon	Director	1999-01-11	1999-11-17
LEGIST SECRETARIES LIMITED	Corporate Nominee Director	1992-04-02	1992-05-07

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name	Kind	Nature of control	Notified	Status
Geoffrey Faber Holdings Limited	Corporate entity	Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%	2016-06-30	Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 166 total filings

Date	Type	Category	Description
2026-04-14	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2026-04-09	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2025-12-03	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2025-04-03	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2025-01-09	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2024-04-12	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2024-04-04	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2023-04-13	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2023-02-02	AD01	address	Change registered office address company with date old address new address	PDF
2022-12-23	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2022-11-29	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2022-04-06	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2021-12-24	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2021-04-12	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2021-03-23	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2020-12-10	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2020-04-21	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2019-11-12	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2019-04-03	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2019-01-03	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 3
Capital events: 0
Officers appointed: 1
Officers resigned: 0

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

Year-on-year

FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31

Turnover

+1.4%

£8,032,794 £8,147,721

highest in 6 filed years
Cash

+42.4%

£649,851 £925,067

highest in 6 filed years
Net assets

+395.8%

-£1,617,498 £4,784,243

highest in 6 filed years
Employees

+1.4%

74 75

highest in 6 filed years
Operating profit

+1,453.9%

£437,996 £6,805,915

highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax

+2,406.7%

-£283,774 £6,545,773

highest in 6 filed years
Wages

+9.6%

£2,763,110 £3,029,280

highest in 6 filed years

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers

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