SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-16 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£64K
-91.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£59M
+5.7% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£11M
-33.2% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £76,749,000 | £99,019,000 | |
| Operating profit | £15,461,000 | £10,338,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £16,659,000 | £11,120,000 | |
| Net profit | £12,395,000 | £8,212,000 | |
| Cash | £735,000 | £64,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £56,262,000 | £59,474,000 | |
| Net assets | £56,262,000 | £59,474,000 | |
| Equity | £56,262,000 | £59,474,000 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | £3,727,000 | £5,420,000 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 20.1% | 10.4% | |
| Net margin | 16.2% | 8.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 27.5% | 17.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.63x | 1.63x | |
| Interest cover | 3865.25x | 5169.00x |
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
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the UK Group's financial forecasts and expected working capital position as well as considering the ability and intent of the Company's parent to provide financial support if required the Directors are confident the Company has sufficient access to financial resources to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Sony Music Publishing (Greece) Ltd 0.2%
- A&S Productions BV 0.1%
- EMI Music Publishing Services Belgium NV 1%
- CCP (SM) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the financial year, the company experienced an increase in turnover of 29% compared to prior year”
- “dıgıtal downloads have declined, revenues from physical sales and dıgıtal subscription services have increased”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HENDERSON, Guy Robert | Director | 2007-09-28 | Nov 1960 | British |
| MAJOR, Timothy William | Director | 2019-03-31 | Oct 1980 | British |
| PLATT, Jonathan Jose | Director | 2019-03-31 | Nov 1964 | American |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE, Alasdair Thomas Paterson | Secretary | 1997-09-03 | 2004-11-01 |
| SANGHVI, Rakesh | Secretary | 2004-11-01 | 2005-06-30 |
| ABOGADO NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-06-30 | 2023-09-14 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-09-03 | 1997-09-03 |
| BANDIER, Martin Neal | Director | 2007-09-28 | 2019-03-31 |
| BRANCA, John Gregory | Director | 1997-09-03 | 2005-06-30 |
| HOCKMAN, David Phillip | Director | 2005-06-30 | 2007-09-28 |
| JACKSON, Michael Joe | Director | 1997-09-03 | 2005-06-30 |
| JOHNSON, David Harrover | Director | 1997-09-03 | 1998-12-31 |
| KELLEHER, Kevin Michael | Director | 1997-09-03 | 2005-06-30 |
| KELLY, Thomas Fontana | Director | 2019-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
| KOBER, Steven | Director | 2005-06-30 | 2007-09-28 |
| KRESS, Gary Jospeh | Director | 1998-07-01 | 2005-06-30 |
| MARSHALL, Gelfand | Director | 1997-09-03 | 1998-08-31 |
| MCDONALD, Alexander Blair | Director | 1997-09-03 | 1999-12-13 |
| MITCHELL, Bertie Norman | Director | 1997-09-03 | 2005-06-30 |
| MOOT, Guy Kimberly | Director | 2013-01-10 | 2019-03-31 |
| PINDER, Charles Robert | Director | 1999-12-13 | 2005-06-30 |
| PUZIO, Joseph Salvatore | Director | 2008-03-31 | 2019-03-31 |
| ROWE, Richard Gregory Bernard | Director | 1997-09-03 | 2005-06-30 |
| SANGHVI, Rakesh | Director | 2005-06-30 | 2012-09-04 |
| STORCH, Steven Andrew | Director | 2007-09-28 | 2008-03-31 |
| TYRRELL, Thomas | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2005-06-30 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-09-03 | 1997-09-03 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-09-03 | 1997-09-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sony Music Publishing (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-06-01 | Active |
| Sony Corporation | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-09-30 | Ceased 2017-06-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 146 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-09 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-04-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-13 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-08 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-09-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-09-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-09-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-01 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-07-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+29%
£76,749,000 £99,019,000
-
Cash
-91.3%
£735,000 £64,000
-
Net assets
+5.7%
£56,262,000 £59,474,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
-33.1%
£15,461,000 £10,338,000
-
Profit before tax
-33.2%
£16,659,000 £11,120,000
-
Wages
+45.4%
£3,727,000 £5,420,000
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