ESSENTIAL MUSIC & MARKETING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-03-31
Overdue
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-21 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-05-07
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
+97.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£11M
+39.5% vs 2023
Employees
98
+21% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£4M
+80.8% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Annual accounts overdue
Due 2026-03-31.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £95,416,231 | £104,384,924 | |
| Operating profit | £2,270,203 | £4,365,440 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,214,910 | £4,003,835 | |
| Net profit | £1,641,349 | £3,037,274 | |
| Cash | £813,307 | £1,604,441 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,681,891 | £10,719,165 | |
| Net assets | £7,681,891 | £10,719,165 | |
| Equity | £7,681,891 | £10,719,165 | |
| Average employees | 81 | 98 | |
| Wages | £3,992,030 | £5,692,772 |
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 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.4% | 4.2% | |
| Net margin | 1.7% | 2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 29.6% | 40.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.10x | 1.13x | |
| Interest cover | 24.63x | 9.49x |
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
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The directors have received notice from group company Orchard Enterprises NY, INC., that it will support the operational needs of the company in order to allow it to meet its liabilities as and when they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. Therefore, the directors believe that preparing the financial statements on a going concern basis is appropriate due to the continued financial support of Orchard Enterprises NY, INC.”
Group structure
- ESSENTIAL MUSIC & MARKETING LIMITED · parent
- Above Board Distribution Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 5 April 2024, the company acquired a non-controlling interest (49% of the ordinary share capital) of Napalm Records Handels GmbH. The total investment value including associated costs is £14,862,482 and will be reflected in the following years financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAHADUR, Prashant | Director | 2018-10-25 | Sep 1972 | Indian |
| MCCRADY, Tucker | Director | 2018-10-25 | Sep 1965 | American |
| NAVIN, Bradley Peter | Director | 2018-10-25 | Dec 1970 | American |
| SIEK, Denis Frederic | Director | 2018-10-25 | May 1980 | American |
| SMITH, Michael Anthony | Director | 2016-03-02 | Mar 1959 | British |
| THEIS, Colleen Louise | Director | 2018-10-25 | Feb 1969 | American |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| VAN DER STRAETEN, Sonja | Secretary | 2003-07-26 | 2016-03-02 |
| ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-07-22 | 2003-07-26 |
| CHADWICK, Michael Alan | Director | 2004-05-28 | 2019-07-04 |
| GILBERT, Erik | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2015-08-31 |
| GOLDSCHMIDT, Martin | Director | 2003-07-26 | 2018-09-10 |
| MEADE, Lance Julian | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2018-11-01 |
| ROSS, Neil | Director | 2018-10-25 | 2022-12-16 |
| WHITE, James Paul | Director | 2015-11-04 | 2017-09-20 |
| ABERGAN REED LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-07-22 | 2003-07-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sony Music Entertainment Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 90 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-14 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-21 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2024-09-17 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2024-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-21 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-09-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-23 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-05-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-02-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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 2024-03-31 vs 2023-03-31
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Turnover
+9.4%
£95,416,231 £104,384,924
-
Cash
+97.3%
£813,307 £1,604,441
-
Net assets
+39.5%
£7,681,891 £10,719,165
-
Employees
+21%
81 98
-
Operating profit
+92.3%
£2,270,203 £4,365,440
-
Profit before tax
+80.8%
£2,214,910 £4,003,835
-
Wages
+42.6%
£3,992,030 £5,692,772
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