PARLOPHONE RECORDS LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£125m
+15.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
72
-4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£23m
-31.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £128,220,000 | £110,357,000 | £115,620,000 | +4.8% | |
| Operating profit | £20,850,000 | £30,366,000 | £19,491,000 | -35.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £23,812,000 | £33,653,000 | £23,011,000 | -31.6% | |
| Net profit | £18,389,000 | £25,286,000 | £17,119,000 | -32.3% | |
| Cash | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £85,313,000 | £111,032,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £82,666,000 | £107,952,000 | £125,071,000 | +15.9% | |
| Equity | £82,666,000 | £107,952,000 | £125,071,000 | +15.9% | |
| Average employees | 82 | 75 | 72 | -4% | |
| Wages | £11,955,000 | £10,825,000 | £11,437,000 | +5.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £745,000 | £695,000 | £1,251,000 | +80% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 16.3% | 27.5% | 16.9% | |
| Net margin | 14.3% | 22.9% | 14.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 24.4% | 27.3% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 68.0% | 63.9% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.46x | 1.56x | 1.59x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- PARLOPHONE RECORDS LIMITED 2013-05-30 → present
- EMI RECORDS LIMITED 1973-07-01 → 2013-05-30
- THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY LIMITED 1907-11-13 → 1973-07-01
- GRAMOPHONE AND TYPEWRITER LIMITED 1900-12-10 → 1907-11-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have assessed forecast cash flows for a period of 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements which indicate that, taking account of reasonably possible downsides, the company will have sufficient funds through the Group Cash-pooling arrangements and repayment of outstanding balances from fellow subsidiaries to meet its liabilities as they fall due for that period. Consequently, the directors are confident that the company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- PARLOPHONE RECORDS LIMITED · parent
- Warner Music Artist Services International Limited 100%
- Food Limited 100%
- Erato Record Classics Limited 100%
- Music for Pleasure Limited 100%
- Trooper Enterprise s Limited 75%
- PLG Classics Germany GmbH 100%
- WMG Global Ventures Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 40 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBSON, Simon Kenneth Geoffrey | Director | 2025-11-10 | May 1971 | British |
| SAXE, Charlotte Chloe | Director | 2022-09-30 | Feb 1978 | British |
| WATSON, Michael John | Director | 2021-01-31 | Jan 1980 | British |
Show 40 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRENCH, Julian | Secretary | 2001-07-10 | 2010-04-15 |
| HANSON, Ian Lawrence | Secretary | 1995-08-07 | 2001-07-10 |
| 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 |
| ANCLIFF, Christopher John | Director | 2000-06-29 | 2007-11-23 |
| BATES, Antony Jeffrey | Director | — | 1993-01-04 |
| 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 | 2018-06-26 | 2021-01-31 |
| CHADD, Andrew Peter | Director | 2008-09-22 | 2009-08-12 |
| CONSTANT, Richard Michael | Director | 2012-11-09 | 2013-07-01 |
| CROSS, Jonathan Peter | Director | 2013-01-15 | 2014-03-20 |
| D'URBANO, David | Director | 2009-08-15 | 2010-03-31 |
| EMBEREY, Ivor Lloyd | Director | 1993-01-04 | 1995-07-18 |
| FAXON, Roger Conant | Director | 2010-12-16 | 2012-09-28 |
| FRENCH, Julian | Director | 2001-03-01 | 2007-11-23 |
| HANSON, Ian Lawrence | Director | 1995-08-07 | 2007-11-23 |
| HARLOW, Antony David | Director | 2020-10-15 | 2025-10-15 |
| HOPKINS, Gareth John | Director | — | 1995-08-07 |
| KASSLER, David Nicholas | Director | 2009-07-08 | 2013-07-01 |
| KENNEDY, Christopher John | Director | 2008-12-17 | 2009-07-08 |
| KENNEDY, Christopher John | Director | 1998-11-13 | 2007-11-23 |
| KING, John Andrew | Director | — | 2007-09-28 |
| LE GASSICK, Kathryn Rebecca | Director | 2018-06-26 | 2020-01-15 |
| MACMILLAN, Wallace | Director | 1995-09-28 | 1997-03-27 |
| MORRIS, Justin Henry | Director | 2013-09-03 | 2014-07-22 |
| MORRIS, Justin Henry | Director | 2012-09-28 | 2013-07-01 |
| MORRIS, Justin Henry | Director | 2005-01-25 | 2007-11-23 |
| NAUGHTON, Shane Paul | Director | 2010-03-31 | 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 | 2019-09-30 | 2022-09-30 |
| ROLING, Christopher John | Director | 2007-11-23 | 2008-09-22 |
| WEYLAND, Anita Ingjer | Director | 1998-03-31 | 1999-01-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wmg Finance Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 302 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.