AUTOGRAPH SOUND RECORDING LIMITED
A subsidiary of Autograph Holdings Ltd, the company provides sound design, systems integration, and studio facilities for the theatre, event, and entertainment industries.
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Cash
£1.7m
-14.6% vs 2025
Net assets
£12m
+10.5% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
56
+16.7% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.4m
-34.2% first positive since 2022
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Telecommunications median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £4,522,910 | £7,094,298 | £15,181,453 | £14,597,126 | £15,492,214 | £17,720,158 | +14.4% | |
| Operating profit | £1,009,218 | -£1,620,740 | £2,711,456 | £1,571,650 | £2,113,531 | £1,374,601 | -35% | |
| Profit before tax | £934,439 | -£1,686,415 | £2,667,175 | £1,484,721 | £2,083,863 | £1,370,496 | -34.2% | |
| Net profit | £862,253 | -£1,343,363 | £2,018,163 | £1,303,777 | £1,770,339 | £1,150,142 | -35% | |
| Cash | £1,400,522 | £1,230,194 | £3,461,222 | £2,623,300 | £1,974,663 | £1,685,494 | -14.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,718,979 | £8,954,961 | £11,447,229 | £12,432,403 | £12,135,904 | £14,342,488 | +18.2% | |
| Net assets | £9,551,139 | £8,207,776 | £10,225,939 | £11,228,320 | £10,998,659 | £12,148,801 | +10.5% | |
| Equity | — | — | £9,924,543 | £11,228,320 | £10,998,659 | £12,148,801 | +10.5% | |
| Average employees | 40 | 38 | 43 | 45 | 48 | 56 | +16.7% | |
| Wages | £1,823,490 | £1,661,524 | £2,574,713 | £2,612,783 | £3,046,933 | £3,395,516 | +11.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £307,482 | £239,156 | £522,053 | £451,534 | £674,205 | £729,218 | +8.2% |
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 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 22.3% | -22.8% | 17.9% | 10.8% | 13.6% | 7.8% | |
| Net margin | 19.1% | -18.9% | 13.3% | 8.9% | 11.4% | 6.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.4% | -18.1% | 23.7% | 12.6% | 17.4% | 9.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 43.5% | 43.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.14x | 0.65x | 0.71x | |
| Interest cover | 13.49x | -24.68x | 46.75x | 44.96x | 50.48x | 56.75x |
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
- Brebners
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “On 30 January 2026, the group of which the company is a member, underwent a management buyout (MBO), resulting in the transfer of ownership to its senior management team.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARNOLD, Scott Laurence | Director | 2013-05-01 | Sep 1970 | British |
| GEORGE, Scott Anthony | Director | 2026-01-30 | Jan 1973 | British |
| MCGONAGLE, William Oliver | Director | 2026-01-30 | May 1978 | British |
| SEALEY, Jonathan | Director | 2026-01-30 | Aug 1986 | British |
| TORY, Robert William Hedley | Director | 2026-01-30 | Feb 1974 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELL, Duncan James | Secretary | 2000-08-18 | 2000-08-18 |
| BELL, Duncan James | Secretary | 2000-08-09 | 2019-11-30 |
| BRUCE, Andrew William | Secretary | — | 2000-08-18 |
| BEECH, Julian Godfrey | Director | — | 1998-03-16 |
| BELL, Duncan James | Director | 2000-02-01 | 2019-11-30 |
| BRUCE, Andrew William | Director | — | 2026-01-30 |
| BRUCE, Mary Elizabeth | Director | — | 2003-02-13 |
| JARDINE, Terence Kerr | Director | 1998-02-01 | 2025-11-30 |
| LEAVER, Philip | Director | — | 1998-01-20 |
| ROBINSON, Anthony | Director | 1996-02-01 | 2018-01-31 |
| SAUNDERS, Terry John | Director | — | 2001-01-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autograph (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-01-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.