UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of the Euronext Amsterdam-listed Universal Music Group, the company is engaged in international music publishing, managing songwriting catalogues and administering copyrights for artists and film studios globally.
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£134M
+39.5% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£60M
+77.8% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £659,890,000 | £800,283,000 | +21.3% | |
| Operating profit | £25,232,000 | £49,911,000 | +97.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £33,832,000 | £60,143,000 | +77.8% | |
| Net profit | £14,136,000 | £37,998,000 | +168.8% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £98,977,000 | £168,201,000 | +69.9% | |
| Net assets | £96,214,000 | £134,212,000 | +39.5% | |
| Equity | £96,214,000 | £134,212,000 | +39.5% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.8% | 6.2% | |
| Net margin | 2.1% | 4.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 25.5% | 29.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.09x | 1.15x | |
| Interest cover | 1.07x | 1.68x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1999-07-30 → present
- POLYGRAM INTERNATIONAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED 1986-11-10 → 1999-07-30
- EXITSEARCH LIMITED 1986-08-28 → 1986-11-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis as the company has received confirmation from Universal Music Group N.V., the company's ultimate parent undertaking, of its intention to continue to provide financial support to the extent necessary to enable the company to continue to pay its liabilities as and when they become due for a period to 31 December 2026. The directors have reviewed the financial position of the group, considered principal risks and uncertainties, made relevant inquiries and have assessed the parent has the resources available to support if and when required over the foreseeable future. Having regard to the above, the directors believe it is appropriate to prepare these financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABIOYE, Abolanle | Secretary | 2004-06-01 | — | British |
| ALWAY, Jacqueline Gay | Director | 2008-05-08 | Feb 1966 | British |
| MORRIS, Robert John | Director | 2016-02-23 | May 1972 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOWLE, Michael Anthony | Secretary | — | 2004-05-31 |
| JENKINS, Andrew Richard Charles | Secretary | 2009-04-23 | 2009-04-23 |
| CONNOLLY, Paul Edward | Director | 2012-05-03 | 2016-10-07 |
| DONEGAN, Michael John | Director | 2001-10-11 | 2012-06-30 |
| EVANS, James Mark Crispin | Director | — | 2005-07-31 |
| HOCKMAN, David Philip | Director | — | 1999-02-26 |
| JENKINS, Andrew Richard Charles | Director | 2009-04-23 | 2016-02-23 |
| KING, Jeffrey John | Director | — | 1997-07-31 |
| LEVIN, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2005-07-31 | 2009-04-23 |
| RENZER, David | Director | 1999-05-01 | 2001-09-18 |
| SAMMIS, Michael James | Director | 1999-05-01 | 2001-09-18 |
| STRIKKERS, Theodorus Adrianus | Director | 2001-10-11 | 2007-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universal Music Leisure Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 157 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-14 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2024-12-10 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2024-06-24 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2018-11-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.