WMG GLOBAL VENTURES LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£242m
+6.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£200m
+29,718.4% highest in 3 filed years
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Our short-form breakdown of WMG GLOBAL VENTURES LIMITED's latest filing
Warner Music Group's UK arm pulls in £6.7bn in revenue and sends a massive dividend straight up the chain. 🎵📊
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
Notwithstanding net current liabilities, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The directors rely on the ultimate parent Warner Music Group Corp. for funding, and acknowledge that there can be no certainty that this support will continue, but are confident the company will have sufficient funds.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£581,197 | -£674,000 | £199,628,000 | +29,718.4% | |
| Net profit | £2,270,531 | £3,722,000 | £203,927,000 | +5,379% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £484,122,631 | £655,109,000 | £551,436,000 | -15.8% | |
| Net assets | £167,018,209 | £228,445,000 | £242,372,000 | +6.1% | |
| Equity | £167,018,209 | £228,445,000 | £242,372,000 | +6.1% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 65.9% | 64.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.39x | 0.54x | 0.12x |
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
- WMG GLOBAL VENTURES LIMITED 2021-04-28 → present
- CHRYSALIS RECORDS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1990-05-30 → 2021-04-28
- MARCHLEAF LIMITED 1990-01-15 → 1990-05-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Ecovis Wingrave Yeats LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“Notwithstanding net current liabilities, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The directors rely on the ultimate parent Warner Music Group Corp. for funding, and acknowledge that there can be no certainty that this support will continue, but are confident the company will have sufficient funds.”
Group structure
- WMG GLOBAL VENTURES LIMITED · parent
- Warner Music International Services Ltd 100%
- What A Music Ltd 100%
- Gum Prod SAS 75%
- Warner Chappell Music Limited 100%
- Qanawa Music FZ LLC 100%
- Warner Music Israel Ltd 100%
- Warner Music West Africa Limited 100%
- RSD Acquisition Ltd 100%
- Warner Music UK Ltd 100%
- 1967 Ltd 100%
- 679 Recordings Ltd 100%
- A+E Records Ltd 100%
- Funghi Records Ltd 100%
- Junction Records Ltd 100%
- ADA Global Ltd 100%
- Anxious Records Ltd 100%
- B Unique Records Ltd 100%
- China Records Ltd 100%
- Comedy Box Ltd 100%
- Eminlove Ltd 100%
- Establishwe Ltd 100%
- FFRR Records Ltd 100%
- FILM27 Ltd 50%
- Gingerbread Man Records Ltd 100%
- Marel Records Ltd 100%
- Magnet Records Ltd 100%
- Sharcmepaylists.com Ltd 100%
- Tafia International Ltd 50.1%
- Warner Music (Northern Ireland) Ltd 100%
- Warner Music Ireland Ltd 100%
- WMIS Ltd 100%
- Bubbles Music Limited 100%
- Dizzy Heights Music Publishing Limited 100%
- FR&R Music Limited 100%
- Glissando Music Limited 100%
- Khine Warner Bros. Music Limited 50%
- Magnum Music Limited 100%
- The National Video Corporation Limited 100%
- Warner Chappell MLM Limited 100%
- Warner Chappell Music AG Limited 100%
- Warner Chappell Music International Limited 100%
- Anberben, Hopwood & Crew Limited 100%
- Burlington Music Company Limited 100%
- Palace Music Company Limited 100%
- Chappell Music Limited 100%
- Chappell Morris Limited 100%
- Delicia Music Limited 50%
- Diplomat Music Limited 100%
- Immersion Music Limited 50%
- Jewel Music Publishing Company Limited 100%
- Throat Music Limited 100%
- Warner Chappell Artemis Music Limited 100%
- Warner Chappell Limited 100%
- Warner Chappell North America Limited 100%
- Warner Music Group Limited 100%
- Palace Music Company Limited 100%
- Warner Chappell Music Publishing Limited 100%
- Warner Chappell Production Music Limited 100%
- CRML Ireland 100%
- CPM Music Limited 100%
- Deejay Music Limited 100%
- Warner Chappell PM Limited 100%
- Warner Chappell UK Limited 100%
- Qanawat Music Mise LLC 100%
- Qanawat Music Morocco SARL 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 44 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LE GASSICK, Kathryn Rebecca | Director | 2026-04-13 | Aug 1973 | British |
| LOUGEE, Rupert Grafton | Director | 2022-03-11 | Dec 1974 | British |
| ROBSON, Simon Kenneth Geoffrey | Director | 2021-04-12 | May 1971 | British |
Show 44 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HANSON, Ian Lawrence | Secretary | 1995-08-07 | 2006-10-04 |
| 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 |
| BATES, Antony Jeffrey | Director | — | 1996-01-12 |
| 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 | 2019-09-30 | 2021-01-31 |
| BROWN, Andrew | Director | 2012-10-12 | 2012-11-27 |
| CHADD, Andrew Peter | Director | 2008-09-22 | 2009-08-12 |
| CONSTANT, Richard Michael | Director | 2012-10-12 | 2012-11-27 |
| D'URBANO, David | Director | 2009-08-15 | 2010-04-15 |
| EMBEREY, Ivor Lloyd | Director | 1993-07-01 | 1995-07-18 |
| FAXON, Roger Conant | Director | 2010-12-16 | 2012-09-28 |
| FRENCH, Julian | Director | 2001-03-01 | 2007-11-23 |
| GANNON, Luke James, Mr. | Director | 2024-06-11 | 2026-02-09 |
| GODFREY, Claire Louise | Director | 2021-04-12 | 2023-01-13 |
| HANSON, Ian Lawrence | Director | 1995-07-18 | 2006-10-04 |
| HARLOW, Antony David | Director | 2021-01-27 | 2021-04-12 |
| HOPKINS, Gareth John | Director | — | 1995-08-07 |
| KASSLER, David Nicholas | Director | 2012-09-28 | 2013-07-01 |
| KASSLER, David Nicholas | Director | 2009-07-08 | 2012-09-28 |
| KENNEDY, Christopher John | Director | 2008-12-17 | 2009-07-08 |
| KENNEDY, Christopher John | Director | 1998-11-13 | 2007-02-08 |
| LE GASSICK, Kathryn Rebecca | Director | 2018-07-16 | 2020-01-15 |
| MACMILLAN, Wallace | Director | 1995-09-28 | 1997-03-27 |
| MORRIS, Justin Henry | Director | 2012-11-27 | 2013-07-01 |
| MORRIS, Justin Henry | Director | 2012-09-28 | 2012-10-12 |
| MORRIS, Justin Henry | Director | 2005-01-25 | 2007-11-23 |
| MUIR, Boyd Johnston | Director | 2012-10-12 | 2012-11-27 |
| NAUGHTON, Shane Paul | Director | 2010-04-15 | 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 | 2020-05-27 | 2021-04-12 |
| RISHI, Sarah Helen | Director | 2021-04-12 | 2024-06-11 |
| ROLING, Christopher John | Director | 2007-11-23 | 2008-09-22 |
| WATSON, Michael John | Director | 2021-01-31 | 2021-04-12 |
| WEYLAND, Anita Ingjer | Director | 1998-03-31 | 1999-01-14 |
| WRIGHT, Christopher Norman | Director | — | 1993-03-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wmg Acquisition (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-04-16 | Active |
| Parlophone Records Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-04-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 247 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.