THE ECHO LABEL LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£0
-100% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£19m
+1,555.7% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
Following this transfer, the Company has no remaining trading activities, assets or liabilities. The directors have therefore concluded that it is not appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.
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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 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,560,000 | £2,847,000 | £0 | -100% | |
| Operating profit | £602,000 | £1,161,000 | £12,000 | -99% | |
| Profit before tax | £560,000 | £1,146,000 | £18,974,000 | +1,555.7% | |
| Net profit | £474,000 | £998,000 | £18,923,000 | +1,796.1% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,161,000 | £5,159,000 | £0 | -100% | |
| Net assets | £4,161,000 | £5,159,000 | £0 | -100% | |
| Equity | £4,161,000 | £5,159,000 | £0 | -100% | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £89,000 | £19,000 | £0 | -100% |
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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 23.5% | 40.8% | — | |
| Net margin | 18.5% | 35.1% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.5% | 22.5% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | 3.42x | — | |
| Interest cover | 14.33x | 77.40x | 0.48x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- THE ECHO LABEL LIMITED 1993-05-19 → present
- WRIGHT RECORDS LIMITED 1992-05-11 → 1993-05-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“Following this transfer, the Company has no remaining trading activities, assets or liabilities. The directors have therefore concluded that it is not appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “On 21 March 2025, with an effective date of 1 January 2025, the Company transferred its music rights and trading operations to its immediate parent at fair value as part of an internal group reorganisation.”
- “Following the transfer, the Company ceased trading and was made dormant.”
- “The Company received £20,000,000 for the sale of its music catalogues to its immediate parent company, generating a profit on disposal of intangible assets of £18,589,000 (2024: £nil).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'URBANO, David John | Director | 2019-05-01 | May 1971 | British,American |
| NORBURY, Alistair Mark | Director | 2023-12-31 | Jan 1966 | British |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRENNAN, Erika | Secretary | 2015-11-01 | 2017-06-30 |
| FRENCH, Julian | Secretary | 2013-09-01 | 2014-03-31 |
| HARVEY, Simon | Secretary | 2011-03-31 | 2013-09-01 |
| MOLLETT, Andrew John | Secretary | 2008-01-31 | 2011-03-31 |
| POTTERELL, Clive Ronald | Secretary | 1992-05-11 | 2008-01-31 |
| THOMAS, Howard | Nominee Secretary | 1992-05-11 | 1992-05-11 |
| BAKER, Jonathan Michael | Director | 2018-12-31 | 2023-06-30 |
| BUTTERFIELD, Nigel Robert Adamson | Director | 1993-12-17 | 2005-12-31 |
| CHUTER, John | Director | 2001-07-23 | 2005-09-19 |
| CHUTER, John | Director | 1994-05-09 | 1998-09-17 |
| COESFELD, Thomas | Director | 2021-02-01 | 2024-07-08 |
| CONNOLE, Michael Damien | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2008-01-31 |
| CORY-SMITH, Alexi | Director | 2011-03-31 | 2017-12-19 |
| DOBINSON, John Leslie | Director | 2011-02-04 | 2015-06-11 |
| DRESSENDOERFER, Maximilian, Dr | Director | 2011-02-04 | 2021-03-31 |
| FENTON, Neil Robert | Director | 1999-07-13 | 2007-10-31 |
| HUNTINGFORD, Richard Norman Legh | Director | 1993-12-17 | 2007-09-24 |
| KAMEBUCHI, Akinbou | Director | 1993-12-16 | 1997-02-25 |
| KANEKO, Haruhiko | Director | 1993-12-16 | 1994-10-31 |
| KATOVSKY, Benjamin Jerome | Director | 2018-12-31 | 2022-03-01 |
| LASCELLES, Robert Jeremy Hugh, Mr. | Director | 1998-09-17 | 2011-03-31 |
| LEVISON, Charles John Cuthbertson | Director | 1993-12-17 | 1997-03-12 |
| LEWIS, Stephen Graeme | Director | 1993-04-16 | 2001-07-04 |
| LUDWIG, Christopher | Director | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
| MASUCH, Hartwig | Director | 2011-02-04 | 2023-06-30 |
| MCDANELL, Philip Neil, Mr. | Director | 1997-05-29 | 1999-07-13 |
| MOLLETT, Andrew John | Director | 2007-10-31 | 2011-03-31 |
| RANYARD, Mark David | Director | 2011-02-04 | 2015-12-21 |
| SAITO, Kazuhiko | Director | 1994-11-17 | 2002-06-24 |
| STACK, Peter | Director | 2018-01-16 | 2022-12-31 |
| TESTER, William Andrew Joseph | Nominee Director | 1992-05-11 | 1992-05-11 |
| WATANABE, Tamio | Director | 1997-02-25 | 2002-06-24 |
| WILSON, Paul Jonathan | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2019-05-10 |
| WRIGHT, Christopher Norman | Director | 1992-05-11 | 2011-02-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bmg Rights Management (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-07-28 | Active |
| Chrysalis Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-07-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 216 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-17 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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
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