ACADEMY MUSIC GROUP LIMITED
Majority-owned by Live Nation, the company operates a nationwide network of live music and club venues across the UK under the O2 Academy brand.
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Cash
£40m
+20% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£60m
+16.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,525
+225.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£11m
+24.6% highest 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 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £61,310,819 | £69,805,536 | £74,184,068 | +6.3% | |
| Operating profit | £5,362,656 | £7,243,205 | £9,267,055 | +27.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,098,017 | £8,952,448 | £11,151,435 | +24.6% | |
| Net profit | £5,557,099 | £7,063,352 | £8,630,201 | +22.2% | |
| Cash | £18,896,066 | £33,329,793 | £40,001,616 | +20% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £53,841,432 | £62,391,109 | £69,048,919 | +10.7% | |
| Net assets | £44,264,080 | £51,327,432 | £59,957,633 | +16.8% | |
| Equity | £44,264,080 | £51,327,432 | £59,957,633 | +16.8% | |
| Average employees | 418 | 468 | 1,525 | +225.9% | |
| Wages | £13,946,638 | £16,627,918 | £17,029,352 | +2.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £200,000 | £210,000 | £250,711 | +19.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £20,000 | £21,000 | £21,735 | +3.5% |
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 | 8.7% | 10.4% | 12.5% | |
| Net margin | 9.1% | 10.1% | 11.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.0% | 11.6% | 13.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 50.2% | 53.1% | 50.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.13x | 1.20x | 1.27x | |
| Interest cover | 25.37x | 28.47x | 51.90x |
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
- ACADEMY MUSIC GROUP LIMITED 2004-09-14 → present
- THE MCKENZIE GROUP LIMITED 1997-12-19 → 2004-09-14
- FINLAW ONE HUNDRED AND ELEVEN LIMITED 1997-11-11 → 1997-12-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the above, the directors consider it appropriate to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements”
Group structure
- ACADEMY MUSIC GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Tecjet Limited 77.5%
- ABC3 Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 8 May 2026, the company acquired a freehold property for £1,975,000”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMENY, Selina Holliday | Secretary | 2008-06-30 | — | British |
| ANGUS, Robert Bruce Harris | Director | 2000-04-14 | Oct 1959 | British |
| DOUGLAS, Stuart Robert | Director | 2008-06-30 | Apr 1967 | British |
| EMENY, Selina Holliday | Director | 2018-08-20 | Jul 1968 | British |
| HANDS, James Michael | Director | 2012-04-01 | Oct 1978 | British |
| MORAN, Simon James | Director | 2000-04-14 | Dec 1965 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| D'ARDENNE, John | Nominee Secretary | 1997-11-11 | 1997-12-12 |
| MARLING, Patrick | Secretary | 2003-08-28 | 2007-07-31 |
| ROLPH, Toby | Secretary | 2007-07-31 | 2008-06-30 |
| ASHWORTH, Roger | Director | 1997-12-12 | 2004-08-27 |
| CANTOR, Jonathan Brian | Nominee Director | 1997-11-11 | 1997-12-12 |
| DESMOND, Denis James | Director | 2000-04-14 | 2003-12-17 |
| FORSTER, Stephen | Director | 2003-08-28 | 2007-07-19 |
| LATHAM, Paul Robert | Director | 2008-06-30 | 2018-08-20 |
| MAIDES, Richard Antony | Director | 2009-04-16 | 2010-10-21 |
| MARLING, Patrick | Director | 2000-08-14 | 2007-07-31 |
| MCKENZIE HOWARD, Ian Charles | Director | 1997-12-12 | 2004-08-27 |
| NORTHCOTE, John | Director | 2004-08-27 | 2011-08-10 |
| NORTHCOTE, John | Director | 1997-12-12 | 2003-08-28 |
| ROLPH, Toby | Director | 2007-07-31 | 2012-04-01 |
| WELLS, Paul Richard | Director | 1997-12-12 | 2000-04-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricland Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 214 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.