STENTOR MUSIC COMPANY LIMITED

Active
Company number 00719958Private limited companyIncorporated 1962

Key figures

£7,150,381+3.2%
Net assets 2024/25
+3.2%
Average annual growth 2023/24–2024/25
02 m4 m6 m8 m2023/242024/25

† STENTOR MUSIC COMPANY LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 46491

Where the company stands among the 171 active companies whose first SIC code is 46491 (Wholesale of musical instruments).

Net assets£7,150,381
Higher than 97% · median £18,792
Total assets£8,115,218
Higher than 95% · median £82,190
Employees24
Higher than 93% · median 1
Company age64.6 years
Older than 96% · median 6.9 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. JAZ TOYS UK LTD£35m
  2. STENTOR MUSIC COMPANY LIMITED£7.2m
  3. WESTSIDE DISTRIBUTION LIMITED£6.1m
  4. STRINGS & THINGS LIMITED£6.1m
  5. KORG (UK) LIMITED£5.8m
  6. PRS GUITARS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£4.6m
  7. H H B COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED£3m
  8. BROUGHTON PIANOS LIMITED£1.8m
  9. ARTHUR LORD ORGANS LTD£1.7m
  10. CYGNET HOLDINGS LIMITED£1.3m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 171. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: STENTOR MUSIC COMPANY LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

STENTOR MUSIC COMPANY LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00719958. It was incorporated on 30 Mar 1962. Its status is active. The registered office is in Surrey (RH2). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is wholesale of musical instruments (46491).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 May 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £6,498,936. Profit for the year was £474,444. Net assets were £7,150,381, up 3.2% on the previous year. Total assets were £8,115,218 and total liabilities £964,837. The company had an average of 24 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 171 active companies whose first SIC code is 46491: By net assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £18,792). By total assets it ranks higher than 95% of them (median £82,190). By number of employees it ranks higher than 93% of them (median 1). It is older than 96% of them (median age 6.9 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 3 public contract award notices from 3 public sector buyers since 2024. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £44.2k.

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly leather goods and bags, musical instruments, furniture and lighting. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly musical instruments.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 4 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 28 Feb 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 14 Jan 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover6,392,7886,498,936
Profit for the year422,286474,444
Total assets7,678,1478,115,218
Total liabilities752,210964,837
Net assets / total equity6,925,9377,150,381
Average number of employees2424

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

3 contracts

STENTOR MUSIC COMPANY LIMITED is named as a supplier in 3 public contract award notices from 3 public sector buyers since 2024. The 2 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £44.2k.

Main buyers3
London Borough of Haringey
1 contract · £40.5k
Leicestershire County Council
1 contract · £3,697
Department for Education
1 contract
Contracts
  1. Arts & Leisure Services / Professional Musical InstrumentsLondon Borough of Haringey · £40,482
  2. Musical Instruments - Jupiter tenor-saxophone‡Leicestershire County Council · £3,697 · runs until May 2027
  3. Musical Instrument, Equipment and Technology Framework‡Department for Education · £1

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: leather goods and bags, musical instruments, furniture and lighting, wood and miscellaneous manufactures.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: musical instruments.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

4 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £6.5m, net assets £7.2m, 24 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £6.4m, net assets £6.9m, 24 employees
  3. Mr Michael Chapman Doughty registered as a person with significant control
  4. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.