UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Active
Company number 02050403Private limited companyIncorporated 1986

Key figures

£134,212,000+39.5%
Net assets 2024
+39.5%
Average annual growth 2023–2024
050 m100 m150 m20232024

† UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING INTERNATIONAL 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.

Sector comparison

SIC 59200

Where the company stands among the 15,021 active companies whose first SIC code is 59200 (Sound recording and music publishing activities).

Turnover£800,283,000
Higher than 99% · median £14,982 among 337 that publish turnover
Net assets£134,212,000
Higher than 99% · median £2,900
Company age40.2 years
Older than 97% · median 5.8 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED£246.3m
  2. UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£134.2m
  3. PARLOPHONE RECORDS LIMITED£125.1m
  4. CUTTING EDGE GROUP LIMITED£80.5m
  5. K.P.M.MUSIC LIMITED£73.6m
  6. FIREBIRD MUSIC LIMITED£59.5m
  7. XL RECORDINGS LIMITED£45.1m
  8. CEG MEDIA MUSIC LIMITED£44.1m
  9. PRE RIGHTS LIMITED£37.8m
  10. SANCTUARY RECORDS GROUP LIMITED£34.2m

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 15,021. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 02050403. It was incorporated on 28 Aug 1986. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (N1C). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is sound recording and music publishing activities (59200).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024 (period ending 31 Dec 2024); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £800,283,000. Net assets were £134,212,000, up 39.5% on the previous year. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023–2024).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 15,021 active companies whose first SIC code is 59200: By turnover it ranks higher than 99% of the 337 that publish turnover (median £14,982). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £2,900). It is older than 97% of them (median age 5.8 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 103 days to pay suppliers, and 100% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 6 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 26 Jan 2027.

Filed accounts2023–2024
2023 †2024 †
Turnover659,890,000800,283,000
Total assets27,253,000—
Total liabilities——
Net assets / total equity96,214,000134,212,000

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.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
103 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
100%
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 0%
  • 31 to 60 days 29%
  • After 60 days 71%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
33
58%
43%
30 Jun 2025
45
54%
46%
31 Dec 2024
42
58%
42%
30 Jun 2024
41
55%
45%
31 Dec 2023
39
60%
40%
30 Jun 2023
40
51%
49%
31 Dec 2022
42
53%
43%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Modern slavery statements6
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (UNIVERSAL MUSIC HOLDINGS LIMITED)
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (UNIVERSAL MUSIC HOLDINGS LIMITED)
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (UNIVERSAL MUSIC HOLDINGS LIMITED)
Earlier years (3)
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (UNIVERSAL MUSIC OPERATIONS LIMITED)
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (UNIVERSAL MUSIC OPERATIONS LIMITED)
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (UNIVERSAL MUSIC OPERATIONS LIMITED)

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

History

4 events
  1. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £800.3m, net assets £134.2m
  2. Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: turnover £659.9m, net assets £96.2m
  3. Universal Music Leisure Limited 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.