JOHN HARDY MUSIC LIMITED

Active
Company number 04852839Private limited companyIncorporated 2003

Key figures

−£4,833-147.1%
Net assets 2024/25
-6 k-4 k-2 k02 k4 k2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25

Like most small UK companies, JOHN HARDY MUSIC LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2024/25

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).

Net assets−£4,833
Lower than 81% · median £2,900
Total assets£8,910
Lower than 62% · median £19,047
Employees0
Lower than 65% · median 1
Company age23.3 years
Older than 91% · 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: JOHN HARDY MUSIC LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

JOHN HARDY MUSIC LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 04852839. It was incorporated on 31 Jul 2003. Its status is active. The registered office is in Penarth (CF64). 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 2024/25 (period ending 31 Mar 2025); the company files micro-entity accounts. Net assets were −£4,833, down 147.1% on the previous year. Total assets were £8,910 and total liabilities £13,224. The company had an average of 0 employees. Figures are available for 5 financial years (2020/21–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 15,021 active companies whose first SIC code is 59200: By net assets it ranks lower than 81% of them (median £2,900). By total assets it ranks lower than 62% of them (median £19,047). By number of employees it ranks lower than 65% of them (median 1). It is older than 91% of them (median age 5.8 years).

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 2 current directors. 2 persons with significant control are registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 14 Aug 2027.

Filed accounts2020/21–2024/25
2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
Total assets9,93712,42211,22910,5168,910
Total liabilities7,8869,24410,47411,95413,224
Net assets / total equity1,6072,699290-1,956-4,833
Average number of employees00000

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.

Principal activity

Accounts 2025

The principal activity of the company during the year under review was music composition.

As described in the company's latest filed accounts.

History

16 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets −£4,833, 0 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets −£1,956, 0 employees
  3. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £290, 0 employees
  4. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £2,699, 0 employees
  5. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £1,607, 0 employees
  6. Name changed to JOHN HARDY MUSIC LIMITEDPreviously HARDY MUSIC LIMITED
  7. Mr John Edmund Ritchie Hardy registered as a person with significant control
  8. Mrs Heledd Mair Wyn Hardy registered as a person with significant control
Earlier events (8)
  1. SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedNominee secretary (corporate)
  2. INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedNominee director (corporate)
  3. John Edmund Ritchie HARDY appointedSecretary
  4. John Edmund Ritchie HARDY appointedDirector
  5. Heledd Mair WYN HARDY appointedDirector
  6. SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedNominee secretary (corporate)
  7. INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedNominee director (corporate)
  8. 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.