Universal Music Holdings Limited
Activities of head offices · London
ActiveUnited KingdomIncorporated 2005Private Limited Company
Financial position
Accounts to 2025-12-31 · GBP · Company accounts
Net assets
£34,201,000
Cash
—
Turnover
—
Profit / loss
£47,188,000
Current assets
—
Creditors < 1 year
£3,110,848,000
Equity
£34,201,000
Average employees
1,417
Balance-sheet trend
GBP · companyFinancial statements
Selected figures from the best-ranked available filing for each period. Missing values remain unknown.
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| Reported figures | 2025-12-31Company · AI-read | 2024-12-31Company · AI-read |
|---|---|---|
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net assets | £34,201,000 | £487,013,000 |
| Equity | £34,201,000 | £487,013,000 |
| Retained earnings | £34,201,000 | £487,013,000 |
| Assets | ||
| Fixed assets | £3,144,924,000 | £3,144,924,000 |
| Investments | £3,134,755,000 | £3,134,755,000 |
| Debtors | £125,000 | £28,572,000 |
| Liabilities | ||
| Creditors within one year | £3,110,848,000 | £2,686,483,000 |
| Net current assets | −£3,110,723,000 | −£2,657,911,000 |
| Assets less current liabilities | £34,201,000 | £487,013,000 |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Administrative expenses | £203,039,000 | £211,009,000 |
| Other operating income | £212,393,000 | £221,526,000 |
| Operating profit | £9,354,000 | £10,517,000 |
| Interest receivable | £6,000 | £6,000 |
| Interest payable | £79,824,000 | £90,271,000 |
| Profit before tax | £29,536,000 | £538,749,000 |
| Tax | £17,652,000 | £19,937,000 |
| Profit / loss | £47,188,000 | £558,686,000 |
| People & pay | ||
| Average employees | 1,417 | 1,386 |
| Staff costs | £202,967,000 | £210,976,000 |
| Wages & salaries | £148,807,000 | £167,336,000 |
| Social security costs | £22,778,000 | £25,047,000 |
| Pension costs | £7,637,000 | £7,953,000 |
| Source evidence | View filing | View filing |
From the accounts
What the accounts for 2025-12-31 say about themselves, read by AI from the scanned filing.
- Principal activity
- The principal activity of the company during the year was to act as a holding company.
- What it does
- holding company · management services · music (AI keywords)
- The year
- The result and position of the company were in line with directors' expectations.
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP · senior statutory auditor Sofia Lingam
- Audit opinion
- Clean (unmodified)
- Immediate parent
- Universal International Music B.V.
- Ultimate parent
- Universal Music Group N.V. · The Netherlands
- Ultimate controlling party
- Universal Music Group N.V.
- Accounts
- FRS 102
- Approved
- 2026-07-23, signed by P Kramer
Subsidiaries (3)
- Minos - EMI S.A. · 100% · Greece; 245-247 Messoghion Avenue, Neo Psychico, Athens, 15451, Greece · Recorded music business
- Universal Music Publishing L.L.C. [Greece] · 100% · Greece; 245-247 Messoghion Avenue, Neo Psychico, Athens, 15451, Greece · Music publishing company
- Virgin Records (India) Pvt. Ltd. · 100% · India; Vibgyor Towers, Unit No.201, 2nd Floor, Opp. Hotel Trident, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Mumbai – 400 051, India. · Recorded music business
Directors' report (3)
- BJ Muir
- SL Carmel
- P Kramer
Share classes (1)
- 9 Ordinary shares of £1 each of £1
Principal risks (3)
- interest rate fluctuations on intercompany payable balances
- performance and position of subsidiaries impacting the carrying value of investments
- climate change
Secured borrowing
Registered charges, lenders and security interests.
Charges and related records
0 outstanding chargesNo charges available in our records.