UNIVERSAL MUSIC UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02075744 · ltd · incorporated 1986-11-20
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
20 officers (3 active, 20 linked, 18 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
177 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-22
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  2. 2024-10-03
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    JOSEPH, David Spencer resigned
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  4. 2024-09-18
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  5. 2023-08-24
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  6. 2022-09-12
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  7. 2021-07-06
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  8. 2020-07-09
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  9. 2019-09-17
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  10. 2018-10-02
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  11. 2018-08-23
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  17. 2018-07-16
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  18. 2016-03-10
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    SWATTON, Malcolm John resigned
    director
  19. 2012-01-20
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    SHARPE, David Richard James appointed
    director
  20. 2012-01-19
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    BRYANT, David Thomas resigned
    director
  21. 2011-08-01
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    BARKER, Adam Martin appointed
    director
  22. 2011-08-01
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    FISHER, Thomas Clive resigned
    director
  23. 2008-06-26
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    GRAINGE, Lucian Charles resigned
    director
  24. 2008-06-26
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    JOSEPH, David Spencer appointed
    director
  25. 2004-12-31
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    ENNALS, Ford David resigned
    director
  26. 2004-12-17
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    BRYANT, David Thomas appointed
    director
  27. 2004-07-31
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    THOMPSON, Peter Duncan resigned
    director
  28. 2004-07-30
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    SWATTON, Malcolm John appointed
    director
  29. 2004-06-01
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    ABIOYE, Abolanle appointed
    secretary
  30. 2004-05-31
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    HOWLE, Michael Anthony resigned
    secretary
  31. 2002-07-15
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    ENNALS, Ford David appointed
    director
  32. 2001-07-01
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    GRAINGE, Lucian Charles appointed
    director
  33. 2001-07-01
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    KENNEDY, John Patrick resigned
    director
  34. 1999-03-31
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    ELLIS, Neville Clive resigned
    director
  35. 1999-03-31
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    THOMPSON, Peter Duncan appointed
    director
  36. 1999-02-05
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    PYE, Anthony Greig resigned
    director
  37. 1998-08-31
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    ELLIS, Neville Clive appointed
    director
  38. 1998-08-31
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    HARTLEY, Nicholas Bruce resigned
    director
  39. 1996-09-30
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    BLACK, Richard Noel Langdale resigned
    director
  40. 1996-07-01
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    AMES, Roger resigned
    director
  41. 1996-07-01
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    KENNEDY, John Patrick appointed
    director
  42. 1996-01-24
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    HARTLEY, Nicholas Bruce appointed
    director
  43. 1995-06-02
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    CARRINGTON, Nicholas John resigned
    director
  44. 1994-01-27
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    CLIPSHAM, David Alan resigned
    director
  45. 1992-12-31
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    AMES, Roger appointed
    director
  46. 1992-12-31
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    OBERSTEIN, Maurice Louis resigned
    director
  47. 1986-11-20
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    Company incorporated
    As UNIVERSAL MUSIC UK LIMITED

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Universal Music Leisure Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Universal Music Leisure Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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UNIVERSAL MUSIC UK LIMITED
This company · 02075744

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Universal Music Leisure Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1986-11-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

4 Pancras Square
London
N1C 4AG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-04
Last: 2025-12-21

Officers (3 active · 17 resigned)

ABIOYE, Abolanle→
secretary · appointed 2004-06-01
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Active
BARKER, Adam Martin→
director · ~58y · appointed 2011-08-01
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Active
SHARPE, David Richard James→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-01-20
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Active
HOWLE, Michael Anthony→
secretary · resigned 2004-05-31
Resigned
AMES, Roger→
director · ~77y · appointed 1992-12-31 · resigned 1996-07-01
Resigned
BLACK, Richard Noel Langdale→
director · ~79y · resigned 1996-09-30
Resigned
BRYANT, David Thomas→
director · ~67y · appointed 2004-12-17 · resigned 2012-01-19
Resigned
CARRINGTON, Nicholas John→
director · ~76y · resigned 1995-06-02
Resigned
CLIPSHAM, David Alan→
director · ~80y · resigned 1994-01-27
Resigned
ELLIS, Neville Clive→
director · ~68y · appointed 1998-08-31 · resigned 1999-03-31
Resigned
ENNALS, Ford David→
director · ~70y · appointed 2002-07-15 · resigned 2004-12-31
Resigned
FISHER, Thomas Clive→
director · ~74y · resigned 2011-08-01
Resigned
GRAINGE, Lucian Charles→
director · ~66y · appointed 2001-07-01 · resigned 2008-06-26
Resigned
HARTLEY, Nicholas Bruce→
director · ~66y · appointed 1996-01-24 · resigned 1998-08-31
Resigned
JOSEPH, David Spencer→
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-06-26 · resigned 2024-09-30
Resigned
KENNEDY, John Patrick→
director · ~73y · appointed 1996-07-01 · resigned 2001-07-01
Resigned
OBERSTEIN, Maurice Louis→
director · ~98y · resigned 1992-12-31
Resigned
PYE, Anthony Greig→
director · ~80y · resigned 1999-02-05
Resigned
SWATTON, Malcolm John→
director · ~65y · appointed 2004-07-30 · resigned 2016-03-10
Resigned
THOMPSON, Peter Duncan→
director · ~62y · appointed 1999-03-31 · resigned 2004-07-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (177 total)

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2025-09-22
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2024-12-26
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2024-10-03
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2024-09-18
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2024-01-02
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2023-08-24
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2022-12-28
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2022-09-12
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2021-12-27
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2021-07-06
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2021-01-04
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2020-07-09
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2020-01-02
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2019-09-17