LONDON RECORDS LTD

🌳Matureactive
02512549 · ltd · incorporated 1990-06-18
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 8.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 8.7y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
25 officers (2 active, 25 linked, 21 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
176 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (63 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-09-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-07-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-17
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2022-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2019-06-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-06-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  15. 2019-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-03-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  17. 2018-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-07-28
    ➕
    BIELSA, Eric Pierre Jean appointed
    director
  19. 2017-07-28
    ➕
    DE BURETEL, Emmanuel appointed
    director
  20. 2017-07-28
    ➖
    OLSWANG COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2017-07-28
    ➖
    ANCLIFF, Christopher John resigned
    director
  22. 2017-07-28
    ➖
    BOOKER, Roger Denys resigned
    director
  23. 2017-07-28
    ➖
    BREEDEN, Peter David resigned
    director
  24. 2017-07-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Coutts & Company
  25. 2017-07-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Coutts & Company
  26. 2015-01-14
    ➕
    BREEDEN, Peter David appointed
    director
  27. 2015-01-13
    ➖
    ROBSON, Simon Kenneth Geoffrey resigned
    director
  28. 2014-03-20
    ➖
    CROSS, Jonathan Peter resigned
    director
  29. 2012-07-02
    ➕
    CROSS, Jonathan Peter appointed
    director
  30. 2012-06-30
    ➖
    EVERS, Rachel Therese resigned
    director
  31. 2012-02-01
    ➕
    ANCLIFF, Christopher John appointed
    director
  32. 2011-11-11
    ➖
    REID, John David resigned
    director
  33. 2010-11-23
    ➕
    BOOKER, Roger Denys appointed
    director
  34. 2007-07-20
    ➕
    EVERS, Rachel Therese appointed
    director
  35. 2007-07-20
    ➕
    REID, John David appointed
    director
  36. 2007-07-20
    ➕
    ROBSON, Simon Kenneth Geoffrey appointed
    director
  37. 2007-07-20
    ➖
    WATSON, John Victor resigned
    director
  38. 2007-05-16
    ➖
    NORMAN, Matthew John resigned
    director
  39. 2007-04-27
    ➖
    PHILLIPS, Nicholas James Turner resigned
    director
  40. 2007-02-01
    ➕
    NORMAN, Matthew John appointed
    director
  41. 2007-02-01
    ➖
    SAUNTER, Michael Peter resigned
    director
  42. 2006-07-03
    ➕
    SAUNTER, Michael Peter appointed
    director
  43. 2005-12-09
    ➖
    MULLOCK, Keith Howard Percival resigned
    director
  44. 2004-07-01
    ➖
    MANSBRIDGE, Anne resigned
    secretary
  45. 2004-07-01
    ➕
    OLSWANG COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  46. 2004-03-01
    ➖
    JONES, Bronwen Elizabeth Stuart resigned
    secretary
  47. 2004-03-01
    ➕
    MANSBRIDGE, Anne appointed
    secretary
  48. 2001-02-28
    ➖
    COKELL, Lawrence resigned
    director
  49. 1999-12-30
    ➕
    JONES, Bronwen Elizabeth Stuart appointed
    secretary
  50. 1999-12-30
    ➖
    TG REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 63 events

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

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

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Because Music Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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LONDON RECORDS LTD
This company · 02512549

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
Because Music Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control28/07/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Warner Music Uk Limitedceased 28/07/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated1990-06-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

Elsley Court
20-22 Great Titchfield Street
London
W1W 8BE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14

Officers (2 active · 23 resigned)

BIELSA, Eric Pierre Jean→
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-07-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DE BURETEL, Emmanuel→
director · ~68y · appointed 2017-07-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Bronwen Elizabeth Stuart→
secretary · appointed 1999-12-30 · resigned 2004-03-01
Resigned
MANSBRIDGE, Anne→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-01 · resigned 2004-07-01
Resigned
OLSWANG COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-07-01 · resigned 2017-07-28
Resigned
TG REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · resigned 1999-12-30
Resigned
AMES, Roger→
director · ~77y · resigned 1999-12-30
Resigned
ANCLIFF, Christopher John→
director · ~61y · appointed 2012-02-01 · resigned 2017-07-28
Resigned
BELL, Colin Stewart→
director · ~74y · resigned 1999-09-30
Resigned
BENNETT, Tracy Martin→
director · ~68y · appointed 1993-04-09 · resigned 1999-12-30
Resigned
BOOKER, Roger Denys→
director · ~80y · appointed 2010-11-23 · resigned 2017-07-28
Resigned
BOOTH, Charles William→
director · ~69y · resigned 1992-08-07
Resigned
BREEDEN, Peter David→
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-01-14 · resigned 2017-07-28
Resigned
COKELL, Lawrence→
director · ~65y · appointed 1997-10-21 · resigned 2001-02-28
Resigned
CROSS, Jonathan Peter→
director · ~57y · appointed 2012-07-02 · resigned 2014-03-20
Resigned
EVERS, Rachel Therese→
director · ~56y · appointed 2007-07-20 · resigned 2012-06-30
Resigned
LOWER, Paul John→
director · ~72y · resigned 1999-12-30
Resigned
MULLOCK, Keith Howard Percival→
director · ~66y · appointed 1999-12-30 · resigned 2005-12-09
Resigned
NORMAN, Matthew John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-02-01 · resigned 2007-05-16
Resigned
PHILLIPS, Nicholas James Turner→
director · ~63y · appointed 1999-12-30 · resigned 2007-04-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
NatWest Group
Coutts & Company
A registered charge2 properties28/07/2017—
outstanding
NatWest Group
Coutts & Company
A registered charge1 property28/07/2017—
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Recent filings (176 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-08-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-08-09
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-06