LAUREL RECORDS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02766264 · ltd · incorporated 1992-11-20
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
31 officers (3 active, 31 linked, 25 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
163 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (80 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-30➕BRADSHAW, Robynetta Joanne appointeddirector
- 2025-10-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-15➖HARLOW, Antony David resigneddirector
- 2025-07-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-15📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-10➖OLSWANG COSEC LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2023-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-09-30➕SAXE, Charlotte Chloe appointeddirector
- 2022-09-30➖RADICE, James Heneage resigneddirector
- 2022-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-02-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-02-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-01-31➕WATSON, Michael John appointeddirector
- 2021-01-31➖BREEDEN, Peter David resigneddirector
- 2021-01-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-01-27➖BERGEN, Stuart Vaughn resigneddirector
- 2021-01-27➕HARLOW, Antony David appointeddirector
- 2020-05-21➕BERGEN, Stuart Vaughn appointeddirector
- 2020-01-15➖LE GASSICK, Kathryn Rebecca resigneddirector
- 2019-09-30➖BOOKER, Roger Denys resigneddirector
- 2019-09-30➕RADICE, James Heneage appointeddirector
- 2018-06-21➕LE GASSICK, Kathryn Rebecca appointeddirector
- 2018-05-16➖ANCLIFF, Christopher John resigneddirector
- 2015-01-14➕BREEDEN, Peter David appointeddirector
- 2015-01-13➖ROBSON, Simon Kenneth Geoffrey resigneddirector
- 2014-03-20➖CROSS, Jonathan Peter resigneddirector
- 2012-07-02➕CROSS, Jonathan Peter appointeddirector
- 2012-06-30➖EVERS, Rachel Therese resigneddirector
- 2012-02-01➕ANCLIFF, Christopher John appointeddirector
- 2011-11-28➕BOOKER, Roger Denys appointeddirector
- 2011-11-11➖REID, John David resigneddirector
- 2007-07-20➕EVERS, Rachel Therese appointeddirector
- 2007-07-20➕REID, John David appointeddirector
- 2007-07-20➕ROBSON, Simon Kenneth Geoffrey appointeddirector
- 2007-07-20➖WATSON, John Victor resigneddirector
- 2007-05-16➖NORMAN, Matthew John resigneddirector
- 2007-04-27➖PHILLIPS, Nicholas James Turner resigneddirector
- 2007-02-01➕NORMAN, Matthew John appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 80 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Warner Music Uk Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Warner Music Uk Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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LAUREL RECORDS LIMITED
This company · 02766264
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Warner Music Uk Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Leisure & entertainment · EC postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-WALL HANDBALL LTD→ 13114871 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 1066 PADEL LTD→ 16954270 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 121 BOUNCE LTD→ 10993068 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 14104227 LTD→ 14104227 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 14368371 LTD→ 14368371 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 193 ENTERTAINMENT LTD→ 17050155 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 PERSONAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 01873182 · est 1984 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 41y | — | — |
| 1VYBE LTD→ 15540774 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 2 BOATS EVENTS LTD→ 08531494 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| 22 SUMMERS LIMITED→ 15437768 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 2206 ADVENTURES & EVENTS LTD→ 16670469 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24SPORTS LTD→ 16955084 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-11-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation
Registered office
Cannon Place, 78 Cannon Street
London
EC4N 6AF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-02
Last: 2025-06-18
Officers (3 active · 28 resigned)
BRADSHAW, Robynetta Joanne→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2025-11-30
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SAXE, Charlotte Chloe→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2022-09-30
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WATSON, Michael John→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2021-01-31
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JONES, Bronwen Elizabeth Stuart→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-12-30 · resigned 2004-03-01
MANSBRIDGE, Anne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-03-01 · resigned 2004-07-01
OLSWANG COSEC LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2004-07-01 · resigned 2024-04-10
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-11-20 · resigned 1992-12-10
TG REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1992-12-10 · resigned 1999-12-30
AMES, Roger→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 1992-12-10 · resigned 1999-12-30
ANCLIFF, Christopher John→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2012-02-01 · resigned 2018-05-16
BELL, Colin Stewart→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 1994-09-14 · resigned 1999-09-30
BENNETT, Tracy Martin→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1994-09-14 · resigned 1999-12-30
BERGEN, Stuart Vaughn→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2020-05-21 · resigned 2021-01-27
BOOKER, Roger Denys→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2011-11-28 · resigned 2019-09-30
BREEDEN, Peter David→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2015-01-14 · resigned 2021-01-31
CROSS, Jonathan Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2012-07-02 · resigned 2014-03-20
EVERS, Rachel Therese→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2007-07-20 · resigned 2012-06-30
GOUGH, Howard→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 1994-09-14 · resigned 2000-04-13
HARLOW, Antony David→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2021-01-27 · resigned 2025-10-15
LE GASSICK, Kathryn Rebecca→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2018-06-21 · resigned 2020-01-15
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Recent filings (163 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-23