LIVE NATION (MUSIC) UK LIMITED
Operating as the UK subsidiary of Live Nation Entertainment, the business promotes major music tours, manages venues through its stake in Academy Music Group, and runs prominent festivals such as Download and Creamfields.
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Cash
£172m
-4.9% vs 2024
Net assets
-£138m
+1.7% vs 2024
Employees
1,194
+5.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£10m
+196.7% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £453,896,693 | £415,235,956 | £700,451,808 | +68.7% | |
| Operating profit | -£5,360,932 | -£15,435,485 | -£6,642,453 | +57% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,930,155 | -£10,789,292 | £10,430,944 | +196.7% | |
| Net profit | -£1,837,418 | -£11,528,989 | £5,040,608 | +143.7% | |
| Cash | £150,072,679 | £181,206,792 | £172,388,576 | -4.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£115,251,845 | -£129,983,498 | -£127,912,196 | +1.6% | |
| Net assets | -£126,657,911 | -£140,350,714 | -£138,022,071 | +1.7% | |
| Equity | -£126,657,911 | -£140,350,714 | -£138,022,071 | +1.7% | |
| Average employees | 946 | 1,133 | 1,194 | +5.4% | |
| Wages | £51,640,987 | £73,104,527 | £87,760,932 | +20% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,592,975 | £2,706,517 | £2,783,816 | +2.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £165,316 | £173,843 | £179,238 | +3.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £764,201 | £805,850 | £806,064 | 0% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.2% | -3.7% | -0.9% | |
| Net margin | -0.4% | -2.8% | 0.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 142.3% | 138.7% | 128.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.63x | 0.66x | 0.56x | |
| Interest cover | -1.65x | -3.40x | -1.13x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- LIVE NATION (MUSIC) UK LIMITED 2006-01-10 → present
- CLEAR CHANNEL ENTERTAINMENT (MUSIC) UK LIMITED 2001-11-29 → 2006-01-10
- MCP PROMOTIONS LIMITED 1990-03-27 → 2001-11-29
- SHORTDART LIMITED 1989-08-01 → 1990-03-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the above, the Directors consider it appropriate to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- LIVE NATION (MUSIC) UK LIMITED · parent
- Arena Island Limited 50.1%
- Cuffe and Taylor Limited 100%
- DLT Events Limited 51%
- Live Nation Apollo (Holdco) Limited 100%
- Live Nation Apollo Limited 100%
- Live Nation Apollo (Finco) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMENY, Selina Holliday | Secretary | 2001-03-01 | — | British |
| DOUGLAS, Stuart Robert | Director | 2006-07-12 | Apr 1967 | British |
| DUNPHY, Niall Alphonsus | Director | 2012-06-14 | Feb 1973 | British |
| EMENY, Selina Holliday | Director | 2018-08-20 | Jul 1968 | British |
| LAVELLE, Lynn | Director | 2019-04-24 | Aug 1977 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOXHAM, Stephen Miles | Secretary | — | 2001-03-01 |
| TYTEL, Howard J | Secretary | 1999-09-20 | 2000-08-01 |
| BENN, Melvin John | Director | 2017-05-22 | 2024-10-23 |
| BENSON, Thomas Paul | Director | 1999-09-20 | 2000-08-01 |
| FERREL, Michael George | Director | 1999-09-20 | 2000-08-01 |
| GALBRAITH, Stuart Walter | Director | — | 1999-09-20 |
| GLYDON, Patrick Richard | Director | 2003-01-09 | 2005-02-23 |
| JONES, Maurice Thomas | Director | — | 1998-07-28 |
| LATHAM, Paul Robert | Director | 2005-02-24 | 2018-08-20 |
| LEWIS, Simon William | Director | 2011-12-08 | 2015-01-19 |
| MAYS, Lester Lowry | Director | 2000-08-01 | 2005-12-21 |
| MAYS, Mark Pitman | Director | 2000-08-01 | 2005-12-21 |
| MAYS, Randall Thomas | Director | 2000-08-01 | 2005-12-21 |
| MOXHAM, Stephen Miles | Director | — | 1999-09-20 |
| PARRY, Roger George | Director | 2003-01-09 | 2005-06-13 |
| PARSONS, Timothy Gordon | Director | — | 1999-09-20 |
| PERNOW, Carl Birger | Director | 2005-09-30 | 2007-09-10 |
| RIDGEWAY, Alan Brian | Director | 2007-09-10 | 2011-12-08 |
| RIDGEWAY, Alan Brian | Director | 2004-10-20 | 2005-09-30 |
| TYTEL, Howard J | Director | 1999-09-20 | 2000-08-01 |
| WILKIN, Miles | Director | 2003-01-09 | 2005-09-30 |
| WINTON, Steven | Director | 2003-01-09 | 2004-02-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midland Concert Promotions Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 176 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-04 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-08-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-07-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2020-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.