METROPOLIS LONDON MUSIC LIMITED
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Cash
£172k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£7.8m
Equity attributable
Employees
56
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£1.3m
Period ending 2025-04-30
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-08-31 | 2025-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £4,310,598 | £2,314,659 | — | |
| Operating profit | £126,428 | -£1,292,431 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £117,967 | -£1,294,248 | — | |
| Net profit | £134,614 | -£972,960 | — | |
| Cash | £251,436 | £172,364 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,081,012 | £9,765,689 | — | |
| Net assets | £8,726,096 | £7,753,136 | — | |
| Equity | £8,726,096 | £7,753,136 | — | |
| Average employees | 62 | 56 | — | |
| Wages | £1,739,663 | £1,177,260 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 8 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-08-31 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.9% | -55.8% | |
| Net margin | 3.1% | -42.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.1% | -13.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 26.9% | 29.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.30x | 0.84x | |
| Interest cover | 14.94x | — |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have assessed the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements. They have considered Group's financial forecasts, cash flow projections, and financial support from RB International Holdings Limited. The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company will have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, and continue to adopt the going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “On 25 March 2025 a fixed and floating charge was made by Gotham Music Inc. Limited over ACM Commercial Limited, Industrication Inc. Limited, The Electric Theatre Guildford Ltd, ACM Guildford Limited and Metropolis London Music Limited. This charge with Gotham Music Inc. Limited was satisfied on 5 November 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONNELL, Richard | Director | 2025-05-07 | Jul 1968 | British |
| KANDHARI, Ashmeet Singh | Director | 2025-05-07 | Sep 1981 | British |
| SWEENEY, Gordon George Alexander | Director | 2025-05-07 | Jun 1983 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BASRAN, Parminder | Director | 2011-10-21 | 2013-05-02 |
| BRENCHLEY, Ian James | Director | 2011-01-17 | 2017-05-23 |
| CHILES, Stuart | Director | 2013-08-16 | 2014-01-03 |
| CLEMENTS, Kainne Ron Gary | Director | 2013-05-10 | 2025-05-07 |
| FITZJOHN, Julie | Director | 2011-10-21 | 2013-05-01 |
| FOSTER, Ross Gregory | Director | 2013-08-16 | 2017-05-23 |
| FREEMAN, Adam Wayne | Director | 2014-01-15 | 2017-05-23 |
| MAROUSSAS, Carla | Director | 2013-06-05 | 2014-02-06 |
| THOMAS, Alan Michael | Director | 2011-10-21 | 2013-05-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acm Guildford Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2022-10-31 | Active |
| Acm Commercial Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-04-04 | Ceased 2022-10-31 |
| Mr Kainne Ron Gary Clements | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-04-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 116 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-28 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2026-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-15 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2026-07-14 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2025-12-16 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2025-05-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-02-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-01-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-11-24 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.