CALDERSTONE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, the company manages and releases the recorded music catalogue of The Beatles and select solo works by its members.
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£100M
+25.7% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£27M
+45% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £118,895,000 | £140,674,000 | +18.3% | |
| Operating profit | £25,335,000 | £35,453,000 | +39.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £18,862,000 | £27,352,000 | +45% | |
| Net profit | £14,402,000 | £20,459,000 | +42.1% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £85,214,000 | £105,494,000 | +23.8% | |
| Net assets | £79,672,000 | £100,131,000 | +25.7% | |
| Equity | £79,672,000 | £100,131,000 | +25.7% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | £243,000 | £180,000 | -25.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 21.3% | 25.2% | |
| Net margin | 12.1% | 14.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 29.7% | 33.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 72.3% | 68.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.29x | 1.39x | |
| Interest cover | 3.84x | 4.31x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- CALDERSTONE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 2012-11-29 → present
- BEATLES HOLDCO LIMITED 2012-11-15 → 2012-11-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis as the company has received confirmation from Universal Music Group N.V., the company's ultimate parent undertaking, of its intention to continue to provide financial and other support to the extent necessary to enable the company to continue to pay its liabilities as and when they become due for a period 31 December 2026.”
Significant events
- “UMG signed the Music Climate Pact in 2021, with high level commitments to change, including signing up to the Science Based Targets initiative.”
- “UMUK supports the Universal Music UK Sound Foundation (UMUKSF), an independent charity that focuses on improving access to music education in the UK and Ireland.”
- “In 2023, UMUK moved to a new UK distribution centre. The new building was built to net zero carbon in construction...”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABIOYE, Abolanle | Secretary | 2012-11-15 | — | — |
| BARKER, Adam Martin | Director | 2012-11-15 | Mar 1968 | British |
| SHARPE, David Richard James | Director | 2012-11-15 | Mar 1967 | Irish |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universal Music Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 38 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-05-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2018-08-23 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2018-08-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2018-08-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2018-07-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2018-07-23 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- 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.