METROPOLIS MUSIC LIMITED
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Cash
£11M
+130.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£669K
-39.8% vs 2023
Employees
11
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2.1M
-28.8% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £34,325,539 | £30,846,255 | -10.1% | |
| Operating profit | £2,622,017 | £1,791,659 | -31.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,926,608 | £2,082,581 | -28.8% | |
| Net profit | £2,455,505 | £1,808,367 | -26.4% | |
| Cash | £4,736,216 | £10,906,367 | +130.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £1,110,820 | £669,187 | -39.8% | |
| Equity | £1,110,820 | £669,187 | -39.8% | |
| Average employees | 11 | 11 | 0% | |
| Wages | £819,650 | £1,096,783 | +33.8% | |
| 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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.6% | 5.8% | |
| Net margin | 7.2% | 5.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.19x | 1.05x |
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
- METROPOLIS MUSIC LIMITED 2017-01-12 → present
- HAMSARD 3430 LIMITED 2016-11-18 → 2017-01-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have paid exceptionally close attention to cashflow projections under a range of scenarios over the period to 31 December 2026. The company has net assets, is profit making, holds cash and has no bank debt. In addition, the company's ultimate parent undertaking, Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. has committed to provide financial support, if required, to enable the company to meet its obligations as and when they fall due for a period to 31 December 2026. The directors have reviewed whether the ultimate shareholders have the ability to provide support for the period to 31 December 2026. Based on review of supporting information the directors have concluded the ultimate shareholders have sufficient resources available and intent to provide this support.”
Significant events
- “From 1 October 2024, updated margins have been applied to inter-group loans.”
- “Insurance receivable relates to policies held in respect of mitigation costs and loss of net profit due to industrial action.”
- “The Finance Act 2021 was substantively enacted on 24 May 2021 and has increased the corporation tax rate from 19% to 25% with effect from 1 April 2023. There has been no change to corporation tax rates for the financial year ended 31 December 2024.”
- “Pillar Two legislation has been enacted or substantively enacted in the jurisdictions in which the company operates (the UK). The legislation was effective from 1 January 2024. The international group to which the company belongs has performed an assessment of the potential exposure to Pillar Two income taxes.”
- “The company had no capital commitments or contingent liabilities at 31 December 2024 or 31 December 2023.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMENY, Selina | Secretary | 2017-01-10 | — | — |
| ANGUS, Robert Bruce Harris | Director | 2017-01-01 | Oct 1959 | British |
| DESMOND, Denis James | Director | 2017-01-01 | Jul 1953 | Irish |
| DOUGLAS, Stuart Robert | Director | 2016-11-18 | Apr 1967 | British |
| EMENY, Selina Holliday | Director | 2018-08-20 | Jul 1968 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESMOND, Denis James | Director | 2017-01-19 | 2017-01-19 |
| LATHAM, Paul Robert | Director | 2017-01-10 | 2017-01-10 |
| LATHAM, Paul Robert | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2018-08-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Nation (Music) Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-11-18 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 37 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-04 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2020-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 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 | |
| 2019-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-08-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2018-08-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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.