RECOGNITION MUSIC LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-04 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-21
Watchouts
Cash
£499K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£11M
lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
34
lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£782K
highest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-09-30 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £8,660,903 | £3,606,438 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£16,749,702 | -£782,165 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£3,656,556 | -£5,229,889 | -£16,641,626 | -£782,165 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£2,828,339 | -£4,070,698 | -£13,473,274 | -£741,705 | |
| Cash | — | — | £8,592,229 | £1,603,405 | £323,410 | £499,131 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £7,740,420 | £3,677,595 | -£7,911,967 | -£8,569,422 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £7,636,256 | £3,565,558 | -£9,826,476 | -£10,568,181 | |
| Equity | — | — | £7,636,256 | £3,565,558 | -£9,826,476 | -£10,568,181 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 51 | 54 | 40 | 34 | |
| Wages | — | — | £8,733,730 | £8,777,374 | £6,533,221 | £1,753,067 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £1,573,199 | £1,937,210 | £1,473,170 | £243,750 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2024-09-30
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-09-30 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -193.4% | -21.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -155.6% | -20.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 211.7% | 9.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 212.5% | 191.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.19x | 0.31x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -24.76x | -16.65x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- RECOGNITION MUSIC LIMITED 2025-03-13 → present
- HIPGNOSIS SONG MANAGEMENT LIMITED 2021-10-12 → 2025-03-13
- THE FAMILY (MUSIC) LIMITED 2018-06-20 → 2021-10-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG Channel Islands Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Notwithstanding net current liabilities of £13,966,841 as at 31 December 2024, a loss for the period then ended of £741,705, and operating cash outflow of £3,025,045, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The directors prepared cash flow forecasts for 12 months from approval date, indicating sufficient funds through group funding from Lyra Bidco Limited and Recognition Music Group (Delaware) L.P. The forecasts depend on their financial support, which both parents intend to continue.”
Group structure
- RECOGNITION MUSIC LIMITED · parent
- Song Management Ltd. 100%
- Song Management (Music) Ltd. 100%
Significant events
- “On March 20, 2025, the Limited Partnership Agreement of Hipgnosis Songs Assets (Delaware) L.P. was amended and restated to reflect the new partnership name of Recognition Music Group (Delaware) L.P. On this same day, Hipgnosis Song Management Limited changed its name to Recognition Music Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCORIAN ADMINISTRATION (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2024-09-25 | — | — |
| ABBAS, Syed Qasim | Director | 2025-04-24 | Feb 1976 | British |
| DOLAN, Kenneth Christopher | Director | 2024-11-21 | Sep 1980 | American |
| KATOVSKY, Benjamin Jerome | Director | 2023-04-14 | Mar 1981 | British |
| POUNDER, Daniel John | Director | 2024-07-29 | May 1977 | British |
| TIAN, Henry Hao | Director | 2021-10-12 | Sep 1992 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MERCURIADIS, Amalea Melody | Secretary | 2018-06-20 | 2021-08-16 |
| INCE & CO CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2023-07-10 | 2023-09-29 |
| INCE GD CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2021-08-16 | 2023-07-10 |
| ABBAS, Syed Qasim | Director | 2021-10-12 | 2023-08-19 |
| DOLAN, Kenneth Christopher | Director | 2023-08-19 | 2024-07-29 |
| MERCURIADIS, Amalea Melody | Director | 2018-07-10 | 2021-10-12 |
| MERCURIADIS, Georgia Rosa | Director | 2018-07-10 | 2021-10-12 |
| MERCURIADIS, Merck | Director | 2018-06-20 | 2024-07-29 |
| MERCURIADIS, Sofia Sunny | Director | 2018-07-10 | 2021-10-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyra Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-06-10 | Active |
| Mr Stephen Allen Schwarzman | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-10-12 | Ceased 2025-06-10 |
| Mr Merck Mercuriadis | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-06-20 | Ceased 2024-07-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 103 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-03-13 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-04 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-25 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-13 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-11-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company | |
| 2024-11-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company | |
| 2024-11-08 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-02 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company | |
| 2024-09-27 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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.