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THE UK RECORD INDUSTRY
ANNUAL SURVEY 2007

Index
1

Company Index
2

Introduction
8

Recent Developments
 
1 ) The UK Music Market
9
2 ) The World Music Market
12
3 ) New Technology – The Digital Music Market
16
4 ) Corporate Developments – The International Music Market
18
5 ) UK Corporate Developments by Sector
19
6 ) Equity Capital and the Music Industry in the UK
25

Industry Performance
 
Industry Profitability
26
Performance by Sector
 
Major Labels
32
Independent Labels
37
Distributors
42
Retailers
47
Manufacturers
50
Music Publishers
53

Directors' Earnings
 
Highest Paid Directors - Summary
58
Rankings of Highest Paid Directors
61
Individual Directors’ Earnings
63

Accounts Disclosures
 
a ) Commercial & Legal Disclosures
84
b ) Exceptional Items
86
c ) General Disclosures
89
d ) Changes In Accounting Policies
90
e ) Qualified Audit Reports
92
f ) Late Filing & Overdue Accounts
93

Auditors
 
Summary & Rankings by Fees
95
Clients & Fees
99

UK Company Analysis
 
Detailed Individual UK Company Entries - See Listing Overleaf (below)
108

Holding Company Analysis
 
Detailed Individual Company Entries - See Listing Overleaf
485

Small Company Summary Entries
530

Explanatory Notes
545


 

 

 


Company Index 2007
 

UK Companies

Page

Primary Functions

           
1967 Ltd

108

Label

     

4AD Ltd

109

Label

     
679 Recordings Ltd

111

Label

     
           

A & E Records Ltd

113

Label

     

A & M Records Ltd

115

Label

     
Ablegrand Ltd  ***

116

 

Retailer

   

Ace Records Ltd

117

Label

     

Ace Records (Sales & Distribution) Ltd

120

   

Distributor

 
AIR Music & Media Group plc

121

Label

 

Distributor

 
Amato Disco Ltd

125

   

Distributor

 

Artistry Music Ltd

127

Label

     

Association of Independent Music Ltd

128

   

Organisation

 

ASV Ltd

131

Label

     

Audio Services Ltd

132

 

Manufacturer

   
           

Beggar’s Banquet Records Ltd

133

Label

     

Beggars Group Ltd

135

 

Holding

   
Beyond The Sea Ltd

138

   

Distributor

 
Blacklist UK Records Ltd

140

Label

     
Blue Mountain Music Ltd

141

     

Publisher

BMG Music Publishing Ltd

143

     

Publisher

BMG Music Publishing International Ltd

146

     

Publisher

Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd

147

     

Publisher

Borders (UK) Ltd

150

 

Retailer

   

The British Phonographic Industry Ltd

153

   

Organisation

 
Bucks Music Ltd

155

     

Publisher

B Unique Records Ltd

157

Label

     
           
Cargo Records UK Ltd

159

   

Distributor

 
Century Media Records Ltd

160

Label

     

Chandos Records Ltd

161

Label

     

Cherry Red Records Ltd

163

Label

     
Chrysalis Music Ltd

165

     

Publisher

Chrysalis Records Ltd

168

Label

     
Cinram Logistics UK Ltd

170

   

Distributor

 
Complete Music Ltd

172

     

Publisher

Cooking Vinyl Ltd

174

Label

     
           

The Decca Music Group Ltd

175

Label

     
Defected Records Ltd

177

Label

     

Delta Music PLC

179

Label

 

Distributor

 
Deltasonic Records 2002 Ltd

181

Label

     

Deluxe Global Media Services Ltd

182

 

Manufacturer

   

Demon Music Group Ltd

184

Label

     
Deviant Ltd  ***

187

Label

     

Digital Stores Ltd

188

   

Distributor

 
Disco Mix Club Ltd

190

Label

     

Disky Communications Ltd

191

Label

     

Docdata (UK) Ltd

192

 

Manufacturer

   
Domino Recording Co Ltd

194

Label

     

Dramatico Entertainment Ltd

196

Label

     
           
Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd

198

Label

     
Eagle Rock Group Ltd

201

Label

Group

   
Earache Records Ltd

203

Label

     

The Echo Label Ltd

204

Label

     

EDC Blackburn Ltd

206

 

Manufacturer

   

EMI Music International Services Ltd

208

Label

     
EMI Music Publishing Ltd

210

     

Publisher

EMI Records Ltd

213

Label

 

Distributor

 
EMI Virgin Music Ltd

217

     

Publisher

Entertainment UK Ltd

219

   

Distributor

 

Exallshow Ltd

222

Label

     
           
Faber Music Ltd

223

     

Publisher

Fiction Records Ltd

225

Label

     

First Night Records Ltd

226

Label

     
FOPP Ltd

227

 

Retailer

   
           
Global Underground Ltd

230

Label

     

Go! Discs Ltd

231

Label

     
Greensleeves Records Ltd

233

Label

     
Gut Records Ltd

236

Label

     
           

Handleman (UK) Ltd

238

   

Distributor

 

Harmonia Mundi (UK) Ltd

241

   

Distributor

 
Haysbridge (UK) Ltd

243

Label

     

Hermanex Ltd

245

   

Distributor

 
Hit & Run Music Publishing Ltd

246

     

Publisher

HMV Music Ltd

247

 

Retailer

   
Home Entertainment Stores Ltd

251

   

Distributor

 

Hyperion Records Ltd

253

Label

     
           

Independiente Ltd

255

Label

     
The Indient Group Ltd

258

Label

Holding

   
Infectious Records Ltd

260

Label

     
           
Jaydone Ltd

261

Label

     
Jeepster Recordings Ltd

262

Label

     

Jet Star Phonographics Ltd

263

   

Distributor

 
           

Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd

265

     

Publisher

Koda UK Ltd  ***

267

 

Manufacturer

   

K-Tel Entertainment (UK) Ltd

269

Label

     
           

Lasgo Chrysalis Ltd

270

   

Distributor

 
Loaded Records Ltd

272

Label

     

London Records 90 Ltd

274

Label

     

Lynic Technology Plc ***

276

 

Manufacturer

   
           
MDC Classic Music Ltd

278

 

Retailer

   
Mechanical Copyright Protection Society Ltd

279

   

Organisation

 
Media Memories & Music Group Ltd   ***

282

   

Distributor

 
Mercury Records Ltd

283

Label

     

Ministry Of Sound Recordings Ltd

285

Label

     
MPO (UK) Ltd

288

 

Manufacturer

   
Music Copyright Solutions Ltd

289

     

Publisher

Music For Nations Ltd

292

Label

     
Music Sales Group Ltd

293

     

Publisher

Music Zone Services Ltd   ***

296

 

Retailer

   

Mute Records Ltd

300

Label

     

MVC Entertainment Ltd   ***

302

 

Retailer

   
           
Napster UK Ltd

305

   

Distributor

 
New World Music Ltd

309

Label

     
Ninja Tune Ltd

311

Label

     
The Notting Hill Music Group Plc

312

     

Publisher

           

On Demand Distribution Ltd

314

   

Distributor

 

One Little Indian Ltd

316

Label

     

Orlake Vinyl Ltd

318

 

Manufacturer

   
           
Palm Pictures Ltd

319

Label

     
Peaceville Records Ltd

321

Label

     
Peermusic (UK) Ltd

322

     

Publisher

Peoplesound.com Ltd

324

   

Internet

 
Perfect Songs Ltd

326

     

Publisher

The Performing Right Society Ltd

327

   

Organisation

 
Peters Edition Ltd

330

     

Publisher

Phonographic Performance Ltd

332

   

Organisation

 
PIAS Recordings UK Ltd

335

Label

     

Pinnacle Arvato Ltd

337

   

Distributor

 

Pinnacle Entertainment Ltd

338

   

Distributor

 
Plastic Head Music Distribution Ltd

341

   

Distributor

 
Polydor Ltd

342

Label

     

Portalspace Records Ltd

344

 

Manufacturer

   

Prism Leisure Corporation PLC

345

Label

Holding

Distributor

 
Proper Music Distribution Ltd

348

   

Distributor

 
Proper Music Group Ltd

350

Label

Holding

Distributor

 

Proper Records Ltd

352

Label

     
           

Real World Records Ltd

353

Label

     

Roadrunner Records Ltd

354

Label

     
Rondor Music (London) Ltd

356

     

Publisher

Rosette Productions Ltd

358

Label

     
Rough Trade Records Ltd

359

Label

     

RSK Entertainment Ltd

361

   

Distributor

 

Ryko Music Holdings  Ltd

362

Label

     
           

Sanctuary Copyrights Ltd

364

Label

     

Sanctuary Records Group Ltd

367

Label

     
Saregama plc

370

Label

     

SDC GB Ltd ***

372

 

Manufacturer

   

Select Music & Video Distribution Ltd

373

   

Distributor

 
Send The Light Ltd

375

Label

 

Distributor

 
Serengeti Records Ltd

377

Label

     
S Gold & Sons Ltd

378

   

Distributor

 
Silva Screen Records Ltd

380

Label

     

Silvertone Records Ltd

381

Label

     
Simply Vinyl Ltd

382

Label

     

Snapper Music PLC

383

Label

     
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd

385

     

Publisher

Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd

387

Label

     

Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd

393

Label

     
Soul Jazz Records Ltd

396

Label

     
Sound Performance Ltd

397

 

Manufacturer

   
Southern Fried Records Ltd

398

Label

     

Southern Record Distributors Ltd

399

   

Distributor

 

SPZ Holdings Ltd

401

 

Holding

   
Stage Three Music Ltd

403

     

Publisher

Streets on Line Ltd

405

 

Retailer

Internet

 
Systemtactic Ltd

407

Label

     
           
Thamesdown SDC Ltd ***

408

 

Manufacturer

   

This Record Co Ltd

411

Label

     

Topic Records Ltd

412

Label

     
Total Home Entertainment Distribution Ltd

413

   

Distributor

 

Tribal Manufacturing Ltd

416

 

Manufacturer

   
TVT Records UK Ltd

417

Label

     
           

Union Square Music Ltd

418

Label

     
Universal/Dick James Music Ltd

420

     

Publisher

Universal/Island Music Ltd

422

     

Publisher

Universal-Island Records Ltd

424

Label

     
Universal/MCA Music Ltd

426

     

Publisher

Universal-MCA Music (UK) Ltd

427

Label

     

Universal Music Operations Ltd

429

Label

 

Distributor

 
Universal Music Publishing Ltd

434

     

Publisher

Universal Music Publishing International Ltd

437

     

Publisher

Unrivalled Group Direct Ltd

438

 

Retailer

   
           

V2 Music Ltd

440

Label

     

V2 Music (Holdings ) Ltd

442

Label

Holding Co.

   
Video Duplicating Company Ltd

445

 

Manufacturer

   

Virgin Records Ltd

447

Label

     

Virgin Retail Ltd

450

 

Retailer

   

Visible Noise Ltd

453

Label

     

Vital Distribution Ltd

454

   

Distributor

 
           
Wall of Sound Recordings Ltd  ***

457

Label

     
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd

459

     

Publisher

Warner Music UK Ltd

462

Label

     

Warp Records Ltd

466

Label

     

Wildstar Records Ltd

468

Label      

Windsong Holdings Ltd

470

Label

Holding

Distributor

 
Windswept Music (London) Ltd

472

     

Publisher

Wippit Ltd

474

   

Distributor

 

World Circuit Ltd

476

Label

     
           

XL Recordings Ltd

478

Label

     
           

Zomba Music Publishers Ltd

480

     

Publisher

Zomba Records Ltd

482

Label

     

ZTT Records Ltd

484

Label

     
           
International Groups          
           

Bertelsmann AG

485

       
Chrysalis Group plc

489

       
Edel Music Ag

493

       

EMI Group PLC

495

       
HMV Group PLC

505

       

The Sanctuary Group PLC

508

       

Sony Corporation

515

       

Vivendi SA

519

       

Warner Music Group Corp

525

       

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The UK Record Industry Annual Survey 2007
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