Mercury Records

About

Mercury Records Limited is a private limited company registered in England under number 00586873, incorporated on 8 July 1957 and named Phonogram Limited until December 1994, with its registered office at 4 Pancras Square, London, and reproduction of sound recordings as its nature of business.^[1] Universal Music Leisure Limited has been its person with significant control since 6 April 2016.^[2] UK releases such as Rihanna's A Girl Like Me state that the recording is exclusively licensed to Mercury Records Ltd., a Universal Music company.^[3]

Relations

• Owned by Universal Music Leisure since 2016-04-06^[2] sourced
  Person with significant control: 75% or more of shares and voting rights; notified 2016-04-06

Referenced by

• Markets Rihanna – A Girl Like Me (Special Edition CD) in United Kingdom, Ireland sourced
  Label and back cover: recording exclusively licensed to Mercury Records Ltd., a Universal Music company (quoted by Discogs)

Also known as

• Mercury Records Limited en
• Mercury Records Ltd. en
• Phonogram Limited en 1957-07-08–1994-12-13

References

1. ↑ Companies House: MERCURY RECORDS LIMITED (00586873) Companies House. registry. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 00586873.
2. ↑ Companies House: MERCURY RECORDS LIMITED persons with significant control Companies House. registry. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 00586873.
3. ↑ Discogs release 1098380: Rihanna – A Girl Like Me (CD, Album, Enhanced, Special Edition, UK, 2006) Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 1098380. identifiers, labels, companies, notes, tracklist, credits.