Ministry of Sound Recordings

About

Ministry of Sound Recordings Limited is the British record company behind the Ministry of Sound label. Companies House registers it under number 02829897, incorporated on 24 June 1993, still active, with its registered office at 2 Canal Reach, London N1C 4DB.^[1] It was incorporated as Ministry Music Limited, renamed Ministry Of Sound Records Limited on 6 July 1993 and has traded under its present name since 16 August 1993.^[2] The company holds the phonographic and publishing copyright of the label's releases, including the 2002 compilation Club Nation Ibiza.^[3] In August 2016 the Ministry of Sound recorded-music and compilations business was acquired by Sony Music.^[4]

Referenced by

• Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by The Mash Up Mix 2008 – The Cut Up Boys (2 CD) derived
  Prefix 505 is GS1 UK; no company stub on the site states the company prefix 5051275 and no public register names the licensee. Ministry Of Sound Recordings Ltd is the ℗/© holder and owner of the Ministry of Sound label, so it is the likely registrant; nothing names it as such
• Markets Club Nation Ibiza - Various Artists (2 CD) in United Kingdom, United States sourced
  Discogs credits Ministry Of Sound Recordings Ltd. with both the phonographic (P) and the (C) copyright of this release; Discogs also lists the Ministry Of Sound label as a sublabel of that company (^discogs-mosr)
• Markets The Mash Up Mix 2008 – The Cut Up Boys (2 CD) in United Kingdom since 2008 sourced
  The Discogs release notes transcribe "℗ 2008 Ministry Of Sound Recordings Ltd / © 2008 Ministry Of Sound Recordings Ltd" from the sleeve, and Discogs credits the same company as phonographic copyright and copyright holder
• Owns Ministry of Sound sourced
  Discogs lists Ministry Of Sound as the sublabel of Ministry Of Sound Recordings Ltd., which has traded under that name since 16 August 1993

Also known as

• MINISTRY OF SOUND RECORDINGS LIMITED en 1993-08-16–
• Ministry Of Sound Records Limited en 1993-07-06–1993-08-16
• Ministry Music Limited en 1993-06-24–1993-07-06

References

1. ↑ Companies House: MINISTRY OF SOUND RECORDINGS LIMITED (02829897) Companies House. registry. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: 02829897. Company number, status, incorporation date, registered office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
2. ↑ Discogs label 266897: Ministry Of Sound Recordings Ltd. Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: 266897. Company profile, company number, name history, parent.
3. ↑ Discogs release 817885: Various - Club Nation Ibiza (2xCD, Mixed, UK, 2002) Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: 817885. Labels, companies, identifiers, notes, styles, tracklist.
4. ↑ Wikipedia: Ministry of Sound Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-14. Club history, record label divisions, compilations business, 2016 Sony Music acquisition. CC BY-SA 4.0.