Sony Music Entertainment UK: version 1

Saved 2026-09-13 14:28 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added George Michael – Patience, North American CD, Epic EK 92080 (barcode 827969208021), from the wanted list. Identity confirmed by MusicBrainz (barcode, Epic, US, 2004-05-18), Discogs releases 6676. This is the current version.

Source of v1

# Sony Music Entertainment UK <!--company-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Sony Music Entertainment UK
legal_name: Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
country: GB
register_ids: GB-CH:01471066
founded: 1980-01-04
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name                                      | type  | locale | from       | until      |
| ----------------------------------------- | ----- | ------ | ---------- | ---------- |
| Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited       | legal |        |            |            |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited | legal |        | 2004-11-01 | 2009-01-02 |
| BMG UK & Ireland Limited                  | legal |        | 2002-04-08 | 2004-11-01 |
| BMG Records (UK) Limited                  | legal |        | 1987-04-01 | 1996-08-06 |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref      | url                                                                         | title                                                          | accessed   | publisher       | kind     | published | record_id | locator                | licence | attribution | upstream |
| -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------- | -------- | --------- | --------- | ---------------------- | ------- | ----------- | -------- |
| ch-smeuk | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01471066 | Companies House: Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited, 01471066 | 2026-09-13 | Companies House | registry |           | 01471066  | previous company names |         |             |          |
| ch-sca   | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00462257 | Companies House: SCA Music Holdings (UK) Limited, 00462257     | 2026-09-13 | Companies House | registry |           | 00462257  | previous company names |         |             |          |
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## About <!--about-->
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited is a private limited company registered in England under number 01471066, incorporated on 4 January 1980; its names in 1980 were MBS Four Limited and Bertelsmann Music Group Limited. It was later registered as BMG Records (UK), BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland and BMG UK & Ireland, was renamed Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited on 1 November 2004 and took its present name on 2 January 2009; its registered office is 2 Canal Reach, London.[^ch-smeuk] It controls SCA Music Holdings (UK) Limited, the former Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.[^ch-sca]
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