Universal Music (UK) Holdings: version 1
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| 1 | 1 | # Universal Music (UK) Holdings <!--company--> | |
| 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | ## Identity <!--identity--> | |
| 4 | 4 | name: Universal Music (UK) Holdings | |
| 5 | 5 | summary: London-registered head-office company in the Universal Music group; sole person with significant control of Universal Music Leisure Limited since April 2016. | |
| 6 | 6 | legal_name: Universal Music (UK) Holdings Limited | |
| 7 | 7 | registered_address: 4 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 8 | country: GB | |
| 9 | 9 | register_ids: GB-CH:03383881 | |
| 10 | 10 | founded: 1997-06-09 | |
| 11 | 11 | <!--/identity--> | |
| 12 | 12 | ||
| 13 | 13 | ## Relations <!--relations--> | |
| 14 | − | | role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note | | |
| 15 | − | | ---------- | ----------------------------- | ------ | ---------- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 16 | − | | parent_org | company/universal-music-group | | 2021-09-21 | | | derived | ^ch-umh-psc | This company's PSC is Universal Music Holdings Limited (05344517), whose own PSC has been Universal Music Group N.V. since 21 September 2021, Vivendi SE before | | |
| 14 | + | | role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note | | |
| 15 | + | | ---------- | -------------------------------- | ------ | ---------- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 16 | + | | owned_by | company/universal-music-holdings | | 2016-04-06 | | | sourced | ^ch-umukh-psc | Sole active person with significant control since 6 April 2016: ownership of 75% or more of the shares and voting rights and the right to appoint or remove directors | | |
| 17 | + | | parent_org | company/universal-music-group | | 2021-09-21 | | | derived | ^ch-umh-psc | This company's registered owner is Universal Music Holdings Limited (05344517), whose own PSC has been Universal Music Group N.V. since 21 September 2021, Vivendi SE before | | |
| 17 | 18 | <!--/relations--> | |
| 18 | 19 | ||
| 19 | 20 | ## Establishments <!--establishments--> | |
| 20 | 21 | | mark | kind | address | country | source | note | | |
| 21 | 22 | | ---- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------- | ------- | --------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |
| 22 | 23 | | | office | 4 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG, United Kingdom | GB | ^ch-umukh | Registered office; nature of business SIC 70100, activities of head offices | | |
| 23 | 24 | <!--/establishments--> | |
| 24 | 25 | ||
| 25 | 26 | ## Aliases <!--aliases--> | |
| 26 | 27 | | name | type | locale | from | until | | |
| 27 | 28 | | ------------------------------------- | ----- | ------ | ---------- | ---------- | | |
| 28 | 29 | | Universal Music (UK) Holdings Limited | legal | en | | | | |
| 29 | 30 | | PolyGram (UK) Holdings Limited | legal | en | 1997-07-21 | 1999-03-29 | | |
| 30 | 31 | | Backcite Limited | legal | en | 1997-06-09 | 1997-07-21 | | |
| 31 | 32 | <!--/aliases--> | |
| 32 | 33 | ||
| 33 | 34 | ## References <!--references--> | |
| 34 | 35 | | ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream | | |
| 35 | 36 | | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------- | -------- | --------- | --------- | ------- | ------- | ----------- | -------- | | |
| 36 | 37 | | ch-umukh | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03383881 | Companies House: UNIVERSAL MUSIC (UK) HOLDINGS LIMITED (03383881) | 2026-09-18 | Companies House | registry | | 03383881 | | | | | | |
| 37 | − | | ch-umukh-psc | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03383881/persons-with-significant-control | Companies House: UNIVERSAL MUSIC (UK) HOLDINGS LIMITED persons with significant control | 2026-09-18 | Companies House | registry | | 03383881 | | | | | | |
| 38 | + | | ch-umukh-psc | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03383881/persons-with-significant-control | Companies House: UNIVERSAL MUSIC (UK) HOLDINGS LIMITED persons with significant control | 2026-09-22 | Companies House | registry | | 03383881 | | | | | | |
| 38 | 39 | | ch-uml-psc | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03384487/persons-with-significant-control | Companies House: UNIVERSAL MUSIC LEISURE LIMITED persons with significant control | 2026-09-18 | Companies House | registry | | 03384487 | | | | | | |
| 39 | 40 | | ch-umh-psc | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05344517/persons-with-significant-control | Companies House: UNIVERSAL MUSIC HOLDINGS LIMITED persons with significant control | 2026-09-18 | Companies House | registry | | 05344517 | | | | | | |
| 40 | 41 | <!--/references--> | |
| 41 | 42 | ||
| 42 | 43 | ## About <!--about--> | |
| 43 | − | Universal Music (UK) Holdings Limited is a private limited company registered in England under number 03383881, incorporated on 9 June 1997 as Backcite Limited, renamed PolyGram (UK) Holdings Limited on 21 July 1997 and given its present name on 29 March 1999; it is active, its registered office is 4 Pancras Square, London N1C 4AG and its nature of business is head-office activities (SIC 70100).[^ch-umukh] It is the only person with significant control of Universal Music Leisure Limited, the Barcodepedia page that names it, holding 75% or more of that company's shares and voting rights since 6 April 2016.[^ch-uml-psc] Its own person with significant control, on the same terms and from the same date, is Universal Music Holdings Limited, company 05344517,[^ch-umukh-psc] whose controlling shareholder has been Universal Music Group N.V. of Hilversum since 21 September 2021 and was Vivendi SE before that.[^ch-umh-psc] | |
| 44 | − | ||
| 45 | − | No source read for this page gives the company a website, a trading activity beyond head-office functions or a published logo, and no single document names Universal Music Group N.V. as its ultimate parent: that row is derived from the register chain above. | |
| 44 | + | Universal Music (UK) Holdings Limited is a private limited company registered in England under number 03383881, incorporated on 9 June 1997 as Backcite Limited, renamed PolyGram (UK) Holdings Limited on 21 July 1997 and given its present name on 29 March 1999; it is active, its registered office is 4 Pancras Square, London N1C 4AG and its nature of business is head-office activities (SIC 70100).[^ch-umukh] It is the only person with significant control of Universal Music Leisure Limited, the Barcodepedia page that names it, holding 75% or more of that company's shares and voting rights since 6 April 2016.[^ch-uml-psc] Its own registered owner, on the same terms and from the same date, is Universal Music Holdings Limited, company 05344517,[^ch-umukh-psc] whose controlling shareholder has been Universal Music Group N.V. of Hilversum since 21 September 2021 and was Vivendi SE before that.[^ch-umh-psc] | |
| 46 | 45 | <!--/about--> |
Source of v1
# Universal Music (UK) Holdings <!--company-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Universal Music (UK) Holdings
summary: London-registered head-office company in the Universal Music group; sole person with significant control of Universal Music Leisure Limited since April 2016.
legal_name: Universal Music (UK) Holdings Limited
registered_address: 4 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG, United Kingdom
country: GB
register_ids: GB-CH:03383881
founded: 1997-06-09
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ---------- | ----------------------------- | ------ | ---------- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| parent_org | company/universal-music-group | | 2021-09-21 | | | derived | ^ch-umh-psc | This company's PSC is Universal Music Holdings Limited (05344517), whose own PSC has been Universal Music Group N.V. since 21 September 2021, Vivendi SE before |
<!--/relations-->
## Establishments <!--establishments-->
| mark | kind | address | country | source | note |
| ---- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------- | ------- | --------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| | office | 4 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG, United Kingdom | GB | ^ch-umukh | Registered office; nature of business SIC 70100, activities of head offices |
<!--/establishments-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ------------------------------------- | ----- | ------ | ---------- | ---------- |
| Universal Music (UK) Holdings Limited | legal | en | | |
| PolyGram (UK) Holdings Limited | legal | en | 1997-07-21 | 1999-03-29 |
| Backcite Limited | legal | en | 1997-06-09 | 1997-07-21 |
<!--/aliases-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------- | -------- | --------- | --------- | ------- | ------- | ----------- | -------- |
| ch-umukh | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03383881 | Companies House: UNIVERSAL MUSIC (UK) HOLDINGS LIMITED (03383881) | 2026-09-18 | Companies House | registry | | 03383881 | | | | |
| ch-umukh-psc | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03383881/persons-with-significant-control | Companies House: UNIVERSAL MUSIC (UK) HOLDINGS LIMITED persons with significant control | 2026-09-18 | Companies House | registry | | 03383881 | | | | |
| ch-uml-psc | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03384487/persons-with-significant-control | Companies House: UNIVERSAL MUSIC LEISURE LIMITED persons with significant control | 2026-09-18 | Companies House | registry | | 03384487 | | | | |
| ch-umh-psc | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05344517/persons-with-significant-control | Companies House: UNIVERSAL MUSIC HOLDINGS LIMITED persons with significant control | 2026-09-18 | Companies House | registry | | 05344517 | | | | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
Universal Music (UK) Holdings Limited is a private limited company registered in England under number 03383881, incorporated on 9 June 1997 as Backcite Limited, renamed PolyGram (UK) Holdings Limited on 21 July 1997 and given its present name on 29 March 1999; it is active, its registered office is 4 Pancras Square, London N1C 4AG and its nature of business is head-office activities (SIC 70100).[^ch-umukh] It is the only person with significant control of Universal Music Leisure Limited, the Barcodepedia page that names it, holding 75% or more of that company's shares and voting rights since 6 April 2016.[^ch-uml-psc] Its own person with significant control, on the same terms and from the same date, is Universal Music Holdings Limited, company 05344517,[^ch-umukh-psc] whose controlling shareholder has been Universal Music Group N.V. of Hilversum since 21 September 2021 and was Vivendi SE before that.[^ch-umh-psc]
No source read for this page gives the company a website, a trading activity beyond head-office functions or a published logo, and no single document names Universal Music Group N.V. as its ultimate parent: that row is derived from the register chain above.
<!--/about-->