WMG Acquisition (UK): version 1

Saved 2026-09-20 02:41 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by review: Settled the flagged ownership walk. The Companies House PSC filing for 02258593 (new reference ch-wmis-psc) gives two rows: owned_by company/wmg-global-ventures from 2021-04-27 (75%+ of shares and vot. Current is v3.

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# WMG Acquisition (UK) <!--company-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: WMG Acquisition (UK)
summary: London head-office company of the Warner Music group, the registered controller of Warner Music International Services from 2016 until 2021.
legal_name: WMG Acquisition (UK) Limited
registered_address: Cannon Place, 78 Cannon Street, London, England, EC4N 6AF
country: GB
register_ids: GB-CH:04987681
founded: 2003-12-08
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## Relations <!--relations-->
| role       | target                     | market | from | until | ended | status   | source    | note                                                                                                                                 |
| ---------- | -------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | -------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| parent_org | company/warner-music-group |        |      |       |       | verified | ^sec-ex21 | Named in Exhibit 21.1, Subsidiaries of the Registrant, to Warner Music Group Corp.'s Form 10-K for the year ended 30 September 2025. |
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## Establishments <!--establishments-->
| mark | kind   | address                                                   | country | source     | note               |
| ---- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ---------- | ------------------ |
|      | office | Cannon Place, 78 Cannon Street, London, England, EC4N 6AF | GB      | ^ch-wmgauk | Registered office. |
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name                         | type  | locale | from       | until      |
| ---------------------------- | ----- | ------ | ---------- | ---------- |
| WMG Acquisition (UK) Limited | legal |        | 2004-01-09 |            |
| Trushelfco (No.3014) Limited | legal |        | 2003-12-08 | 2004-01-09 |
<!--/aliases-->

## References <!--references-->
| ref         | url                                                                                                          | title                                                                            | accessed   | publisher                               | kind     | published  | record_id            | locator                     | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------- | -------- | ---------- | -------------------- | --------------------------- | ------- | ----------- | -------- |
| ch-wmgauk   | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04987681                                  | WMG ACQUISITION (UK) LIMITED overview                                            | 2026-09-20 | Companies House                         | registry |            | 04987681             | Previous company names, SIC |         |             |          |
| ch-wmis-psc | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02258593/persons-with-significant-control | WARNER MUSIC INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED persons with significant control     | 2026-09-20 | Companies House                         | registry |            | 02258593             |                             |         |             |          |
| sec-ex21    | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1319161/000131916125000034/wmg-ex211xq42025.htm                      | Exhibit 21.1: Subsidiaries of the Registrant, Warner Music Group Corp. Form 10-K | 2026-09-20 | U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission | registry | 2025-11-20 | 0001319161-25-000034 | Subsidiary list             |         |             |          |
<!--/references-->

## About <!--about-->
WMG Acquisition (UK) Limited is a British company registered in England and Wales under company number 04987681, with its registered office at Cannon Place, 78 Cannon Street, London. It was incorporated on 8 December 2003 as the shelf company Trushelfco (No.3014) Limited and took its present name on 9 January 2004, shortly after the investor group led by Edgar Bronfman Jr. bought Warner Music from Time Warner; its registered nature of business is activities of head offices.[^ch-wmgauk] It was the person with significant control of Warner Music International Services Limited from its notification on 6 April 2016 until 27 April 2021, when WMG Global Ventures Limited replaced it.[^ch-wmis-psc] The company remains active and is listed among the subsidiaries of Warner Music Group Corp.[^sec-ex21] Companies House records no person with significant control for this company itself, so its own immediate shareholder is not recorded here.
<!--/about-->