WMG Global Ventures: 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 v2.
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| 1 | 1 | # WMG Global Ventures <!--company--> | |
| 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | ## Identity <!--identity--> | |
| 4 | 4 | name: WMG Global Ventures | |
| 5 | − | summary: London holding company of the Warner Music group, called Chrysalis Records International until 2021, and the registered controller of Warner Music International Services. | |
| 5 | + | summary: London holding company in the Warner Music group, owned by WMG Acquisition (UK), formerly Chrysalis Records International, controlling Warner Music International Services. | |
| 6 | 6 | legal_name: WMG Global Ventures Limited | |
| 7 | 7 | registered_address: Cannon Place, 78 Cannon Street, London, England, EC4N 6AF | |
| 8 | 8 | country: GB | |
| 9 | 9 | register_ids: GB-CH:02459405 | |
| 10 | 10 | founded: 1990-01-15 | |
| 11 | 11 | <!--/identity--> | |
| 12 | 12 | ||
| 13 | 13 | ## Relations <!--relations--> | |
| 14 | − | | role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note | | |
| 15 | − | | ---------- | -------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | -------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |
| 16 | − | | 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. | | |
| 14 | + | | role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note | | |
| 15 | + | | ---------- | -------------------------- | ------ | ---------- | ---------- | ----- | -------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |
| 16 | + | | owned_by | company/wmg-acquisition-uk | | 2021-04-16 | | | sourced | ^ch-wmggv-psc | Active person with significant control: 75% or more of shares and voting rights, and the right to appoint or remove directors; 16 April 2021 is the notified date. | | |
| 17 | + | | owned_by | company/parlophone-records | | 2016-04-06 | 2021-04-16 | | sourced | ^ch-wmggv-psc | Former person with significant control, 75% or more of shares and voting rights; ceased 16 April 2021. 6 April 2016 is the date the PSC register began. | | |
| 18 | + | | 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. | | |
| 17 | 19 | <!--/relations--> | |
| 18 | 20 | ||
| 19 | 21 | ## Establishments <!--establishments--> | |
| 20 | 22 | | mark | kind | address | country | source | note | | |
| 21 | 23 | | ---- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | --------- | ------------------ | | |
| 22 | 24 | | | office | Cannon Place, 78 Cannon Street, London, England, EC4N 6AF | GB | ^ch-wmggv | Registered office. | | |
| 23 | 25 | <!--/establishments--> | |
| 24 | 26 | ||
| 25 | 27 | ## Aliases <!--aliases--> | |
| 26 | 28 | | name | type | locale | from | until | | |
| 27 | 29 | | --------------------------------------- | ----- | ------ | ---------- | ---------- | | |
| 28 | 30 | | WMG Global Ventures Limited | legal | | 2021-04-28 | | | |
| 29 | 31 | | Chrysalis Records International Limited | legal | | 1990-05-30 | 2021-04-28 | | |
| 30 | 32 | | Marchleaf Limited | legal | | 1990-01-15 | 1990-05-30 | | |
| 31 | 33 | <!--/aliases--> | |
| 32 | 34 | ||
| 33 | 35 | ## References <!--references--> | |
| 34 | − | | ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream | | |
| 35 | − | | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------- | -------- | ---------- | -------------------- | --------------------------- | ------- | ----------- | -------- | | |
| 36 | − | | ch-wmggv | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02459405 | WMG GLOBAL VENTURES LIMITED overview | 2026-09-20 | Companies House | registry | | 02459405 | Previous company names, SIC | | | | | |
| 37 | − | | 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 | | | | | | |
| 38 | − | | 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 | | | | | |
| 36 | + | | ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream | | |
| 37 | + | | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------- | -------- | ---------- | -------------------- | --------------------------- | ------- | ----------- | -------- | | |
| 38 | + | | ch-wmggv | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02459405 | WMG GLOBAL VENTURES LIMITED overview | 2026-09-23 | Companies House | registry | | 02459405 | Previous company names, SIC | | | | | |
| 39 | + | | ch-wmggv-psc | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02459405/persons-with-significant-control | WMG GLOBAL VENTURES LIMITED persons with significant control | 2026-09-23 | Companies House | registry | | 02459405 | | | | | | |
| 40 | + | | 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 | | | | | | |
| 41 | + | | 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 | | | | | |
| 39 | 42 | <!--/references--> | |
| 40 | 43 | ||
| 41 | 44 | ## About <!--about--> | |
| 42 | − | WMG Global Ventures Limited is a British company registered in England and Wales under company number 02459405, with its registered office at Cannon Place, 78 Cannon Street, London. It was incorporated on 15 January 1990 as Marchleaf Limited, traded as Chrysalis Records International Limited from May 1990, and took its present name on 28 April 2021; its registered nature of business is artistic creation.[^ch-wmggv] Since 27 April 2021 it has been the active person with significant control of Warner Music International Services Limited, holding 75% or more of its shares and voting rights together with the right to appoint or remove directors, which puts it above Warner Music UK in the group's British chain.[^ch-wmis-psc] It 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 the companies between it and the group's New York parent are not recorded here. | |
| 45 | + | WMG Global Ventures Limited is a British company registered in England and Wales under company number 02459405, with its registered office at Cannon Place, 78 Cannon Street, London. It was incorporated on 15 January 1990 as Marchleaf Limited, traded as Chrysalis Records International Limited from May 1990, and took its present name on 28 April 2021; its registered nature of business is artistic creation.[^ch-wmggv] Its person with significant control since 16 April 2021 has been WMG Acquisition (UK) Limited, holding 75% or more of its shares and voting rights; before that it was Parlophone Records Limited, the former EMI Records.[^ch-wmggv-psc] It is listed among the subsidiaries of Warner Music Group Corp.[^sec-ex21] | |
| 46 | + | ||
| 47 | + | Since 27 April 2021 WMG Global Ventures has itself been the active person with significant control of Warner Music International Services Limited, holding 75% or more of its shares and voting rights together with the right to appoint or remove directors, which puts it above Warner Music UK in the group's British chain.[^ch-wmis-psc] | |
| 43 | 48 | <!--/about--> |
Source of v1
# WMG Global Ventures <!--company-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
name: WMG Global Ventures
summary: London holding company of the Warner Music group, called Chrysalis Records International until 2021, and the registered controller of Warner Music International Services.
legal_name: WMG Global Ventures Limited
registered_address: Cannon Place, 78 Cannon Street, London, England, EC4N 6AF
country: GB
register_ids: GB-CH:02459405
founded: 1990-01-15
<!--/identity-->
## 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. |
<!--/relations-->
## Establishments <!--establishments-->
| mark | kind | address | country | source | note |
| ---- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | --------- | ------------------ |
| | office | Cannon Place, 78 Cannon Street, London, England, EC4N 6AF | GB | ^ch-wmggv | Registered office. |
<!--/establishments-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| --------------------------------------- | ----- | ------ | ---------- | ---------- |
| WMG Global Ventures Limited | legal | | 2021-04-28 | |
| Chrysalis Records International Limited | legal | | 1990-05-30 | 2021-04-28 |
| Marchleaf Limited | legal | | 1990-01-15 | 1990-05-30 |
<!--/aliases-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------- | -------- | ---------- | -------------------- | --------------------------- | ------- | ----------- | -------- |
| ch-wmggv | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02459405 | WMG GLOBAL VENTURES LIMITED overview | 2026-09-20 | Companies House | registry | | 02459405 | 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 Global Ventures Limited is a British company registered in England and Wales under company number 02459405, with its registered office at Cannon Place, 78 Cannon Street, London. It was incorporated on 15 January 1990 as Marchleaf Limited, traded as Chrysalis Records International Limited from May 1990, and took its present name on 28 April 2021; its registered nature of business is artistic creation.[^ch-wmggv] Since 27 April 2021 it has been the active person with significant control of Warner Music International Services Limited, holding 75% or more of its shares and voting rights together with the right to appoint or remove directors, which puts it above Warner Music UK in the group's British chain.[^ch-wmis-psc] It 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 the companies between it and the group's New York parent are not recorded here.
<!--/about-->