---
title: "UNIVERSAL MUSIC OPERATIONS LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/7683bdbd-afd3-5736-991e-83104f557e71
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/7683bdbd-afd3-5736-991e-83104f557e71
identifier: oo:GB-COH-00950138
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# UNIVERSAL MUSIC OPERATIONS LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** GB  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-00950138`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/7683bdbd-afd3-5736-991e-83104f557e71  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/7683bdbd-afd3-5736-991e-83104f557e71  

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **Universal Music Leisure Limited** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b4eda55c-b023-4a6b-ac12-78aca50a07c7

### Holdings / subsidiaries

- **ONE MODE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/39506cd3-3dbd-5d9e-903e-09154432c38d
- **ALL AROUND THE WORLD LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/504abdc9-ba53-5ac9-b30f-dca361775b9d
- **UNIVERSAL MUSIC (DJ) LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/06c9745f-a57e-5a09-a600-541a11c6274f
- **STIFF RECORDS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b36b1a0f-1b0c-5bc0-9999-30f6e9855592
- **VICE VERSA LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/1767a3ca-eeb2-533f-824f-649671451d80
- **ZTT RECORDS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e994ff4b-6019-59a4-8b9a-813e60be2df5
- **HYPERION RECORDS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/001e8064-c320-5d48-be47-9a96de6fe1a0
- **RG2016 LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/fd0b8fb3-5ff5-5840-a837-8f13fce72e3d
- **S CLUB ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/21dee2e0-9b1c-523d-b9f6-8fa5c0123ad2
- **OUTDUSTRY LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f5834308-8424-5626-9ab3-ae4f65ed3fa8
- **COMPOSED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/00c581e1-1e5b-53ee-b630-06d56d0a59f2
- **NAUGHTY RECORDS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 75% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/4a42b434-dc2f-5eb4-95a5-6e1695677e84
- **NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC LLP** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f670bdd7-f48d-5a58-8343-8ae2def2864a
- **JARD LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/1949d962-87f8-5dcc-83eb-0de1fb47c929
- **FUTURE RECORDS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/2a5642a8-1134-5862-91e4-a7fbc424137a
- **UNIVERSAL MUSIC (CR) LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/d71d7ef2-b5d9-5451-a4e5-4566bf46c42c
- **GLOBAL TALENT MUSIC RECORDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/50f34c30-c81b-5625-9b5b-55ccbb058e3a
- **TURNFIRST LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/3676e12d-c249-56fd-8b4e-a0bf55b5afc5
- **DRAMATIC PAWS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f292db78-b26a-5c12-a798-7b9057a4f348
- **UNIVERSAL MUSIC (DJ) LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/06c9745f-a57e-5a09-a600-541a11c6274f
- **S CLUB ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/21dee2e0-9b1c-523d-b9f6-8fa5c0123ad2
- **TURNFIRST LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/3676e12d-c249-56fd-8b4e-a0bf55b5afc5
- **HYPERION RECORDS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/001e8064-c320-5d48-be47-9a96de6fe1a0
- **GLOBAL TALENT MUSIC RECORDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/50f34c30-c81b-5625-9b5b-55ccbb058e3a
- **STIFF RECORDS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b36b1a0f-1b0c-5bc0-9999-30f6e9855592
- **REAL WORLD RECORDINGS LTD** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/7b899e0e-65a6-5e67-a17a-cc7f671a01c4
- **ZTT RECORDS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e994ff4b-6019-59a4-8b9a-813e60be2df5
- **ONE MODE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/39506cd3-3dbd-5d9e-903e-09154432c38d
- **UNIVERSAL MUSIC (D1) LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f64365a6-3612-54d1-8c93-029386037ba2
- **OUTDUSTRY LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f5834308-8424-5626-9ab3-ae4f65ed3fa8
- **DRAMATIC PAWS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f292db78-b26a-5c12-a798-7b9057a4f348
- **JARD LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/1949d962-87f8-5dcc-83eb-0de1fb47c929
- **NEIGHBOURHOOD RECORDS LTD** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/02eb28a5-1fbd-55fa-85bc-2d0dd1f66f21

### UBO chain (walk to the ultimate owner)

A **1-step** ownership/control chain to the ultimate beneficial owner is resolved for this entity. The full cited chain unlocks with a paid API key or a one-off dossier — https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

## Company profile (live · UK Companies House)

- **Company number:** `00950138`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 1969-03-18
- **Registered office:** 4 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG, United Kingdom
- **SIC:** 96090

### Officers

- ABIOYE, Abolanle — secretary · British · appointed 2004-06-01
- BARKER, Adam Martin — director · British · appointed 2011-08-01
- SHARPE, David Richard James — director · Irish · appointed 2012-01-20
- STAINER, Dickon Christopher — director · British · appointed 2024-11-26
- HOWLE, Michael Anthony — secretary · British · resigned 2004-05-31
- AMES, Roger — director · British · resigned 1996-07-01
- BROWN, Kevin Thomas — director · Irish · appointed 2013-03-01 · resigned 2016-02-28
- BRYANT, David Thomas — director · British · appointed 2003-08-01 · resigned 2012-01-19
- CARRINGTON, Nicholas John — director · British · resigned 1995-06-02
- CASTELL, Greg — director · British · appointed 2003-03-06 · resigned 2005-05-12
- CONSTANT, Richard Michael — director · British · appointed 2002-12-23 · resigned 2017-07-28
- ELLIS, Neville Clive — director · British · appointed 1998-08-31 · resigned 1999-03-31
- FISHER, Thomas Clive — director · British · appointed 1996-07-01 · resigned 2011-08-01
- GRAINGE, Lucian Charles — director · British · appointed 2001-07-01 · resigned 2008-06-26
- HARTLEY, Nicholas Bruce — director · British · appointed 1996-01-24 · resigned 1998-08-31
- HENNY, Marinus Nicolaas — director · Us · appointed 2002-12-23 · resigned 2010-11-19
- JOSEPH, David Spencer — director · English · appointed 2008-06-26 · resigned 2024-09-30
- KENNEDY, John Patrick — director · British · appointed 1996-07-01 · resigned 2001-07-01
- MIRON, Stephen Gabriel — director · British · appointed 2013-02-01 · resigned 2016-01-31
- OBERSTEIN, Maurice Louis — director · American · resigned 1993-12-13

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [Universal Music Leisure Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b4eda55c-b023-4a6b-ac12-78aca50a07c7) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United Kingdom — since 2016-04-06

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00950138
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00950138

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **UNIVERSAL MUSIC OPERATIONS LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/7683bdbd-afd3-5736-991e-83104f557e71 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/7683bdbd-afd3-5736-991e-83104f557e71._

_Risk levels are heuristic investigative leads, not legal determinations of beneficial ownership. Every claim carries a source; an absent edge means "not yet observed in current sources", not "does not exist"._