--- title: "UNIVERSAL MUSIC LEISURE LIMITED — Ownership Dossier" canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/9b478dc7-cfeb-5351-8596-a8e9b32d220e json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/9b478dc7-cfeb-5351-8596-a8e9b32d220e identifier: oo:GB-COH-03384487 jurisdiction: GB risk: Low source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph --- # UNIVERSAL MUSIC LEISURE LIMITED **Type:** Company **Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb) **Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-03384487` **Risk level:** Low **Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/9b478dc7-cfeb-5351-8596-a8e9b32d220e **Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/9b478dc7-cfeb-5351-8596-a8e9b32d220e ## Ownership & control ### Owners / controllers - **Universal Music (Uk) Holdings Limited** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f1e9a137-8827-4c17-93d0-89f7d08e77a7 ### Holdings / subsidiaries - **POLYDOR LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/021726ac-83d4-5031-822d-2f81521f10b8 - **A & M RECORDS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/d46050a7-1501-5600-9315-bfe44a96d5df - **UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING EUROPE LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b8bb769a-fde1-5119-8cc9-f0f1ad4dbda3 - **UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/cf51e40d-1efe-56b8-8a9e-ee6067f1f057 - **UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/47e412e9-5dde-53ea-9a29-7f9a6a065024 - **GLOBE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/83f34b0c-d7b7-5507-892b-6de4ad75fd2f - **ISLAND RECORDS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/acfa1d21-50dc-5b03-95de-01e4711df181 - **MERCURY RECORDS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/dc2c1aa8-afac-5622-86bb-0032d7ce6753 - **DECCA MUSIC GROUP LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/a5f996e9-7b92-5415-9ff6-feab8309f77f - **GO! DISCS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/0d19a7e6-a8ed-5531-9055-35c7300aca99 - **UNIVERSAL/DICK JAMES MUSIC LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/205c8193-2b23-5b11-bc05-2be0ae1e38a6 - **UNIVERSAL MUSIC UK LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/70dee73c-fcba-58c0-80f7-4ee062333970 …and **2** more subsidiaries/holdings. Resolve the full list with `get_dossier` on the WhiteIntel MCP (`npx -y @whiteintel/mcp-server`) or a one-off dossier — https://whiteintel.dev/pricing. ### 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:** `03384487` - **Status:** active - **Type:** ltd - **Incorporated:** 1997-06-10 - **Registered office:** 4 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG, United Kingdom - **SIC:** 70100 ### Officers - ABIOYE, Abolanle — secretary · British · appointed 2004-06-01 - COX, Philip Alexander — director · British · appointed 2024-04-01 - KRAMER, Paul Samuel — director · British · appointed 2022-01-24 - MUIR, Boyd Johnston — director · British · appointed 1999-02-01 - BRADLEY, Jonathan Patrick Frederick — secretary · British · appointed 1997-07-02 · resigned 1997-09-11 - HOWLE, Michael Anthony — secretary · British · appointed 1997-09-11 · resigned 2004-05-31 - SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED — corporate nominee secretary · appointed 1997-06-10 · resigned 1997-07-02 - BROWN, Andrew — director · British · appointed 2011-09-13 · resigned 2017-03-31 - BRYANT, David Thomas — director · British · appointed 2008-03-31 · resigned 2008-04-30 - CARMEL, Simon Lloyd — director · British · appointed 2017-03-31 · resigned 2024-04-01 - CONSTANT, Richard Michael — director · British · appointed 1997-07-02 · resigned 2017-07-28 - JASSAL, Paramjit — director · British · appointed 2017-05-18 · resigned 2022-01-24 - LAWLAN, Geoffrey William — director · British · appointed 1997-07-02 · resigned 1997-11-30 - MATTHEWS, Peter — director · New Zealander · appointed 1997-07-02 · resigned 1999-02-26 - INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED — corporate nominee director · appointed 1997-06-10 · resigned 1997-07-02 ### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control) - [Universal Music (Uk) Holdings Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f1e9a137-8827-4c17-93d0-89f7d08e77a7) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United Kingdom — since 2016-04-06 ## Provenance - OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03384487 - companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03384487 ## Get the full, resolved dossier (agent-callable) The above is the free teaser. The resolved **multi-hop UBO chain**, ownership **%**, full **financial history**, itemised **assets** and the hop-by-hop **exposure path** are the paid depth — callable as tools from your agent: ```bash npx -y @whiteintel/mcp-server # then: get_dossier · trace_ownership_path · check_offshore_exposure ``` Or unlock a one-off cited dossier for **UNIVERSAL MUSIC LEISURE LIMITED** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/9b478dc7-cfeb-5351-8596-a8e9b32d220e · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing. --- _This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **UNIVERSAL MUSIC LEISURE LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/9b478dc7-cfeb-5351-8596-a8e9b32d220e · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/9b478dc7-cfeb-5351-8596-a8e9b32d220e._ _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"._