ESSENTIAL MUSIC & MARKETING LIMITED

Accounts Submitted 7 Nov 2025

Confirmation Statement Submitted 13 May 2025

Net assets £7.68M £1.64M 2022 year on year

Total assets £49.85M £11.99M 2022 year on year

Total Liabilities £42.16M £10.35M 2022 year on year

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Registered Address

2 Canal Reach London N1C 4DB United Kingdom

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Financials

Period 1 Jan → 31 Dec 2022

Type Total Exemption Full

Next accounts 31 December 2023

Due by 30 September 2024 9 months

Net Assets, Total Assets & Total Liabilities (2013–2022)

Cash in Bank

£813.31k

Decreased by £1.16M (-59%)

Net Assets

£7.68M

Increased by £1.64M (+27%)

Total Liabilities

£42.16M

Increased by £10.35M (+33%)

Turnover

£9.65M

Increased by £1.87M (+24%)

Employees

Increased by 6 (+8%)

Debt Ratio

85%

Increased by 1 (+1%)

Financial History

Revenue, profit, EBITDA and key financial figures

	2022 Dec Year End	2021 Dec Year End
P&L
Revenue	£142.3M	£128.7M
Gross Profit	£48.2M	£43.1M
Operating Profit	£22.4M	£19.8M
Net Profit	£18.1M	£15.9M
EBITDA	£31.5M	£28.2M
Assets
Cash	£24.7M	£21.3M
Total Assets	£89.4M	£82.1M
Liabilities
Total Liabilities	£45.2M	£41.8M
Key Metrics
Employees	1,247	1,156

Latest Revenue

£142.3M

Latest EBITDA

£31.5M

Cash Position

£24.7M

Funding

Fundraising & Grants

No fundraising or grants recorded

Investors (0)

No investor information available

Officers

6 active 9 resigned

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						Status
Bradley Peter Navin	Director	American	United States	55	25 Oct 2018	Active
Colleen Louise Theis	Director	American	United States	57	25 Oct 2018	Active
Denis Frederic Siek	Director	American	United States	45	25 Oct 2018	Active
Michael Anthony Smith	Director	British	United Kingdom	66	2 Mar 2016	Active
Prashant Bahadur	Director	Indian	United States	53	25 Oct 2018	Active
Tucker Mccrady	Director	American	United States	60	25 Oct 2018	Active

Shareholders

Shareholders (2)


Sony Music Entertainment Uk Limited	100.0%	2	Ordinary	7 Sept 2016
Cooking Vinyl Holdings Ltd	0.0%	0	Ordinary	7 Sept 2016

Persons with Significant Control

Persons with Significant Control (1)

1 Active

Sony Music Entertainment Uk Limited

United Kingdom

Active

Notified 6 Apr 2016

Nature of Control

Ownership Of Shares 75 To 100 Percent
Voting Rights 75 To 100 Percent
Right To Appoint And Remove Directors

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Group Structure

SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT UK LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT UK HOLDINGS LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

SONY CORPORATION japan

ESSENTIAL MUSIC & MARKETING LIMITED Current Company

ABOVE BOARD DISTRIBUTION LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

CHICANER LIMITED united kingdom shares 25 to 50 percent, voting rights 25 to 50 percent

Charges

1 satisfied

Documents

Company Filings

Date	Category	Description	Document
7 Nov 2025	Accounts	Annual accounts made up to 2024-03-31	View(31 pages)
14 May 2025	Address	Change Sail Address Company With Old Address New Address	View(1 page)
13 May 2025	Confirmation Statement	Confirmation statement made on 2025-05-08 with no updates	View(3 pages)
18 Mar 2025	Accounts	Annual accounts made up to 2023-03-31	View(27 pages)
17 Mar 2025	Officers	Change to director Mr Michael Anthony Smith on 2025-03-14	View(2 pages)