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Company No. 00950138 · Incorporated 18 Mar 1969

Universal Music Operations Limited

Registered name: UNIVERSAL MUSIC OPERATIONS LIMITED

Part of Universal Music Group N.V. group

Universal Music Operations Limited made £668m revenue and a £23.4m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Universal Music Operations Limited’s revenue grew 1% to £668m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £23.4m. The company is classified under “other service activities” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSIC 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
London
Age
57 yrs · since 1969
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue
£668m
Growth ▲0.7%
Profit
−£23.4m
Growth —
Profit margin
−3.5%
Gross 34%
Employees
—
Change —
Profit / employee
—
 
Profitable streak
0yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data
3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£673m£663m£668m
Cost of sales−£428m−£463m−£441m
Gross profit£245m£200m£227m
Operating profit£49.9m£53.2m£54.1m
Profit before tax−£36.6m−£28.6m−£28.4m
Profit after tax−£34.9m−£22.7m−£23.4m
Profit (best available)−£34.9m−£22.7m−£23.4m
Employees (average)———
Ratios
Profit margin−5.2%−3.4%−3.5%
Gross margin36.4%30.2%34%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼1.4%▲0.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets———
SourceAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025Accounts · bulk data Oct 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−3.5%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
34%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
—
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
—
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
—
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
—
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets
—
Now —
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
—
Now —
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Universal Music Group N.V. (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
  2. Universal Music Holdings Limited75–100%
  3. Universal Music (UK) Holdings Limited75–100%
  4. Universal Music Leisure Limited75–100%
  5. Universal Music Operations Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (17)

Sister companies (14)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£23.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 20 Oct 2026

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