PB Songs Ltd
Registered name: PB SONGS LTD
Part of Lyra Bidco Limited groupPB Songs Ltd made £0 revenue and £1.7m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
PB Songs Ltd’s revenue was £0 in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £1.7m profit. The company is classified under “sound recording and music publishing activities” and is based in London.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 15 yrs · since 2011
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
Key figures
Unusual figures. Profit is higher than revenue in this filing. That usually means investment income, dividends from subsidiaries or one-off gains — or a mis-tagged figure. Check the original filing before drawing conclusions.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |
| Revenue (turnover) | £0 |
| Profit before tax | £2.2m |
| Profit after tax | £1.7m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.7m |
| Employees (average) | — |
| Ratios | |
| Profit margin | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |
| Net assets | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
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- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
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- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
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- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
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
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- Cash at bank
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- Headcount
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- Deferred income
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- Fixed assets
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Group structure
Ownership chain
- Lyra Bidco Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Hipgnosis Holdings UK Limited75–100%
- Hipgnosis SFH XX Limited75–100%
- PB Songs Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (4)
- Deamon LimitedRev. £0 · Profit £28.1k
- Kennedy Publishing & Productions LimitedRev. £0 · Profit −£2.1k
- Rubyruby (London) LimitedRev. £0 · Profit −£328k
- Jonny Coffer LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit £1.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 12 Oct 2026
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