KOBALT MUSIC GROUP LIMITED
Company number 04018752 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
KOBALT MUSIC GROUP LIMITED presents a medium risk profile primarily due to the limitations on financial visibility rather than confirmed financial distress. The company benefits from a 25-year operating history, current regulatory compliance, and a significant market position in music publishing. However, its status as an audit-exempt subsidiary within a Bidco (private equity) ownership structure means that the critical financial risks—leverage, liquidity, and solvency—must be assessed at the group level, where data is not currently available. The recent director resignation and minimal standalone share capital warrant targeted follow-up but do not, in isolation, indicate operational problems.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2000-06-21
- Registered office
- 5th Floor, Goldings House, 2 Hays Lane, London, England, SE1 2HB
- Postcode
- SE1 2HB
- Capital
- 359 GBP
- Accounts category
- Audit Exemption Subsidiary
- Charges
- 6 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-06-30
- Next due by
- 2027-03-31
- Financial year end
- 30 June
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-05-18
- Next due by
- 2027-06-01
Nature of business (SIC)
- 70100 Activities of head offices
Officers 4 current · 30 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
Controlled by KOBALT MUSIC GROUP BIDCO LIMITED — since 2022-12-28
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z7713231 (Tier 1), registered since 2003.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Gender pay gap
15.8%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2018/19
Contact details
- Website
- kobaltmusic.com
Kobalt is one of the world’s largest, most innovative music companies, using technology to power creative freedom, transparency, ownership and control for artists, songwriters, publishers, and labels.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| TRIKO LIMITED | 2001-04-25 |
| SHELFCO (NO.1925) LIMITED | 2000-12-21 |
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 4 VALENTINE PLACE, LONDON, SE1 8QH | 2018-01-02 |
| 33 GLASSHOUSE STREET, LONDON, W1B 5DG | 2005-10-28 |
| 33 GLASSHOUSE STREET, LONDON, W1B 5DG | 2002-09-08 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 576 similar companies in SE, trading since 2000
The class of 2000
44%
of the 1,271 companies in this sector incorporated in 2000 are still active today; 54% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.