XL RECORDINGS LIMITED
Company number 03126277 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
XL Recordings operates as a premier "indie major" within the UK's sound recording and music publishing sector, vastly outperforming the typical micro-label industry benchmarks. Backed by the Beggars Group's majority ownership, the company leverages global distribution infrastructure and deep catalog IP to punch well above its weight, competing directly with major labels for top-tier talent. While it remains subject to the sector's inherent hit-driven revenue volatility and founder key-person risk, its elite A&R reputation and structural financial backing secure its position as a definitive leader in the independent music landscape.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1995-11-15
- Registered office
- 17/19 Alma Road, London, SW18 1AA
- Postcode
- SW18 1AA
- Capital
- 1,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 3 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-11-15
- Next due by
- 2026-11-29
Nature of business (SIC)
- 59200 Sound recording and music publishing activities
Officers 5 current · 6 resigned
Group structure 9 subsidiaries
Controlled by BEGGARS GROUP LIMITED — since 2016-11-15
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BEGGARS CATALOGUES LLP Dissolved
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RTRH 123 LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2026 (period to 2025-12-31) as part of the BEGGARS GROUP LIMITED group statement — 4 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| HERO MUSIC LIMITED | 1996-04-17 |
| SPEED 5198 LIMITED | 1995-12-15 |
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| C/O HARBOTTLE AND LEWIS, HANOVER HOUSE, 14 HANOVER SQUARE, LONDON W1R 0BE | 1996-12-16 |
| CLASSIC HOUSE, 174-180 OLD STREET, LONDON, EC1V 9BP | 1995-11-28 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 435 similar companies in SW, trading since 1995
The class of 1995
45%
of the 34,002 companies incorporated in 1995 are still active today; 52% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 4 titles
- Freehold
- 3
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2018-07-23
- Price paid, where recorded
- £1,340,000
- Where
- Greater London (4)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NGL832428 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2018-07-23 | £500,000 |
| NGL730327 | Greater London | Freehold | 2013-04-09 | £840,000 |
| 278166 | Greater London | Freehold | 1998-08-06 | — |
| 289179 | Greater London | Freehold | 1998-08-06 | — |
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