As a percentage of active companies, the worst year for sound recording and music publishing activities was 1906 when it made up 0.09% of all trading businesses. In contrast, it reached its peak in 2021 when 0.41% of all active companies traded within sound recording and music publishing activities.
Business that trade within the sound recording and music publishing activities sector most commonly include these words in their company names: Music (3,510 companies), Records (1,900 companies), Productions (952 companies), Media (673 companies), and Entertainment (634 companies).
Our map shows each region and county with the percentage of active companies within that area operating under SIC code 59200 - Sound Recording And Music Publishing Activities.
Data based on analysis of 3,329 towns and cities that have companies operating within sound recording and music publishing activities their boundaries.
| City | Total Active | Percentage of Active Businesses |
|---|---|---|
| Sutton Courtenay | 29 | 5.77% |
| Armthorpe | 27 | 3.26% |
| Lewisham | 229 | 1.18% |
| Sheffield | 313 | 1.08% |
| Westminster | 1,311 | 0.96% |
| Haringey | 272 | 0.89% |
| Hackney | 903 | 0.89% |
| Lambeth | 234 | 0.89% |
| Southwark | 282 | 0.85% |
| Brighton and Hove | 240 | 0.82% |
| Tower Hamlets | 341 | 0.81% |
| Camden | 1,302 | 0.8% |
| Epsom | 29 | 0.79% |
| Leighton-Linslade | 21 | 0.79% |
| Mildenhall | 56 | 0.76% |
| Hastings | 32 | 0.75% |
| Greenwich | 174 | 0.73% |
| Islington | 630 | 0.71% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 208 | 0.69% |
| Paisley | 26 | 0.68% |
The towns and cities with the largest declines in sound recording and music publishing activities include Lewisham, Haringey, and Lambeth.
| City | Dissolved Companies | Percentage of Dissolved Businesses |
|---|---|---|
| Lewisham | 319 | 1.26% |
| Haringey | 311 | 1.06% |
| Lambeth | 340 | 1.05% |
| Hackney | 894 | 0.91% |
| Greenwich | 207 | 0.81% |
| Southwark | 312 | 0.75% |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 173 | 0.7% |
| Croydon | 296 | 0.68% |
| Sutton Courtenay | 1 | 0.66% |
| Waltham Forest | 198 | 0.65% |
| Brighton and Hove | 184 | 0.61% |
| Westminster | 818 | 0.6% |
| Tower Hamlets | 321 | 0.58% |
| Brent | 229 | 0.57% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 173 | 0.57% |
| Ealing | 230 | 0.57% |
| Kington | 11 | 0.56% |
| Richmond upon Thames | 111 | 0.55% |
| Islington | 506 | 0.54% |
| Bromley | 145 | 0.53% |
The oldest sound recording and music publishing activities company is Parlophone Records Limited at 122 years, 11 months, and 25 days old.
| Company | Name | Incorporated | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
|
00068172 |
Parlophone Records Limited | 10 Dec 1900 | 122 years |
|
00112149 |
Lime Green Music Ltd | 12 Oct 1910 | 113 years |
|
00132061 |
Winthrop Rogers Limited | 08 Nov 1913 | 110 years |
|
00146418 |
Lafleur Music Ltd | 12 Mar 1917 | 106 years |
|
00199120 |
Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society Limited | 07 Jul 1924 | 99 years |
|
00206179 |
Cecil Lennox Limited | 23 May 1925 | 98 years |
|
00214132 |
Sylvester Music Company Limited | 03 Jun 1926 | 97 years |
|
00217212 |
English Hymnal Company Limited(The) | 01 Nov 1926 | 97 years |
|
00252082 |
Boosey & Co.,Limited | 19 Nov 1930 | 93 years |
|
00252089 |
Hawkes & Son (London) Limited | 19 Nov 1930 | 93 years |
| Company | Name | Incorporated | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
|
15328541 |
Jobs Uk Gosport Ltd | 05 Dec 2023 | New! |
|
15328885 |
International Faculty For Music Education Limited | 05 Dec 2023 | New! |
|
15325607 |
Northfield Studios Limited | 04 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15325672 |
Virtue Music Media Production Ltd | 04 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15325705 |
God's Army Ltd | 04 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15325932 |
Bema Gang Ltd | 04 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15326846 |
Mcs Entertainment Limited | 04 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15327058 |
Hotstepper Songs Limited | 04 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15327911 |
Krytkl Creative Ltd | 04 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
NI705858 |
Free House Music Ltd | 04 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15324535 |
Humanist Live Ltd | 03 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15325109 |
Observasom Ltd | 03 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15325239 |
Smooth Promotions Ltd | 03 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15323385 |
Andre Capital Group Limited | 02 Dec 2023 | 3 days |
|
15320888 |
Top Floor Publishing Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 4 days |
|
15321253 |
London Adventist Chorale Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 4 days |
|
15321409 |
Fransax Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 4 days |
|
15321934 |
Meansjoy Limited | 01 Dec 2023 | 4 days |
|
15322637 |
Future Fiction Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 4 days |
|
15322665 |
Plug In Entertainment Limited | 01 Dec 2023 | 4 days |
There are 20,001 active SOUND RECORDING AND MUSIC PUBLISHING ACTIVITIES companies in the UK as of Dec 2023. There have been 38,024 such businesses incorporated in total, of which 17,685 have been dissolved.
The most common words used by companies are MUSIC, RECORDS, PRODUCTIONS, MEDIA, and ENTERTAINMENT.
The towns and cities with the most activity are: Sutton Courtenay, Armthorpe, Lewisham, Sheffield, and Westminster.
Last updated: 05 Dec 2023 12:00