Sound recording and music publishing activities: UK companies
16,159 live UK companies list sound recording and music publishing activities as their main trade, or 0.3% of the register. It ranks 59th among the 60 trades we cover. 1,944 of those companies were formed in 2025, against 461 still live from 2015. 1,049 (6.5%) have a proposal to strike off on file, below the UK figure of 7.3%.
Where they're registered
Where this trade is unusually common
The town's share of this trade, compared with its share of all UK companies.
By year formed
Only companies still live are counted, so older years look smaller. 2026 stops on 1 November 2026.
20122026
See every year as a table
| Year | Live companies |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 408 |
| 2013 | 454 |
| 2014 | 492 |
| 2015 | 461 |
| 2016 | 519 |
| 2017 | 490 |
| 2018 | 669 |
| 2019 | 825 |
| 2020 | 893 |
| 2021 | 922 |
| 2022 | 904 |
| 2023 | 1,112 |
| 2024 | 1,365 |
| 2025 | 1,944 |
| 2026 | 1,712 |
Oldest active companies in this trade
- Parlophone RecordsFormed 1900
- Lime Green MusicFormed 1910
- Winthrop RogersFormed 1913
- Lafleur MusicFormed 1917
- Mechanical-Copyright Protection SocietyFormed 1924
Related by size
- Joinery installation
- Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
- Financial management
- Other transportation support activities
Trade means the first Standard Industrial Classification code (SIC 59200) a company declares. Companies choose their own codes. Figures come from Companies House on 1 November 2026.