Sound recording and music publishing activities

On the register

Share of these companies on the live register, by status.

• Active 84%
• Proposal to strike off 16%
• In insolvency or administration <1%

New registrations

Companies registered each month, October 2025 – September 2026, that are still on the register. See registrations by month across all companies.

Company age

How long the active companies have been registered.

• Under 1 year 15%
• 1–3 years 21%
• 3–5 years 13%
• 5–10 years 23%
• 10–20 years 19%
• 20 years or more 10%

Where they're registered

Active companies by postcode area of their registered office.

• West London (W) 1,480
• North London (N) 1,150
• West Central London (WC) 1,070
• East London (E) 1,040
• East Central London (EC) 973
• South East London (SE) 798
• South West London (SW) 561
• North West London (NW) 555
• Manchester (M) 452
• Birmingham (B) 414

Recently registered companies

Active companies recently registered under SIC code 59200.

Related

• Part of the Media & Publishing industry group.
• Other media & publishing SIC codes:
  • 59112 – Video production activities (27,100)
  • 59111 – Motion picture production activities (20,800)
  • 58290 – Other software publishing (19,400)
  • 58190 – Other publishing activities (15,400)
  • 59113 – Television programme production activities (15,100)
  • 58110 – Book publishing (11,200)
  • 59120 – Motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities (8,060)
  • 58210 – Publishing of computer games (4,820)
• All SIC codes
• SIC codes explained