Startling Music Limited

Active00935434 Private limited company
Incorporated
15 July 1968 (58 years)
Industry
Sound recording and music publishing activities (59200)
Directors
Bruce Victor Grakal
Owned by
Richard Starkey
Accounts type
Total exemption full
Region
East of England
Address
5 Elstree Gate
Elstree Way
Borehamwood
WD6 1JD

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
4 June 2027
Last conf. stmt
21 May 2026

Officers 2 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 30 January 2025
British
Born February 1976 (50)
Grakal, Bruce Victor
Director · Appointed 2 July 1999
American
Born December 1940 (85)
Officer history (6 former)
30 January 2025
Appointed Sopher, Daniel Richard Murad as Director
30 January 2025
Resigned Rees-Pulley, Richard as Director
19 June 2019
Appointed Rees-Pulley, Richard as Director
19 June 2019
Resigned Hill, Graham David as Director
30 November 2015
Appointed Hill, Graham David as Director
30 November 2015
Resigned Gerrard, Hilary Lester as Director
27 August 2013
Resigned Hemingway, John Gwilym as Secretary
2 July 1999
Appointed Grakal, Bruce Victor as Director
2 July 1999
Appointed Hemingway, John Gwilym as Secretary
2 July 1999
Resigned Woodgate, Joan Valerie as Secretary
2 July 1999
Resigned Woodgate, Joan Valerie as Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Richard Starkey
Individual · Notified 10 May 2021
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
British
Born July 1940 (86)
Former controllers (2)
10 May 2021
Ceased Cornwall — Owns 75–100% of shares
13 February 2017
Ceased Widgeon Investments Limited — Owns 75–100% of shares

Financials

Net Assets
£16,121,648
Cash
£376,541
Employees
3
Current Ratio
4.9x

Trend

Net Assets
£0 £5.0M £10.0M £15.0M £20.0M 2022 2023 2024 £18,520,435 £16,044,683 £16,121,648
Balance sheet detail
202420232022202120202019
Current Assets£1,406,961£1,493,982£4,312,796
Cash£376,541£780,614£3,609,342
Creditors (< 1 year)£285,313£449,299£792,361£169,251£369,528£300,840
Net Current Assets£1,121,648£1,044,683£3,520,435
Net Assets£16,121,648£16,044,683£18,520,435
Shareholder Funds£16,121,648£16,044,683£18,520,435

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
1 June 2026Confirmation statement with no updates21 May 2026
30 September 2025Total exemption full accounts31 December 2024
1 June 2025Confirmation statement with no updates21 May 2025
5 February 2025Termination of appointment of a director
5 February 2025Appointment of a director
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