Copyright Licensing Agency Limited(the)

Active01690026 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
7 January 1983 (43 years)
Industry
Other publishing activities (58190)
Directors
Rachael Claire Gillett
Owned by
Accounts type
Medium
Region
Greater London
Address
6 Hays Lane
London
SE1 2HB

Filing status

Accounts due
31 December 2027
Last accounts
31 March 2026
Conf. stmt due
14 December 2026
Last conf. stmt
30 November 2025

Officers 12 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 1 October 2026
Also at Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society Limited · more companies
British
Born June 1988 (38)
Gillett, Rachael Claire
Director · Appointed 1 October 2026
British
Born August 1969 (57)
Director · Appointed 9 February 2026
Also at TSG Commerce Limited · more companies
British
Born June 1974 (52)
Balean, John Michael
Director · Appointed 1 January 2026
British
Born January 1975 (51)
Director · Appointed 1 June 2025
Also at Advertising Standards Authority Limited(the), Publishers' Licensing Services Limited, The Advertising Standards Authority (Broadcast) Limited
British
Born September 1969 (57)
Director · Appointed 1 June 2025
Also at Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society Limited
British
Born February 1977 (49)
Director · Appointed 1 April 2025
Also at Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society Limited, New Writing North
British
Born May 1979 (47)
Dederding, Serena
Secretary · Appointed 16 September 2024
Director · Appointed 1 September 2024
Also at Sage Publications Limited, Publishers' Licensing Services Limited
British
Born October 1963 (63)
Freeman, Jackie Doreen
Director · Appointed 1 April 2023
British
Born May 1966 (60)
Director · Appointed 1 October 2022
Also at H.Bauer Publishing Limited, Bauer Radio's Cash for Kids Charities, Bauer Consumer Media Limited · more companies
British
Born November 1960
Director · Appointed 1 August 2022
Also at Publishers' Licensing Services Limited
British
Born August 1969 (57)
Officer history (81 former)
1 October 2026
1 October 2026
Appointed Gillett, Rachael Claire as Director
30 September 2026
Resigned Nzelu, Okechukwu Ndubisi as Director
30 September 2026
Resigned Ward Quinn, Catherine as Director
9 February 2026
Appointed Hutson, Simon Jeffery as Director
9 February 2026
Resigned Johnson, Anthony as Director
1 January 2026
Appointed Balean, John Michael as Director
31 December 2025
Resigned Burgess, Neil Jonathan as Director
22 July 2025
Resigned Pfleger, Matthew James as Director
1 July 2025
Appointed Johnson, Anthony as Director
1 June 2025
Appointed Shah, Monisha as Director
1 June 2025
Appointed Thomas, Edwin Matthew as Director
31 May 2025
Resigned Glazebrook, Rosemary Pema as Director
30 April 2025
Resigned Mcconnachie, James Redvers as Director
1 April 2025
Appointed Fan, Chun Kit, Dr as Director
31 January 2025
16 September 2024
Appointed Dederding, Serena as Secretary
1 September 2024
Appointed Walford, Mark as Director
31 August 2024
Resigned Majurey, Mark Philip as Director
1 October 2023
Appointed Nzelu, Okechukwu Ndubisi as Director
28 July 2023
Resigned Revill, Eve Joanne as Director
1 May 2023
Appointed Mcconnachie, James Redvers as Director
1 April 2023
Resigned Howes, Sally, Ms. as Director
1 April 2023
Appointed Freeman, Jackie Doreen as Director
28 February 2023
Resigned Bird, Faye as Director
1 January 2023
Appointed Revill, Eve Joanne as Director
30 November 2022
Resigned Bradman, Tony John as Director
1 October 2022
Appointed Voss, Susan as Director
30 September 2022
1 August 2022
Appointed Freeman, Andrew Robert as Director
31 July 2022
Resigned Lotinga, Stephen Andrew as Director
1 September 2021
Appointed Majurey, Mark Philip as Director
30 June 2021
Resigned Tribe, Lis Jane as Director
1 October 2020
Appointed Ward Quinn, Catherine as Director
30 September 2020
Resigned Graf, Charles Philip as Director
25 March 2020
Appointed Bird, Faye as Director
1 January 2020
Resigned Mcconnachie, James Redvers as Director
1 June 2019
Appointed Glazebrook, Rosemary Pema as Director
31 May 2019
Resigned Bide, Mark as Director
1 December 2018
Appointed Tribe, Lis Jane as Director
30 November 2018
Resigned Ormes, Audrey Irene as Director
1 June 2018
31 May 2018
Resigned Faber, Tobias William as Director
1 January 2018
Appointed Burgess, Neil Jonathan as Director
1 April 2017
Appointed Howes, Sally, Ms. as Director
28 February 2017
Appointed Lotinga, Stephen Andrew as Director
6 December 2016
Appointed Bradman, Tony John as Director
25 November 2016
Resigned Singer, Adam Nicholas as Director
17 June 2016
Resigned Powell, Paul George as Director
18 April 2016
Appointed Powell, Paul George as Director
29 February 2016
Appointed Service, Nicholas Alastair Mcfee as Director
29 February 2016
Appointed Ormes, Audrey Irene as Director
1 February 2016
Appointed Mcconnachie, James Redvers as Director
31 January 2016
Resigned Turner, Jonathan David Chattyn as Director
18 January 2016
Resigned Mollet, Richard James as Director
31 December 2015
Resigned Jago, David Stephen as Director
14 September 2015
Appointed Graf, Charles Philip as Director
19 March 2015
Appointed Mollet, Richard James as Director
31 December 2014
Resigned Taylor, Graham Steven as Director
3 December 2014
Resigned Delaney, Martin as Secretary
1 October 2014
Appointed Pfleger, Matthew James as Director
25 September 2014
Resigned Mcconnachie, James Redvers as Director
25 September 2014
Resigned Grubb, Penelope Ann, Dr as Director
25 September 2014
Resigned Russell, Ian Stuart as Director
25 September 2014
Resigned Mcculloch, Audrey Irene, Dr as Director
25 September 2014
Resigned Bradman, Tony John as Director
1 August 2014
Resigned Fitzgerald, Kevin Jeffrey as Director
31 July 2014
Resigned Bradley, Thomas Fredrick as Director
12 June 2014
Resigned Potter, Andrew John as Director
1 January 2014
Appointed Singer, Adam Nicholas as Director
1 January 2014
Resigned Dearling, Alan as Director
27 September 2013
Appointed Bide, Mark as Director
27 September 2013
Resigned Gesua, Daniel as Director
27 September 2013
Appointed Turner, Jonathan David Chattyn as Director
31 May 2013
Resigned Millar, Mark Falcon as Director
7 March 2013
Appointed Russell, Ian Stuart as Director
7 March 2013
Resigned Yeates, Andrew Charles Robinson as Director
7 March 2013
Resigned Knight, Dominic John Gerard as Director
7 July 2011
Appointed Mcconnachie, James Redvers as Director
7 July 2011
Resigned Nott, David Owen as Director
27 May 2011
Appointed Yeates, Andrew Charles Robinson as Director
21 April 2011
1 January 2011
Appointed Mcculloch, Audrey Irene, Dr as Director
31 December 2010
Resigned Russell, Ian Stuart as Director
1 August 2010
Appointed Faber, Tobias William as Director
1 August 2010
1 July 2010
Resigned Hyams, David Ian as Director
1 July 2010
1 January 2010
Appointed Bradley, Thomas Fredrick as Director
6 December 2009
Resigned Nuttall, John Andrew as Director
12 November 2009
Appointed Hyams, David Ian as Director
12 November 2009
Resigned Shephard, Jonathan as Director
6 May 2009
Appointed Millar, Mark Falcon as Director
6 May 2009
Appointed Shephard, Jonathan as Director
31 December 2008
Resigned Locks, Ian Roy as Director
13 November 2008
Appointed Jago, David Stephen as Director
31 October 2008
Resigned Taylor, Kevin John as Director
17 September 2008
Appointed Dearling, Alan as Director
3 September 2008
Resigned Thompson, Melvyn Rodney as Director
7 May 2008
Appointed Bradman, Tony John as Director
7 May 2008
Resigned Liddiard, Jane Elizabeth as Director
7 May 2008
Resigned Stern, Simon Francis as Director
7 May 2008
Appointed Gesua, Daniel as Director
7 May 2008
Resigned Howard Williams, Deirdre Angela as Director
21 November 2007
Resigned Collins, Christopher John as Director
21 November 2007
Appointed Potter, Andrew John as Director
10 July 2007
Appointed Fitzgerald, Kevin Jeffrey as Director
16 May 2007
Resigned Shepherd, Peter Francis as Secretary
16 May 2007
Appointed Delaney, Martin as Secretary
14 February 2007
Appointed Nott, David Owen as Director
6 December 2006
6 December 2006
Appointed Nuttall, John Andrew as Director
6 December 2006
Appointed Russell, Ian Stuart as Director
12 July 2006
Appointed Taylor, Kevin John as Director
17 May 2006
Resigned Richardson, Martin Jeremy as Director
15 February 2006
Resigned Gabriel, Juri Evald as Director
15 February 2006
Resigned Hayes Mccoy, Felicity Martina as Director
15 February 2006
Appointed Grubb, Penelope Ann, Dr as Director
15 February 2006
Appointed Collins, Christopher John as Director
16 November 2005
Resigned Mcrae, Stuart Neil as Director
23 February 2005
Resigned Dorner, Jane as Director
23 February 2005
23 February 2005
Appointed Liddiard, Jane Elizabeth as Director
23 February 2005
Appointed Richardson, Martin Jeremy as Director
23 February 2005
Resigned Seely, Austin John as Director
31 December 2004
Resigned Long, Maurice Patrick as Director
15 June 2004
Resigned Knight, Dominic John Gerard as Director
15 June 2004
Appointed Knight, Dominic John Gerard as Director
15 June 2004
Appointed Knight, Dominic John Gerard as Director
31 March 2004
Resigned Kiernan, Robert as Director
24 September 2003
Appointed Thompson, Melvyn Rodney as Director
20 July 2003
Resigned Cole, Gerald Anthony as Director
19 March 2003
Appointed Stern, Simon Francis as Director
11 December 2002
Resigned Duffy, Maureen Patricia as Director
11 December 2002
Appointed Howard Williams, Deirdre Angela as Director
26 September 2001
Appointed Taylor, Graham Steven as Director
26 September 2001
Resigned Davies, John Roderick Mervyn as Director
21 March 2001
Appointed Seely, Austin John as Director
12 December 2000
Resigned Barlas, Christopher Richard as Director
8 December 1999
Resigned Mason, Peter Graham as Director
8 December 1999
Appointed Mcrae, Stuart Neil as Director
23 June 1999
Resigned Jarvis, John Herbert, Dr as Director
23 June 1999
Appointed Kiernan, Robert as Director
23 June 1999
Appointed Hayes Mccoy, Felicity Martina as Director
23 June 1999
Resigned Zielinski, Christopher Thomas as Director
9 December 1998
9 December 1998
24 June 1998
Resigned Hurrell, Janet Avril as Director
24 June 1998
Appointed Zielinski, Christopher Thomas as Director
23 February 1998
Appointed Dorner, Jane as Director
31 December 1997
Resigned Underwood, Mary as Director
4 June 1997
Appointed Shepherd, Peter Francis as Secretary
4 June 1997
Resigned Hadley, Colin Philip as Secretary
11 September 1996
Resigned St Aubyn, John Dennis as Director
11 September 1996
Appointed Long, Maurice Patrick as Director
11 September 1996
Resigned Thompson, Nicolas De La Mare as Director
11 September 1996
Appointed Jarvis, John Herbert, Dr as Director
28 March 1995
Resigned Henton, Antony Ian Plenderlith as Director
28 March 1995
29 April 1992
Resigned Clark, Charles as Director
29 April 1992
Appointed Thompson, Nicolas De La Mare as Director

Ownership 2 active

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

Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 25–50% of shares
Holds 25–50% of voting rights
Private Company Limited By Guarantee Without Share Capital
Reg. no. 01575236
Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 25–50% of shares
Holds 25–50% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Private Company Limited By Guarantee
Reg. no. 01310636

Financials

Cash
£12,923,723
Turnover
£12,247,036
Profit
£2,653
Employees
92
Current Ratio
0.9x

Trend

Turnover
£0 £5.0M £10.0M £15.0M 2021 2023 £10,497,425 £12,247,036
Balance sheet detail
20232021
Fixed Assets£1,814,749£2,561,812
Current Assets£32,798,318£31,606,711
Cash£12,923,723£10,111,757
Creditors (< 1 year)£34,613,067£33,838,649
Creditors (> 1 year)£148,832
Net Current Assets(£1,814,749)(£2,231,938)
Turnover£12,247,036£10,497,425
Gross Profit£12,247,036£10,497,425
Admin Expenses£12,385,585£10,706,116
Staff Costs£7,190,124£6,606,703
Operating Profit(£138,549)(£96,554)
Tax(£2,653)£4,772
Profit for Period£2,653(£4,772)

What Copyright Licensing Agency say about themselves

“With CLA Licences, you gain legal protection for sharing content within your organisation. Avoid copyright infringement risks and enjoy flexibility as you copy from books, journals, magazines, or websites. Simplify your content usage with our licences.”

— from cla.co.uk

Filings 312

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
26 October 2026Accounts for a medium company31 March 2026
1 October 2026Termination of appointment of a director
1 October 2026Termination of appointment of a director
1 October 2026Appointment of a director
1 October 2026Appointment of a director
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