What Proper Music Distribution say about themselves
“THE HOME OF SPECIALIST MUSIC | New Release and Pre-Order Vinyl, CDs and more - Supporting independent labels and artists from across the globe since 1988”
Proper Music Distribution Limited
- Incorporated
- 7 April 1993 (33 years)
- Industry
- Wholesale of audio tapes, records, CDs and video tapes and the equipment on which these are played (46431) Retail sale of music and video recordings in specialised stores (47630)
- Directors
- Owned by
- Accounts type
- Full
- Region
- South East
- Address
- 1-5 Applegarth DriveQuestorDartfordDA1 1JD
Website & contact details
- Website
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 30 September 2027
- Last accounts
- 31 December 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 24 December 2026
- Last conf. stmt
- 10 December 2025
Charges
- Total
- 7
- Outstanding
- 2
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 5
Officers 1 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Director · Appointed 21 August 2012
British
Born October 1977 (49)
Officer history (21 former)
19 April 2023
30 March 2023
28 November 2022
15 February 2022
15 February 2022
15 February 2022
1 April 2014
31 March 2013
31 October 2012
16 October 2012
Resigned Hutchison, Robert John as Director
21 August 2012
10 August 2012
1 July 2011
1 July 2011
28 April 2009
1 November 2008
Resigned Harries, Gary Roy as Director
1 November 2008
Resigned Matthews, Steven John as Director
18 September 2007
Appointed Hutchison, Robert John as Director
18 September 2007
Appointed Matthews, Steven John as Director
18 September 2007
Appointed Harries, Gary Roy as Director
1 April 2007
Resigned Jones, Graham Kenneth as Director
31 May 2003
5 November 2002
Resigned Porter, Richard as Director
19 November 2001
Resigned Harding, Philip Reginald as Director
1 March 2000
1 March 2000
Appointed Porter, Richard as Director
1 May 1997
1 May 1997
Appointed Jones, Graham Kenneth as Director
1 May 1997
Appointed Harding, Philip Reginald as Director
19 January 1996
19 January 1996
Resigned Jones, Rachel Rebecca as Secretary
19 January 1996
Resigned Jones, Graham as Director
19 January 1996
31 October 1994
31 October 1994
Appointed Jones, Rachel Rebecca as Secretary
31 October 1994
Appointed Jones, Graham as Director
31 October 1994
14 May 1993
14 May 1993
14 May 1993
14 May 1993
7 April 1993
7 April 1993
Ownership 1 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Corporate entity · Notified 28 February 2025
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Private Limited Company
Reg. no. 16253635
Former controllers (1)
28 February 2025
Ceased Proper Music Group Limited — Owns 75–100% of shares
Group structure 6 companies
Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register
Proper Music Distribution Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares
Proper Music Publishing Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Proper Records Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Topic Music Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Propermusic.Com Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Financials
Figures from 2024 accounts. Newer accounts, made up to 31 December 2025, are filed but not read yet. See them on Companies House
- Net Assets
- (£2,443,870)
- Cash
- £1,957,325
- Profit Before Tax
- (£1,763,278)
- Employees
- 136
- Debt Ratio
- 116%
- Current Ratio
- 0.8x
Trend
Net Assets
Balance sheet detail
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £1,804,368 | £1,842,091 | £1,778,088 | £1,675,355 | £1,748,760 | £1,910,321 |
| Current Assets | £13,099,435 | £14,846,268 | £11,743,461 | £10,282,812 | £9,788,455 | £9,787,622 |
| Debtors | £10,278,986 | £10,857,632 | £8,939,834 | £8,359,239 | £7,662,937 | £8,019,466 |
| Cash | £1,957,325 | £2,968,326 | £1,810,496 | £891,271 | £1,296,100 | £989,608 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £17,251,302 | £17,255,562 | £12,924,474 | £11,608,868 | £11,419,146 | £10,808,651 |
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £36,871 | £53,889 | £1,924 | £5,969 | £111,394 | £827,526 |
| Net Current Assets | (£4,151,867) | (£2,409,294) | (£1,181,013) | (£1,326,056) | (£1,630,691) | (£1,021,029) |
| Net Assets | (£2,443,870) | (£683,492) | £549,951 | £298,130 | (£6,925) | £50,666 |
| Shareholder Funds | (£2,443,870) | (£683,492) | £549,951 | £298,130 | (£6,925) | £50,666 |
| Turnover | £30,064,564 | £42,045,203 | £37,977,401 | £33,379,943 | ||
| Cost of Sales | £41,313,688 | £28,064,296 | £38,191,629 | £33,952,523 | £29,354,022 | |
| Gross Profit | £2,000,268 | £3,853,574 | £4,024,878 | £4,025,921 | ||
| Admin Expenses | £6,153,639 | £5,866,939 | £3,918,564 | £5,007,389 | £4,431,491 | £4,223,769 |
| Staff Costs | £5,879,121 | £5,440,372 | £3,658,372 | £4,030,038 | £3,577,957 | £3,487,289 |
| Operating Profit | (£1,724,796) | (£895,815) | (£34,585) | £84,152 | ||
| Profit Before Tax | (£1,763,278) | (£1,216,243) | (£1,730,223) | £336,655 | (£101,370) | (£36,033) |
| Tax | (£2,900) | £17,200 | £1,870 | £31,600 | (£43,779) | (£59,328) |
| Profit for Period | (£1,760,378) | (£1,233,443) | (£1,732,093) | £305,055 | (£57,591) | £23,295 |
Filings 152
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2026 | Full accounts | 31 December 2025 | ||
| 22 December 2025 | Full accounts | 31 December 2024 | ||
| 22 December 2025 | Confirmation statement with updates | 10 December 2025 | ||
| 1 April 2025 | Full accounts | 31 December 2023 | ||
| 28 February 2025 | Notification of a person with significant control |
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