Private company

Universal Music Operations Ltd.

Logo: umusic.co.uk²

Universal Music Operations Ltd. is a UK record company; British subsidiary of Universal Music Group founded in 1999.¹ It is headquartered in London.¹

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Mar 29, 1999Founded¹

HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom¹
Websitewww.umusic.co.uk
Legal formprivate company limited by shares¹

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Corporate structure

Universal Music Operations Ltd. is part of a group headed by Universal Music Group. 187 entities, 32 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Universal Music Group Hilversum, Netherlands
- Universal Music Operations Ltd. London, United Kingdom
  - Universal-Island Records Ltd. Subsidiary · United Kingdom
- Barclay Subsidiary
- Calderstone Productions Subsidiary · London
- Cosmos Music Group Subsidiary · Stockholm
  - Cosmos Music Finland Subsidiary
- Deutsche Grammophon Subsidiary · Berlin
  - Archiv Produktion Subsidiary · Germany
- E.G. Records Subsidiary
- Eagle Rock Entertainment Subsidiary · London
  - Eagle Records Subsidiary · United Kingdom
- EMI Subsidiary · London
  - 3C Records Subsidiary · New York City, United States
  - Carl Lindström A.G. Subsidiary · Berlin
  - EMI Music Japan Subsidiary · akasaka Sacas
  - His Master's Voice Subsidiary
    - La Voce del Padrone Subsidiary · Milan
  - Pathé-Marconi Subsidiary · Paris, France
  - Toshiba EMI Ltd. Subsidiary
    - Five Stars Subsidiary · Akasaka, Japan
  - Blue Note Subsidiary · United States
  - Chrysalis Records Ltd. Subsidiary · United Kingdom
  - EMI Pathé Marconi S.A. Subsidiary · France
  - EMI Televisa Music Subsidiary · Mexico
  - Enigma Records Subsidiary · United States
  - Norske Gram Subsidiary · Norway
  - Regal Zonophone Subsidiary · United Kingdom
- Fish People Subsidiary
- Ingrooves Subsidiary · San Francisco
  - Duck Down Music Inc. Subsidiary · United States
- MCA Inc. Subsidiary · Chicago
  - DiscoVision Subsidiary · Atlanta
  - Kitty Films Subsidiary · Sangen-jaya
  - MCA Video Games Subsidiary · United States
  - Revue Studios Subsidiary · United States
  - Universal City Records, Inc. Subsidiary · United States
- Millennium Media Subsidiary · Los Angeles
- Musidisc Subsidiary · Levallois-Perret
- Poko Rekords Subsidiary · Tampere
  - Gaga Goodies Subsidiary · Finland
  - Northern Swing Subsidiary
  - Seal on Velvet Subsidiary · Finland
- Polar Music International AB Subsidiary · Stockholm
- PolyGram Entertainment Subsidiary
- Quality Control Music Subsidiary
- Rodven Discos Subsidiary
- Spinnup Subsidiary
- Stiff Records Subsidiary · London
- The Kushner-Locke Company Subsidiary · Beverly Hills
- Universal Music Hong Kong Subsidiary
  - Cinepoly Records Subsidiary · Hong Kong
- Universal Music Indonesia Subsidiary · Jakarta
- Universal Music Japan Subsidiary · Akasaka
  - A-Sketch Subsidiary · Sakuragaokachō
  - Delicious Deli Records Subsidiary · Japan
  - Thunderball 667 Subsidiary · Japan
  - UJ Subsidiary · Japan
  - Virgin Music Subsidiary · Japan
- Universal Music Latin Entertainment Subsidiary · Los Angeles
  - Discos y Cintas Melody, S.A. Subsidiary · Mexico
  - El Cartel Records Subsidiary · United States
  - Fonovisa Records Subsidiary · Mexico
- and 116 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Universal Music Group

Subsidiaries

Universal-Island Records Ltd.

Divisions

London Records
Universal Music On Demand
Universal Music TV

From Wikidata.¹

Acquisitions

Mar 29, 1999Universal-Island Records Ltd. became a subsidiary¹

Timeline

Mar 29, 1999Founded Founded¹

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

1
WikidataUniversal Music Operations Ltd. on Wikidata
2
Company websiteUniversal Music Operations Ltd. logo