UNIVERSAL MUSIC A/S

Legal ownership resolution (ejerforholdenes opløsning)

Ends at an owner outside CVRThe chain of majority owners ends at an owner outside CVR, directly; legal owners in the CVR owner register only. Dandex estimate, rule v3, computed 14 Nov 2026.

Control tenure (ejerskabsperiode)

Pro: Control tenure (ejerskabsperiode) is in the Pro plan, see pricingHow long the current ultimate controller has held control, from the CVR owner register.

Group position (koncernforhold)

Has a parent, and a majority holding in one or more Danish companiesControlled by an owner outside CVR, which CVR does not say is a company or a person; it holds 50% or more of 1 Danish company. Dandex estimate, rule v2, computed 14 Nov 2026.

Signing authority, structured (tegningsregel, struktureret)

Two people must act togetherThe registered signing rule needs at least two people acting together. Dandex estimate, rule v2, computed 14 Nov 2026.

EU SME size class (SMV-kategori)

Large enterpriseMedium-sized enterprise by the 2025 figures but large enterprise the year before; a class changes only after two years in a row. Dandex estimate, rule v2, computed 14 Nov 2026.

Long-run headcount growth (beskæftigelsesudvikling siden 1998)

StableEmployees +1.2% a year over 10 years to Aug 2026, from 58.9 to 66.1 on average; the peak was 80.3 in 2023. Dandex estimate, rule v1, computed 14 Nov 2026.

Demand cyclicality (konjunkturfølsomhed)

Pro: Demand cyclicality (konjunkturfølsomhed) is in the Pro plan, see pricingHow demand for its products moves with the economy, from its industry.

Registry and report headcount compared (ansatte i register og regnskab)

Pro: Registry and report headcount compared (ansatte i register og regnskab) is in the Pro plan, see pricingThe report's average employees beside the registry's staff over the same year.

Auditor's report (revisorpåtegning)

AuditTagged in the report (cmn:TypeOfAuditorAssistance). Dandex estimate, rules and decision model v1, computed 13 Nov 2026, from the annual report for the year ending 31 Dec 2025.

Auditor's report findings (revisorpåtegning)

Pro: Auditor's report findings (revisorpåtegning) is in the Pro plan, see pricingThe auditor's findings: conclusion, going concern, emphasis, other matters, breaches.

Business model (forretningsmodel)

Not determinedNot decided yet: Dandex has not read this company's annual reports for it. Dandex estimate, rules and decision model v1, computed 14 Nov 2026.

Revenue model (indtægtsmodel)

Pro: Revenue model (indtægtsmodel) is in the Pro plan, see pricingThe kinds of revenue the accounting policies name, and the main one.

Decided by Dandex with fixed rules from CVR and the filed annual reports, and for the auditor's report, the business model and the revenue model a calibrated decision model reading the report's text and the purpose clause, not registered by the company. Each label links to its definition.

DKK thousands. Annual reports via XBRL. Employees are the annual report's average and may cover a group.

Credit rating (kreditvurdering)

Pro: Credit rating (kreditvurdering) is in the Pro plan, see pricingA score from 0 to 100 with a grade from A to F, from the latest annual reports.

Capital loss (kapitaltab)

Pro: Capital loss (kapitaltab) is in the Pro plan, see pricingNegative equity, or equity below half the share capital, in the latest report.

Filing deadline and punctuality (indsendelsesfrist)

Pro: Filing deadline and punctuality (indsendelsesfrist) is in the Pro plan, see pricingThe next annual report deadline.

No changes since Dandex began following this company. For announcements from before then, see Registrations.

Pro for this company

The rows marked Pro on this page hold values in the Pro plan. For UNIVERSAL MUSIC A/S, that is:

Credit and debt

Net interest-bearing debt, gearing, NIBD / EBITDA, interest coverage and adjusted equity ratio, for 2021 to 2025.Credit rating, capital loss and filing deadline and punctuality.

Returns and cash flow

ROIC, capex % of sales and FCFF / EBITDA, for 2021 to 2025.

Advanced estimates

Control tenure, demand cyclicality, registry and report headcount compared, auditor's report findings, revenue model and subsidiaries.

Signals and monitoring

Signals on this company, as Dandex raises them.

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Signing rule (tegningsregel)

Selskabet tegnes af to bestyrelsesmedlemmer i forening.since 28 Nov 2014

Purpose (formål)

Selskabets formål er produktion, erhvervsmæssig udnyttelse, salg og distribution, import og eksport af kommunikations- g underholdningsprodukter inden for musik, radio, TV, film, scene- og forlagsvirkosmhed samt at drive anden virksomhed, der efter bestyrelsens skøn er forbunden hermed.since 28 Nov 2014

Audit opted out (revision fravalgt)

Nosince 21 Sep 1920

Articles of association last changed (seneste vedtægtsdato)

16 Sep 2025

Owners under 5% registered (ejerregistrering under 5 procent)

Nosince 22 Mar 2016

Financial year change (omlægning af regnskabsår)

1 Jul 1999 to 31 Dec 2000

From CVR, read 14 Nov 2026. Text such as the signing rule and purpose is shown as registered.

Name changes

1 in all, none in the last 5 years; latest 19 Dec 1998

Address changes

2 in all, none in the last 5 years; latest 1 Apr 2009At the current address for 17.6 years

Status changes

None recorded

Auditor changes

10 in all, none in the last 5 years; latest 10 Oct 2014With the current audit firm for 12.1 years

From CVR, read 14 Nov 2026. A change is counted each time the registry records a new value, so a corrected address or an audit firm under a new entity counts too.

The newest 50 of 61 registrations, newest first. As published by Erhvervsstyrelsen, in Danish, with people's street addresses cut to postcode and city.

1. 17 Mar 2026
   People change

   Bestyrelse:

   Fratrådte:

   Casper Arp Bengtson, den 25.02.2026, Pia Dahl Egeskov Larsen, den 25.02.2026, Eddie Clas Hammaren Smith Nygren, den 25.02.2026.

   Tiltrådte:

   Marie Caroline Seebach, den 25.02.2026, Bjørn Einer Rogstad, den 25.02.2026, Erik Nils-Åke Backman, (formand), den 25.02.2026, Jael Steinberg, den 25.02.2026, Lars Olle Joakim Johansson, den 25.02.2026, Martha Chablis Åhlund, den 25.02.2026.

   Direktion:

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   Fratrådte:

   Casper Arp Bengtson, den 25.02.2026.

   Tiltrådte:

   Lars Olle Joakim Johansson, (adm. dir), den 25.02.2026.

2. 17 Sep 2025
   Other

   Vedtægter ændret: 16.09.2025

   Nyt binavn: SKT. PEDERS A/S

3. 8 Dec 2022
   People change

   Bestyrelse:

   Fratrådte:

   Frank Briegmann, (formand), den 08.11.2022.

   Tiltrådte:

   Pia Dahl Egeskov Larsen, den 08.11.2022.

4. 21 Mar 2019
   Merger or demerger completed

   Erhvervsstyrelsen har modtaget oplysning om, at der er truffet beslutning om nedenstående fusion.

   Virksomheden er fusioneret med CVR-nummer: 38330144 ArtPeople Music ApS, der samtidigt er opløst.

   Vedtægter ændret: 10.01.2019

   Nyt binavn: ArtPeople Music A/S

5. 13 Nov 2018
   Merger or demerger announced

   Erhvervsstyrelsen har modtaget fusionsplan for den påtænkte fusion mellem CVR-nummer: 43324616 UNIVERSAL MUSIC A/S (fortsættende), der tillige driver virksomhed under navnene NORDISK POLYPHON, AKTIESELSKAB, MAGNET MUSIC PRODUKTION A/S, POLYDOR MUSIC AKTIESELSKAB, POLYDOR A/S, SONET A/S, MERCURY RECORDS A/S, MERCURY A/S, POLYGRAM RECORDS A/S, AMALIE RECORDS A/S, SONET RECORDS A/S, A:LARM MUSIC A/S, ALARM MUSIC A/S, A:LARM PUBLISHING A/S, ALARM PUBLISHING A/S, A:LARM RECORDS A/S, ALARM RECORDS A/S, AT:TACK MUSIC A/S, CLUB A:LARM MUSIC A/S, CLUB ALARM MUSIC A/S, RECART MUSIC A/S, RECART ENTERTAINMENT GROUP A/S, COPENHAGEN RECORDS A/S, COPENHAGEN PUBLISHING A/S, CHP REC II A/S, THE MUSIC BUSINESS ORGANISATION (MBO) A/S, CMC ENTERTAINMENT A/S, COPENHAGEN RECORDS HOLDING A/S, MARVEL MUSIC A/S, MY WAY MUSIC A/S og CVR-nummer: 38330144 ArtPeople Music ApS (ophørende).

   Kapitalejerne i CVR-nummer: 43324616 UNIVERSAL MUSIC A/S og CVR-nummer: 38330144 ArtPeople Music ApS har i enighed besluttet, at der ikke skal udarbejdes en erklæring om kreditorernes stilling i forbindelse med fusionen. Kreditorer, hvis fordringer er stiftet forud for bekendtgørelsen om fusionen, og for hvilke der ikke er stillet særskilt sikkerhed, kan anmelde deres fordringer senest 4 uger efter denne offentliggørelse.

6. 19 Jun 2017
   Other

   Vedtægter ændret: 29.05.2017

7. 29 Oct 2015
   People changeAudit change

   Revision:

   Fratrådte:

   ERNST & YOUNG P/S, den 31.10.2013.

8. 5 Dec 2014
   Audit changeOther

   Revision:

   Indtrådt i revisionen:

   CVR-NR. 30700228 ERNST & YOUNG P/S, Osvald Helmuths Vej 4, postboks 250, 2000 Frederiksberg, den 10.10.2014.

9. 3 Dec 2014
   Status change

   Vedtægter ændret:

   28.11.2014.

   Nye binavne:

   A:LARM MUSIC A/S, ALARM MUSIC A/S, A:LARM PUBLISHING A/S, ALARM PUBLISHING A/S, A:LARM RECORDS A/S, ALARM RECORDS A/S, AT:TACK MUSIC A/S, CLUB A:LARM MUSIC A/S, CLUB ALARM MUSIC A/S, RECART MUSIC A/S, RECART ENTERTAINMENT GROUP A/S, COPENHAGEN RECORDS A/S, COPENHAGEN PUBLISHING A/S, CHP REC II A/S, THE MUSIC BUSINESS ORGANISATION (MBO) A/S, CMC ENTERTAINMENT A/S, COPENHAGEN RECORDS HOLDING A/S, MARVEL MUSIC A/S, MY WAY MUSIC A/S.

   Selskabet er fusioneret med CVR-NR. 26641985 RECART MUSIC ApS, CVR-NR. 27099793 THE MUSIC BUSINESS ORGANISATION (MBO) A/S, CVR-NR. 27492436 COPENHAGEN RECORDS ApS, CVR-NR. 27674496 A:LARM MUSIC ApS, der samtidig er opløst.

10. 31 Oct 2014
    Other

    Erhvervsstyrelsen har modtaget fusionsplan

    for den påtænkte fusion mellem

    CVR-NR. 43324616 UNIVERSAL MUSIC A/S (fortsættende), der tillige driver virksomhed under navnene MAGNET MUSIC PRODUKTION A/S, POLYDOR A/S, POLYDOR MUSIC AKTIESELSKAB, NORDISK POLYPHON, AKTIESELSKAB, SONET A/S, MERCURY RECORDS A/S, MERCURY A/S, POLYGRAM RECORDS A/S, AMALIE RECORDS A/S, SONET RECORDS A/S.

    CVR-NR. 26641985 RECART MUSIC ApS (ophørende), der tillige driver virksomhed under navnet RECART ENTERTAINMENT GROUP ApS.

    CVR-NR. 27674496 A:LARM MUSIC ApS (ophørende), der tillige driver virksomhed under navnene ALARM MUSIC ApS, CLUB A:LARM MUSIC ApS, CLUB ALARM MUSIC ApS, A:LARM RECORDS ApS, ALARM RECORDS ApS, A:LARM PUBLISHING ApS, ALARM PUBLISHNING ApS, AT:TACK MUSIC ApS.

    CVR-NR. 27492436 COPENHAGEN RECORDS ApS (ophørende), der tillige driver virksomhed under navnene COPENHAGEN PUBLISHING ApS, CPH REC II ApS.

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    CVR-NR. 27099793 THE MUSIC BUSINESS ORGANISATION (MBO) A/S (ophørende), der tillige driver virksomhed under navnene MARVEL MUSIC A/S, COPENHAGEN RECORDS HOLDING A/S, CMC ENTERTAINMENT A/S, MY WAY MUSIC A/S.

    Der er endvidere modtaget erklæring fra

    vurderingsmændene om, at kreditorerne i

    CVR-NR. 43324616 UNIVERSAL MUSIC A/S.

    CVR-NR. 26641985 RECART MUSIC ApS.

    CVR-NR. 27674496 A:LARM MUSIC ApS.

    CVR-NR. 27492436 COPENHAGEN RECORDS ApS.

    CVR-NR. 27099793 THE MUSIC BUSINESS ORGANISATION (MBO) A/S, må antages at være

    tilstrækkeligt sikrede efter fusionen.