# Mechanical Rights Society Limited

## Details

- **Company number:** [00536878](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00536878)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- **Incorporated:** 13 Aug 1954
- **Registered office:** 107 GRAY'S INN ROAD, LONDON, WC1X 8TZ
- **Nature of business:** [90030](/sic/90030) Artistic creation
- **Corporate group:** [Music Publishers Association Limited](/group/26019) (7 companies)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HITCHENS, Barry William | director | 1 Jul 1998 | 1 Aug 2026 |
| ALWAY, Jackie Gay | director | 25 Feb 2021 |  |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music Publishers Association Limited | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 1 Jan 2017 |  |



## Accounts

| Year ended | Net assets | Cash |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2024 | £0 | - |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £0 | - |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £0 | - |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £1,000 | £1,000 |
| 31 Dec 2020 | £1,000 | £1,000 |
| 31 Dec 2019 | £1,000 | £1,000 |
| 31 Dec 2018 | £0 | - |
| 31 Dec 2017 | £0 | - |
| 31 Dec 2016 | £0 | - |
| 31 Dec 2014 | £1 | £1 |



## Owned by

Mechanical Rights Society Limited → [Music Publishers Association Limited](/company/00140248)





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