Authorised by the FCA
This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.
Website, phone number and address
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Phone number
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Address
Schott Music Ltd, 48 Great Marlborough Street, London, Westminster, W1F 7BB, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When schott-music.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 7534 0738 is
- Who else gives the postcode W1F 7BB
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Hire out goods to consumers No FSCS coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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- Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
- Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire agreement
FCA disciplinary action and complaints
No FCA disciplinary action.
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Companies House record
The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.
- Company number
- 00196809 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 28 March 1924 (102 years old)
- Registered office
- 48 Great Marlborough Street, London, W1F 7BB
- Nature of business
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- Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores (SIC 47540)
- Book publishing (SIC 58110)
- Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals (SIC 58142)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Sertl (Dr) | Director | Jul 1960 | 14 Apr 2015 | None |
| Roberto Garcia | Director | Oct 1960 | 1 Mar 2023 | 1 other company |
| Paul Richard Dyer | Director | Nov 1967 | 1 Mar 2023 | 1 other company |
| Rachel Helen Bowron | Director | Jan 1971 | 1 Jan 2024 | None |
| Denis Martin Freiberg | Director | Dec 1974 | 23 Jun 2025 | None |
| FIELDFISHER SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate secretary | Not published | 17 Jun 2016 | – |
Other companies run by these 5 directors
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- other companies
- 2
- still active
- 2
In the full report: all 2 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- All 15 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Net assets
£2.88m
+3.5% from £2.79m
Cash at bank
£146k
−20% from £183k
Employees (average)
19
+12% from 17
Owed within a year
£637k
−32% from £933k
Assets and liabilities
In the full report: all 7 years of accounts
- Every year from 2019 to 2025
- The chart, over every year
- Every filed figure, year by year
About these figures
- Turnover
- Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
- Profit before tax
- What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
- Net assets, or total equity
- Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
- Total assets and total liabilities
- Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
- Cash at bank
- Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
- Owed within a year, owed after a year
- Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.
Accounts filed at Companies House for company 00196809. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.
Key dates in its history
Schott Music’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2016
23 May 2016
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
1924
28 March 1924
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 25 events
- All 25 events in its history (3 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 20
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- All 25 events in its history
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk