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DIRE STRAITS LIMITED

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01334993·incorporated 1977-10-20

DIRE STRAITS LIMITED is an active UK private limited company, incorporated on 20 October 1977 at Companies House (number 01334993; OpenRegistry canonical ID GB-01334993-dire-straits-limited). Sophymarine's OpenRegistry classifies it under SIC 59200 (Sound recording and music publishing activities), one of 16,238 active UK entities in that code and one of 1,093,852 active companies registered in London (postcode W1W). Programmatic access via MCP at https://openregistry.sophymarine.com/mcp.

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
1977-10-20
Registered Address
101 NEW CAVENDISH STREET, 1ST FLOOR SOUTH, LONDON, W1W 6XH, UNITED KINGDOM
SIC
59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities
Country of origin
United Kingdom

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Accounts

Last filed accounts made up to 2025-03-31. Next accounts due 2026-12-31. Financial year-end: 31/03. Filing class: TOTAL EXEMPTION FULL.

Confirmation statement

Last confirmation statement made up to 2025-06-25. Next confirmation statement due 2026-07-09.

Persons with significant control

DIRE STRAITS LIMITED has 2 persons with significant control on file:

  • Mr Mark Knopfler born 1949 resident in England, British national. Notified 2016-04-06.
    • Owns 25–50% of shares
  • Mr John Edward Illsley born 1949 resident in England, British national. Notified 2016-04-06.
    • Owns 25–50% of shares

Previous names

DIRE STRAITS LIMITED has previously traded as:

  • TUXOBOND LIMITED (until 2009-06-08)

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Source: Companies House Free Company Data, refreshed 2026-05-01. Official record: find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.