Trio of Harry Styles' companies face strike off action

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Pop star Harry Styles, and one time member of One Direction, has been given strike off notices for three companies he owns for failure to file accounts

Companies House has issued first gazette notices for the compulsory strike off of Erskine Records Ltd, HSA Publishing Ltd and Pleased As Holdings Ltd, companies where Harry Styles is a director.

The companies have not had a problem with filing accounts in the past, filing early for the previous financial year, but has missed their December 2024 deadlines to file accounts for year end December 2023.

The companies have been given a warning to take swift action and only face late filing penalties. If they are eventually struck off their assets will become property of the crown, with all three showing millions of pounds in their most recent accounts.

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Erskine Records’ year end 2022 accounts reported balances of £63.6m in its accounts, almost doubled from £32m the previous year. HSA also showed a surplus of £16m for FY22, and Pleased As Holdings had almost £2.2m.

As well as the risk of being shut down, Styles himself could be banned from acting as a company director for up to 15 years, while losing control of the company bank accounts.

The first gazette notice for compulsory strike off is currently being processed and will be published on the Companies House register by 4 March 2025.

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