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The Maestro Online Ltd

UK online music education company and exam board that owns South African sheet music publisher African Composers Edition.

Based in
Yarm, United Kingdom
Founded
24 March 2023 (incorporation)
Founders
Dr Robin Harrison, director from incorporation. The master catalogue hosted on ACE's domain describes 'Dr Robin Harrison FRSA' as 'founder The Maestro Online'.

The Maestro Online Ltd is a UK private limited company, number 14755417, incorporated on 24 March 2023 and registered at 35 Knaith Close, Yarm, England. Its registered nature of business is SIC 85590, “Other education not elsewhere classified”. Dr Robin Harrison is its sole director and its sole person with significant control, holding 75 per cent or more of the shares and voting rights.

It trades as an online music education platform and describes itself as an examination board, selling courses and masterclasses, Pop Piano Performance exams and Creativity Grades improvisation exams. Its own marketing describes it as Ofqual accredited. That claim does not resolve against Ofqual’s published register extracts, which list no organisation and no qualification matching the company or its exam names.

The company acquired South African sheet music publisher African Composers Edition, announced on ACE’s own site in July 2026. The consideration was not disclosed. Its last filed accounts, micro-entity accounts to 31 March 2025, show total net liabilities of GBP 2,023 and one employee.

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