CHESTER RACE COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£13m
+10.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£41m
+2.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
165
+0.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.9m
+234.3% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £37,645,846 | £38,379,263 | £41,962,502 | +9.3% | |
| Operating profit | £1,463,165 | -£38,094 | £1,085,862 | +2,950.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,141,466 | £560,567 | £1,874,009 | +234.3% | |
| Net profit | £1,391,751 | £124,880 | £1,104,625 | +784.5% | |
| Cash | £11,418,191 | £11,678,474 | £12,896,513 | +10.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £42,433,617 | £40,680,025 | £41,056,614 | +0.9% | |
| Net assets | £39,967,084 | £39,692,964 | £40,797,589 | +2.8% | |
| Equity | £39,967,084 | £39,692,964 | £40,797,589 | +2.8% | |
| Average employees | 162 | 164 | 165 | +0.6% | |
| Wages | £9,872,187 | £10,453,585 | £11,355,155 | +8.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £797,020 | £674,474 | £838,960 | +24.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £60,840 | £62,665 | £61,031 | -2.6% | |
| Highest paid director | £353,600 | £267,800 | £369,034 | +37.8% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.9% | -0.1% | 2.6% | |
| Net margin | 3.7% | 0.3% | 2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.4% | -0.1% | 2.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 22.4% | 21.4% | 19.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.93x | 1.75x | 1.90x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- CHESTER RACE COMPANY LIMITED 2011-05-11 → present
- CHESTER RACE COMPANY,LIMITED(THE) 1892-11-21 → 2011-05-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries and reviewing forecast information, including the most severe but plausible downside scenario, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- CHESTER RACE COMPANY LIMITED · parent
- Bangor-on-Dee Races Limited 100%
- Musselburgh Racecourse Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 44 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GARAVELLO, Marco John | Secretary | 2014-05-31 | — | — |
| GARAVELLO, Marco John | Director | 2014-10-20 | Jan 1977 | British |
| HARRINGTON, Julie Anne | Director | 2025-04-01 | Apr 1969 | British |
| HART, Kevin | Director | 2024-04-01 | Aug 1968 | British |
| MIDDLEBROOK, Gary | Director | 2026-03-01 | Dec 1954 | British |
| O'DOHERTY, John Sullivan | Director | 2017-10-01 | Jun 1962 | Irish |
| STEWART, Louise Adele | Director | 2022-03-01 | Nov 1972 | British |
| WARREN, Joelle Susan | Director | 2019-04-01 | Nov 1962 | British |
Show 44 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAY, Jonathan Edward | Secretary | 2003-12-04 | 2014-05-31 |
| IMPEY, Kidsons | Secretary | — | 1998-12-31 |
| PICKERING, David Owen | Secretary | 2001-01-01 | 2003-12-04 |
| STANLEY, Frances | Secretary | 1998-12-31 | 2000-12-31 |
| ASTON, Richard Kenneth | Director | 2011-10-24 | 2020-07-17 |
| BACON, Kevin John | Director | 2015-10-19 | 2019-04-24 |
| BARNETT, Charles Henry | Director | 2015-09-09 | 2025-04-30 |
| BEAUMONT, Martin Dudley | Director | 2007-12-01 | 2019-04-24 |
| CHURTON, David Nigel Vardon | Director | 2003-11-10 | 2011-04-18 |
| CHURTON, Geoffrey Vardon, Colonel | Director | — | 1999-06-30 |
| CROWE, Brian | Director | 2003-05-29 | 2006-05-17 |
| DIXON, Samantha Kate, Cllr | Director | 2015-02-02 | 2015-04-13 |
| DUFFUS, Steven | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2002-05-20 |
| EVANS, Jean Elizabeth, Cllr | Director | 2006-11-29 | 2009-04-30 |
| EVANS, Jean Elizabeth, Cllr | Director | 2001-05-22 | 2002-05-20 |
| FAIR, William Gordon Gerrard | Director | 1994-09-29 | 1996-05-15 |
| GREENWOOD, Howard David | Director | 2015-08-03 | 2016-07-19 |
| HALE, Richard Schofield | Director | 1994-09-29 | 1995-05-17 |
| HANCOCK, Lisa Jeanette | Director | 2020-11-09 | 2025-12-31 |
| HANMER, John Wyndham Edward, Sir | Director | — | 2004-04-30 |
| HAYNES, James Douglas | Director | — | 1994-09-29 |
| HUGHES, David Anthony | Director | 2005-04-19 | 2009-04-30 |
| JONES, Michael Keith | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2003-05-29 |
| JONES, Reginald Francis | Director | 2015-08-03 | 2016-07-19 |
| LEVERHULME, The Right Honourable The Viscount | Director | — | 1994-06-30 |
| LOWTHER, Charles Douglas, Sir | Director | 1994-06-03 | 2016-04-27 |
| MCALPINE, Robert James | Director | — | 2008-04-28 |
| MCKIE, Alan Leonard | Director | 2015-02-02 | 2015-08-03 |
| MILLER, George Robert, Councillor | Director | 2009-04-24 | 2011-05-05 |
| NELSON, Marie, Councillor | Director | 1995-05-17 | 1999-05-31 |
| PARKER, Stuart | Director | 2015-02-02 | 2015-08-03 |
| PICKERING, David Owen | Director | 1999-06-25 | 2009-04-30 |
| PRICE, John Barry | Director | — | 1994-09-29 |
| PROCTOR, Graham Syddall | Director | 2002-05-20 | 2005-04-19 |
| PROCTOR, Graham Syddall | Director | 1997-05-15 | 2001-05-22 |
| PROCTOR, Susan, Cllr | Director | 1996-05-15 | 1997-05-15 |
| RALPH, Terry, Cllr | Director | 2005-04-19 | 2006-11-29 |
| RAMSDEN, Jack Rammie | Director | 2008-03-30 | 2012-09-30 |
| RUDD, Robert George | Director | 2002-05-20 | 2005-04-19 |
| SHORT, Richard Terence, Councillor | Director | 2006-05-17 | 2010-04-29 |
| STERN, David Maurice | Director | — | 2009-10-01 |
| TALBOT, Dennis | Director | 2005-12-07 | 2018-04-25 |
| THOMAS, Richard Gwyn | Director | 2003-03-06 | 2021-05-05 |
| TURNER, Jonathon Sloan Embree | Director | 2014-07-07 | 2024-04-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 218 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-07-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-03-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.