RACECOURSE TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£1m
-0.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£4.2m
+0.1% vs 2023
Employees
128
+4.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£127k
-62% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-10-16.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £19,691,320 | £19,411,728 | -1.4% | |
| Operating profit | £646,718 | £385,077 | -40.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £335,350 | £127,478 | -62% | |
| Net profit | £365,811 | £1,456 | -99.6% | |
| Cash | £1,027,388 | £1,022,435 | -0.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,439,272 | £7,865,687 | +22.2% | |
| Net assets | £4,236,791 | £4,241,247 | +0.1% | |
| Equity | £4,236,791 | £4,241,247 | +0.1% | |
| Average employees | 123 | 128 | +4.1% | |
| Wages | £6,236,817 | £6,561,442 | +5.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £649,992 | £545,657 | -16.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £23,873 | £24,829 | +4% | |
| Highest paid director | £365,540 | £304,246 | -16.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.3% | 2.0% | |
| Net margin | 1.9% | 0.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.0% | 4.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 59.7% | 62.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.52x | 2.12x | |
| Interest cover | 2.08x | 1.49x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the Company's forecasts and projections, which cover the 12-month period from the date of signing the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Renewal of the TRP contract and provision of off-course connectivity.”
- “Design and delivery of new outside broadcast facilities.”
- “Launch of The Hub at Raynes Park which commenced operations in mid-2024.”
- “Extension of key contracts with racecourse stakeholders including The Jockey Club, York, Chester, Goodwood, Leicester and Chelmsford.”
- “Public address system upgrade at Newbury racecourse and weighing room upgrade at Ripon.”
- “Introduction of a solar array power system on new remote production unit and development of a remotely controlled race camera.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IVEY, Robert James | Secretary | 2022-05-01 | — | — |
| BOZZA, John Paul | Director | 2017-03-20 | Sep 1971 | British |
| EADE, Alexander James | Director | 2026-03-17 | Nov 1975 | British |
| GIBSON, Bevan Peter | Director | 2016-06-01 | Apr 1977 | British |
| NEWMAN, Paul James | Director | 2019-01-01 | Apr 1967 | British |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Johanna Maxted | Secretary | — | 1994-07-19 |
| GRIGG, Julie Marie | Secretary | 1994-07-19 | 2022-04-30 |
| ARMSTRONG, David James | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| ARMSTRONG, Malcolm John | Director | 1998-03-05 | 2000-06-17 |
| ATKIN, Stephen Edward | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2018-09-30 |
| ATKIN, Stephen Edward | Director | 2000-07-17 | 2009-04-09 |
| BOTH, Michael Stanley | Director | 2001-09-19 | 2012-04-30 |
| BOWDEN, Robert William Leslie | Director | 1998-03-05 | 2001-05-18 |
| BRACK, Rodney Lee | Director | — | 1998-03-05 |
| BROWN, Keith Clark | Director | 2001-02-01 | 2004-07-31 |
| CARVER, Margaret Adela Miriam | Director | 2013-03-20 | 2015-07-31 |
| CHRISTODOULOU, Nicos | Director | 2012-03-23 | 2015-01-13 |
| CRICHTON-MILLER, Hugh Angus | Director | 1998-03-05 | 2001-02-01 |
| CURTIS, Timothy Malise | Director | 2003-11-01 | 2013-06-30 |
| DAVIES, Johanna Maxted | Director | — | 1994-07-19 |
| FOX, Paul Leonard, Sir | Director | 1994-08-04 | 1998-03-05 |
| GOODHEW, Victor Anthony Lennox, Connel | Director | 1994-08-04 | 1998-03-05 |
| GOULD, Andrew Nicholas Martin | Director | 2000-05-09 | 2009-09-30 |
| HARRIS, Simeon George | Director | 1994-11-21 | 2004-12-31 |
| HIGGINS, Bradley James | Director | 2004-10-25 | 2016-03-31 |
| HILLYARD, David John | Director | 1998-03-05 | 2000-05-09 |
| MASTERSON, Patrick Gerard | Director | 2001-09-19 | 2004-09-08 |
| MCCLOY, Matthew Campbell | Director | 1997-07-08 | 1998-03-05 |
| PHILLIPS, Thomas John | Director | 2005-02-23 | 2021-09-30 |
| RICKETTS, Robert Tristram | Director | 1994-08-04 | 1998-03-05 |
| RICKETTS, Robert Tristram | Director | — | 1993-03-01 |
| ROBB, John Weddell, Sir | Director | 1993-02-09 | 1994-08-04 |
| SANDERSON, John Francis | Director | 1994-08-04 | 2004-04-23 |
| SPARROW, John, Sir | Director | — | 1994-08-04 |
| STOCKDALE, Arthur Thomas Michael, Colonel | Director | — | 1995-02-28 |
| WOODWARD, Robert Stanley Lawrence | Director | 2006-02-23 | 2011-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Racecourse Association Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 190 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-09 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-03-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.