JOCKEY CLUB RACECOURSES LIMITED
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Cash
£14m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£96m
Equity attributable
Employees
616
Average over period
Profit before tax
£4.7m
Period ending 2023-12-31
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £224,900,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £7,600,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £4,700,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £3,100,000 | — | |
| Cash | £14,000,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £165,800,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £95,600,000 | — | |
| Equity | £23,200,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 616 | — | |
| Wages | £23,300,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.4% | |
| Net margin | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.83x | |
| Interest cover | 2.17x |
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
- JOCKEY CLUB RACECOURSES LIMITED 2010-02-01 → present
- RACECOURSE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 1994-03-17 → 2010-02-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- JOCKEY CLUB RACECOURSES LIMITED · parent
- Epsom Racecourse Hotel Company Limited
- Racecourse Holdings Trust Limited
- Racecourse Investments Limited
- Barnard & Hill Limited
- Kempton Park Holding Company Limited
- Epsom Downs Racecourse Limited
- Kempton Racecourse Investments Limited
- Sandown Park Limited
- The Kempton Park Racecourse Company Limited
- The Epsom Grand Stand Association Limited
- Jockey Club Farming Company Limited
- Aintree Racecourse Company Limited
- The Carlisle Racecourse Company Limited
- The Haydock Park Racecourse Company Limited
- Haydock Park Leisure Company Limited
- Huntingdon Steeplechases Limited
- Market Rasen Racecourse Limited
- Newmarket Racecourses Limited
- Nottingham Racecourse Company Limited
- The Steeplechase Company (Cheltenham) Limited
- Warwick Racecourse Company Limited
- The Wincanton Races Company Limited 8.3%
- Devon & Exeter 2007 Limited
- Devon & Exeter Steeplechases 100%
Significant events
- “After the year end, the Company entered into a new 20-year agreement with Levy, a division of Compass Group UK & Ireland Limited. Under the agreement, the existing joint venture will be rebranded as Jockey Club Experiences, with its responsibilities expanded across the Company's racecourses.”
- “The agreement provides for a £100 million investment to support capital expenditure and customer experience initiatives across the Company's racecourses.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 54 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLARK, Stuart John | Director | 2020-12-31 | Jul 1979 | British |
| MULLEN, James Joseph | Director | 2025-06-02 | Jun 1970 | Scottish |
Show 54 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOULD, Andrew Nicholas Martin | Secretary | 1994-03-17 | 2010-04-23 |
| BAKER, John Anthony William | Director | 2012-09-17 | 2020-02-28 |
| BAZALGETTE, Simon Louis | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2019-10-18 |
| BOWERS, Scott Edward | Director | 2012-09-17 | 2020-12-31 |
| BOWLES, Linda Jane | Director | 2012-09-17 | 2020-04-09 |
| BUDGE, Anthony Frederick | Director | 1994-03-17 | 1995-01-18 |
| CLARKE, Steven Ronald | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2010-06-30 |
| COLLINS, Christopher Douglas | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2008-07-01 |
| COPPEL, Andrew Maxwell | Director | 2004-08-09 | 2007-11-19 |
| CREAN, Maurice Andrew | Director | 2010-11-24 | 2013-04-26 |
| DARESBURY, Peter Gilbert, Lord | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2008-07-01 |
| DENNIS, Arthur Jeremy Dyke | Director | 1996-04-15 | 2002-12-31 |
| DOMMETT, David Michael | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| FISHER, Paul Richard | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2020-02-07 |
| GILLESPIE, Edward William | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2012-09-28 |
| GITTUS, William Angus | Director | 2012-09-17 | 2020-12-31 |
| GOSLING, Henry Miles, Captain | Director | 1994-03-17 | 1995-06-19 |
| GOULD, Andrew Nicholas Martin | Director | 1996-07-22 | 2010-04-23 |
| HAMBRO, Richard Alexander | Director | 2004-07-12 | 2008-07-01 |
| HAMBRO, Rupert Nicholas | Director | 1994-03-17 | 1994-04-11 |
| HARDING, Diana Mary, The Hon Ms | Director | 2002-05-21 | 2008-07-01 |
| HEATH, Alexander George Tristram | Director | 2003-02-20 | 2004-07-29 |
| HILLYARD, David John | Director | 1994-03-17 | 2000-05-23 |
| HODGSON, Christopher James | Director | 2003-04-07 | 2008-07-01 |
| HUGHES, Janice Elizabeth | Director | 2005-09-28 | 2008-07-01 |
| JAMES, David Noel | Director | 2003-04-07 | 2005-06-30 |
| JOHNSTON, Richard Arthur | Director | 2000-05-23 | 2004-09-10 |
| KIRKBY, Pip | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2012-09-10 |
| MACKINNON, David | Director | 2009-03-01 | 2012-09-10 |
| MANNERS, Christopher Thomas James | Director | 2012-12-03 | 2020-12-31 |
| NORRIS, Richard John | Director | 2010-11-24 | 2020-12-31 |
| PARRY, Delia Marguerite | Director | 2019-10-18 | 2020-08-30 |
| PESCOD, Michael | Director | 2002-05-21 | 2005-06-30 |
| PILKINGTON, Thomas Henry Milborne Swinnerton, Sir | Director | 1994-03-17 | 1994-06-30 |
| PLAYER, Peter Dane | Director | 1994-04-11 | 2004-06-01 |
| RENTON, Ian Robert | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| RICHMOND WATSON, Julian | Director | 2005-02-22 | 2008-07-01 |
| SHERLOCK, Peter Charles | Director | 1995-03-03 | 1996-10-15 |
| SMEE, John Michael Jefferson | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2010-11-24 |
| SPENCE, Christopher John | Director | 1994-09-19 | 1998-04-17 |
| SPORBORG, Christopher Henry | Director | 1994-04-11 | 2003-04-07 |
| STARKEY, Amy Louise | Director | 2012-09-17 | 2025-06-19 |
| THICK, Julian Mark | Director | 2010-07-01 | 2012-09-07 |
| TREVELYAN, Rupert Patrick | Director | 2012-09-17 | 2016-09-30 |
| TRUESDALE, Nevin John | Director | 2013-08-12 | 2024-12-31 |
| VESTEY, Samuel George Armstrong, Lord | Director | 1994-03-17 | 2003-04-07 |
| WALEY-COHEN, Robert Bernard | Director | 1998-04-17 | 2000-12-31 |
| WALLIS, Stephen Henry | Director | 2010-07-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| WATES, Andrew Trace Allan | Director | 1996-05-31 | 2008-07-01 |
| WATKINS, Guy Hansard, Major General | Director | 1996-05-31 | 2003-04-30 |
| WHITE, Dickon | Director | 2012-09-17 | 2020-12-31 |
| WHITE, Dickon | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2010-06-30 |
| WHITE, Philip David | Director | 2016-09-30 | 2020-12-31 |
| WOODHOUSE, Mark John Michael | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2008-07-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jockey Club Racecourses (Holdings) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 235 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-10-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-04-28 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-10-01 | 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
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.