NORTHERN RACES LIMITED
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Cash
£416k
-38.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£12m
+16.7% vs 2024
Employees
62
-18.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.7m
+128.5% highest in 3 filed years
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 | £5,947,878 | £8,260,976 | £16,096,325 | +94.8% | |
| Operating profit | £530,628 | -£6,054,303 | £1,725,932 | +128.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £530,628 | -£6,054,303 | £1,725,933 | +128.5% | |
| Net profit | £535,887 | -£6,102,348 | £1,745,592 | +128.6% | |
| Cash | £142,874 | £678,138 | £416,369 | -38.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,527,613 | £10,443,040 | £12,168,972 | +16.5% | |
| Net assets | £16,527,613 | £10,425,265 | £12,170,857 | +16.7% | |
| Equity | £16,527,613 | £10,425,265 | £12,170,857 | +16.7% | |
| Average employees | 76 | 76 | 62 | -18.4% | |
| Wages | £4,447,018 | £5,474,075 | £4,701,370 | -14.1% | |
| 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 —. 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 | 8.9% | -73.3% | 10.7% | |
| Net margin | 9.0% | -73.9% | 10.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.2% | -58.0% | 14.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 88.5% | 94.2% | 94.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.97x | 0.94x | 0.96x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- NORTHERN RACES LIMITED 2004-06-04 → present
- NORTHERN RACING LIMITED 1994-06-16 → 2004-06-04
- MAWLAW 247 LIMITED 1994-05-13 → 1994-06-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Adler Shine LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Assurance has been received from Omaha Business Holdings Corp that it will continue to make funds available to enable the company to meet its obligations as they fall due for the foreseeale future, and at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- NORTHERN RACES LIMITED · parent
- Bath Racecourse Company Limited 100%
- Hereford Racecourse Company Limited 100%
- High Gosforth Park Limited 100%
- Uttoxeter Leisure and Development Company Limited 92.4%
- Brighton Racecourse Company Limited 81%
- Sedgefield Steeplechase Company (1927) Limited 99.9%
- Great Yarmouth Racecourse Limited 81%
- The Fontwell Park Steeplechase Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HILL, Megan Joy | Secretary | 2012-05-14 | — | — |
| HUNT, Bradley David | Director | 2025-11-21 | Sep 1973 | British |
| NAHUM, Stephane Abraham Joseph | Director | 2007-08-01 | Dec 1975 | French |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOONA, Paul Ernest | Secretary | 1994-07-06 | 1999-12-01 |
| HOLMES, Nicolas | Secretary | 1999-12-01 | 2000-02-25 |
| KELLY, Anthony Brian | Secretary | 2004-09-10 | 2007-02-14 |
| NELSON, Rachel Anne | Secretary | 2007-02-14 | 2012-05-14 |
| POTTS, Sarah Joanne | Secretary | 2000-02-25 | 2001-03-05 |
| STOKES, Mark Bryan | Secretary | 2001-03-05 | 2004-09-03 |
| MAWLAW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1994-05-13 | 1994-07-06 |
| CLARE, Stephen Melvyn | Director | 2004-06-04 | 2006-12-31 |
| CLARKE, Simon William | Director | 1999-08-23 | 2007-06-22 |
| CLARKE, Stanley William, Sir | Director | 1994-07-06 | 2004-09-19 |
| DOONA, Paul Ernest | Director | 1994-07-06 | 1999-12-01 |
| FADIL, Susan Carol | Nominee Director | 1994-05-13 | 1994-07-06 |
| GERARD PEARSE, Jane Louise | Director | 1995-05-18 | 2004-06-04 |
| GLOSSOP, Charles Compton Anthony | Director | 1994-07-06 | 2004-06-04 |
| HARRINGTON, Julie Anne | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2012-03-16 |
| HOLMES, Nicolas | Director | 1999-08-23 | 2000-02-25 |
| JONES, Stephen Rhys | Director | 2001-10-26 | 2004-06-04 |
| KELLY, Anthony Brian | Director | 2004-09-10 | 2015-07-23 |
| MARRIS, James Hugh Spencer | Director | 2005-02-11 | 2007-07-31 |
| MOORSOM, Christopher John Leon | Director | 2005-02-11 | 2007-07-31 |
| O'DRISCOLL, Patrick Colin | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2018-09-29 |
| OLDALE, John Keith | Director | 1994-05-13 | 1994-07-06 |
| OLIVER, William Alder | Director | 2000-04-20 | 2003-10-13 |
| POTTINGER, Piers Julian Dominic | Director | 2002-10-25 | 2004-06-04 |
| RENTON, Robert Ian | Director | 2012-05-30 | 2012-08-31 |
| ROBERTSON, Kevin Stuart | Director | 2014-06-30 | 2022-02-28 |
| SPINCER, Mark | Director | 2022-02-28 | 2025-11-21 |
| STOKES, Mark Bryan | Director | 2001-03-05 | 2004-09-03 |
| STOW, Graham Harold | Director | 2001-10-26 | 2004-06-04 |
| STREET, Rodney Grant | Director | 1999-10-19 | 2008-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Racing Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 204 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.