THE WESTERN MEETING CLUB LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-29 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-15
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+171.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£8M
-3.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
76
+4.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£261K
-130.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £9,781,592 | £9,058,207 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £543,540 | -£397,799 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £464,283 | £846,504 | -£261,144 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £135,911 | £712,862 | -£260,296 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £413,581 | £586,376 | £1,590,153 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £15,485,908 | £8,825,882 | £8,555,439 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £8,790,496 | £8,025,423 | £7,765,127 | |
| Equity | £7,689,303 | £7,824,879 | £8,654,585 | £8,790,496 | £8,025,423 | £7,765,127 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 72 | 73 | 76 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,353,174 | £1,399,978 | £1,287,442 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £197,500 | £194,277 | £189,625 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-7.4%
£9,781,592 £9,058,207
-
Cash
+171.2%
£586,376 £1,590,153
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
-3.2%
£8,025,423 £7,765,127
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+4.1%
73 76
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-173.2%
£543,540 -£397,799
-
Profit before tax
-130.8%
£846,504 -£261,144
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
-8%
£1,399,978 £1,287,442
lowest in 3 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 5.6% | -4.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 7.3% | -2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 6.2% | -4.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.67x | 0.69x |
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
- THE WESTERN MEETING CLUB LIMITED 2002-09-02 → present
- DALGLEN (NO. 834) LIMITED 2002-07-31 → 2002-09-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- William Duncan + Co (Audit) Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Board has reviewed the working capital and cashflow requirements of the group and consider that they are consistent and adequate and, as a consequence, the going concern basis continues to be adopted in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Turnover increased to £9.8m (2023 - £9.6m). During 2024, 28 race meetings took place with 1 abandonment (2023 - 32 race meetings with 2 abandoned). Total attendances were 71,450 (2023-78,178).”
- “The group has no bank borrowings as at 31 December 2024 (2023 - Nil).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, David John | Secretary | 2005-08-01 | — | British |
| BROWN, David John | Director | 2007-07-26 | Jan 1969 | British |
| JOHNSTONE, Richard Bell | Director | 2003-06-17 | Jan 1964 | British |
| MACDONALD, Alan Gillies | Director | 2003-06-17 | Apr 1948 | British |
| MORRISON, James Stuart | Director | 2004-06-01 | Jun 1947 | United Kingdom |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GORDON, Donald Alastair Robertson | Secretary | 2002-08-26 | 2003-06-17 |
| THOMSON, James | Secretary | 2003-06-17 | 2005-08-01 |
| DALGLEN SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-07-31 | 2002-08-29 |
| ADAMS, James | Director | 2002-11-22 | 2003-06-17 |
| BELL, Iain William | Director | 2002-12-12 | 2003-06-17 |
| GILLIES, Jane Caroline, The Hon | Director | 2002-11-22 | 2003-06-17 |
| GOLDIE, David | Director | 2002-11-22 | 2003-06-17 |
| INGRAM, Alexander David | Director | 2002-11-22 | 2003-06-17 |
| JOHNSTONE, Richard Bell | Director | 2002-08-29 | 2003-01-21 |
| MACDONALD, Barry Neil | Director | 2014-11-12 | 2020-12-31 |
| MILLAR, Alistair John | Director | 2002-11-22 | 2003-06-17 |
| MORRISON, James Stuart | Director | 2002-08-26 | 2003-06-17 |
| ROUGH, Stewart Harley | Director | 2004-08-06 | 2014-11-12 |
| THOMSON, James | Director | 2003-06-17 | 2005-08-01 |
| DALGLEN DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-07-31 | 2002-08-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Meeting Club 2003 | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Western Meeting Club 2003 Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 108 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2017-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.