ASCOT AUTHORITY (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
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Cash
£25M
-0.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£68M
+11% vs 2023
Employees
170
+1.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£8.4M
+42.3% vs 2023
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 | £110,872,000 | £113,119,000 | +2% | |
| Operating profit | £7,802,000 | £9,474,000 | +21.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,915,000 | £8,416,000 | +42.3% | |
| Net profit | £4,286,000 | £6,710,000 | +56.6% | |
| Cash | £24,785,000 | £24,586,000 | -0.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £118,052,000 | £120,578,000 | +2.1% | |
| Net assets | £60,955,000 | £67,665,000 | +11% | |
| Equity | £60,955,000 | £67,665,000 | +11% | |
| Average employees | 168 | 170 | +1.2% | |
| Wages | £9,955,000 | £10,631,000 | +6.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,864,000 | £2,318,000 | +24.4% |
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 | 7.0% | 8.4% | |
| Net margin | 3.9% | 5.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.6% | 7.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 60.6% | 56.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.08x | 1.20x | |
| Interest cover | 2.38x | 3.45x |
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
- ASCOT AUTHORITY (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 2001-12-03 → present
- TEMPLECO 550 LIMITED 2001-08-21 → 2001-12-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 group's and 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
- ASCOT AUTHORITY (HOLDINGS) LIMITED · parent
- Ascot Racecourse Limited 100%
- Ascot Racecourse Estates Limited 100%
- Ascot Racecourse Estates (Property Developments) Limited 100%
- Ascot Racecourse Betting & Gaming Limited 100%
- Royal Ascot Hotel Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 21 May 2024 the company signed an extension agreement in respect of its banking facilities. The extension agreement extends the term of the funding until 21 May 2027.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLLARD, Christopher James | Secretary | 2022-03-30 | — | — |
| BARNARD, Felicity Jane | Director | 2022-03-30 | Dec 1982 | British |
| BROOKE, Francis George Windham, Sir | Director | 2011-06-20 | Oct 1963 | Irish |
| CARTER, Celina Imogen, Lady | Director | 2020-06-22 | Oct 1971 | British |
| MCGREGOR, Ian Donald | Director | 2015-07-21 | Sep 1962 | British |
| MORLEY, Harry Michael Charles | Director | 2017-07-19 | Jun 1965 | British |
| PARKER, Jonathan Robert | Director | 2021-01-01 | Jul 1968 | British |
| PERRIN, Lisa | Director | 2022-07-01 | Feb 1969 | British |
| SMITH, Nicholas Kester | Director | 2019-11-27 | Aug 1972 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEMOLDER, David Christopher | Secretary | 2005-01-12 | 2007-10-19 |
| FLITCROFT, Alan Roy | Secretary | 2010-12-02 | 2013-09-13 |
| WALKER, Janet Sheila | Secretary | 2007-10-19 | 2010-12-02 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-08-21 | 2005-01-12 |
| BARNETT, Charles Henry | Director | 2007-05-21 | 2015-01-29 |
| CAVENDISH, Peregrine Andrew Morny, Duke Of Devonshire | Director | 2001-12-21 | 2011-06-20 |
| CURRIE, Vivien Anne | Director | 2022-05-26 | 2022-10-07 |
| DAVIES, Mark Edward Trehearne | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2017-06-24 |
| DAVISON, Guy Bryce | Director | 2015-07-21 | 2022-06-30 |
| DOWLEY, Laurence Justin | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2015-07-21 |
| ERSKINE CRUM, Douglas Vernon | Director | 2001-12-21 | 2006-12-31 |
| FLITCROFT, Alan Roy | Director | 2010-12-02 | 2013-09-13 |
| HENDERSON, Guy | Director | 2015-01-29 | 2022-06-30 |
| KIMMINS, Malcolm Brian Johnston | Director | 2001-12-21 | 2002-02-01 |
| MICHAEL, Stephen James | Director | 2011-10-03 | 2012-01-13 |
| MURRAY, Simon Anthony | Director | 2001-12-21 | 2006-12-01 |
| SLOT, Juliet Mary | Director | 2013-05-22 | 2020-08-31 |
| VARLEY, John Silvester | Director | 2001-12-21 | 2007-12-31 |
| WALKER, Janet Sheila | Director | 2003-07-22 | 2010-12-02 |
| WARWICK, Alastair James Mcgregor | Director | 2010-03-23 | 2024-12-31 |
| WEATHERBY, Johnny Roger | Director | 2001-12-21 | 2020-06-22 |
| WILKIE, Ronald John | Director | 2003-07-22 | 2009-09-22 |
| WOODROW, John Graham | Director | 2001-12-21 | 2003-07-31 |
| TEMPLE DIRECT LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2001-08-21 | 2001-12-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lady Celina Imogen Carter | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust) | 2020-06-25 | Active |
| Mr Harry Michael Charles Morley | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2017-07-10 | Active |
| Sir Jonathan Roger Weatherby | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-06-25 |
| Mr Mark Edward Trehearne Davies | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-07-10 |
| Sir Francis George Windham Brooke | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 137 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-05-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-04-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
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.