ASCOT RACECOURSE LIMITED
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Cash
£48k
+1,500% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4m
+147% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
164
+1.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£17m
+20.8% 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 | £107,212,000 | £109,540,000 | £114,850,000 | +4.8% | |
| Operating profit | £5,053,000 | £14,171,000 | £16,357,000 | +15.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,299,000 | £13,919,000 | £16,820,000 | +20.8% | |
| Net profit | £2,966,000 | £11,249,000 | £12,378,000 | +10% | |
| Cash | £4,000 | £3,000 | £48,000 | +1,500% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£8,587,000 | -£3,586,000 | £3,957,000 | +210.3% | |
| Net assets | -£19,670,000 | -£8,421,000 | £3,957,000 | +147% | |
| Equity | -£19,670,000 | -£8,421,000 | £3,957,000 | +147% | |
| Average employees | 158 | 162 | 164 | +1.2% | |
| Wages | £9,046,000 | £2,159,000 | £1,672,000 | -22.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,627,000 | £2,159,000 | £1,672,000 | -22.6% |
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 | 4.7% | 12.9% | 14.2% | |
| Net margin | 2.8% | 10.3% | 10.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 413.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.64x | 0.63x | 0.82x | |
| Interest cover | 4.51x | 29.16x | — |
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 RACECOURSE LIMITED 2001-12-03 → present
- TEMPLECO 554 LIMITED 2001-11-12 → 2001-12-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future by meeting its liabilities as they fall due for payment. The directors therefore consider it is appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLLARD, Christopher James | Secretary | 2022-03-30 | — | — |
| BARNARD, Felicity Jane | Director | 2021-04-12 | Dec 1982 | British |
| JOHNSON, Thomas Robert Paul | Director | 2026-02-01 | Apr 1984 | British |
| MCGREGOR, Ian Donald | Director | 2014-07-09 | Sep 1962 | British |
| PARKER, Jonathan Robert | Director | 2016-09-07 | Jul 1968 | British |
| SMITH, Nicholas Kester | Director | 2016-01-13 | Aug 1972 | British |
| THOMPSON, Samuel David | Director | 2024-08-01 | May 1982 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEMOLDER, David Christopher | Secretary | 2003-11-04 | 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 | 2001-11-12 | 2003-11-04 |
| BARNETT, Charles Henry | Director | 2007-05-21 | 2015-01-22 |
| CAVENDISH, Peregrine Andrew Morny, Duke Of Devonshire | Director | 2002-11-27 | 2002-11-27 |
| CHEYNE, Alexander Nicholas | Director | 2002-11-27 | 2004-10-04 |
| CURRIE, Vivien Anne | Director | 2022-05-26 | 2022-10-07 |
| ERSKINE CRUM, Douglas Vernon | Director | 2001-12-21 | 2006-12-31 |
| FLITCROFT, Alan Roy | Director | 2010-12-02 | 2013-09-13 |
| GREGORY, Jonathan Phillip | Director | 2025-05-28 | 2026-01-14 |
| HENDERSON, Guy | Director | 2015-01-22 | 2022-06-30 |
| MICHAEL, Stephen James | Director | 2011-10-03 | 2012-01-13 |
| SLOT, Juliet Mary | Director | 2012-11-16 | 2020-08-31 |
| THEUMA, Neil Richard | Director | 2023-08-25 | 2024-02-21 |
| WALKER, Janet Sheila | Director | 2003-07-29 | 2010-12-02 |
| WARWICK, Alastair James Mcgregor | Director | 2010-03-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| WILKIE, Ronald John | Director | 2002-12-19 | 2009-09-22 |
| WOODROW, John Graham | Director | 2001-12-21 | 2003-07-31 |
| TEMPLE DIRECT LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2001-11-12 | 2001-12-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot Authority Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 121 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-17 | 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 full | |
| 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 |
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.