WEATHERBYS LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-17 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-03
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
+135.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£2M
+140.5% vs 2023
Employees
148
+1.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
-7.7% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- WEATHERBYS LTD 2015-04-01 → present
- WEATHERBYS THOROUGHBRED LIMITED 2006-03-21 → 2015-04-01
- WEATHERBYS LIMITED 2006-01-11 → 2006-03-21
- WEATHERBYS GROUP LIMITED 1994-06-22 → 2006-01-11
- WEATHERBYS LTD 1953-12-05 → 1994-06-22
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,821,887 | £15,969,316 | |
| Operating profit | £2,855,563 | £2,530,475 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,541,518 | £2,346,857 | |
| Net profit | £1,971,350 | £1,707,344 | |
| Cash | £1,127,738 | £2,658,946 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,744,377 | £5,387,240 | |
| Net assets | -£4,841,541 | £1,959,803 | |
| Equity | -£4,841,541 | £1,959,803 | |
| Average employees | 146 | 148 | |
| Wages | £6,935,784 | £7,117,042 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 18.0% | 15.8% | |
| Net margin | 12.5% | 10.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 76.3% | 47.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.52x | 0.53x | |
| Interest cover | 5.39x | 4.61x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ballards LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared forecasts which consider the working capital needs of the business for the twelve months subsequent to the signing of the financial statements and have concluded that the company will be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due and continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the directors consider it appropriate”
Group structure
- WEATHERBYS LTD · parent
- Weatherbys GSB Limited 100%
- The Point-to-Point Racing Company Limited 50%
- Racing Digital Limited 50%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 41 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOPER, Simon | Secretary | 2020-06-09 | — | — |
| CRAVEN, Nicholas Dominic | Director | 2000-09-01 | Aug 1964 | British |
| O'REGAN, Sharon | Director | 2025-08-01 | Dec 1980 | Irish |
| O'REILLY, John Patrick | Director | 2017-09-01 | May 1960 | British |
| PENROSE, Ian Richard | Director | 2021-01-01 | Apr 1965 | British |
| SLADE, Stuart John Francis | Director | 2021-11-11 | Apr 1972 | British |
| WEATHERBY, Roger Nicholas | Director | 2014-01-01 | Aug 1962 | British |
Show 41 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GALLIMORE, John Robert | Secretary | — | 2000-03-13 |
| MCGLYNN, Adrian Stewart | Secretary | 2000-03-13 | 2020-06-09 |
| ABRAHAM, Joanne | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2016-07-06 |
| ALDIS, Alicia Mary | Director | 2005-10-03 | 2010-06-01 |
| ANDERSON, Hamish Warburton Findlater | Director | 1993-01-01 | 2002-12-31 |
| AYRES, Graham William | Director | 2012-09-04 | 2018-08-31 |
| BRERETON, Andrea | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2009-02-28 |
| CARTER, Andrew James | Director | 2016-05-09 | 2017-07-28 |
| CHEYNE, Alexander Nicholas | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| CHURCH, Carol Elizabeth | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2012-12-10 |
| CLARKE, Peter Clive | Director | — | 2002-04-18 |
| COLES, Charles Graham | Director | 2014-12-01 | 2020-01-21 |
| DAVIS, Patrick Simon Gronow | Director | 2015-10-15 | 2019-03-18 |
| DONOVAN, James Daniel | Director | — | 2001-12-31 |
| FERRIS, Russell William Henry | Director | 2018-12-07 | 2025-06-27 |
| FLYNN, Rachel Elizabeth | Director | 2014-02-17 | 2015-01-27 |
| GALLIMORE, John Robert | Director | — | 2000-03-31 |
| GREEVES, Paul Richard | Director | 2002-01-14 | 2014-05-02 |
| GREEVES, Paul Richard | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| GRIGGS, Judith Margaret | Director | 2017-10-01 | 2018-09-30 |
| HARRIS, Grant Peter | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2013-12-20 |
| KHAN, Paull Raza Salim | Director | 1992-01-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| LISTER, David William | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2018-09-30 |
| LOTT, Harold James | Director | — | 1996-06-02 |
| MARRAY, Antony | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| MAUNDER, Timothy John | Director | 2008-03-31 | 2009-12-15 |
| MCGLYNN, Adrian Stewart | Director | 2001-09-05 | 2020-07-31 |
| MENDHAM, Peter John | Director | 2000-03-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| MOODY, Ian Clive | Director | 2010-04-12 | 2013-07-08 |
| MURPHY, Ronan Patrick | Director | 2015-08-28 | 2017-02-20 |
| NORRIS, John Lionel | Director | — | 2001-07-08 |
| RADVAN, David Martin | Director | 2022-07-01 | 2025-06-27 |
| RANGER, Gordon | Director | 2002-05-09 | 2005-12-31 |
| SHERWOOD, Barrie John | Director | 2002-03-07 | 2005-03-10 |
| SHERWOOD, Barrie John | Director | — | 1999-12-02 |
| SOWMAN, Martin | Director | 1999-01-01 | 1999-02-15 |
| THOMAS, Anthony Christopher Brierley | Director | 2001-04-02 | 2001-05-08 |
| WEATHERBY, Charles Edward | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| WEATHERBY, Christopher Nicholas | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| WEATHERBY, Jonathan Roger, Sir | Director | — | 2025-12-18 |
| WEATHERBY, Roger Nicholas | Director | 1992-01-01 | 2006-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weatherbys Thoroughbred Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 219 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-01-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+0.9%
£15,821,887 £15,969,316
-
Cash
+135.8%
£1,127,738 £2,658,946
-
Net assets
+140.5%
-£4,841,541 £1,959,803
-
Employees
+1.4%
146 148
-
Operating profit
-11.4%
£2,855,563 £2,530,475
-
Profit before tax
-7.7%
£2,541,518 £2,346,857
-
Wages
+2.6%
£6,935,784 £7,117,042
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