GOODWOOD ESTATE COMPANY LIMITED(THE)
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-24 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-10
Watchouts
Cash
£32M
+390.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£183M
+2.5% vs 2023
Employees
1,178
+6.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£44K
-101.3% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £135,925,570 | £147,059,085 | |
| Operating profit | £3,544,602 | -£598,374 | |
| Profit before tax | £3,433,459 | -£44,196 | |
| Net profit | £2,167,772 | -£2,595,608 | |
| Cash | £6,509,286 | £31,909,119 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £222,388,434 | £259,674,889 | |
| Net assets | £178,661,457 | £183,082,761 | |
| Equity | £172,558,592 | £177,108,755 | |
| Average employees | 1,102 | 1,178 | |
| Wages | £31,643,304 | £31,959,764 |
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 | 2.6% | -0.4% | |
| Net margin | 1.6% | -1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.6% | -0.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 38.1% | 42.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.51x | 1.03x | |
| Interest cover | 4.95x | -1.07x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Hartley Fowler LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As a consequence, the Board consider that, at the time of approving the financial statements, that the Goodwood Group has adequate resources to continue to trade for the foreseeable future, and not less than one year from the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Group structure
- GOODWOOD ESTATE COMPANY LIMITED(THE) · parent
- Goodwood Racecourse Limited 1%
- Goodwood Road Racing Company Limited 1%
- The Goodwood Club Limited 1%
- The Goodwood Hotel Limited 1%
- Goodwood Events Company Limited 1%
- Goodwood Racehorse Owners Group Limited 1%
- Goodwood Group Limited 1%
- Goodwood Farms Limited 1%
- Goodwood Hotel Property Company Limited 1%
- Goodwood Speedweek Limited 1%
- Kapstone Limited 1%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GADSBY, Judith Lorraine | Secretary | 2025-07-17 | — | — |
| BARLOW, Ian Edward | Director | 2016-03-01 | Sep 1951 | British |
| COLE, Jane Margaret | Director | 2013-04-17 | Jun 1963 | British |
| DUCHESS OF RICHMOND AND GORDON, Janet Elizabeth, Countess Of March & Kinrara | Director | 1995-01-01 | Dec 1961 | British |
| GEORGE, Martin Peter | Director | 2023-12-04 | May 1962 | British |
| GORDON LENNOX, Charles Henry, His Grace The 11th Duke Of Richmond | Director | — | Jan 1955 | British |
| GORDON LENNOX, William Rupert Charles, Lord | Director | 2024-10-01 | Nov 1996 | British |
| MCNEILL, Lloyd | Director | 2021-03-01 | Sep 1974 | British |
| RICHARDSON, Jeremy Robert Arthur | Director | 2013-02-27 | Sep 1970 | English |
| SARGENT, Adrian Paul | Director | 2017-08-14 | Mar 1976 | British |
| SETTRINGTON, Charles Henry, Earl Of March And Kinrara | Director | 2024-10-01 | Dec 1994 | British |
| WATERWORTH, Adam James Philip | Director | 2024-10-01 | May 1971 | British |
| WEST, Ian Christopher | Director | 2018-12-03 | May 1964 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEESMUR, Lynn | Secretary | 2005-07-01 | 2013-11-14 |
| FENNAH, Lynne | Secretary | 2003-05-01 | 2005-07-01 |
| GORDON-LENNOX, Charles Henry, The Right Hon Duke Of Richmond And Gordon | Secretary | 1995-01-06 | 1995-05-01 |
| KNIGHT, Robert John | Secretary | 1995-05-01 | 2003-05-01 |
| PALKA, Katharine Anne | Secretary | 2013-11-14 | 2025-07-17 |
| PROCTER, John Rawsthorne | Secretary | — | 1995-01-06 |
| ALLISON, Brian George, Professor | Director | 2007-02-28 | 2019-03-31 |
| AXTELL, Samantha Louise | Director | 2007-09-03 | 2009-12-18 |
| BIDWELL, James Richard Philip | Director | 2011-01-04 | 2011-12-31 |
| BULLOCK, Edward Albert | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2017-02-01 |
| DRAFFAN, Nigel Gordon Helm | Director | 1993-02-01 | 2009-06-26 |
| FABRICIUS, Roderick Norwood | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| FABRICIUS, Roderick Norwood | Director | 1993-02-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| FENNAH, Lynne | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2008-05-16 |
| GOLDSMITH, Carole Anne | Director | 2007-09-01 | 2013-09-17 |
| GORDON LENNOX, Charles Henry, His Grace The Duke Of Richmond And Gordon | Director | — | 2017-09-01 |
| GRAHAME, Andrew Charles | Director | 2010-01-04 | 2012-08-02 |
| GREAVES, Tracey | Director | 2009-12-14 | 2024-10-01 |
| HAYTHORNTHWAITE, Rick | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2023-09-06 |
| HOUGHTON, Anthony John | Director | 1996-03-07 | 2003-11-07 |
| JONES, Peter Ivan | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| KNIGHT, Robert John | Director | 1997-01-01 | 2007-05-01 |
| O'ROURKE, Terence David | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2025-07-17 |
| PRUDENCE, Earl John | Director | — | 1993-06-30 |
| SCOTT-BARRETT, Hugh Yelverton | Director | 2011-03-24 | 2017-06-29 |
| SULLIVAN, Christopher Paul | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2020-12-19 |
| SUTTON, Richard Charles Blyth | Director | 2004-08-20 | 2006-03-31 |
| WILLIAMSON, Alexander Patrick | Director | 2008-07-14 | 2017-06-07 |
| WOODGATE, Christopher Edward James | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2024-10-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr George John Varley | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2025-11-24 | Active |
| Janet Elizabeth Gordon Lennox | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2024-10-29 | Active |
| Mr Jeremy Richardson | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2024-04-04 | Active |
| Mr Richard Philip Taylor | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-11-24 |
| Mr Andrew John Taylor | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-04-04 |
| Duke Of Richmond Charles Henry Gordon Lennox | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-09-01 |
| His Grace The 11th Duke Of Richmond And Gordon Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 249 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-21 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-07-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-15 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-13 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-13 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-15 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-11 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
+8.2%
£135,925,570 £147,059,085
-
Cash
+390.2%
£6,509,286 £31,909,119
-
Net assets
+2.5%
£178,661,457 £183,082,761
-
Employees
+6.9%
1,102 1,178
-
Operating profit
-116.9%
£3,544,602 -£598,374
-
Profit before tax
-101.3%
£3,433,459 -£44,196
-
Wages
+1%
£31,643,304 £31,959,764
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