BRIGHTON RACECOURSE COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-30 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-16
Watchouts
Cash
£226K
+81.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£365K
+361.4% vs 2023
Employees
12
+33.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£510K
-30.4% 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 1 time since incorporation
- BRIGHTON RACECOURSE COMPANY LIMITED 1998-01-19 → present
- MAWLAW 370 LIMITED 1997-11-21 → 1998-01-19
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £5,699,722 | £5,172,008 | |
| Operating profit | — | £732,733 | £522,416 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £732,733 | £510,142 | |
| Net profit | — | £831,586 | £504,391 | |
| Cash | — | £124,338 | £225,650 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | -£139,547 | £724,844 | |
| Net assets | — | -£139,547 | £364,844 | |
| Equity | -£971,133 | -£139,547 | £364,844 | |
| Average employees | — | 9 | 12 | |
| Wages | — | £730,664 | £724,906 |
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 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 12.9% | 10.1% | |
| Net margin | — | 14.6% | 9.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -525.1% | 72.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.70x | 0.78x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 42.56x |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Adler Shine LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having reviewed the company's financial forecasts and expected future cash flows, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, the going concern basis has been adopted in preparing the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024. Further details are given in the note 2.3 to the accounts.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 41 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HILL, Megan Joy | Secretary | 2012-05-14 | — | — |
| GALLAGHER, Kieran James | Director | 2025-11-21 | Jun 1974 | British |
| HEWITT, John Patrick, Councillor | Director | 2023-05-25 | Jul 1988 | Irish |
| NAHUM, Stephane Abraham Joseph | Director | 2018-09-29 | Dec 1975 | French |
| TAYLOR, Jacob Oliver | Director | 2025-12-18 | Jun 1989 | British |
Show 41 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARKE, Simon William | Secretary | 2000-02-25 | 2001-07-19 |
| DOONA, Paul Ernest | Secretary | 1998-02-05 | 1999-12-01 |
| HOLMES, Nicolas | Secretary | 1999-12-01 | 2000-02-25 |
| KELLY, Anthony Brian | Secretary | 2004-09-10 | 2007-02-14 |
| NELSON, Rachel Anne | Secretary | 2007-02-14 | 2012-05-14 |
| STOKES, Mark Bryan | Secretary | 2001-07-19 | 2004-09-03 |
| MAWLAW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1997-11-21 | 1998-02-05 |
| BODFISH, Ken | Director | 2003-08-19 | 2006-04-30 |
| BOWDEN, Geoffrey Alan Raphael | Director | 2012-06-15 | 2014-06-01 |
| CLARKE, Simon William | Director | 1998-10-08 | 2007-06-22 |
| CLARKE, Stanley William, Sir | Director | 1998-02-05 | 2004-09-19 |
| DOONA, Paul Ernest | Director | 1998-02-04 | 1998-10-08 |
| DUNCAN, Robert Ian, Councillor | Director | 1998-02-05 | 2003-06-07 |
| FITCH, Brian Roger | Director | 2011-05-19 | 2014-06-18 |
| FITCH, Brian Roger | Director | 2006-06-08 | 2007-05-31 |
| GALLAGHER, Keiran James | Director | 2025-11-21 | 2025-11-21 |
| GALVIN, Timothy | Director | 2023-05-25 | 2025-11-11 |
| GLOSSOP, Charles Compton Anthony | Director | 1998-02-05 | 2001-08-01 |
| HALL, Christopher Sandford | Director | 2007-09-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| HALL, Christopher Sandford | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2007-07-31 |
| HAMILTON, Leslie Arthur | Director | 2015-05-19 | 2019-05-25 |
| HARRINGTON, Julie Anne | Director | 2008-01-31 | 2012-03-16 |
| HAWKES, Patricia Ann | Director | 2007-08-22 | 2011-09-22 |
| HOAD, Robert Paul | Director | 2003-05-23 | 2004-12-31 |
| KELLY, Anthony Brian | Director | 2004-09-10 | 2015-07-23 |
| KENNEDY, Amy, Councillor | Director | 2011-05-19 | 2012-06-15 |
| LEPPER, Jeane | Director | 2014-06-18 | 2015-05-19 |
| LYTHELL, Elizabeth Jacqueline | Director | 1998-02-05 | 2003-06-07 |
| MARSH, Maureen Susan, Councillor | Director | 2014-06-01 | 2015-05-19 |
| NAHUM, Stephane Abraham Joseph | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2014-06-30 |
| O'DRISCOLL, Patrick Colin | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2018-09-29 |
| RENTON, Robert Ian | Director | 2012-05-30 | 2012-08-31 |
| ROBERTSON, Kevin Stuart | Director | 2014-06-30 | 2019-07-04 |
| SMITH, David John, Councillor | Director | 2003-08-19 | 2011-09-22 |
| SPINCER, Mark | Director | 2019-07-04 | 2025-11-21 |
| STOKES, Mark Bryan | Director | 2001-07-19 | 2004-09-03 |
| STREET, Rodney Grant | Director | 2001-07-19 | 2008-06-30 |
| THEOBALD, Carol Ann | Director | 2015-05-19 | 2019-05-25 |
| WEST, Peter Ronald William, Cllr | Director | 2019-05-25 | 2023-05-24 |
| WILLIAMS, Gilliane Michelle | Director | 2019-05-25 | 2023-05-24 |
| MAWLAW CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1997-11-21 | 1998-02-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Races Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 194 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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
-9.3%
£5,699,722 £5,172,008
-
Cash
+81.5%
£124,338 £225,650
-
Net assets
+361.4%
-£139,547 £364,844
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Employees
+33.3%
9 12
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Operating profit
-28.7%
£732,733 £522,416
-
Profit before tax
-30.4%
£732,733 £510,142
-
Wages
-0.8%
£730,664 £724,906
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers