Chester Race Company Limited

Hotels and similar accommodation · Cheshire

ActiveUnited KingdomIncorporated 1892Private Limited Company

Financial position

Accounts to 2025-12-31 · GBP · Group accounts

Net assets

£40,797,589

Cash

£3,591,753

Turnover

£41,962,502

Profit / loss

£1,104,625

Current assets

£18,018,275

Creditors < 1 year

£9,491,430

Equity

£40,797,589

Average employees

Not available

Balance-sheet trend

GBP · consolidated

Financial statements

Selected figures from the best-ranked available filing for each period. Missing values remain unknown.

2 periods

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Reported figures	2025-12-31Group · AI-read	2024-12-31Group · AI-read
Balance sheet
Net assets	£40,797,589	£39,692,964
Equity	£40,797,589	£39,692,964
Share capital	£39,900	£39,900
Retained earnings	£40,757,689	£39,653,064
Assets
Fixed assets	£32,529,769	£33,334,404
Intangible assets	£3,821,737	£3,987,899
Property, plant & equipment	£27,289,962	£27,983,295
Investments	£48,070	£303,210
Current assets	£18,018,275	£17,175,463
Cash at bank	£3,591,753	£3,269,184
Debtors	£4,661,829	£5,128,121
Stock	£459,933	£368,868
Liabilities
Creditors within one year	£9,491,430	£9,829,842
Creditors after one year	—	£703,000
Provisions	£236,738	£259,984
Net current assets	£8,526,845	£7,345,621
Assets less current liabilities	£41,056,614	£40,680,025
Profit & loss
Turnover	£41,962,502	£38,379,263
Cost of sales	£25,737,675	£23,815,983
Gross profit	£16,224,827	£14,563,280
Administrative expenses	£18,456,342	£17,420,694
Other operating income	£3,380,604	£3,196,980
Operating profit	£1,085,862	−£38,094
Interest receivable	£553,147	£598,661
Profit before tax	£1,874,009	£560,567
Tax	£769,384	£435,687
Profit / loss	£1,104,625	£124,880
Operating costs
Depreciation	£2,444,044	£2,414,895
Amortisation	£166,162	£166,162
Operating lease charges	£755,464	£717,907
Audit fees	£45,785	£45,000
Government grants	£14,174	—
Cash flow
Net debt	£3,591,753	—
People & pay
Staff costs	£13,092,795	£11,929,964
Wages & salaries	£6,980,351	£6,534,741
Social security costs	£1,216,611	£906,205
Pension costs	£521,030	£517,054
Directors' remuneration	£838,960	£674,474
Highest paid director	£369,034	£267,800
Source evidence	View filing	View filing

From the accounts

What the accounts for 2025-12-31 say about themselves, read by AI from the scanned filing.

Auditor: Forvis Mazars LLP
Audit opinion: Clean (unmodified)
Accounts: Full accounts · FRS 102
Approved: 2026-03-11, signed by Louise Stewart

Subsidiaries (2)

Bangor-on-Dee Races Limited · 100% · England and Wales · dormant
Musselburgh Racecourse Limited · 100% · The Racecourse, Chester, CH1 2LY · trading

Turnover by segment (6)

Racing: 25,214,000 (2025-12-31)
Catering: 13,981,990 (2025-12-31)
Hotel: 2,766,512 (2025-12-31)
Racing: 22,501,592 (2024-12-31)
Catering: 13,226,935 (2024-12-31)
Hotel: 2,650,736 (2024-12-31)

Related parties (2)

Directors · directors · material or not at arm’s length transactions in respect of racing, catering and events · £nil
Directors · directors · amounts payable to the Company at year end · £nil

Share classes (2)

399 Ordinary shares of £100.00
399 Ordinary shares of £100.00

Contingent liabilities (3)

The Company has entered into a guarantee contract in favour of East Lothian Council in respect of the agreement by the Company’s subsidiary undertaking, Musselburgh Racecourse Limited, to provide racecourse and management services.
At 31 December 2025 balances owing to East Lothian Council amounted to £nil (2024: £nil).
Under the contract with East Lothian there is a potential obligation to invest in tangible fixed assets at Musselburgh.