Goodwood Racecourse: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Goodwood Racecourse Limited's person with significant control on the Companies House register is Goodwood Estate Company Limited. It holds 75% or more of the company. In the year to December 2025 Goodwood Racecourse Limited reported turnover of £26m.
- In the year to December 2025, Goodwood Racecourse had turnover of £26m, up 1.5% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax loss of £0.3m, losing £1.18 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 65 people, with staff costs of £3m.
- Goodwood Racecourse Limited is controlled by Goodwood Estate Company Limited, according to the Companies House register.
- These figures are from Goodwood Racecourse Limited's accounts for the year to December 2025, filed at Companies House on 8 October 2026.
- Registered name
- GOODWOOD RACECOURSE LIMITED
- Company number
- 00772766
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 2 September 1963
- Registered office area
- Portsmouth
- Industry code on the register
- 93110: Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities
- Accounts
- Single company accounts, this company only
- Accounts type
- Full accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to December 2025, filed 8 October 2026
What does Goodwood Racecourse do?
Goodwood Racecourse is a horse racing course on the Goodwood Estate near Chichester, West Sussex, overlooking the South Downs. It stages 19 racedays a season, headed by the five-day Qatar Goodwood Festival in summer, alongside meetings such as the May Festival, Friday evening racing and the Season Finale. Racing has been held there since 1802, and the course is known as Glorious Goodwood. It earns from racing tickets, its Horseracing Club membership, hospitality packages and venue hire for corporate and private events.
In brief: horse racing course · West Sussex · Qatar Goodwood Festival · 19 racedays, membership and hospitality
Source: Goodwood Racecourse's own website, retrieved 25 September 2026.
Who owns Goodwood Racecourse?
The Companies House register records Goodwood Estate Company Limited as the person with significant control of Goodwood Racecourse Limited, company number 00772766. Goodwood Estate Company Limited is itself company number 00553452. It holds 75% or more of the shares or voting rights. The control was notified on 6 April 2016.
That places Goodwood Racecourse Limited inside a larger group. The accounts on this page are the company's own, not the wider group's.
The full ownership record is on the Companies House register. Control is given in the bands the register uses, not as exact shareholdings.
Who runs Goodwood Racecourse?
The Companies House register lists 5 current officers for Goodwood Racecourse Limited.
All 5 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| His Grace The 11th Duke Of Richmond Charles Henry Gordon Lennox | |
| Countess Of March & Kinrara Janet Elizabeth Duchess Of Richmond And Gordon | 1 January 1995 |
| Adam James Philip Waterworth | 1 July 2010 |
| Adrian Paul Sargent | 1 October 2024 |
| Judith Lorraine Gadsby | 17 July 2025 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Goodwood Racecourse file?
Goodwood Racecourse Limited reported turnover of £26m in the year to December 2025. That was up 1.5% on £26m the year before.
It reported 65 employees. The year before it reported 63.
It filed a pre-tax loss of £0.3m for the year, against a pre-tax loss of £4m the year before.
Staff costs came to £3m. That is an average of £41,000 a head. It ended the year with £1.3m at the bank and net assets of £18m.
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £26m | £26m |
| Pre-tax profit | -£0.3m (filed) | -£4m (filed) |
| Employees | 65 | 63 |
| Staff costs | £3m | £3m |
| Average staff cost per head | £41,000 | £44,000 |
| Bank and cash | £1.3m | £8k |
| Net assets | £18m | £18m |
| Interest paid | £3k | |
| Directors' pay | £0.2m |
Read the accounts to December 2025 (PDF, Companies House) · every accounts filing
What do these figures mean? Turnover vs profit · Profit per £100 · Cash vs profit · Net assets
Are there any charges against Goodwood Racecourse?
Goodwood Racecourse Limited has registered 10 charges at Companies House, of which 1 is still outstanding. A charge is security a lender takes over a company's assets; one is satisfied when the lending behind it is repaid or released.
The outstanding charge
| Charge holder | Created |
|---|---|
| National Westminster Bank PLC | 13 July 2012 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How Goodwood Racecourse compares
Of the 5 racecourses, Goodwood Racecourse is 3rd on turnover, 5th on profit margin and 5th on growth. Ascot keeps the most of every £100 of sales: £14.65.
| Rank | Racecourses | Turnover | Profit per £100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ascot | £115m | £14.65 |
| 3rd | Goodwood Racecourse | £26m | −£1.18 |
| + 3 more racecourses ranked |
Ranked by turnover. Profit per £100 is pre-tax profit for every £100 of turnover, shown only where the profit is filed.
Goodwood Racecourse files as Goodwood Racecourse Limited, whose person with significant control is Goodwood Estate Company Limited, with turnover of £26m in its latest filed year.
Questions about Goodwood Racecourse
What does Goodwood Racecourse do?
Goodwood Racecourse is a horse racing course on the Goodwood Estate near Chichester, West Sussex, overlooking the South Downs. It stages 19 racedays a season, headed by the five-day Qatar Goodwood Festival in summer, alongside meetings such as the May Festival, Friday evening racing and the Season Finale. Racing has been held there since 1802, and the course is known as Glorious Goodwood. It earns from racing tickets, its Horseracing Club membership, hospitality packages and venue hire for corporate and private events.
How does Goodwood Racecourse compare with its rivals?
By turnover, Goodwood Racecourse is 3rd of the 5 companies in our battle of the racecourses, behind Ascot. The battle ranks them on turnover, pre-tax profit, margin, growth and net assets. The battle of the racecourses →
Who owns Goodwood Racecourse?
The Companies House register records Goodwood Estate Company Limited as the person with significant control of Goodwood Racecourse Limited. It holds 75% or more of the shares or voting rights.
How much does Goodwood Racecourse make?
Goodwood Racecourse Limited reported turnover of £26m in the year to December 2025. It filed a pre-tax loss of £0.3m.
How many people work at Goodwood Racecourse?
Goodwood Racecourse Limited reported 65 employees in the year to December 2025.
Who runs Goodwood Racecourse?
The Companies House register lists 5 current officers for Goodwood Racecourse Limited. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Goodwood Racecourse Limited's filings at Companies House, company number 00772766, for the period shown at the top of the page.
- These are single company accounts: they cover this company alone, not any wider group.
- Pre-tax profit is the figure the company filed, for both years.
- A figure the filing does not disclose is shown as n/d. A zero in the filing is treated as not disclosed, never as nil.
- Rounding: below £0.1m in thousands, from £0.1m to £2m to one decimal place, from £2m to the nearest million.
- Ownership is shown in the control bands the register of people with significant control uses, not as exact shareholdings.
- Officers' names and appointment dates come from the Companies House register. Job titles come from the company's own website. The description of what the company does comes from its website, or is marked Spark Intel editorial where it is written from stable, checked facts, with the date either way.
Spark Intel, “Goodwood Racecourse: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 6 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/goodwood-racecourse/. Figures from Companies House filings for GOODWOOD RACECOURSE LIMITED (00772766).
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