Musselburgh Racecourse: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Musselburgh Racecourse Limited's person with significant control on the Companies House register is Chester Race Company Limited. In the year to December 2025 Musselburgh Racecourse Limited reported turnover of £6m.
- In the year to December 2025, Musselburgh Racecourse had turnover of £6m, up 15.5% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax profit of £0.2m, keeping £3.77 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 19 people, with staff costs of £1.1m.
- Musselburgh Racecourse Limited is controlled by Chester Race Company Limited, according to the Companies House register.
- These figures are from Musselburgh Racecourse Limited's accounts for the year to December 2025, filed at Companies House on 21 September 2026.
- Registered name
- MUSSELBURGH RACECOURSE LIMITED
- Company number
- 12456512
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 11 February 2020
- Registered office area
- Chester
- Industry code on the register
- 93110: Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities
- Accounts
- Single company accounts, this company only
- Accounts type
- Small company accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to December 2025, filed 21 September 2026
What does Musselburgh Racecourse do?
Musselburgh Racecourse is a racecourse in Musselburgh, East Lothian, where racing has been held since 1816. It stages flat and jumps racing, with fixtures including the New Year's Day raceday, the Scottish Cheltenham Trials, the Scottish Sprint Cup and the Edinburgh Cup. The course sits on Musselburgh Common Good Land, East Lothian Council owns its facilities such as the grandstands and stables, and Chester Race Company has managed it since July 2020. It earns money from racedays, hospitality, membership and events.
In brief: racecourse in East Lothian · racing since 1816 · flat and jumps · managed by Chester Race Company since 2020
Source: Musselburgh Racecourse's own website, retrieved 25 September 2026.
Who owns Musselburgh Racecourse?
The Companies House register records Chester Race Company Limited as the person with significant control of Musselburgh Racecourse Limited, company number 12456512. Chester Race Company Limited is itself company number 00037600.
That places Musselburgh 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 Musselburgh Racecourse?
The Companies House register lists 4 current officers for Musselburgh Racecourse Limited.
All 4 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Marco John Garavello | 11 February 2020 |
| Marco John Garavello | 11 February 2020 |
| John Sullivan O'Doherty | 5 May 2021 |
| Louise Adele Stewart | 1 March 2022 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Musselburgh Racecourse file?
Musselburgh Racecourse Limited reported turnover of £6m in the year to December 2025. That was up 15.5% on £5m the year before.
It reported 19 employees. The year before it reported 18.
It filed a pre-tax profit of £0.2m for the year, against a pre-tax loss of £0.7m the year before.
Staff costs came to £1.1m. That is an average of £55,000 a head. It ended the year with £0.3m at the bank and net assets of £0.2m.
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6m | £5m |
| Pre-tax profit | £0.2m (filed) | -£0.7m (filed) |
| Employees | 19 | 18 |
| Staff costs | £1.1m | £0.9m |
| Average staff cost per head | £55,000 | £53,000 |
| Bank and cash | £0.3m | £0.7m |
| Net assets | £0.2m | £0.3m |
Musselburgh Racecourse's latest accounts are small company accounts. Small companies do not have to file turnover or a profit and loss account, so blank figures here mean the company was not required to publish them, not that they are zero.
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 Musselburgh Racecourse?
Musselburgh Racecourse Limited has registered 2 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 as Security Trustee | 20 August 2026 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
Musselburgh Racecourse files as Musselburgh Racecourse Limited, whose person with significant control is Chester Race Company Limited, with turnover of £6m in its latest filed year.
Questions about Musselburgh Racecourse
What does Musselburgh Racecourse do?
Musselburgh Racecourse is a racecourse in Musselburgh, East Lothian, where racing has been held since 1816. It stages flat and jumps racing, with fixtures including the New Year's Day raceday, the Scottish Cheltenham Trials, the Scottish Sprint Cup and the Edinburgh Cup. The course sits on Musselburgh Common Good Land, East Lothian Council owns its facilities such as the grandstands and stables, and Chester Race Company has managed it since July 2020. It earns money from racedays, hospitality, membership and events.
Who owns Musselburgh Racecourse?
The Companies House register records Chester Race Company Limited as the person with significant control of Musselburgh Racecourse Limited.
How much does Musselburgh Racecourse make?
Musselburgh Racecourse Limited reported turnover of £6m in the year to December 2025. It filed a pre-tax profit of £0.2m.
How many people work at Musselburgh Racecourse?
Musselburgh Racecourse Limited reported 19 employees in the year to December 2025.
Who runs Musselburgh Racecourse?
The Companies House register lists 4 current officers for Musselburgh Racecourse Limited. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Musselburgh Racecourse Limited's filings at Companies House, company number 12456512, 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, “Musselburgh Racecourse: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 6 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/musselburgh-racecourse/. Figures from Companies House filings for MUSSELBURGH RACECOURSE LIMITED (12456512).
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