Newbury Racecourse: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Newbury Racecourse PLC's person with significant control on the Companies House register is Compton Beauchamp Estates Limited. In the year to December 2025 Newbury Racecourse PLC reported turnover of £23m.
- In the year to December 2025, Newbury Racecourse had turnover of £23m, up 6.1% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax profit of £1.1m, keeping £4.77 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 193 people, with staff costs of £5m.
- Newbury Racecourse PLC is controlled by Compton Beauchamp Estates Limited, according to the Companies House register.
- These figures are from Newbury Racecourse PLC's group accounts for the year to December 2025, filed at Companies House on 21 June 2026.
- Registered name
- NEWBURY RACECOURSE PLC
- Company number
- 00080774
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 26 April 1904
- Registered office area
- Reading
- Industry code on the register
- 93110: Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities
- Accounts
- Group accounts, covering the companies it owns
- Accounts type
- Full group accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to December 2025, filed 21 June 2026
What does Newbury Racecourse do?
Newbury Racecourse is a racecourse in Newbury, Berkshire, run by a public limited company whose shares can be bought by the public. It hosts 31 racedays a year across flat and jumps racing, including the Coral Gold Cup and Lockinge Weekend. The site also includes The Lodge, a 36-bedroom hotel, and the Rocking Horse Nursery. Beyond racing it earns money from hospitality, and from conferences, exhibitions, weddings, events and filming across its estate.
In brief: racecourse in Newbury, Berkshire · 31 racedays a year, flat and jumps · on-site hotel and nursery · a plc
Source: Newbury Racecourse's own website, retrieved 25 September 2026.
Who owns Newbury Racecourse?
The Companies House register records Compton Beauchamp Estates Limited as the person with significant control of Newbury Racecourse PLC, company number 00080774. Compton Beauchamp Estates Limited is itself company number 03856029.
That places Newbury Racecourse PLC inside a larger group. Its accounts are group accounts, covering the companies it owns as well.
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 Newbury Racecourse?
The Companies House register lists 11 current officers for Newbury Racecourse PLC.
All 11 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Lady Madeleine Astrid Lloyd Webber | 23 October 1998 |
| Henry Malcolm Herbert | 21 January 2000 |
| Dominic James Burke | 19 November 2010 |
| Matthew Longstreth Thompson | 1 January 2018 |
| Bryan Robert Hardy Burrough | 6 December 2018 |
| Mark Leigh | 14 April 2020 |
| Mark Leigh | 1 May 2020 |
| Sofia Astrid Kristina Watson | 9 May 2023 |
| Shaun Charles Hinds | 3 June 2024 |
| James Owen Willans Richardson | 6 January 2025 |
| Juliet Mary Slot | 10 June 2025 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Newbury Racecourse file?
Newbury Racecourse PLC reported turnover of £23m in the year to December 2025. That was up 6.1% on £22m the year before.
It reported 193 employees. The year before it reported 191.
It filed a pre-tax profit of £1.1m for the year, against a pre-tax profit of £1.1m the year before.
Staff costs came to £5m. That is an average of £27,000 a head. It ended the year with £9m at the bank and net assets of £48m. It paid dividends of -£0.2m.
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £23m | £22m |
| Pre-tax profit | £1.1m (filed) | £1.1m (filed) |
| Employees | 193 | 191 |
| Staff costs | £5m | £5m |
| Average staff cost per head | £27,000 | £26,000 |
| Bank and cash | £9m | £8m |
| Net assets | £48m | £47m |
| Dividends paid | -£0.2m | |
| Interest paid | £14k | |
| Interest received | £0.3m | |
| Directors' pay | £0.7m |
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 · Group accounts
Are there any charges against Newbury Racecourse?
Newbury Racecourse PLC has registered 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Newbury Racecourse PLC Pension and Life Assurance Plan | 18 November 2010 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How Newbury Racecourse compares
Of the 5 racecourses, Newbury Racecourse is 4th on turnover, 2nd on profit margin and 3rd on growth. Ascot keeps the most of every £100 of sales: £14.65.
| Rank | Racecourses | Turnover | Profit per £100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ascot | £115m | £14.65 |
| 4th | Newbury Racecourse | £23m | £4.77 |
| + 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.
Newbury Racecourse files as Newbury Racecourse PLC, whose person with significant control is Compton Beauchamp Estates Limited, with turnover of £23m in its latest filed year.
Questions about Newbury Racecourse
What does Newbury Racecourse do?
Newbury Racecourse is a racecourse in Newbury, Berkshire, run by a public limited company whose shares can be bought by the public. It hosts 31 racedays a year across flat and jumps racing, including the Coral Gold Cup and Lockinge Weekend. The site also includes The Lodge, a 36-bedroom hotel, and the Rocking Horse Nursery. Beyond racing it earns money from hospitality, and from conferences, exhibitions, weddings, events and filming across its estate.
How does Newbury Racecourse compare with its rivals?
By turnover, Newbury Racecourse is 4th 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 Newbury Racecourse?
The Companies House register records Compton Beauchamp Estates Limited as the person with significant control of Newbury Racecourse PLC.
How much does Newbury Racecourse make?
Newbury Racecourse PLC reported turnover of £23m in the year to December 2025. It filed a pre-tax profit of £1.1m.
How many people work at Newbury Racecourse?
Newbury Racecourse PLC reported 193 employees in the year to December 2025.
Who runs Newbury Racecourse?
The Companies House register lists 11 current officers for Newbury Racecourse PLC. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Newbury Racecourse PLC's filings at Companies House, company number 00080774, for the period shown at the top of the page.
- These are group accounts: they include the companies it owns.
- 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, “Newbury Racecourse: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 6 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/newbury-racecourse/. Figures from Companies House filings for NEWBURY RACECOURSE PLC (00080774).
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