Silverstone: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Silverstone Circuits Limited's person with significant control on the Companies House register is British Racing Drivers Club Limited(The). In the year to December 2025 Silverstone Circuits Limited reported turnover of £127m.
- In the year to December 2025, Silverstone had turnover of £127m, up 21.9% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax profit of £12m, keeping £9.49 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 289 people, with staff costs of £16m.
- Silverstone Circuits Limited is controlled by British Racing Drivers Club Limited(The), according to the Companies House register.
- These figures are from Silverstone Circuits Limited's accounts for the year to December 2025, filed at Companies House on 2 October 2026.
- Registered name
- SILVERSTONE CIRCUITS LIMITED
- Company number
- 00882843
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 5 July 1966
- Registered office area
- Northampton
- 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 2 October 2026
What does Silverstone do?
Silverstone is a motor racing circuit in Northamptonshire that hosts the Formula 1 British Grand Prix and MotoGP's British round. It earns money from race tickets and hospitality packages, and hires out the track for other race meetings, track days, corporate events and testing. It also sells driving experiences to the public. Silverstone Circuits Limited runs the circuit, which is owned by the British Racing Drivers' Club.
In brief: motor racing circuit · home of the British Grand Prix · tickets, hospitality and driving experiences · owned by the BRDC
Source: Spark Intel editorial, checked 24 September 2026. Official website: silverstone.co.uk.
Who owns Silverstone?
The Companies House register records British Racing Drivers Club Limited(The) as the person with significant control of Silverstone Circuits Limited, company number 00882843. British Racing Drivers Club Limited(The) is itself company number 00257980.
That places Silverstone Circuits 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 Silverstone?
The Companies House register lists 4 current officers for Silverstone Circuits Limited.
All 4 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Stuart Alexander Mackenzie Pringle | 1 January 2017 |
| Peter Digby | 22 September 2022 |
| Alexandra Claire Louise Taylor | 15 September 2025 |
| Samuel Lewis Tordoff | 25 November 2025 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Silverstone file?
Silverstone Circuits Limited reported turnover of £127m in the year to December 2025. That was up 21.9% on £104m the year before.
It reported 289 employees. The year before it reported 229.
It filed a pre-tax profit of £12m for the year, against a pre-tax profit of £14m the year before.
Staff costs came to £16m. That is an average of £56,000 a head. It ended the year with £52m at the bank and net assets of £48m.
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £127m | £104m |
| Pre-tax profit | £12m (filed) | £14m (filed) |
| Employees | 289 | 229 |
| Staff costs | £16m | £13m |
| Average staff cost per head | £56,000 | £57,000 |
| Bank and cash | £52m | £46m |
| Net assets | £48m | £38m |
| Interest received | £1.0m | |
| Directors' pay | £0.8m |
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 Silverstone?
Silverstone Circuits Limited has registered 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Hsbc UK Bank PLC | 22 June 2020 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How Silverstone compares
Of the 3 UK race circuits, Silverstone is 1st on turnover, 3rd on profit margin and 1st on growth. MotorSport Vision keeps the most of every £100 of sales: £18.26.
| Rank | UK race circuits | Turnover | Profit per £100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Silverstone | £127m | £9.49 |
| 2nd | Goodwood Road Racing | £89m | £17.38 |
| + 1 more UK race circuits ranked |
Ranked by turnover. Profit per £100 is pre-tax profit for every £100 of turnover, shown only where the profit is filed.
That comparison uses Silverstone's accounts to December 2024. This page shows the newer year to December 2025.
Silverstone files as Silverstone Circuits Limited, whose person with significant control is British Racing Drivers Club Limited(The), with turnover of £127m in its latest filed year.
Questions about Silverstone
What does Silverstone do?
Silverstone is a motor racing circuit in Northamptonshire that hosts the Formula 1 British Grand Prix and MotoGP's British round. It earns money from race tickets and hospitality packages, and hires out the track for other race meetings, track days, corporate events and testing. It also sells driving experiences to the public. Silverstone Circuits Limited runs the circuit, which is owned by the British Racing Drivers' Club.
Is Silverstone bigger than Wimbledon?
No, by turnover. Silverstone reported £127m in its latest accounts, against £427m at Wimbledon. Our Wimbledon v Silverstone page compares the two on profit, margin, growth and staff. Wimbledon v Silverstone →
How does Silverstone compare with its rivals?
By turnover, Silverstone is 1st of the 3 companies in our battle of the UK race circuits, ahead of Goodwood Road Racing. The battle ranks them on turnover, pre-tax profit, margin, growth and net assets. The battle of the UK race circuits →
Who owns Silverstone?
The Companies House register records British Racing Drivers Club Limited(The) as the person with significant control of Silverstone Circuits Limited.
How much does Silverstone make?
Silverstone Circuits Limited reported turnover of £127m in the year to December 2025. It filed a pre-tax profit of £12m.
How many people work at Silverstone?
Silverstone Circuits Limited reported 289 employees in the year to December 2025.
Who runs Silverstone?
The Companies House register lists 4 current officers for Silverstone Circuits Limited. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Silverstone Circuits Limited's filings at Companies House, company number 00882843, 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, “Silverstone: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 6 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/silverstone/. Figures from Companies House filings for SILVERSTONE CIRCUITS LIMITED (00882843).
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