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Company No. 00928956 · Incorporated 18 Mar 1968

Leicester Racecourse Co.,limited

Registered name: LEICESTER RACECOURSE CO.,LIMITED

Part of Leicester Racecourse Holdings Limited group

Leicester Racecourse Co.,limited made £6.4m revenue and £78.6k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Leicester Racecourse Co.,limited’s revenue grew 6% to £6.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £78.6k profit and 156 employees. The company is classified under “other amusement and recreation activities” and is based in Leicester; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection R · Arts, entertainment and recreationSIC 93290Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
Leicester, East Midlands
Age
58 yrs · since 1968
Type
Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The ultimate parent company is Leicester Racecourse Holdings Limited which is incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales for which consolidated group accounts are prepared.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue
£6.4m
Growth ▲5.6%
Profit
£78.6k
Growth ▼20.8%
Profit margin
1.2%
Gross 34.9%
Employees
156
Change ▲6.9%
Profit / employee
£504
Revenue/employee £41.1k
Profitable streak
2yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£5.5m£6.1m£6.4m
Cost of sales£3.8m£3.9m£4.2m
Gross profit£1.7m£2.1m£2.2m
Operating profit−£150k£183k£181k
Profit before tax−£194k£134k£93.6k
Profit after tax−£143k£99.3k£78.6k
Profit (best available)−£143k£99.3k£78.6k
Staff costs£1.4m£1.4m£1.5m
Employees (average)139146156
Ratios
Profit margin−2.6%1.6%1.2%
Gross margin31.5%35%34.9%
Revenue per employee£39.7k£41.5k£41.1k
Profit per employee−£1k£680£504
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲9.8%▲5.6%
Profit growth——▼20.8%
Headcount growth—▲5%▲6.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£3.3m£3.7m£3.9m
Net assets£5.3m£5.3m£5.2m
Fixed assets£3.5m£3.4m£3.4m
Current assets£4.5m£5.1m£5.2m
Debtors£1.1m£1.3m£1.3m
Deferred income£261k£282k£341k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
1.2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
34.9%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£41.1k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£504
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
52.9%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
5.3%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
20.3%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets
▼1%
Now £5.2m
Cash at bank
▲4%
Now £3.9m
Headcount
▲7%
Now 156
Deferred income
▲21%
Now £341k
Fixed assets
▲1%
Now £3.4m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Leicester Racecourse Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Leicester Racecourse Co.,limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £78.6k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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