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The Racecourse Association Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 62

  1. Nicholas Kester Smith 2026-2026 Director View profile
  2. Richard John Norris 2025-2026 Director View profile
  3. Nevin John Truesdale 2020-2024 Director View profile
  4. Hazel Gilchrist Peplinski 2020-2022 Director View profile
  5. Delia Bushell 2019-2020 Director View profile
  6. David James Armstrong 2019-2025 Director View profile
  7. William Guy Farnsworth 2016-2020 Director View profile
  8. Margaret Adela Miriam Carver 2015-2021 Director View profile
  9. Charles Henry Barnett 2015-2023 Director View profile
  10. Patrick Gerard Masterson 2013-2022 Director View profile
  11. Adam James Philip Waterworth 2010-2015 Director View profile
  12. Vivien Anne Currie 2010-2016 Director View profile
  13. Ian Edward Barlow 2009-2015 Director View profile
  14. Christopher Michael Tetley 2008-2011 Director View profile
  15. Simon Louis Bazalgette 2008-2019 Director View profile
  16. Anthony Brian Kelly 2008-2015 Director View profile
  17. Andrew Nicholas Martin Gould 2008-2008 Director View profile
  18. Mark Elliott 2007-2012 Director View profile
  19. Rodney Grant Street 2007-2008 Director View profile
  20. James Henry Sanderson 2005-2008 Director View profile
  21. Andrew Maxwell Coppel CBE 2004-2007 Director View profile
  22. Clive Richard Buckle 2004-2013 Director View profile
  23. David Allan Thorpe 2004-2009 Director View profile
  24. Mark James Kershaw 2004-2008 Director View profile
  25. Lees, Nicholas Ernest Samuel, Captain 2004-2004 Director View profile
  26. Morag Graham Gray 2003-2004 Director View profile
  27. Timothy Betteridge 2003-2005 Director View profile
  28. Simon William Clarke 2003-2007 Director View profile
  29. Douglas Vernon Erskine Crum 2003-2004 Director View profile
  30. Lord Alexander Hesketh 2003-2004 Director View profile
  31. Richard Arthur Johnston 2003-2004 Director View profile
  32. Richard Thomas 2001-2003 Director View profile
  33. Robert Ian Renton 2001-2007 Director View profile
  34. Keith Clark Brown 2001-2004 Director View profile
  35. Robert William Leslie Bowden 1999-2001 Director View profile
  36. Roderick Norwood Fabricius 1998-2003 Director View profile
  37. Sir Stanley William Clarke 1997-2003 Director View profile
  38. John Francis Sanderson 1996-2003 Director View profile
  39. Rodger David Farrant 1995-2001 Director View profile
  40. Pank, John David Graham, Major General 1994-1998 Director View profile
  41. Richard John Muddle 1994-1997 Director View profile
  42. Edward William Gillespie 1993-2003 Director View profile
  43. Sir Paul Leonard Fox 1993-1997 Director View profile
  44. Timothy Patrick Neligan 1994 Director View profile
  45. Rodger Alwyn Juggins 1994 Director View profile
  46. Jack Henry Alsop Bennett 1994 Director View profile
  47. Ronald Albert Muddle 1994 Director View profile
  48. George Carwardine Francis 1996 Director View profile
  49. Clifford Ernest Griggs 1994 Director View profile
  50. John Grover Cleverly 1994 Director View profile
  51. Antony Gordon Mansel Shewen 1995 Director View profile
  52. William Thomas Whittle 1994 Director View profile
  53. James Norman Gundill 2003 Director View profile
  54. John James Warr 1993 Director View profile
  55. Martin Joseph Legge 1992 Director View profile
  56. Holly Sian Cook 2018-2022 Secretary View profile
  57. Stephen Edward Atkin 2000-2018 Secretary View profile
  58. Hugh Angus Crichton-Miller 1997-2001 Secretary View profile
  59. Malcolm John Armstrong 1996-2000 Secretary View profile
  60. Harcourt Registrars Limited 1995-1996 Corporate-secretary View profile
  61. David Lloyd Lupton 1992-1995 Secretary View profile
  62. Stanley Jackson 1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
22/05/1907

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. The Racecourse Association Limited is controlled by Arena Leisure Limited
    Evidence
    active 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Arena Leisure Limited is controlled by Arena Racing Corporation Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Arena Racing Corporation Limited.

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Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

8 directors on the board

5.3y median 3.9y
average tenure
14.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (8)

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Arts and leisure 8Other services 5Professional services 4Tech and media 4Business services 2Education 2Finance 1Retail and trade 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00093447
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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