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The Taunton Racecourse Company Limited

Operation of sports facilities

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 13

  1. Robert Joseph Young 2018-2026 Director View profile
  2. Christopher James Dunn 2003-2023 Director View profile
  3. John Samuel Byard White 1994-2020 Director View profile
  4. Paul Kelson Barber 1994-2022 Director View profile
  5. Michael James Foden 1993-2020 Director View profile
  6. Antony Gordon Mansel Shewen 1992-1998 Director View profile
  7. Edenson James Edwards-Heathcote 2001 Director View profile
  8. Norman George Reading 1994 Director View profile
  9. Andrew Michael Macewan 2000 Director View profile
  10. Edward Frank Dunn 2003 Director View profile
  11. Rt Hon Sir Edward Dillon Lott Du Cann 1993 Director View profile
  12. Robert Young 2010-2026 Secretary View profile
  13. John Evelyn Baring Hills 2001-2009 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Operation of sports facilities
Incorporated
18/07/1927
Registered office
Taunton

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 Taunton Racecourse Company Limited is controlled by Harry James Bligh Dunn
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2025-06-05 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Harry James Bligh Dunn.

3 other companies in this group

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.

Financials

Net assets
£1,593,041
Total assets
£3,384,455
Cash
£609,003
Employees
12
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-05-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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.

4 directors on the board

8.7y median 6.9y
average tenure
18.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Hospitality 5Professional services 2Construction 1Finance 1Health and social care 1Manufacturing 1Property 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00223275
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
28/02/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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