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

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Previous officers 84

  1. John Patrick Ferguson 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Andrew David Clifton 2021-2021 Director View profile
  3. Charles Henry Barnett 2021-2021 Director View profile
  4. Julie Anne Harrington 2021-2024 Director View profile
  5. Rupert Jeremy Arnold 2020-2020 Director View profile
  6. Luca Matteo Cumani 2019-2022 Director View profile
  7. Annamarie Phelps 2019-2022 Director View profile
  8. Nicholas George Cooper 2019-2020 Director View profile
  9. Margaret Adela Miriam Carver 2019-2021 Director View profile
  10. David James Armstrong 2019-2026 Director View profile
  11. Vivien Anne Currie 2016-2019 Director View profile
  12. Sir Paul Robert Stephenson 2015-2022 Director View profile
  13. Nicholas John Rust 2015-2021 Director View profile
  14. Jeremy Rupert Arnold 2015-2019 Director View profile
  15. David Allan Thorpe 2014-2015 Director View profile
  16. Atholl Scott Duncan 2014-2020 Director View profile
  17. Eamonn Wilmott 2014-2017 Director View profile
  18. Joseph William Saumarez Smith 2014-2025 Director View profile
  19. Diane Laura Whyte 2014-2023 Director View profile
  20. Elizabeth NöEl Harwerth 2014-2019 Director View profile
  21. Stephen Richard Harman 2013-2018 Director View profile
  22. Andrew William Kennedy Merriam 2012-2020 Director View profile
  23. Paul Allen Bittar 2012-2015 Director View profile
  24. Mark Steven Johnston 2011-2014 Director View profile
  25. Nicholas Michael Houssemayne Jones 2011-2014 Director View profile
  26. William Guy Farnsworth 2010-2014 Director View profile
  27. Justin John Wyndham Wadham 2010-2014 Director View profile
  28. Morag Graham Gray 2007-2014 Director View profile
  29. Nicholas Ian Coward 2007-2011 Director View profile
  30. John Stuart Bridgeman 2007-2012 Director View profile
  31. James Christopher Mcgrath 2007-2010 Director View profile
  32. Dennis George Gunn 2007-2015 Director View profile
  33. Gerald Barnard Balding 2007-2010 Director View profile
  34. Robert Ian Renton 2007-2010 Director View profile
  35. Paul David Roy 2007-2013 Director View profile
  36. Paul Joseph Dixon 2006-2007 Director View profile
  37. Stephen Maurice Crown 2005-2007 Director View profile
  38. Sir Eric Wilson Parker 2004-2004 Director View profile
  39. Baroness Ann Mallalieu 2004-2007 Director View profile
  40. Sir Michael Bryan Connell 2004-2007 Director View profile
  41. John Francis Sanderson 2003-2007 Director View profile
  42. Gregory Patrick Nichols 2003-2006 Director View profile
  43. Nigel Culliford Clark 2003-2004 Director View profile
  44. Adrian Michael Grazebrook 2003-2007 Director View profile
  45. Christopher Frederick Deuters 2003-2006 Director View profile
  46. Anthony Peter Stanley De Freitas 2003-2007 Director View profile
  47. Philip William Freedman 2003-2007 Director View profile
  48. Arthur David Gerald Oldrey 2001-2003 Director View profile
  49. Keith Clark Brown 2001-2004 Director View profile
  50. Julian Howard Richmond-Watson 2000-2007 Director View profile
  51. Martin Faulkner Broughton 1999-2007 Director View profile
  52. James Norman Gundill 1999-2003 Director View profile
  53. James Richard Furlong 1999-2003 Director View profile
  54. Nigel Robert Elwes 1999-2002 Director View profile
  55. Adrian John Charles Pratt 1998-1999 Director View profile
  56. Christopher John Spence 1998-2003 Director View profile
  57. Hilary Margaret Burnham 1998-2003 Director View profile
  58. Honourable Sir David Daniel Sieff 1998-2001 Director View profile
  59. Hugh Angus Crichton-Miller 1997-2001 Director View profile
  60. Peter David Savill 1997-2004 Director View profile
  61. Rhydian James Morgan-Jones OBE 1997-2007 Director View profile
  62. Parker-Bowles, Andrew, Brigadier 1997-1999 Director View profile
  63. Christopher Henry Sporborg 1996-1998 Director View profile
  64. Paul Henry Locke 1995-1999 Director View profile
  65. Matthew Campbell Mccloy 1995-1998 Director View profile
  66. Right Hon Lord John Wakeham 1995-1998 Director View profile
  67. Sir Thomas Henry Milborne Swinnerton Pilkington 1994-1998 Director View profile
  68. Peter Ivan Jones 1993-1997 Director View profile
  69. Sir Nevil John Wilfred Macready 1993-1995 Director View profile
  70. Currey & CO 1993-1996 Corporate-director View profile
  71. Sir Paul Leonard Fox 1993-1997 Director View profile
  72. Michael Darnell 1993-1996 Director View profile
  73. Montagu, David Charles Samuel, the Right Hon Lord Swaythling 1993-1997 Director View profile
  74. Nicholas John Foster Robinson 1993-1995 Director View profile
  75. The Marquess of Zetland, Mark, Marquess 1993-1997 Director View profile
  76. Patrick James Russell 1993-1993 Director View profile
  77. Adam Paul Brickell 2010-2016 Secretary View profile
  78. Oliver Simon Codrington 2008-2010 Secretary View profile
  79. Alan Emmanuel Delmonte 2005-2008 Secretary View profile
  80. Robert Tristram Ricketts 1999-2005 Secretary View profile
  81. Stephen Edward Atkin 1999-1999 Secretary View profile
  82. Morris Barrie Finesilver 1995-1999 Secretary View profile
  83. Raymond Clive Allan 1993-1995 Secretary View profile
  84. Mark Frederick Sten Alsop 1993-1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
28/04/1993

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. British Horseracing Authority Limited is controlled by The Racecourse Association Limited
    Evidence
    active 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. The Racecourse Association Limited is controlled by Arena Leisure Limited
    Evidence
    active 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. 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.

Grants received

2 grants · £2,100,000 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Sport England · £1,050,000
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £1,050,000

Most recent

  • Sport England £1,050,0002022-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £1,050,0002022-04-01
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

3.6y median 3.9y
average tenure
6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (6)

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 5Other services 4Professional services 4Agriculture 1Education 1Tech and media 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
02813358
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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