JOCKEY CLUB ESTATES LIMITED

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00944773 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1968-12-23

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 9 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

11 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 33.0y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 33.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 55/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

11 charges (11/11 with lender, 11/11 with type)

Directors & officers

38 officers (9 active, 38 linked, 34 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

178 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (95 events)Click to expand

2025-08-12
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2024-07-18
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accounts · AA
2024-03-19
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mortgage · MR01
2024-03-07
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Charge registered #11
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2023-07-31
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mortgage · MR04
2023-07-31
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Charge satisfied #3
2023-07-25
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accounts · AA
2023-02-15
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officers · AP01
2023-02-14
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2023-02-14
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officers · TM01
2023-02-14
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officers · TM01
2023-02-14
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officers · TM01
2023-01-06
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accounts · AA
2023-01-01
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FERGUSON, John Patrick appointed
director
2023-01-01
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PILKINGTON, Richard Arthur appointed
director
2022-12-31
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BEDFORD, Andrew Ian Henry, The Duke Of Bedford resigned
director
2022-12-31
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RICHMOND-WATSON, Stuart John resigned
director
2022-12-31
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STANLEY, Peter Hugh Charles, The Honourable resigned
director
2022-07-21
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officers · AP01
2022-07-04
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2022-01-13
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officers · TM01
2022-01-13
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officers · TM01
2022-01-01
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MARSH, Simon David appointed
director
2022-01-01
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SPORBORG, William Henry appointed
director
2021-12-31
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MACDONALD-BUCHANAN, Alastair Reginald resigned
director
2021-12-31
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SYDER, Timothy Dominic James resigned
director
2021-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-28
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officers · AP01
2021-07-28
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officers · AP01
2021-07-28
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officers · TM01
2021-01-01
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STEWART, Katherine Lake appointed
director
2021-01-01
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SWEETING, Christopher Rupert Ralph appointed
director
2020-12-31
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CHEYNE, Nicholas resigned
director
2020-12-29
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accounts · AA
2018-01-01
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MERRIAM, Andrew William Kennedy resigned
director
2018-01-01
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SYDER, Timothy Dominic James appointed
director
2017-01-01
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HANCOCK, Lisa Jeanette appointed
director
2017-01-01
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PATTON, Nicholas Robert appointed
director
2017-01-01
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GITTUS, William Angus resigned
director
2016-01-01
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HALIFAX, Charles Edwards Peter Neil, Earl resigned
director
2015-03-26
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Gary Tate
2014-04-24
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Charge satisfied #4
2014-01-01
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BEDFORD, Andrew Ian Henry, The Duke Of Bedford appointed
director
2014-01-01
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RICHMOND-WATSON, Stuart John appointed
director
2013-12-31
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ROWLES NICHOLSON, Clifford Graham resigned
director
2013-11-11
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Charge satisfied #7
2013-01-01
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MACDONALD-BUCHANAN, Alastair Reginald appointed
director
2012-12-19
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SCOTT, Julia Mary Mackenzie resigned
director
2012-01-01
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CHEYNE, Nicholas appointed
director
2012-01-01
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GRIMTHORPE, Edward John, Lord resigned
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 57 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

6 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

The Jockey Club holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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The Jockey Club

Corporate parent · board control

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JOCKEY CLUB ESTATES LIMITED

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Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
The Jockey Club Corporate entity	—	—	board controlboard control	31/12/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1968-12-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

Jockey Club Office

101 High Street

Newmarket

Suffolk

CB8 8JL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-05

Last: 2025-06-21