MUSSELBURGH RACECOURSE LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12456512 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-11
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 5.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.8y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-14➖BARNETT, Charles Henry resigneddirector
- 2023-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-01➕STEWART, Louise Adele appointeddirector
- 2022-03-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-06-21➕BARNETT, Charles Henry appointeddirector
- 2021-05-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-05-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-05-05➕O'DOHERTY, John Sullivan appointeddirector
- 2021-05-05➖THOMAS, Richard Gwyn resigneddirector
- 2020-11-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-09-22📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2020-09-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-09-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-09-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2020-02-11🏢Company incorporatedAs MUSSELBURGH RACECOURSE LIMITED
- 2020-02-11➕GARAVELLO, Marco John appointedsecretary
- 2020-02-11➕GARAVELLO, Marco John appointeddirector
- 2020-02-11➕THOMAS, Richard Gwyn appointeddirector
- 2020-02-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Chester Race Company Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Chester Race Company Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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MUSSELBURGH RACECOURSE LIMITED
This company · 12456512
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chester Race Company Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 11/02/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-02-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities
Registered office
The Racecourse
Chester
Cheshire
CH1 2LY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-24
Last: 2026-02-10
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
GARAVELLO, Marco John→
Activesecretary · appointed 2020-02-11
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GARAVELLO, Marco John→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2020-02-11
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O'DOHERTY, John Sullivan→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2021-05-05
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STEWART, Louise Adele→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2022-03-01
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BARNETT, Charles Henry→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2021-06-21 · resigned 2024-04-14
THOMAS, Richard Gwyn→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2020-02-11 · resigned 2021-05-05
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 10/09/2020 | — |
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Recent filings (21 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-05-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-19