James Weatherby
Weatherbys company logo
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| Industry | Horse racing, Private Banking |
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| Founded | London, England (1770) |
| Founder | James Weatherby |
| Headquarters | Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England |
| Products | General Stud Book, Racing Calendar |
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Number of employees
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c. 400 |
| Divisions | Weatherbys Ltd Weatherbys Bank |
| Website | www |
Weatherbys is a privately owned English company, established 1770, and currently based in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. The company provides British horse racing with its central administration under contract to the British Horseracing Authority, acts as its bank and maintains the Thoroughbred breed register.
The first Mr Weatherby (James) was appointed to serve the Jockey Club as its Secretary in 1770. He was an able and entrepreneurial man and over the next 25 years laid strong foundations for the business.
He was assisted by his nephew, whose work on racehorse pedigrees dovetailed neatly with James’s racing work. In 1791, he promoted the publication of The General Stud Book, a definitive record of the pedigrees of approximately 400 horses which were seen as the foundation for all thoroughbred stock worldwide.
For 200 years, Weatherbys was based in London, but in the late 1960s migration to Wellingborough, in Northamptonshire, was undertaken, where they have been ever since.
For the majority of its history Weatherbys have been a family partnership, but in 1994 became a limited company. Weatherbys has its headquarters at Wellingborough with approximately 300 employees.
The seventh generation of the family runs the company today - an unbroken history of family ownership for 245 years.
Weatherbys Ltd The founding company which today is primarily responsible for providing racing services to the (BHA), along with racecard production, pedigree research, printing, publishing, marketing and ticketing services to a range of clients. Also responsible for IT operations underpinning the whole Weatherbys organisation. 230 employees, all based at Wellingborough HQ.
Weatherbys GSB Ltd Incorporated in 2002 with responsibility for General Stud Book registrations, administration and publishing in Great Britain. 100% subsidiary of Weatherbys Ltd. 10 employees, all based at Wellingborough HQ.
The Point-to-Point Racing Company Ltd Incorporated in 1989 and originally acquired by Weatherbys Ltd in 2003. In 2010, half of the business was bought by the Point-to-Point Authority and this shared ownership (Weatherbys/PPA) remains in place. Provides publishing, administrative and editorial services to the sport of Point-to-point (steeplechase) horse racing in Great Britain. 3 employees, based at Wellingborough HQ.
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