THORN LIGHTING LIMITED

1. THORN LIGHTING LIMITED 1987-01-01 → present
2. THORN EMI LIGHTING LIMITED 1982-01-01 → 1987-01-01
3. THORN LIGHTING LIMITED 1932-03-24 → 1982-01-01

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Accounting basis

FRS 101

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Azets Audit Services

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the directors believe to be appropriate for the following reasons.”

Group structure

1. THORN LIGHTING LIMITED · parent
   1. Smart & Brown Limited 100% · England · Dormant
   2. British Lighting Industries Limited 100% · England · Dormant
   3. Atlas International Limited 100% · England · Dormant
   4. Oriole Emergency & Fire Protection Limited 100% · England · Dormant
   5. Thom Lighting Group 50% · England · Dormant
   6. TLG Supplemental Pension Trustees Limited 50% · England · Dormant
   7. Thom Lighting Pension Trustees Limited 50% · England · Dormant
   8. Thom Lighting International 50% · England · Dormant
   9. Thom Lighting Overseas 50% · England · Dormant

Significant events

• “The profit for the financial year was £11,433,000 (2024: profit of 1,987,000).”
• “Revenue for the year ended 30 April 2025 amounted to £110.4 million, representing an increase of 0.51% on the prior year.”
• “The operating profit for 2024 was after charging restructuring costs of £0.139 million, while 2025 had £nil restructuring costs.”
• “A deferred tax asset of £7,091,000 (2024: £4,659,000) was recognised based on profitable financial forecasts.”
• “Emissions have reduced by 14.62% since the previous reporting period.”
• “£126,000 of research and development costs were capitalised in 2025 (2024: £55,000).”
• “The Company is aware of the 2023 ruling in the Virgin Media vs NTL Pension Trustee case and subsequent court of appeal ruling published in July 2024 regarding pension plan amendments.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

4

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +0.5%

  £109,829,000 → £110,388,000

• Cash

  +13.3%

  £30,000 → £34,000

• Net assets

  +20.3%

  -£35,565,000 → -£28,361,000

• Employees

  +4.7%

  401 → 420

• Operating profit

  +32.9%

  £6,506,000 → £8,647,000

• Profit before tax

  +128.7%

  £1,780,000 → £4,071,000

• Wages

  +9.8%

  £14,737,000 → £16,177,000

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers