C J THORNE & CO LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-16 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-02
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
+137.1% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£779K
-29.8% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
83
-3.5% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£407K
+120.7% highest in 5 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-04-30 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £10,312,831 | — | — | £11,252,038 | £11,874,941 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £421,197 | — | — | £181,062 | £398,215 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£2,055,405 | £197,801 | £287,001 | £184,507 | £407,228 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£1,998,264 | £245,861 | £278,568 | £184,507 | £354,394 | |
| Cash | — | — | £207,544 | £501,872 | £889,522 | £629,343 | £1,492,166 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £1,424,087 | £1,045,777 | £1,214,618 | £1,318,731 | £987,846 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £1,249,532 | £871,222 | £1,040,063 | £1,109,676 | £778,791 | |
| Equity | £3,705,903 | £3,579,783 | £1,249,532 | £871,222 | £1,040,063 | £1,109,676 | £778,791 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 103 | 95 | 90 | 86 | 83 | |
| Wages | — | — | £3,455,113 | £3,628,129 | £3,643,027 | £3,718,286 | £4,197,416 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-04-30 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 4.1% | — | — | 1.6% | 3.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -19.4% | — | — | 1.6% | 3.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 29.6% | — | — | 13.7% | 40.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 64.9% | 80.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.71x | 1.32x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 44.50x | — | — | — | — |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- TC Group
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The sale of the business to the Employee Ownership Trust was a key part of the outgoing shareholders' next stage of succession planning”
- “On 2 March 2025 CJ Thorne & Co Limited demerged from the Union Point Holdings Limited group and at this time the share capital transferred to the new parent company CJ Thorne Holdings Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THORNE, Karen Julia | Secretary | 2021-05-01 | — | — |
| BURGESS, Shaun David | Director | 2024-11-29 | Aug 1990 | British |
| FRASER, James Murdoch | Director | 2014-05-01 | Sep 1956 | British |
| HAILES, Martin John | Director | 2023-07-01 | Mar 1987 | British |
| TAYLOR, Sean Anthony | Director | 2020-06-11 | Mar 1969 | British |
| THORNE, Christopher Michael | Director | 1996-10-22 | Sep 1967 | British |
| THORNE, Karen Julia | Director | 2022-05-16 | May 1967 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| THORNE, Christopher Michael | Secretary | 1999-11-03 | 2021-05-01 |
| THORNE, Edythe Mary | Secretary | — | 1996-01-01 |
| VIRGO, Janet | Secretary | 1996-01-01 | 1999-11-03 |
| FOWLER, Robert Alexander | Director | — | 2020-06-11 |
| LOVERIDGE, Ashley Brett James | Director | 2023-07-01 | 2025-06-13 |
| SKIPPER, Alan David | Director | 2020-06-11 | 2022-05-16 |
| THORNE, David Richard | Director | 1996-10-22 | 2020-06-11 |
| THORNE, Edythe Mary | Director | — | 2010-10-31 |
| THORNE, Richard Charles | Director | — | 2020-06-11 |
| THORNE, Violet Evelyn | Director | — | 1995-03-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C J Thorne Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-03-02 | Active |
| Union Point Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-03-01 | Ceased 2025-03-02 |
| Union Point Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-05-01 | Ceased 2025-03-01 |
| Mr Richard Charles Thorne | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-05-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 159 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-06 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-04 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-03-04 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
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Turnover
+5.5%
£11,252,038 £11,874,941
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+137.1%
£629,343 £1,492,166
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
-29.8%
£1,109,676 £778,791
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
-3.5%
86 83
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+119.9%
£181,062 £398,215
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Profit before tax
+120.7%
£184,507 £407,228
highest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
+12.9%
£3,718,286 £4,197,416
highest in 5 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers