H.L.THORNE & CO.LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-20 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-06
Watchouts
Cash
£44K
-86.1% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£10M
+3.6% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
29
+11.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£270,656 | £146,405 | — | — | £647,965 | £542,908 | |
| Cash | £1,211,694 | £245,656 | — | — | £316,860 | £44,141 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,351,989 | £8,496,305 | — | — | £9,919,545 | £10,132,748 | |
| Net assets | £8,326,900 | £8,481,305 | — | — | £9,646,042 | £9,990,950 | |
| Equity | £8,326,900 | £8,481,305 | £8,894,596 | £8,906,188 | £9,646,042 | £9,990,950 | |
| Average employees | 23 | — | — | — | 26 | 29 | |
| Wages | £874,937 | £782,371 | — | — | £1,497,340 | £1,553,423 |
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
People
5 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWELL, Paula Marie | Secretary | 2025-04-28 | — | — |
| HUTCHINSON, Michael John | Director | 2025-09-30 | Apr 1947 | British |
| POWELL, Paula Marie | Director | 2025-04-28 | Nov 1970 | British |
| THORNE, George Edward | Director | 2020-02-01 | Mar 1991 | British |
| TURNER, Michael Kevin | Director | 2022-10-03 | Jun 1990 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Andrew Charles William | Secretary | 2022-02-14 | 2025-03-07 |
| FYFE, Kenneth Logie | Secretary | 2010-03-31 | 2015-12-31 |
| POWELL, Paula Marie | Secretary | 2016-01-01 | 2022-02-25 |
| THORNE, Jeanette Gladys | Secretary | — | 2010-03-31 |
| BROWN, Andrew Charles William | Director | 2022-10-03 | 2025-03-07 |
| DAVIE, Iain Mcmillan | Director | 2018-01-15 | 2018-09-20 |
| FYFE, Kenneth Logie | Director | 1998-04-21 | 1999-08-18 |
| POWELL, Paula Marie | Director | 2018-12-03 | 2022-02-25 |
| SMALLEY, Richard Jason | Director | 2011-04-15 | 2017-10-27 |
| THORNE, Harry Leslie | Director | — | 1998-04-05 |
| THORNE, James Harry | Director | 2024-04-02 | 2025-09-30 |
| THORNE, Jeanette Gladys | Director | — | 2010-03-31 |
| THORNE, Malcolm Roger | Director | — | 2025-09-29 |
| THORNE, Sarah Ann | Director | 2004-01-08 | 2025-09-30 |
| TURNER, Donald Alan | Director | — | 1997-12-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Malcolm Roger Thorne | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Sarah Ann Thorne | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 142 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-06-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-10-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
—
Not reported
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Cash
-86.1%
£316,860 £44,141
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+3.6%
£9,646,042 £9,990,950
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+11.5%
26 29
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+3.7%
£1,497,340 £1,553,423
highest in 4 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