R. THORNTON & CO. LTD.
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Shareholders' funds
-£1,107,827
Balance sheet as at 2025-05-31
What it does
The principal activity of the company continued to involve providing a range of services including tipping, earthworks and plant hire, mainly in the North East of England.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1992-09-07
- Employees
- 50 (2025 accounts · was 51 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Lynefield Park, Ashington, Northumberland, England, NE63 9YH
- Postcode
- NE63 9YH
- Capital
- 54,100 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 3 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-05-31
- Next due by
- 2027-02-28
- Financial year end
- 31 May
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-05-31
- Next due by
- 2027-06-14
Nature of business (SIC)
- 43120 Site preparation
- 77320 Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment
Officers 4 current · 13 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
Controlled by M.J. HICKEY PLANT HIRE & CONTRACTS LIMITED — since 2016-06-01
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Contact details
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 16 BONDGATE WITHOUT, ALNWICK, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE66 1PP | 1993-04-25 |
Among its peers
3rd largest employer
of 39 similar companies in NE, with 50 staff. The oldest of its local peers.
Competitors Newcastle Upon Tyne
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2. PBU (UK) LTD
This company ranks 42 among site preparation in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
The class of 1992
49%
of the 21,839 companies incorporated in 1992 are still active today; 46% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Freehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2017-10-17
- Where
- Northumberland
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND190534 | Northumberland | Freehold | 2017-10-17 | — |
For addresses and the authoritative register entry, use HM Land Registry's official search (£3 per title).
Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Dataset as at 2026-08.
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