THORNTONS LIMITED

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Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
1921-05-13
Registered office
889 Greenford Road, Greenford, Middlesex, UB6 0HE
Postcode
UB6 0HE
Capital
7,005,240 GBP
Accounts category
Full
Charges
0 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to
2025-08-31
Next due by
2027-05-31
Financial year end
31 August

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2025-11-18
Next due by
2026-12-02
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 10821 Manufacture of cocoa and chocolate confectionery

Officers 4 current · 56 resigned

Appointed 2025-11-05
Craig BARKER Director
Appointed 2025-01-01
MANAGING DIRECTOR Appointed 2019-12-11
Appointed 2017-01-01

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Group structure 15 subsidiaries

Controlled by Ferrero International S.A. (B60814) — since 2022-08-23

Controlled by FERHOLDING UK LTD — since 2016-04-06

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From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Gender pay gap

6.3%

Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity

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Contact details

Website
thorntons.com

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Previous company names

NameDate changed
THORNTONS PLC2016-11-21
J.W. THORNTON LIMITED1988-01-26

Previous registered addresses 4

AddressChanged on
THORNTON PARK, SOMERCOTES, DERBY, DE55 4XJ2016-11-21
THORNTON PARK, SOMERCOTES, DERBY, DE55 4XJ2016-11-21
KNOWLE HOUSE, 4 NORFOLK PARK ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S2 3QE1992-08-13
KNOWLE HOUSE, 4 NORFOLK PARK ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S2 3QE1992-08-13

Among its peers

Among the oldest 25%

of 184 similar companies in UB — measured against the wider sector, trading since 1921

Property in England & Wales 31 titles

Freehold
2
Leasehold
29
Most recent registration
2023-07-13
Price paid, where recorded
£15,504,610
Where
West Midlands (4), Derbyshire (3), Greater London (3)
Title numberCounty Tenure RegisteredPrice paid
DY131342 Derbyshire Freehold 2023-07-13 £15,504,610
DY225904 Derbyshire Freehold 2023-07-13
EX931805 Essex Leasehold 2023-07-10
MS670634 Merseyside Leasehold 2019-06-19
CE230499 Middlesbrough Leasehold 2016-11-04
EX934866 Thurrock Leasehold 2016-03-23
EX934867 Thurrock Leasehold 2016-03-23
CH644542 Cheshire West And Chester Leasehold 2015-12-03
MM56716 West Midlands Leasehold 2015-08-07
DT412844 Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole Leasehold 2015-02-12
YY44948 West Yorkshire Leasehold 2015-01-16
CYM568944 Cardiff Leasehold 2012-09-24
TT6038 Kent Leasehold 2012-07-31
WSX324662 West Sussex Leasehold 2008-12-10
EGL547382 Greater London Leasehold 2008-11-04
CE201710 Stockton-On-Tees Leasehold 2008-09-10
DY430069 Derbyshire Leasehold 2008-07-09
CH576412 Cheshire West And Chester Leasehold 2008-07-07
CB334369 Cambridgeshire Leasehold 2008-05-14
WM926572 West Midlands Leasehold 2008-03-31

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