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.

Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z5929762 (Tier 3), registered since 2001.

Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.

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
Phone
04156266526, 089061918, 089127454

Buy chocolate gifts, chocolate hampers and personalised gifts for someone special with Thorntons. Chocolate delivery by post direct to their door. Send chocolates to your loved ones.

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 181 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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