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
Nature of business (SIC)
- 10821 Manufacture of cocoa and chocolate confectionery
Officers 4 current · 56 resigned
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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CABLELANE LIMITED Dissolved
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DEBVALE LIMITED Dissolved
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ELEPHANT REMEMBERS LIMITED(THE) Dissolved
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J W T ENTERPRISES LIMITED Dissolved
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J. W. THORNTON LIMITED Dissolved
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STRAND COURT PROPERTIES LIMITED Dissolved
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THE TASTE CREATIONS COMPANY LIMITED Dissolved
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THORNTON CONCEPTS DEVELOPMENT LIMITED Dissolved
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THORNTONS PROPERTY (NO. 1) LIMITED Dissolved
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THORNTONS PROPERTY (NO. 2) LIMITED Dissolved
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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
Contact details
- Website
- thorntons.com
- Phone
- 04156266526, 089061918, 089127454
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Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| THORNTONS PLC | 2016-11-21 |
| J.W. THORNTON LIMITED | 1988-01-26 |
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| THORNTON PARK, SOMERCOTES, DERBY, DE55 4XJ | 2016-11-21 |
| THORNTON PARK, SOMERCOTES, DERBY, DE55 4XJ | 2016-11-21 |
| KNOWLE HOUSE, 4 NORFOLK PARK ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S2 3QE | 1992-08-13 |
| KNOWLE HOUSE, 4 NORFOLK PARK ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S2 3QE | 1992-08-13 |
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 number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price 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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