Annual accounts
Unaudited abridged accounts
31/05/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/08/2025Due 31/05/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/08/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/08/2025
R A & L J THORN TRANSPORT LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 39 Mayfields Way, Stockingate, Pontefract, West Yorkshire WF9 3SH
- Classification (SIC)
- Freight transport by road (49.41 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Unaudited abridged
Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
On schedule
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
30/09/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 16/09/2026Due 30/09/2027
- Next statement date
- 16/09/2027
- Last statement dated
- 16/09/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures R A & L J THORN TRANSPORT LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£258.49K2025
-20.69%vs 20242024: £325.92K
Total Assets
£585.74K2025
-0.33%vs 20242024: £587.69K
Cash in Bank
£220.19K2025
12.11%vs 20242024: £196.40K
Total Liabilities
£327.25K2025
25.02%vs 20242024: £261.77K
Employees
82025
-1vs 20242024: 9
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose and 2 fell. Net assets moved furthest, down 20.69% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for R A & L J THORN TRANSPORT LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through R A & L J THORN TRANSPORT LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -12% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2023–2025Every measure end to end across 2023, 2024 and 2025, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2025.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures4 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 5 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 5 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | -1 |
| 2024 | 9 | +1 |
| 2023 | 8 | -2 |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 10 in 2021 to 8 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
It is a professional assessment of the company 's performance, revealing company's potential and risks, showing it's past experiences and revealing future prospects.
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Officers
5Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee Director | 09/07/2002–10/07/2002 | 9441 | |
| Nominee Secretary | 09/07/2002–10/07/2002 | 9398 | |
| Director | 10/04/2018–Present | 1 | |
| Secretary | 09/07/2002–Present | 1 | |
| Director | 10/07/2002–Present | 0 |
Persons with significant control
2Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 1 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 |
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About R A & L J THORN TRANSPORT LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
R A & L J THORN TRANSPORT LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 39 Mayfields Way, Stockingate, Pontefract, West Yorkshire WF9 3SH. Companies House classifies its business as Freight transport by road. It has been on the register for 24 years 2 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £258.49K and 8 employees.
R A & L J THORN TRANSPORT LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records R A & L J THORN TRANSPORT LIMITED under one registered business activity: Freight transport by road (49.41 - SIC 2007).
R A & L J THORN TRANSPORT LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 10/07/2002.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £258.49K, total assets of £585.74K, cash in bank of £220.19K and total liabilities of £327.25K.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/05/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 30/09/2027.
Companies House lists 5 officers (3 currently in post) and 2 people with significant control.