Annual accounts
Full accounts
28/02/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/05/2025Due 28/02/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/05/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/05/2025
R. THORNTON & CO. LTD.
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Lynefield Park, Ashington, Northumberland NE63 9YH
- Classification (2 SIC codes)
- Site preparation (43.12 - SIC 2007)Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment (77.32 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 21/06/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-05-31 with no updates
- 30/05/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Register inspection address has been changed to C/O Robson Laidler Accountants Limited Medway House, Fudan Way Teesdale Business Park Stockton-on-Tees TS17 6EN
- 30/05/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Register(s) moved to registered inspection location C/O Robson Laidler Accountants Limited Medway House, Fudan Way Teesdale Business Park Stockton-on-Tees TS17 6EN
- 13/06/2025View PDF (31 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2024-05-31
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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
14/06/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 31/05/2026Due 14/06/2027
- Next statement date
- 31/05/2027
- Last statement dated
- 31/05/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures R. THORNTON & CO. LTD. filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£-204.10K2024
-141.77%vs 20232023: £488.59K
Total Assets
£7.19M2024
-3.45%vs 20232023: £7.45M
Cash in Bank
£202.01K2022
1.68%vs 20212021: £198.68K
Total Liabilities
£5.14M2024
13.42%vs 20232023: £4.54M
Employees
512024
-4vs 20232023: 55
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose and 2 fell. Net assets moved furthest, down 141.77% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for R. THORNTON & CO. LTD..
The full financial record
Four ways through R. THORNTON & CO. LTD.'s filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Total Assets · +5.5% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2022–2024Every measure end to end across 2022, 2023 and 2024, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2024.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures5 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 4 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 4 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2024.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 51 | -4 |
| 2023 | 55 | +12 |
| 2022 | 43 | 0 |
| 2021 | 43 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 43 in 2021 to 51 in 2024. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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Officers
16Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee Secretary | 07/09/1992–07/09/1992 | 7491 | |
| Director | 05/04/1994–29/09/2008 | 12 | |
| Director | 01/08/1994–29/09/2008 | 15 | |
| Secretary | 07/09/1992–29/09/2008 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 29/09/2008–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 01/08/1994–12/06/1999 | 0 | |
| Director | 12/06/1999–01/10/2000 | 0 | |
| Director | 07/09/1992–12/06/1999 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/08/2024–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 01/08/1994–01/10/2000 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/08/1994–27/02/1998 | 0 | |
| Director | 28/10/2019–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 29/09/2008–Present | 8 | |
| Director | 01/08/1994–12/06/1999 | 12 | |
| Director | 07/09/1992–29/09/2008 | 7 | |
| Director | 29/09/2008–28/10/2019 | 2 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 19
- Since 23/11/2022
- Last 12 months
- 3
- Same as the year before (3)
- Most recent filing
- 21/06/2026
- 3 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 21/06/2026
Filing timeline
- 21/06/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-05-31 with no updates
- 30/05/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Register inspection address has been changed to C/O Robson Laidler Accountants Limited Medway House, Fudan Way Teesdale Business Park Stockton-on-Tees TS17 6EN
- 30/05/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Register(s) moved to registered inspection location C/O Robson Laidler Accountants Limited Medway House, Fudan Way Teesdale Business Park Stockton-on-Tees TS17 6EN
- 13/06/2025View PDF (31 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2024-05-31
- 06/06/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-05-31 with no updates
- 22/10/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Alan Thornton as a director on 2024-08-01
- 12/07/2024View PDF (11 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2023-05-31
- 01/07/2024View PDF (25 pages)
Registration of charge 027455170008, created on 2024-06-28
- 18/06/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 4 in full
- 18/06/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 5 in full
- 06/06/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-05-31 with no updates
- 23/05/2024View PDF (2 pages)
All of the property or undertaking has been released from charge 5
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About R. THORNTON & CO. LTD.
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
R. THORNTON & CO. LTD. is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Lynefield Park, Ashington, Northumberland NE63 9YH. Companies House classifies its business as Site preparation, one of 2 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 34 years.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £-204.10K and 51 employees.
R. THORNTON & CO. LTD.: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records R. THORNTON & CO. LTD. under 2 registered business activities: Site preparation (43.12 - SIC 2007) and Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment (77.32 - SIC 2007).
R. THORNTON & CO. LTD. is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 07/09/1992.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £-204.10K, total assets of £7.19M, cash in bank of £202.01K and total liabilities of £5.14M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 21/06/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-05-31 with no updates, 3 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 28/02/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 14/06/2027.
Companies House lists 16 officers (4 currently in post) and 0 people with significant control.