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W.C.THORNTON & SON LIMITED

Active Private Limited Company Incorporated 24 Dec 1959

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    Company status

    Active.

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    Accounts on time

    Next due 30 Sep 2027.

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    Confirmation statement on time

    Next due 28 Sep 2027.

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    None of the 2 current officers checked are disqualified.

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    Directors

    2 current directors.

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    Owners

    2 owners on file.

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    Last filed accounts

    Net assets £4,437,966.

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    Trading history

    Incorporated 24 Dec 1959 (66 years ago).

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    Never renamed.

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From the public register, filing history, officers, owners and filed accounts, as of 2 Nov 2026. Not a credit score or advice: open the filings before relying on them. JSON

  1. Registered office

    BROOK HOUSE COTTAGE, BROCK, NEAR PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR3 0RD

    As filed with Companies House.

  2. Nature of business

    • 01410 Raising of dairy cattle
    • 01450 Raising of sheep and goats

  3. Accounts

    Next due
    30 Sep 2027
    Last made up to
    31 Dec 2025
    Type
    TOTAL EXEMPTION FULL

  4. Confirmation statement

    Next due
    28 Sep 2027
    Last made up to
    14 Sep 2026

  5. Charges

    Outstanding
    3
    All time
    3

  6. Names

    1. W.C.THORNTON & SON LIMITED current

Figures

Year endTurnoverProfitCashNet assetsStaff
31 Dec 2025 not published £315,571 £194,942 £4,437,966 6
31 Dec 2024 not published £68,932 £71,519 £4,033,495 6
31 Dec 2023 not published £271,727 £184,822 £4,022,933 5
31 Dec 2022 not published £-229,631 £331,866 £3,815,406 6
31 Dec 2021 not published £88,748 £429,342 £4,108,837 6
31 Dec 2020 * not published not published £568,416 £4,081,089 6

* From the following year's accounts (prior-year figures).

People

Officers All 6, with past →

NameRoleAppointedResignedBornNationality · lives in
William Neil Thornton Director — — January 1966 British · England
John Howard Thornton Director — — February 1967 British · England

Owners and controllers All 3, with past →

NameControlNotifiedCeasedBornNationality · lives in
Mr John Howard Thornton Ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent; Voting rights 25 to 50 percent 6 Apr 2016 — February 1967 British · England
Mr William Neil Thornton Ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent; Voting rights 25 to 50 percent 6 Apr 2016 — January 1966 British · England

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Is W.C.THORNTON & SON LIMITED still trading?

The register shows W.C.THORNTON & SON LIMITED as active.

What does W.C.THORNTON & SON LIMITED do?

It files these industry codes 01410 (Raising of dairy cattle); 01450 (Raising of sheep and goats).

When was W.C.THORNTON & SON LIMITED set up?

It was incorporated on 24 December 1959.

When are W.C.THORNTON & SON LIMITED's accounts due?

Next accounts are due by 30 September 2027. The last accounts were made up to 31 December 2025.

When is W.C.THORNTON & SON LIMITED's next confirmation statement due?

By 28 September 2027.

Who runs W.C.THORNTON & SON LIMITED?

W.C.THORNTON & SON LIMITED has 2 current directors. They're listed under People on this page.

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