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Raising of dairy cattle · Near Preston, Lancashire

W.C.Thornton & Son

W.C.Thornton & Son Limited

ActiveLatest figures: 2025Abridged accountsCompany only66 years on the register

Private limited company registered in Near Preston, classed under “Raising of dairy cattle” and 1 other activity.

Headline figures

FY to Dec 2025 · Company only

Turnover

For subscribers

Profit after tax

£316k

Net assets

For subscribers

Cash

For subscribers

Employees

For subscribers

Retained reserves

For subscribers

What the numbers say

4 findings from the figures, in plain English

Written by rules from the figures on this page. Not a forecast or a credit opinion.

History

Pro
£2021202220232024*2025
Profit after tax£316k
Turnover
Net assets
Cash
Employees
Retained reserves
Dividends paid

Every figure for all 5 years

“—” means we did not find the figure in a source; it is never filled with an estimate. * Restated: the next year's accounts printed different figures for this year, and those later figures are shown.

Balance sheet and ratios

From the filed balance sheets · £

Balance sheet2022202320242025
Fixed assets
Current assets
of which debtors
of which cash
Creditors due within a year
Net current assets
Net assets
Ratios
Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets
Dividends to profitDividends paid as a share of profit after tax, in a year with a profit
Current ratioCurrent assets for every £1 owed within a year
Cash ratioCash for every £1 owed within a year
Creditors to assetsEverything owed to creditors as a share of fixed plus current assets

7 balance-sheet lines and 5 ratios, every year

A ratio appears only for years where every line it needs was filed. Lines are as tagged in the accounts; nothing is added up or estimated.

Timeline

Checked 2026-10-22

  1. Accounts
    Total exemption full accounts made up to 31 December 2025
  2. Ownership
    Change of details for Mr William Neil Thornton as a person with significant control on 15 September 2026
  3. Ownership
    Change of details for Mr John Howard Thornton as a person with significant control on 15 September 2026
  4. Accounts
    Total exemption full accounts made up to 31 December 2024
  5. Ownership
    Change of details for Mr William Neil Thornton as a person with significant control on 15 August 2025
  6. Ownership
    Change of details for Mr John Howard Thornton as a person with significant control on 15 August 2025
  7. Directors
    Director's details changed for Mr William Neil Thornton on 15 August 2025
  8. Accounts
    Total exemption full accounts made up to 31 December 2023
  9. Accounts
    Total exemption full accounts made up to 31 December 2022
  10. Accounts
    Total exemption full accounts made up to 31 December 2021
  11. Accounts
    Total exemption full accounts made up to 31 December 2020
  12. Accounts
    Total exemption full accounts made up to 31 December 2019
  13. 25 earlier
    1. Accounts
      Total exemption full accounts made up to 31 December 2018
    2. Shares
      Statement of capital on 8 June 2018 · GBP 3,206
    3. Shares
      Statement by Directors (and 16 more like it since 1 August 1996)
    4. Notice
      Solvency Statement dated 23/05/18
    5. Filing
      Resolutions (and 4 more like it since 23 December 1999)
    6. Accounts
      Total exemption full accounts made up to 31 December 2017
    7. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Barbara Mary Thornton as a director on 18 April 2018
    8. Shares
      Cancellation of shares. Statement of capital on 8 September 2017 · GBP 6,206 (and 1 more like it since 13 March 2012)
    9. Shares
      Purchase of own shares
    10. Directors
      Appointment of William Neil Thornton as a secretary on 8 September 2017
    11. Directors
      Termination of appointment of William Geoffrey Thornton as a director on 8 September 2017 (and 1 more like it since 8 September 2017)
    12. Directors
      Termination of appointment of William Geoffrey Thornton as a secretary on 8 September 2017 (and 1 more like it since 8 September 2017)
    13. Ownership
      Cessation of William Geoffrey Thornton as a person with significant control on 8 September 2017
    14. Directors
      Appointment of Mr William Neil Thornton as a secretary on 8 September 2017
    15. Ownership
      Notification of William Geoffrey Thornton as a person with significant control on 6 April 2016
    16. Ownership
      Notification of John Howard Thornton as a person with significant control on 6 April 2016
    17. Ownership
      Notification of William Neil Thornton as a person with significant control on 6 April 2016
    18. Accounts
      Total exemption full accounts made up to 31 December 2016
    19. Accounts
      Total exemption small company accounts made up to 31 December 2015
    20. Accounts
      Total exemption small company accounts made up to 31 December 2014
    21. Accounts
      Total exemption small company accounts made up to 31 December 2013
    22. Accounts
      Total exemption small company accounts made up to 31 December 2012
    23. Accounts
      Accounts for a small company made up to 31 December 2011
    24. Shares
      Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 9 March 2012 · GBP 306,306 (and 1 more like it since 18 November 2009)
    25. Accounts
      Accounts for a small company made up to 31 December 2010

From the Companies House filing history. Routine confirmation statements are left out, and a run of the same filing is shown once.

Questions people ask

›What does W.C.Thornton & Son do?

Private limited company registered in Near Preston, classed under “Raising of dairy cattle” and 1 other activity.

›How much turnover does W.C.Thornton & Son make?

Answered in the full report

›Is W.C.Thornton & Son profitable?

Yes: it made a profit after tax of £316k in the year to 31 December 2025, its latest filed accounts.

›How many people work at W.C.Thornton & Son?

Answered in the full report

›Who runs and owns W.C.Thornton & Son?

Its directors are William Neil Thornton, John Howard Thornton, William Neil Thornton. Its owners are shown to subscribers.

›Where is W.C.Thornton & Son based?

Its registered office is Brook House Cottage, Brock, Near Preston, Lancashire, PR3 0RD, in Near Preston, Lancashire.

›When was W.C.Thornton & Son founded?

W.C.Thornton & Son Limited was incorporated on 24 December 1959.

›Is W.C.Thornton & Son still trading?

The register lists W.C.Thornton & Son Limited as active.