Thorntons Limited

Active00174706 Private limited company
Incorporated
13 May 1921 (105 years)
Industry
Manufacture of cocoa and chocolate confectionery (10821)
Directors
Giuseppe Valentini
Owned by
Giovanni Ferrero
Accounts type
Full
Region
Greater London
Address
889 Greenford Road
Greenford
UB6 0HE

Filing status

Accounts due
31 May 2027
Last accounts
31 August 2025
Conf. stmt due
2 December 2026
Last conf. stmt
18 November 2025

Charges

Total
4
Outstanding
0
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
4

Officers 4 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 1 July 2026
Also at Ferrero UK Limited, Gartner Pralines Limited, Imco (3496) Limited · more companies
Indian
Born September 1982 (44)
Valentini, Giuseppe
Director · Appointed 5 November 2025
Italian
Born October 1965 (61)
Director · Appointed 1 January 2025
Also at Ferrero UK Limited, Gartner Pralines Limited, Imco (3496) Limited · more companies
British
Born May 1970 (56)
Thandi, Harpreet Kaur
Secretary · Appointed 11 November 2020
Officer history (57 former)
1 July 2026
Appointed Patel, Kundan as Director
5 March 2026
Resigned Conti, Valentino as Director
5 November 2025
Appointed Valentini, Giuseppe as Director
5 November 2025
Resigned Santarelli, Cristiano as Director
1 January 2025
Appointed Barker, Craig as Director
31 December 2024
Resigned Steyaert, Philippe as Director
1 January 2023
Appointed Santarelli, Cristiano as Director
31 December 2022
Resigned Pescarolo, Marco as Director
1 January 2022
Appointed Conti, Valentino as Director
31 December 2021
Resigned Di Pietro, Paolo as Director
1 September 2021
Appointed Steyaert, Philippe as Director
31 August 2021
Resigned Nervegna, Alessandro as Director
11 November 2020
Resigned Shirley, Tim John as Secretary
11 November 2020
Appointed Thandi, Harpreet Kaur as Secretary
11 December 2019
Resigned Oldano, Pieraldo as Director
11 December 2019
Appointed Nervegna, Alessandro as Director
22 August 2019
Appointed Di Pietro, Paolo as Director
22 August 2019
Resigned Castelli, Salvatore as Director
18 October 2017
Resigned D'Angelo, Giuseppe Antonio as Director
18 October 2017
Appointed Pescarolo, Marco as Director
18 October 2017
Resigned De Moragas Rague, Jorge as Director
18 October 2017
Resigned Minneci, Fabrizio as Director
17 February 2017
Appointed Castelli, Salvatore as Director
17 February 2017
Resigned Bloomer, Barry as Director
1 January 2017
Resigned Shirley, Tim John as Secretary
1 January 2017
Appointed Shirley, Tim John as Secretary
1 January 2017
Appointed Shirley, Tim John as Secretary
31 December 2016
Resigned Henson, Mark Richard as Secretary
1 January 2016
Appointed Oldano, Pieraldo as Director
31 December 2015
Resigned Killick, Michael David as Director
20 August 2015
Resigned George, Martin Peter as Director
20 August 2015
Resigned Wilkinson, Paul Nigel as Director
20 August 2015
Appointed Minneci, Fabrizio as Director
20 August 2015
Resigned Houghton, Diana Jane as Director
20 August 2015
Appointed De Moragas Rague, Jorge as Director
20 August 2015
Appointed D'Angelo, Giuseppe Antonio as Director
27 June 2015
Resigned Hart, Jonathan Duncan as Director
3 October 2014
Resigned Edelman, Keith Graeme as Director
1 February 2013
Resigned Von Spreckelen, John Albrecht as Director
1 November 2012
Appointed George, Martin Peter as Director
21 February 2012
Appointed Edelman, Keith Graeme as Director
17 February 2012
Resigned Robson, William Henry Mark as Director
17 February 2012
Appointed Killick, Michael David as Director
1 July 2011
Resigned Wright, Peter Dominic John as Director
4 January 2011
Appointed Hart, Jonathan Duncan as Director
30 September 2010
Resigned Davies, Michael Roy as Director
4 December 2009
Appointed Robson, William Henry Mark as Director
4 December 2009
Resigned Wall, John Robert as Director
5 December 2008
Resigned Davey, Martin Thomas Peter as Director
5 December 2008
Appointed Houghton, Diana Jane as Director
1 August 2008
Resigned Prendergast, Dominic as Director
13 August 2007
Appointed Wright, Peter Dominic John as Director
15 December 2006
Resigned Douty, Philip Simon as Director
25 October 2006
Appointed Davies, Michael Roy as Director
30 September 2006
Resigned Burdon, Peter as Director
1 September 2006
Resigned Jackson, John Ellis as Director
1 September 2006
Resigned Thornton, Christopher John as Director
15 August 2006
Appointed Wilkinson, Paul Nigel as Director
18 July 2006
Appointed Bloomer, Barry as Director
5 June 2006
Appointed Von Spreckelen, John Albrecht as Director
2 February 2006
Resigned Burnett, Christopher Thomas as Director
13 January 2006
Resigned Wall, John Robert as Secretary
13 January 2006
Appointed Henson, Mark Richard as Secretary
22 June 2005
Resigned Pollard, Jonathan as Director
24 March 2005
Resigned Cole, Richard Andrew as Secretary
24 March 2005
Appointed Wall, John Robert as Secretary
7 December 2004
Appointed Wall, John Robert as Director
13 October 2004
Resigned Allen, Martin Charles as Director
6 July 2004
Resigned Culverhouse, John Gordon as Director
26 April 2004
Appointed Burnett, Christopher Thomas as Director
5 April 2004
Appointed Davey, Martin Thomas Peter as Director
9 April 2003
Resigned Thornton, Michael Stanley as Director
7 January 2003
Resigned Avis, Alice Mary Cleoniki as Director
11 November 2002
Resigned Harrison, Fiona Mary as Director
30 September 2002
Appointed Douty, Philip Simon as Director
18 July 2002
Resigned Czyzak-Dannenbaum, Peggy Scott as Director
10 July 2002
Appointed Pollard, Jonathan as Director
10 July 2002
Appointed Avis, Alice Mary Cleoniki as Director
9 July 2002
Resigned Baldwin, Peter William as Director
30 July 2001
Appointed Prendergast, Dominic as Director
11 May 2001
Resigned Wilcox, Helen Mary as Director
11 May 2001
Resigned Mounsey, Andrew John as Director
8 May 2000
Appointed Burdon, Peter as Director
18 March 2000
Appointed Cole, Richard Andrew as Secretary
18 March 2000
Resigned Thornton, Michael Stanley as Secretary
29 February 2000
Resigned Paffard, Roger as Director
10 January 2000
Appointed Wilcox, Helen Mary as Director
24 September 1999
Resigned Langworthy, Pamela, Jp as Director
28 June 1999
Appointed Harrison, Fiona Mary as Director
28 June 1999
Resigned Tuttle, Michael Anthony Stephen as Director
9 November 1998
Appointed Allen, Martin Charles as Director
31 August 1998
Resigned Fellows, Jonathan as Director
18 April 1997
Resigned Goodwin, Alan David as Director
10 February 1997
Appointed Fellows, Jonathan as Director
25 June 1996
Appointed Mounsey, Andrew John as Director
25 June 1996
Appointed Baldwin, Peter William as Director
15 January 1996
Appointed Paffard, Roger as Director
6 October 1995
Resigned Mitchell, David James as Director
12 July 1995
Resigned Coyle, John as Director
28 June 1995
Resigned Seabright, John Walter as Director
1 May 1995
Appointed Jackson, John Ellis as Director
23 January 1995
Appointed Langworthy, Pamela, Jp as Director
29 June 1994
Appointed Czyzak-Dannenbaum, Peggy Scott as Director
25 November 1993
Resigned Samworth, David Chetwode as Director
6 July 1993
Appointed Tuttle, Michael Anthony Stephen as Director
18 June 1993
Resigned Etchells, Nigel John as Director
18 June 1993
Resigned Heaps, Peter William, Dr as Director
14 December 1992
Appointed Heaps, Peter William, Dr as Director
14 December 1992
Appointed Culverhouse, John Gordon as Director
14 December 1992
Appointed Mitchell, David James as Director
14 December 1992
Appointed Coyle, John as Director
14 December 1992
Appointed Etchells, Nigel John as Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Giovanni Ferrero
Individual · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
Italian
Born September 1964 (62)

Holdings 2

Companies where Thorntons Limited is registered as a person with significant control

Owns 75–100% of shares
Active
Owns 75–100% of shares
Active
Former controllers (2)
23 August 2022
Ceased Ferrero International S.A. — Owns 75–100% of shares
23 August 2022
Ceased Ferholding UK Ltd — Owns 75–100% of shares

Filings 662

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
30 September 2026Notification of a person with significant control
30 September 2026Cessation of a person with significant control
15 September 2026Appointment of a director
24 March 2026Full accounts31 August 2025
11 March 2026Termination of appointment of a director
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