---
title: "THORNTON BROTHERS LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/2856e2bd-27ac-5356-8b79-bbbff0fda705
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/2856e2bd-27ac-5356-8b79-bbbff0fda705
identifier: oo:GB-COH-03233425
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# THORNTON BROTHERS LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-03233425`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/2856e2bd-27ac-5356-8b79-bbbff0fda705  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/2856e2bd-27ac-5356-8b79-bbbff0fda705  

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **Mrs Susan Thornton** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/34f488f9-3034-58ac-bd58-6e9f9c5b3363
- **Mr George Thornton** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/946b1455-cdf7-5fb3-8c01-096b68b20465
- **Mrs Sharon Thornton** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/cbcd29b5-be5e-5002-b8d4-a41a31d0bfb2
- **Mr Keith Thornton** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/edca55b6-4aec-5ffd-a189-dd219858cbab
- **THORNTON BROTHERS HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/01dab1d4-e904-5127-8091-c5dcbaefddd6
- **Mr Keith Thornton** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ff0277d0-86bc-4f46-b2c8-cecf1504636b
- **Mrs Susan Thornton** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/80afc689-879f-490e-881c-81ae4d1c803b
- **Mr George Thornton** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/25cafb94-0986-4709-b91d-5f0530475cab
- **Mrs Sharon Thornton** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/4f924bc9-cdcd-4616-8270-6e18876be0bd

### UBO chain (walk to the ultimate owner)

A **13-step** ownership/control chain to the ultimate beneficial owner is resolved for this entity. The full cited chain unlocks with a paid API key or a one-off dossier — https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

## Company profile (live · UK Companies House)

- **Company number:** `03233425`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 1996-08-02
- **Registered office:** North Seaton Industrial Estate, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 0YB
- **SIC:** 45200

## Financials (Companies House accounts)

| Figure | 2025-11-30 |
|---|---:|
| Net assets | £2,165,300 |
| Cash | £724,785 |
| Shareholder funds | £167,506 |
| Fixed assets | £1,067,925 |
| Current assets | £2,841,213 |
| Employees | 0 |

_Latest filed period. Full 3-year history unlocks with a paid dossier — https://whiteintel.dev/pricing. As filed at Companies House._

### Officers

- THORNTON, Susan — secretary · British · appointed 1996-10-02
- THORNTON, George — director · British · appointed 1996-08-02
- THORNTON, Keith — director · British · appointed 1996-08-02
- THORNTON, Sharon — director · British · appointed 2012-09-10
- THORNTON, Susan — director · British · appointed 2012-09-10
- BEERE, Howard Alexander Dominic — secretary · British · appointed 1996-08-02 · resigned 1996-11-07
- THORNTON, Keith — secretary · British · appointed 1996-11-07 · resigned 1997-10-30
- SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED — corporate nominee secretary · appointed 1996-08-02 · resigned 1996-08-02

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [Thornton Brothers Holdings Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/01dab1d4-e904-5127-8091-c5dcbaefddd6) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United Kingdom — since 2025-09-19
- Mr George Thornton — 25–50% shares · individual PSC — ceased 2025-09-19
- Mrs Susan Thornton — 25–50% shares · individual PSC — ceased 2025-09-19
- Mr Keith Thornton — 25–50% shares · individual PSC — ceased 2025-09-19
- Mrs Sharon Thornton — 25–50% shares · individual PSC — ceased 2024-09-19

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03233425
- companies_house_accounts — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03233425/filing-history
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03233425

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **THORNTON BROTHERS LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/2856e2bd-27ac-5356-8b79-bbbff0fda705 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/2856e2bd-27ac-5356-8b79-bbbff0fda705._

_Risk levels are heuristic investigative leads, not legal determinations of beneficial ownership. Every claim carries a source; an absent edge means "not yet observed in current sources", not "does not exist"._