THORN LIGHTING LIMITED
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Cash
£23k
-32.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£33m
-15.6% vs 2025
Employees
377
-10.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2.5m
-161.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | 2026-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £109,829,000 | £110,388,000 | £106,967,000 | -3.1% | |
| Operating profit | £6,506,000 | £8,647,000 | £1,957,000 | -77.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,780,000 | £4,071,000 | -£2,489,000 | -161.1% | |
| Net profit | £1,987,000 | £11,433,000 | -£5,457,000 | -147.7% | |
| Cash | £30,000 | £34,000 | £23,000 | -32.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £35,567,000 | £55,447,000 | £44,872,000 | -19.1% | |
| Net assets | -£35,565,000 | -£28,361,000 | -£32,782,000 | -15.6% | |
| Equity | -£35,565,000 | -£28,361,000 | -£32,782,000 | -15.6% | |
| Average employees | 401 | 420 | 377 | -10.2% | |
| Wages | £14,737,000 | £16,177,000 | £16,520,000 | +2.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £247,000 | £336,000 | £375,000 | +11.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £88,000 | £109,000 | £111,000 | +1.8% | |
| Highest paid director | £147,000 | £198,000 | £228,000 | +15.2% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | 2026-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.9% | 7.8% | 1.8% | |
| Net margin | 1.8% | 10.4% | -5.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.3% | 15.6% | 4.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 164.0% | 137.5% | 149.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.82x | 2.07x | 1.62x | |
| Interest cover | 1.33x | 1.84x | 0.42x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- THORN LIGHTING LIMITED 1987-01-01 → present
- THORN EMI LIGHTING LIMITED 1982-01-01 → 1987-01-01
- THORN LIGHTING LIMITED 1932-03-24 → 1982-01-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Notwithstanding the net liabilities at 30 April 2026 of £32,782,000, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis... Zumtobel Group AG has provided a letter of support stating its intention to continue to make available such funds as are needed by the company.”
Group structure
- THORN LIGHTING LIMITED · parent
- Smart & Brown Limited 100%
- British Lighting Industries Limited 100%
- Atlas International Limited 100%
- Oriole Emergency & Fire Protection Limited 100%
- Thorn Lighting Group 50%
- TLG Supplemental Pension Trustees Limited 50%
- Thorn Lighting Pension Trustees Limited 50%
- Thorn Lighting International 50%
- Thorn Lighting Overseas 50%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 53 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITEHEAD, Christopher Colin | Secretary | 2016-09-12 | — | — |
| ARTHY, Peter Lewis | Director | 2019-03-05 | Oct 1961 | British |
| HAGSPIEL, Emanuel | Director | 2022-06-01 | Feb 1984 | Austrian |
| LYONS, John Francis | Director | 2025-08-01 | Apr 1975 | British |
| THOMSON, Claire Therese | Director | 2018-06-07 | Sep 1970 | British |
Show 53 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLYTHE-TINKER, Nigel Edwin | Secretary | 1995-07-03 | 1998-12-02 |
| PATEL, Jaiprakash | Secretary | 2004-01-28 | 2005-03-31 |
| ROBERTSON, Malcolm Murray | Secretary | 1995-01-31 | 1995-07-03 |
| SMALL, Lindsay John | Secretary | 2005-03-31 | 2009-05-01 |
| STRINGER, David Michael | Secretary | — | 1995-01-31 |
| THOMAS, Helen | Secretary | 2000-10-02 | 2001-11-27 |
| WOODCOCK, Michael Alan | Secretary | 1998-12-02 | 2004-01-28 |
| ST JOHN'S SQUARE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-05-30 | 2007-05-31 |
| ST JOHNS SQUARE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2009-05-01 | 2016-09-12 |
| ARROYO, Eladia Pulido | Director | 2010-07-01 | 2014-03-20 |
| BEHAR, Jacques | Director | 1999-05-18 | 2001-06-01 |
| BILLMAN, Marcus | Director | 2003-01-09 | 2005-07-31 |
| BOUCHER, Matthew James | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2022-06-01 |
| BRANDT, Martin Anton | Director | 2010-07-01 | 2014-03-20 |
| BRYCE, Robert Donaldson Hamish | Director | — | 1998-11-27 |
| BRYDON, Gavin Antony | Director | 2014-01-10 | 2019-02-11 |
| BURTSCHER, Johannes Georg, Dr | Director | 2001-06-01 | 2004-05-28 |
| CARMICHAEL, Terrence | Director | 2008-10-01 | 2013-12-06 |
| COGGINS, Paul Marcus | Director | 2010-07-01 | 2018-05-08 |
| CROSSLEY, Peter Graham | Director | 1999-03-08 | 2001-12-31 |
| DANIELS, Brian Roy Grant | Director | 2007-04-26 | 2010-07-01 |
| FARRAWAY, Nicholas John | Director | 1999-04-29 | 2007-04-26 |
| FRANK, Christian | Director | 2007-05-25 | 2010-07-01 |
| HANNAH, Neil Roberts | Director | 1998-01-08 | 2000-02-14 |
| HAZELL, David Barton | Director | 1993-09-01 | 1999-02-24 |
| HODGSON, Gary Edward | Director | 2001-06-01 | 2008-11-15 |
| HOUGHTON, Peter John | Director | 2011-02-28 | 2018-05-08 |
| HUTH, Johannes Peter | Director | 2000-04-17 | 2000-10-20 |
| JOHNSTON, David Ian | Director | 2006-07-12 | 2007-04-25 |
| KILBURN, Paul Anthony | Director | 2022-11-01 | 2025-06-30 |
| KLEINITZER, Peter Georg | Director | 2000-04-17 | 2004-04-30 |
| KOPRIO, Juergen Alfred | Director | 2000-12-13 | 2006-04-18 |
| LAYBOURN, David Anthony | Director | 1998-06-01 | 2001-05-10 |
| LEVETT, Mark Howard | Director | — | 1996-10-21 |
| MAST, Peter Karl Julius | Director | 1992-09-01 | 1993-08-18 |
| MATT, Hans Peter Josef | Director | 2005-09-09 | 2008-04-15 |
| MAYNE, Peter Robert | Director | 1995-10-02 | 1999-02-24 |
| MILDE, Peter Johannes | Director | 2001-06-01 | 2003-04-30 |
| MILLER, James Christopher | Director | 1998-12-01 | 2000-05-08 |
| PECHURA, Gerd | Director | 2004-06-25 | 2008-08-01 |
| QUITMANN, Hans-Achim | Director | 2007-05-25 | 2009-12-31 |
| REDIN, Lars Gustaf | Director | — | 1993-08-18 |
| RHODES, Phillip Baverstock | Director | 1993-09-01 | 1995-09-11 |
| ROBERTSON, Malcolm Murray | Director | 1994-06-17 | 1999-03-01 |
| ROPER, David Alexander | Director | 1998-12-01 | 2000-05-08 |
| RUSSELL, Mark Leonard James | Director | 2018-05-08 | 2018-10-01 |
| SHORT, Christopher | Director | 2014-01-10 | 2015-04-21 |
| SMALL, Lindsay John | Director | 2005-09-09 | 2009-05-01 |
| SPENCER, Daniel Robert | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2011-02-28 |
| STRINGER, David Michael | Director | — | 1994-12-23 |
| VAYSSETTE, Thierry | Director | — | 1993-08-18 |
| WATSON, Clive Graeme | Director | 2000-04-19 | 2001-05-10 |
| ZUMTOBEL, Jurg | Director | 2000-04-17 | 2004-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorn Lighting Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 315 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-06-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-05 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2021-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.