THORBURN GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£611k
+42.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.7m
-11.9% vs 2024
Employees
116
+11.5% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£384k
-371.7% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-05-31 | 2021-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,782,533 | £18,895,679 | £14,056,913 | £16,013,985 | £16,703,067 | +4.3% | |
| Operating profit | £833,784 | £2,006,883 | £518,028 | £490,497 | -£111,107 | -122.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £837,484 | £2,007,302 | £206,984 | £141,291 | -£383,844 | -371.7% | |
| Net profit | £638,567 | £1,581,955 | £483,919 | £54,825 | -£496,810 | -1,006.2% | |
| Cash | £2,718,004 | £1,495,829 | £792,188 | £430,406 | £611,399 | +42.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,346,841 | £3,106,048 | £8,986,638 | £8,162,972 | £7,996,484 | -2% | |
| Net assets | £6,142,796 | £2,873,993 | £4,376,255 | £4,158,400 | £3,661,590 | -11.9% | |
| Equity | £6,142,796 | £2,873,993 | £4,376,255 | £4,158,400 | £3,661,590 | -11.9% | |
| Average employees | 66 | 71 | 93 | 104 | 116 | +11.5% | |
| Wages | — | — | £3,075,256 | £3,676,546 | £4,662,374 | +26.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £248,474 | £378,639 | £192,518 | £136,088 | £248,082 | +82.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £1,174 | £1,321 | £1,321 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | — | £86,156 | £117,084 | +35.9% |
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 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.5% | 10.6% | 3.7% | 3.1% | -0.7% | |
| Net margin | 6.5% | 8.4% | 3.4% | 0.3% | -3.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.1% | 64.6% | 5.8% | 6.0% | -1.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 30.8% | 54.2% | 67.8% | 68.4% | 72.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.32x | 1.11x | 1.14x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 1.65x | 1.38x | -0.35x |
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
- THORBURN GROUP LIMITED 2021-09-30 → present
- JOHN THORBURN & SONS LTD 2020-02-11 → 2021-09-30
- JOHN THORBURN & SONS (CONSTRUCTION) LTD. 1992-03-23 → 2020-02-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Greaves West & Ayre
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- THORBURN GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Thorburn Group (Berwick) Limited 100%
- Premier Livestock Handling Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWA COSEC LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2014-11-04 | — | — |
| THORBURN, Aynsley Ann | Director | 2021-06-04 | Jan 1989 | British |
| THORBURN, Euan Robert | Director | 2012-03-15 | Oct 1986 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| THORBURN, William Stuart | Secretary | — | 2014-11-04 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-03-23 | 1993-03-23 |
| MORRIS, Philip John Douglas | Director | 2021-06-04 | 2025-04-04 |
| THORBURN, Alistair Ewart | Director | 1992-03-23 | 2025-04-04 |
| THORBURN, Gwen Christina | Director | 2021-06-04 | 2025-04-04 |
| THORBURN, John Robert | Director | 2012-03-15 | 2021-06-04 |
| THORBURN, John Steel | Director | 1992-03-23 | 2021-06-04 |
| THORBURN, John | Director | 1992-03-23 | 2021-06-04 |
| THORBURN, Rosemary Isobel Barbara | Director | 1992-03-23 | 2021-06-04 |
| THORBURN, William Stuart | Director | 1992-03-23 | 2021-06-04 |
| COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-03-23 | 1992-03-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorburn Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-06-04 | Active |
| Mrs Gwen Christina Thorburn | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-06-04 |
| Mr Alistair Ewart Thorburn | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-06-04 |
| Mr John Steel Thorburn | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-06-04 |
| Mr William Stuart Thorburn | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-06-04 |
| Mrs Deborah Thorburn | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-06-04 |
| Mrs Sally-Anne Thorburn | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-06-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 130 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-06-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-06-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-06-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.