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Company · Huddersfield

Thornton & Ross Limited

Manufacture of cleaning and polishing preparations

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 23

  1. Volker Sydow 2025-2025 Director View profile
  2. Nigel David Stephenson 2023-2025 Director View profile
  3. Kathryn Maria Heywood 2023-2023 Director View profile
  4. Roger Lidderdale Scarlett-Smith 2019-2022 Director View profile
  5. Charles Ashley Brierley 2018-2019 Director View profile
  6. Barry Draude 2016-2018 Director View profile
  7. Luc Maurice Godelieva Slegers 2014-2017 Director View profile
  8. Bryan Close 2012-2014 Director View profile
  9. Dieno George 2001-2018 Director View profile
  10. Paul Attwell 2000-2012 Director View profile
  11. Neville Geoffrey Edwards 1998-2014 Director View profile
  12. Barrie Atkinson 1997-2013 Director View profile
  13. Jonathan Henry Thornton 2013 Director View profile
  14. Dr Joe Valentine 1997 Director View profile
  15. Nancy Whiteley 2001 Director View profile
  16. Margaret Betty Thornton 2001 Director View profile
  17. David Gerrie Brown 1998 Director View profile
  18. Dr David George Taylor Greig 2005 Director View profile
  19. Ralph Thornton 2004 Director View profile
  20. Vernon Ellerker Ross 1993 Director View profile
  21. Edwin Charles Blythe 2018-2023 Secretary View profile
  22. Geoffrey Martin Adams 2002-2018 Secretary View profile
  23. Janet Alpin 2016 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

7 contracts · £15,529,352 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • NHS National Generic Pharmaceuticals - Wave 16a Buyer: NHS England £15,529,352 2026-08-27 Source: Find a Tender

    NHS National Framework for Generics Pharmaceuticals Wave 16a Offer reference number: CM/PHG/24/5714 Period of framework agreement: Dates detailed below, with an option or options to extend (at the authority’s discretion) for a period or per…

    Framework
  • Teriparatide Buyer: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") Value not published Date not published CPV 33600000 Source: Find a Tender

    Supply of Teriparatide to NHS Scotland.

    Framework
  • NHS National Branded Interim - 1 June 2026 Buyer: NHS England Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Provision of an NHS National Branded Interim - 1 June 2026 01/06/2026 - 30/04/2028 23 Months with an option or options to extend at the discretion of the authority up to a maximum of 25 months

    Framework
  • NHS Branded Medicines Tranche A - NOFE and Midlands & East and Natalizumab for London & SOFE - 1 September 2026 Buyer: NHS England Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    NHS Branded Framework Agreement – Lot 1 - Tranche A for the North of England and Midlands & East. Period of Framework Agreement: 1st September 2026 to 31st August 2028 with an option or option(s) to extend (at the authority’s discretion f…

    Framework
  • Ustekinumab Buyer: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Contract award details for the supply of Ustekinumab

  • NHS Branded Medicines - Tranche B - London & South of England - 1 September 2026 Buyer: NHS England Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    NHS Branded Medicines Tranche B - Lot 1 - London & South of England - CM/PHR/25/5731 Period of Framework Agreement: 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028 with an option or option(s) to extend (at the Authority’s discretion) for a period or per…

    Framework
  • Generic, Branded Generic & Proprietary Medicinal Products - Group 18 Buyer: Regional Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service Value not published Date not published CPV 33600000 Source: Find a Tender

    Generic, Branded Generic & Proprietary Medicinal Products - Group 18 (6345404)

About

What it does
Manufacture of cleaning and polishing preparations; Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products
Incorporated
23/11/1922
Registered office
Huddersfield

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Thornton & Ross Limited is controlled by Stada UK Holdings LTD.
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-07-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Stada UK Holdings LTD. is controlled by Capvest Partners LLP
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2026-03-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Capvest Partners LLP is controlled by Penelope Kate Briant
    Evidence
    active 25-50% surplus assets (LLP) · notified 2022-06-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Penelope Kate Briant.

27 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

2 directors on the board

1.8y median 1.8y
average tenure
2.9y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Retail and trade 8Manufacturing 6Dormant 2Health and social care 2

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00185947
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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