Company · Solihull
A.W. Thorne Limited
Non-trading company
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 12
- Paul Simmons 2020-2022 View profile
- Hannah Kate Nichols 2020-2025 View profile
- Derek William Muir 2007-2020 View profile
- David Leslie Grove 2000-2007 View profile
- Howard Cleveley Marshall 1995-2000 View profile
- Robert William Frederick Yates 1995 View profile
- Charles Alex Henderson 2015-2024 View profile
- Fred Hayhurst 2007-2007 View profile
- Howard Caile Everett 2000-2003 View profile
- Raymond Foxall 1995-2000 View profile
- Christopher John Burr 1995-2008 View profile
- Anthony Gerard Mcgreal 1995 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Non-trading company
- Incorporated
- 19/10/1960
- Registered office
- Solihull
- Previous names
- Counters & Accessories Limited (until 28/04/2017)
A. W. Thorne Limited (until 02/06/2008)
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.
- Hawkshead Properties Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- A.W. Thorne Limited
is controlled by Hawkshead Properties Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Hawkshead Properties Limited
is controlled by ASH & Lacy Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - ASH & Lacy Limited
is controlled by Hill & Smith PLC
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Hill & Smith PLC.
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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.
1 directors on the board
- Joel Paul Whitehouse Director · appointed 2025
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.
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.
Gaps to watch
- A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision
Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00672831
- 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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