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Thorntons Accounting Limited

Accountant in South Yorkshire S72

Verified & RegulatedTrust Score96/100Excellent

Companies House: 05069592176-178 Pontefract Road, Cudworth, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S72 8BEData updated 07 Jul 2026

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Thorntons Accounting Limited is one of 15 accountancy practices we verify in South Yorkshire.

Verified Accountants assessment

Thorntons Accounting Limited is a UK limited company based in South Yorkshire, incorporated in 2004 and trading for 22 years.

Public records confirm it is anti-money-laundering supervised by ACCA, a member firm of AAT, up to date with its accounts (last filed 31 Mar 2025), and running a confirmed website. Its most recent filed accounts, for the year to 31 Mar 2025, report net assets of £647,046, up from £582,610 the year before. Its website shows it handles Self Assessment, Payroll, Bookkeeping, and Limited company accounts and works with Sage.

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Verification record and Trust Score

96/100

Trust Score

Excellent
Public record
AML supervised · ACCA
Active company
Filing compliant
Trading 22 years
Professional qualification
  • AAT
  • ICAEW
  • ACCA
Contact
Website
Phone
Email

The Trust Score is the share of the applicable public signals we have verified, scored out of 100 - fully deterministic, never subjective. How it is scored, and every signal's points →

Companies HouseActiveno. 05069592 (opens in new tab)incorporated 2004Companies House · checked 07 Jul
Registered activity
  • SIC 69201 - Accounting and auditing
The business activity the firm registered with Companies House (its Standard Industrial Classification).Companies House · checked 07 Jul
Filing complianceAccounts and confirmation statement filed on timelast accounts 31 Mar 2025 (opens in new tab)Companies House · checked 07 Jul
Professional bodyMember firm of AATFMAAT · licence 1008363Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) is a UK professional accountancy body. Member firms must meet its qualification and conduct standards and can be disciplined by it.AAT · checked 17 Jul
Anti-money-launderingSupervised by ACCAACCA is one of the professional bodies approved to supervise accountants for anti-money-laundering. Every UK accountant must be supervised, by HMRC or an approved professional body, so this confirms the firm is monitored and operating legitimately.AAT · checked 17 Jul
Sources: Companies House (opens in new tab), AAT
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Good fit for

  • Works in Sage
  • Handles Self Assessment, Payroll, Bookkeeping and Limited company accounts

Specialisms and services

Services
AccountantSelf AssessmentPayrollBookkeepingLimited company accounts
Software
Sage

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People at Thorntons Accounting Limited

Persons with significant control (3)

  • Mr Gavin Lee SpencerOwns 25-50% of shares, 50-75% of voting rights
  • Mr Mathew Robert ParsonsSignificant influence or control
  • Mr Steven David HeeleyOwns 25-50% of shares, 25-50% of voting rights

Source: Companies House register (opens in new tab).

Related companies

Companies sharing an active director with Thorntons Accounting Limited on the Companies House register.

Shared directorships from the Companies House register. A shared director can mean a family or group structure; it does not by itself indicate anything adverse.

Financials (as filed)

Companies House filing history (opens in new tab) | 2015 to 2025
Net assets
£647k
as at 31 Mar 2025+£64k vs 2024
Current assets
£747k
as at 31 Mar 2025+£3.3k vs 2024
Cash at bank
£352k
as at 31 Mar 2025+£20k vs 2024
Average employees
13
as at 31 Mar 2025+1 vs 2024
Current assets (cash, debtors, other) and net assets by year, in £. Latest year first.
20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
CashDebtorsOtherNet assets
Full figures
As filed31 Mar 202531 Mar 202431 Mar 202331 Mar 202231 Mar 202131 Mar 202031 Mar 201931 Mar 201831 Mar 201731 Mar 201631 Mar 2015
Average employees1312101090109
Net assets£647,046£582,610£614,913£556,981£436,627£421,206£376,219£317,431£310,530£297,119£300,386
Cash at bank£351,586£331,852£333,336£109,163£72,307
Current assets£747,316£744,056£664,227£609,024£682,786£527,499£523,645£466,884£478,175£411,747£283,951
Fixed assets£64,489£62,941£56,614£59,856£56,663£55,504£56,465£56,496£60,112£132,878£151,633
Debtors£284,634£203,694
Shareholders equity£614,913£556,981£436,627£421,206£376,219£317,431£310,530£297,119£300,386

Figures as reported in this firm's accounts filed at Companies House. Net assets is total assets less what the company owes; a figure below zero means recorded liabilities exceed assets. Small companies may file abbreviated accounts that omit turnover and profit. Public record, reproduced as facts.

Timeline

  1. 2004Company incorporated
  2. 2025Latest accounts filed
  3. 2026Verified on this directory

Frequently asked questions

Is Thorntons Accounting Limited a regulated accountant?

Yes. Thorntons Accounting Limited is supervised for anti-money-laundering by ACCA and a member firm of AAT. Every UK accountant must be supervised for anti-money-laundering, by HMRC or an approved professional body, so this confirms the firm is authorised to practise and monitored for compliance.

Is Thorntons Accounting Limited a chartered accountant?

Thorntons Accounting Limited is a member firm of AAT, a UK professional accountancy body, but it is not a chartered firm. Chartered status is conferred only by bodies such as ICAEW, ICAS or ACCA.

What services does Thorntons Accounting Limited offer?

Based on its own website, Thorntons Accounting Limited offers Self Assessment, Payroll, Bookkeeping, and Limited company accounts. Confirm current services and availability with the firm before engaging. Message this firm →

How long has Thorntons Accounting Limited been established?

Thorntons Accounting Limited was incorporated at Companies House in 2004, so it has been on the register for about 22 years. A longer trading history is one sign of an established, accountable firm, though a newer firm is not necessarily less capable.

Does Thorntons Accounting Limited file its accounts on time?

Yes. According to Companies House, Thorntons Accounting Limited's most recent statutory accounts were filed by their due date. On-time filing is a basic sign that a company is being administered properly.

How do you verify Thorntons Accounting Limited?

We build this record only from public, authoritative sources - for this firm, Companies House and AAT, and stamp every claim with its source and the date we last checked it. We show only what we can verify and say so plainly when we cannot. How we verify →

How is the Trust Score calculated?

The Trust Score is fully deterministic: fixed points for public, verified signals - an active company, anti-money-laundering supervision, filing compliance, a confirmed website and trading history. Thorntons Accounting Limited scores 96/100. Nothing in the score is subjective, and every rule is listed on this page. How we verify →

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