Public Limited Company

F.W. THORPE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

ActiveCompany 00317886United Kingdom
Bulk record snapshot1 AUG 2026Source details →

Registered office

MERSE ROAD, NORTH MOONS MOAT, REDDITCH, B98 9HH
Incorporated26 August 1936
Company age90 years

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Company description

BritDB description

F.W. THORPE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Public Limited Company”. Incorporated on 26 August 1936; registered for 90 years; registered office reported in REDDITCH. Its primary declared activity is 27400 · Manufacture of electric lighting equipment, with 1 additional SIC activity reported.

This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 1 PSC record, 7 procurement records, 1 waste registration. This description is assembled from public data, is not a reliability assessment, and should be checked against the cited sources before a legally significant decision.

Prepared from public dataChecked 2 September 2026 · 12 profile sources connected
How this description is built →
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01 Company overview

Identity and registration

Snapshot 1 August 2026
Official name
F.W. THORPE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
Company number
00317886
Company type
Public Limited Company
Status
Active
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Dissolution date
Not supplied
Accounts category
GROUP
Mortgage charges
1 total · 1 outstanding · 0 satisfied
Limited partnership members
0 general · 0 limited
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02 Filing dates

Accounts and statements

Companies House
AccountsBulk record

Last accounts made up to

30 June 2025

Next accounts due

31 December 2026
Confirmation statementBulk record

Last statement made up to

13 November 2025

Next statement due

27 November 2026
Filing source and official link

BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.

03 Workforce reporting

Gender pay gap

Reporting year 2025–2026
Employer size500 to 999
Median hourly gap19.0%
Mean hourly gap38.0%
Submitted2 April 2026
Submission deadline5 April 2026
Submission timingSubmitted by deadline
Median bonus gap
36.0%
Mean bonus gap
71.0%
Women receiving bonus
59.0%
Men receiving bonus
62.0%
Women in top quartile
9.0%
Women in upper middle quartile
34.0%
Women in lower middle quartile
51.0%
Women in lower quartile
47.0%
Earlier reporting years (8)
  1. 500 to 99917.2% median hourly gap
  2. 500 to 99915.5% median hourly gap
  3. 500 to 99916.0% median hourly gap
  4. 500 to 99916.5% median hourly gap
  5. 250 to 49921.0% median hourly gap
  6. 250 to 49917.0% median hourly gap
  7. 250 to 49921.0% median hourly gap
  8. 250 to 49922.5% median hourly gap
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Positive gaps mean men were paid more; negative gaps mean women were paid more. These figures are employer-reported and describe the workforce distribution, not equal pay for the same job. The company link uses the exact Companies House number supplied by the service.

04 Supplier payments

Payment practices and performance

Period to 30 June 2026
Average time to pay46.0 days
Paid within 30 days9.0%
Paid after 60 days14.0%
Not paid within terms90.0%
Reporting period
1 January 2026 – 30 June 2026
Filed
24 July 2026
Shortest standard term
7 days
Longest standard term
Not supplied
E-invoicing offered
No
Supply-chain finance
Not offered
Payment codes
No
Construction retentions
Reported as used
Complete reported payment fields
Policy regime
Regime-3
Financial period started
1 July 2025
Qualifying contracts
Yes
Payments made
Yes
Invoice value paid within 30 days
£1,828,297
Invoice value paid in 31–60 days
£17,414,088
Invoice value paid after 60 days
£3,209,962
Invoice value paid outside agreed terms
£20,029,582
Invoices paid in 31–60 days
77.0%
Invoices unpaid due to dispute
5.0%
Maximum contractual payment period
90 days
Supplier-list charging policy
No
Supplier-list charges made
No

Retention circumstances

These are used in rare circumstances where a customer has placed a supply and install contract which we have reflected in our contracts with subcontracting installers

Retention parity policy

our policy is to apply the same retention percentage on our suppliers as is placed on us

Retention release

The process for releasing money we have deducted or remained under a retention clause is to use the receipt of a retention payment from our customer as a trigger to release the retention payment to any impacted supplier

Retention release stages

They mirror the contract we have with our customers, and therefore vary on a case by case basis, but typically half the retention on completion and half after a specified period

Retention in all contracts
No
Retention in standard terms
No
Retention threshold
Not supplied
Standard retention rate
Not supplied
Retention compared with client
0.0%
Retention compared with payments
0.0%
Reported terms and dispute process
  1. Standard payment terms

    the business’ standard payment terms are within 60 days of the date of a correctly rendered invoice

  2. Dispute resolution process

    Any disputes are resolved by negotiation between the parties concerned to arrive at a mutually acceptable conclusion. Initially this will be between the people dealing with the goods or service in dispute and escalated upwards, ultimately to Directors of both parties if no resolution has been reached

Earlier payment reports (11 shown)
  1. 46.0 average days to pay93.0% outside terms
  2. 27.0 average days to pay92.0% outside terms
  3. 30.0 average days to pay95.0% outside terms
  4. 34.0 average days to pay88.0% outside terms
  5. 37.0 average days to pay94.0% outside terms
  6. 37.0 average days to pay94.0% outside terms
  7. 36.0 average days to pay94.0% outside terms
  8. 34.0 average days to pay93.0% outside terms
  9. 32.0 average days to pay87.0% outside terms
  10. 29.0 average days to pay85.0% outside terms
  11. 31.0 average days to pay91.0% outside terms
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05 Global legal identity

Legal Entity Identifier

Snapshot 31 August 2026
ISSUED · ACTIVE

F.W. THORPE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

LEI 2138007NXVPPRAXXHT76 · jurisdiction GB

Legal form
B6ES
Entity category
GENERAL
Entity created
26 August 1936
Initial LEI registration
15 February 2017
LEI last updated
5 January 2026
Next renewal
15 February 2027
Managing LOU
213800WAVVOPS85N2205
Legal address
MERSE ROAD, NORTH MOONS MOAT, REDDITCH, GB-WOR, B98 9HH, GB
Headquarters address
MERSE ROAD, NORTH MOONS MOAT, REDDITCH, GB-WOR, B98 9HH, GB

GLEIF parent-reporting exceptions

LEI 2138007NXVPPRAXXHT76

DIRECT ACCOUNTING CONSOLIDATION PARENT

NO_KNOWN_PERSON

LEI 2138007NXVPPRAXXHT76

ULTIMATE ACCOUNTING CONSOLIDATION PARENT

NO_KNOWN_PERSON

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06 Supply-chain transparency

Modern slavery statement

Statement year 2025
Organisation
F.W. THORPE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
Group submission
Yes
Statement period
1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
Approved
20 November 2025
Sectors
Construction, civil engineering and building products Durable consumer goods, including electronics and appliances, home furnishings and other accessories

Organisation structure

Covered in the statement

Policies

Covered in the statement

Risk assessment

Covered in the statement

Due diligence

Covered in the statement

Training

Covered in the statement

Goals and KPIs

Covered in the statement

Full statement information supplied to the registry
Reported turnover band
£100 million to £500 million
Years producing statements
More than 5 years
ILO indicators included
Not answered
Registry record updated
9 February 2026

Policies described

Freedom of workers to terminate employment Freedom of movement Freedom of association Prohibits any threat of violence, harassment and intimidation Prohibits compulsory overtime Prohibits child labour Prohibits discrimination

Training described

Your whole organisation Your front line staff Human resources Executive-level staff Procurement staff Your suppliers

Worker engagement and working conditions

Your suppliers Trade unions or worker representative groups Professional auditors Workers within your organisation Workers within your supply chain

Social audits

Audit conducted by your staff Third party audit arranged by your organisation Audit conducted by your supplier’s staff

Grievance mechanisms

Using anonymous whistleblowing services, such as a helpline or mobile phone app Through trade unions or other worker representative groups

Other monitoring

All suppliers have to comply with our Supplier Code of conduct and suppliers that were deemed high risk were visited and audited

Demonstrated progress

We measure how effective we have been by monitoring and recording (i) the number of employees specifically trained in the Modern Slavery Act and (ii) the number of suppliers, identified as being at increased risk of modern slavery, confirming that their organisations are slavery and human trafficking free. In FY26 our plan is to focus on organisations operating in countries having a higher risk of slavery and to ensure all our group companies understand our zero tolerance policy to slavery.

Reported risks and mitigations

  • Risk: Sub tier components being manufactured in one of the 32 countries identified as human rights priorities on the UK government website
  • Area: Within your supply chains
  • Tier: Tier 1 suppliers Tier 2 suppliers Tier 3 suppliers and below
  • Group: Women Migrants Refugees Children
  • Location: China
  • Mitigation: On site audits carried out by FW Thorpe Plc employees
  • Risk: Temporary workers manufacturing our products in UK factories
  • Area: Within your own operations
  • Group: Women Migrants
  • Location: United Kingdom
  • Mitigation: We have reviewed our own internal recruitment policies and those of our key temporary worker agencies to ensure that our processes are robust and have the capability to identify and query any suspicious activities. We continually review external media reports, fines or sanctions against organisations where slavery incidents have occurred. We promote openness and transparency and provide avenues to all our employees and those working on our behalf to raise concerns.
  • Risk: Temporary workers manufacturing products in our European factories
  • Location: Germany Spain Netherlands
  • Mitigation: We work with all our group companies to ensure they understand our zero tolerance policy on slavery and human trafficking within our operations or in the supply chain. We explain our expectations of behaviour and compliance with all applicable slavery acts and regulations. We provide guidance and training materials to these operations so they can give their employees a greater awareness of modern slavery. We promote openness and provide avenues for employees to raise concerns.
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07 Public procurement

Contracts Finder awards

Exact GB-COH links
active · 12 December 2024

Electrical Services

UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH · ocds-b5fd17-25b88466-8380-4d0f-8e9f-4b231298852c

Supplier named in award
FW THORPE PLC T/A THORLUX LIGHTING
Award value
£36,778.64
Contract period
12 December 2024 – 11 March 2025
Published
12 December 2024
Procedure
Competitive quotation (below threshold)
Main CPV
71314100
Source release ID
ocds-b5fd17-25b88466-8380-4d0f-8e9f-4b231298852c-2024-12-12T15:00:02Z
active · 20 December 2021

Emergency Lighting

Southampton Solent University · ocds-b5fd17-d561b7a9-22e9-4c85-ae0e-932d3fa3da39

Supplier named in award
Thorlux Lighting
Award value
£36,000
Contract period
4 January 2022 – 3 January 2023
Published
4 April 2022
Procedure
Other - Direct award
Main CPV
31518200
Source release ID
ocds-b5fd17-d561b7a9-22e9-4c85-ae0e-932d3fa3da39-2022-04-04T14:48:11+01:00
active · 3 August 2021

Office lighting

Met Office · ocds-b5fd17-60ae8f6b-5086-4bd3-b74c-e6f2b3210b7f

Supplier named in award
THORLUX LIGHTING
Award value
£49,000
Contract period
4 August 2021 – 17 September 2021
Published
11 October 2021
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
Main CPV
31524000
Source release ID
ocds-b5fd17-60ae8f6b-5086-4bd3-b74c-e6f2b3210b7f-2021-10-11T17:13:51+01:00
active · 24 May 2021

Luminaries and control

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust · ocds-b5fd17-94ab56c3-a05b-4b61-a42e-fe3a1a1c5bcf

Supplier named in award
F.W. Thorpe PLC
Award value
£62,862.46
Contract period
26 May 2021 – 26 July 2021
Published
11 August 2021
Procedure
Other - waiver
Main CPV
31527260
Source release ID
ocds-b5fd17-94ab56c3-a05b-4b61-a42e-fe3a1a1c5bcf-2021-08-11T15:42:56+01:00
active · 30 September 2020

Lighting Control System

Met Office · ocds-b5fd17-7b0fcbdc-b38d-4637-8631-18bdb4bfe294

Supplier named in award
THORUX LIGHTING
Award value
£46,400
Contract period
1 October 2020 – 31 December 2020
Published
18 December 2020
Procedure
Single tender action (below threshold)
Main CPV
31527260
Source release ID
ocds-b5fd17-7b0fcbdc-b38d-4637-8631-18bdb4bfe294-2020-12-18T15:41:55Z
active · 12 September 2016

YPO - 000716 Low Energy Lighting and Radiant Heating Systems

Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation · ocds-b5fd17-cc8580b3-e2b9-4569-b355-602745cef0b2

Supplier named in award
F.W. Thorpe Public Limited Company
Award value
£50,000,000
Contract period
23 September 2016 – 22 September 2021
Published
13 January 2022
Procedure
Restricted procedure (above threshold)
Main CPV
31518200
Source release ID
ocds-b5fd17-cc8580b3-e2b9-4569-b355-602745cef0b2-2022-01-13T09:37:28Z
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08 Ownership and control

People with significant control

Snapshot 25 August 2026
Current records1
Ceased records0
PSC source and official link →
PSC statementCurrent

No individual or entity with signficant control

Notified
18 December 2018
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09 Charity register

Charity Commission links

Snapshot 25 August 2026
CCEW

No exact company-number link in this snapshot

The Charity Commission extract did not explicitly associate this Companies House number with a charity. BritDB does not use a name-only match to fill the gap.

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10 Northern Ireland charity register

CCNI exact company links

Snapshot 25 August 2026
CCNI

No unambiguous company-number link found

The CCNI source number did not resolve uniquely to this Companies House record. BritDB did not use a name or address match.

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11 Sanctions screening

UK Sanctions List

Report 2 September 2026
UKSL

No exact business-registration-number link found

The imported UK Sanctions List did not supply this Companies House number as a UK-linked business identifier. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.

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12 Public procurement

Find a Tender links

Snapshot 22 August 2026
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13 Environmental register

Environment Agency waste registrations

Snapshot 25 August 2026
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14 Nature of business

Standard Industrial Classification

SIC 2007
27900

Manufacture of other electrical equipment

15 Connected public record

Checks beyond the company register

Partial coverage
CCEW

Charity Commission

0 exact company-number links.

Checked
CCNI

Northern Ireland charities

0 unambiguous company-number links.

Checked
FTS

Public contracts

1 procurement process linked by exact GB-COH identifier.

Checked
EA

Waste register

1 exact company-number registration.

Checked
GZ

Corporate notices

The Gazette is not yet connected.

Not checked
UKSL

UK Sanctions List

No exact business-registration-number link in this report.

Checked
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16 Record timeline

Dates in the bulk record

3 events
  1. Confirmation statement

    Latest confirmation statement made up to this date

  2. Accounts

    Latest accounts made up to this date

  3. Incorporation

    Company incorporated

17 Provenance

Sources for this profile

12 sources
CH
Companies House Free Company Data Product

Identity, address, status, dates, SIC, previous names and mortgage totals.

Snapshot 1 August 2026
GPG
UK Gender Pay Gap Service

Annual employer reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.

9 reporting years
PPR
UK Payment Practices Reporting

Statutory supplier-payment reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.

12 reports shown
LEI
GLEIF LEI Golden Copy

Global legal identities linked through Companies House registration authority RA000585.

1 exact LEI
MSS
Modern Slavery Statement Registry

Annual statement summaries linked by exact source company number.

1 linked statement
CF
Contracts Finder OCDS

Historic awards linked by exact source-supplied GB-COH company identifier.

6 exact awards
PSC
Companies House PSC snapshot

Current and ceased significant-control records joined by exact company number.

Snapshot 25 August 2026
CCEW
Charity Commission Register of Charities

Daily England and Wales extract matched only by the official company registration number.

Snapshot 25 August 2026
CCNI
Northern Ireland Register of Charities

Daily CCNI export with company links only where the source number resolves unambiguously.

0 exact links
UKSL
UK Sanctions List

Complete FCDO list checked by exact UK-linked business registration number.

Checked 2 September 2026
FTS
Find a Tender OCDS data

Procurement parties checked only through exact GB-COH identifiers.

1 exact process
EA
Environment Agency waste register

Licensed subset linked only by exact Companies House number.

1 exact registration
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Other registers

Financial regulation and licences.

Not checked yet

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