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Thornes Independent Ltd

Selby
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Thornes Independent Ltd offers coach hire, mini bus hire, and local bus services in Selby, Yorkshire. They have been operating since 1949 and provide accessible transportation options.

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Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£2.6m
Live
4
Buyers
3
12m
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At a glance
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Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts4 / 6
  • Top buyers3
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
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Quick answer — Thornes Independent LtdUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Thornes Independent Ltd has won £2.6m across 3 public-sector buyers, with 4 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer East Riding of Yorkshire Council at 64% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
4 of 6Live contracts
64%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

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No social-value commitments yet

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ESG & policies vault · 0/5

Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.

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Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

◐ From website & notices
Services · 2
Coach HireOffers coach hire for private hire or school trips with a range of vehicle sizes. ↗Service Bus TimetableOperates local bus services from surrounding villages with a timetable available. ↗

Extracted automatically from thornes.info on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies

Delivery stories the supplier has published, with sector and outcome.

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Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

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No buyer references yet

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Accreditations & memberships

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No accreditations recorded

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KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

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No verified KPI scores yet

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Contracts · 4 live · 2 historic

Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.

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TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Scarborough, Selby & Misc Local Bus Services and Hambleton, Scarborough, Selby Mainstream, & Misc
North Yorkshire County Council6000000001 Apr 2023£937k4.1 yrsLive
2199-15 September 2019 - Contracts Under 2199 Passenger Transportation - DPS Buses
East Riding of Yorkshire Council6000000002 Sept 2019£548k5 yrsClosed
Passenger Transportation DPS - Buses
East Riding of Yorkshire Council6000000015 Dec 2015£1.1m5 yrsClosed
January 2023 Bus Routes
East Riding of Yorkshire Council60172000———Live
Coach Hire with Driver Services
University of York60172000———Live
Scarborough, Selby & Misc Local Bus Services and Hambleton, Scarborough, Selby Mainstream Home to School Transport, & Misc
North Yorkshire County Council60000000———Live
Total live value £937k · mean award £438k

Top buyers · 3 buyers · top 3 = 100%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

✓ From notices
1
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
3 contracts
64%
since 2015
2
North Yorkshire County Council
2 contracts
36%
since 2023
3
University of York
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Yorkshire4 contracts
64%
North East2 contracts
36%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Thornes Independent Ltd highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
VT
ViaVan Technologies B.V.
No£5.4m1
2T
247 TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LTD
Yes£3.1m5
24
24x7 Ltd
No£2.8m1
JA
Jetstream Airport Transfers
Yes£2.6m1
DE
Dennis Eagle Limited
No£2.4m1
TI
Thornes Independent Ltd
No——
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

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✓ Clean. No active risk signals from Companies House status, charges or insolvency records.

Compliance scorecard

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Due in -14d
Next due 30 Jun 2026
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 29 Nov 2026
Outstanding charges
0
No charges registered
Insolvency history
None
No insolvency cases registered
Certifications (ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage, B-Corp, modern-slavery) are supplier self-reported and appear once a claimed profile adds them.

Modifications

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

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No modifications recorded

No published contract variations for this supplier. Modification notices appear here as they are issued under the Procurement Act 2023.

News mentions

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No news mentions found

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Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

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Registered details

Company no.
00262456
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
04 Feb 1932
Reg. office
Coach Station, Hull Road Hemingbrough, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 6QG
SIC codes
49319 · 49390
Last accounts
30 Sept 2024
Next accounts due
30 Jun 2026

Directors & PSC

  • THORNES, Christine — secretary
  • THORNES, Philip — director
  • THORNES, Zoe Elizabeth — director
    Appointed 01 Oct 2025
  • THORNES, Lucinda Jane — director
    Appointed 01 Dec 2007
  • THORNES, Christine — director
    Appointed 12 Mar 2001
  • Hampton Travel Group Ltd — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 percent · right to appoint and remove directors

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

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£

No financial filings on record

Turnover, profit and headcount appear here once audited or micro-entity accounts are filed at Companies House.

Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

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THORNES INDEPENDENT LIMITED
00262456 · this company

Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.