FOREST HOLIDAYS LIMITED
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Cash
£14m
+19.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£55m
-9.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
905
+1.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£12m
-0.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-08-12.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £57,398,000 | £59,163,000 | £65,883,000 | +11.4% | |
| Operating profit | £2,670,000 | -£4,590,000 | -£4,564,000 | +0.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£4,058,000 | -£11,942,000 | -£12,016,000 | -0.6% | |
| Net profit | -£3,494,000 | -£5,824,000 | -£16,077,000 | -176% | |
| Cash | £4,439,000 | £11,585,000 | £13,882,000 | +19.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £187,545,000 | £128,390,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £108,390,000 | £60,627,000 | £54,603,000 | -9.9% | |
| Equity | £108,390,000 | £60,627,000 | £54,603,000 | -9.9% | |
| Average employees | 898 | 891 | 905 | +1.6% | |
| Wages | £13,175,000 | £13,335,000 | £14,735,000 | +10.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £926,000 | £736,000 | £507,000 | -31.1% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.7% | -7.8% | -6.9% | |
| Net margin | -6.1% | -9.8% | -24.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.4% | -3.6% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 60.1% | 74.2% | 76.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.08x | 0.15x | 0.17x | |
| Interest cover | 0.40x | -0.62x | -0.59x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- FOREST HOLIDAYS LIMITED 2013-03-22 → present
- WILLOUGHBY (712) LIMITED 2012-07-27 → 2013-03-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period to 31 March 2027.”
Group structure
- FOREST HOLIDAYS LIMITED · parent
- FH England LLP 99%
- Forest Holidays (Scotland) LLP 99%
Significant events
- “On 27 November 2025 the company's registered office changed to One City Place, Queens Road, Chester, CH1 3BQ.”
- “The formal restructuring consultation process, which began in late September 2025, advanced through several phases during the first quarter of Financial Year 2026 and was ultimately completed by December 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DONOGHUE, Graham | Director | 2022-04-27 | Sep 1973 | British |
| OWEN, Charlotte Mary Scott | Director | 2025-03-21 | Sep 1987 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Peter Timothy | Director | 2023-02-23 | 2023-12-22 |
| ELLIS, Jonathan Luke | Director | 2016-12-16 | 2019-10-31 |
| FAITH, Ross Anthony | Director | 2012-09-21 | 2016-10-05 |
| FLETCHER, Gary Padbury | Director | 2012-07-27 | 2017-12-18 |
| GRAHAM, Michael Steven | Director | 2022-04-27 | 2024-05-14 |
| GRINSTED, Jill Elizabeth | Director | 2012-09-21 | 2017-12-18 |
| MCKENDRICK, Bruce James | Director | 2014-08-12 | 2022-04-27 |
| MCKENDRICK, Bruce James | Director | 2014-08-12 | 2025-10-02 |
| PALMER, Richard John | Director | 2012-09-21 | 2017-12-18 |
| PRIESTLEY, Alexander Peter James | Director | 2019-11-01 | 2023-02-23 |
| PRIESTLEY, Alexander Peter James | Director | 2019-11-01 | 2022-04-27 |
| ROBERTS, Alexander James | Director | 2023-02-23 | 2024-03-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Holidays Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 163 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-24 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-10 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2022-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.