HUNT FOREST GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£34K
-11.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£23M
+4.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
187
-3.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.9M
-56.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £116,562,852 | £126,127,835 | £112,561,549 | -10.8% | |
| Operating profit | £5,300,089 | £4,984,458 | £2,838,371 | -43.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,414,671 | £4,271,437 | £1,859,531 | -56.5% | |
| Net profit | £4,453,418 | £3,156,521 | £1,418,329 | -55.1% | |
| Cash | £1,400,544 | £38,492 | £34,040 | -11.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £22,287,455 | £24,006,362 | £24,306,419 | +1.2% | |
| Net assets | £19,251,825 | £21,628,346 | £22,606,675 | +4.5% | |
| Equity | £19,251,825 | £21,628,346 | £22,606,675 | +4.5% | |
| Average employees | 187 | 193 | 187 | -3.1% | |
| Wages | £7,810,447 | £8,221,283 | £7,967,600 | -3.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £799,987 | £722,920 | £616,339 | -14.7% |
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 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.5% | 4.0% | 2.5% | |
| Net margin | 3.8% | 2.5% | 1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 23.8% | 20.8% | 11.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 66.1% | 56.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.47x | 1.68x | |
| Interest cover | 20.80x | 6.99x | 2.88x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Langdowns DFK Limited
- 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 of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue”
Group structure
- HUNT FOREST GROUP LIMITED · parent
- C Smart Agricultural Services Limited 100%
- R Hunt (Agricultural Engineers) Limited 100%
- New Forest Farm Machinery Limited 100%
Significant events
- “As a company we actively work to improve our energy efficiency Measures that we have taken include - The installation of electric vehicle charging points and a move towards electric vehicles - The installation of solar panels on commercial premises to reduce the level of purchased energy”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURNETT, Paul | Director | 2019-01-30 | Aug 1980 | British |
| HUNT, Timothy John | Director | 2018-08-17 | Jan 1964 | British |
| ODEH, Robyn Barbara | Director | 2025-02-01 | Nov 1990 | British |
| PAYNE, Christopher | Director | 2022-03-31 | Sep 1983 | British |
| SMALES, Edward John | Director | 2019-03-26 | Jul 1985 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COX, Stephen John | Director | 2019-01-30 | 2022-03-31 |
| FISHER, James Robert | Director | 2019-01-30 | 2025-01-31 |
| SMALES, Edward John | Director | 2018-08-17 | 2019-03-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunt Holdco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2019-03-25 | Active |
| Mr Timothy John Hunt | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-08-17 | Ceased 2019-03-25 |
| Mr Edward John Smales | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-08-17 | Ceased 2019-03-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 46 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-04-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-26 | 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
- 0
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.