CONFEDERATION OF FOREST INDUSTRIES (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£758k
+29.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.4m
+6.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
20
+11.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£110k
-52.1% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
CONFEDERATION OF FOREST INDUSTRIES (UK) LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
CONFEDERATION OF FOREST INDUSTRIES (UK) LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
CONFEDERATION OF FOREST INDUSTRIES (UK) LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
CONFEDERATION OF FOREST INDUSTRIES (UK) LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
CONFEDERATION OF FOREST INDUSTRIES (UK) LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,478,568 | £2,573,807 | £1,578,047 | -38.7% | |
| Operating profit | £5,158 | £151,859 | £5,855 | -96.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £69,191 | £229,428 | £109,907 | -52.1% | |
| Net profit | £68,618 | £209,659 | £82,605 | -60.6% | |
| Cash | £780,739 | £587,228 | £758,339 | +29.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,069,108 | £1,293,109 | £1,390,420 | +7.5% | |
| Net assets | £1,069,108 | £1,278,767 | £1,361,373 | +6.5% | |
| Equity | £1,069,108 | £1,278,767 | £1,361,373 | +6.5% | |
| Average employees | 16 | 18 | 20 | +11.1% | |
| Wages | £616,270 | £746,527 | £714,740 | -4.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.3% | 5.9% | 0.4% | |
| Net margin | 4.6% | 8.1% | 5.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.5% | 11.7% | 0.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.12x | 1.56x | 1.29x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- CONFEDERATION OF FOREST INDUSTRIES (UK) LIMITED 2006-09-06 → present
- ASSOCIATION OF TIMBER GROWERS AND FORESTRY PROFESSIONALS LIMITED 2002-01-08 → 2006-09-06
- TIMBER GROWERS ASSOCIATION LIMITED 1993-11-17 → 2002-01-08
- TIMBER GROWERS UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED 1983-10-06 → 1993-11-17
- TIMBER GROWERS SCOTLAND LIMITED 1959-10-21 → 1983-10-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Greaves West & Ayre
- 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 group's and parent 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
- CONFEDERATION OF FOREST INDUSTRIES (UK) LIMITED · parent
- APF International Forest Machinery Exhibition Ltd. 100%
- Forestry Training Services (UK) Ltd 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 115 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DONALDSON, Kirstin | Secretary | 2021-02-08 | — | — |
| ANDERSON, William | Director | 2009-06-11 | Apr 1965 | British |
| DUNCAN OF SPRINGBANK, Ian James, Lord | Director | 2020-08-24 | Feb 1973 | British |
| GOODALL, Stuart Alexander | Director | 2007-07-12 | May 1965 | British |
| GORDON, Caroline Jane | Director | 2024-11-12 | Sep 1966 | British |
| HAMILTON STUBBER, James Robert | Director | 2012-02-21 | Aug 1954 | British |
| LESLIE, David Stewart | Director | 2022-11-29 | Feb 1964 | British |
| ROBINSON, Ian | Director | 2023-08-30 | Jan 1964 | British |
| WEBB, George William | Director | 2006-09-01 | Jun 1962 | British |
Show 115 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| INGLIS, Christopher John | Secretary | 2002-05-03 | 2014-03-31 |
| MURRAY, Alexander James | Secretary | — | 1993-02-01 |
| SHARP, Joyce Arlene | Secretary | 1999-04-28 | 2000-12-05 |
| SHARP, Joyce Arlene | Secretary | 1993-02-01 | 1994-03-23 |
| STIVEN, Roland | Secretary | 2015-11-23 | 2020-12-18 |
| WILSON, Peter Henry | Secretary | 1994-03-24 | 1999-04-28 |
| ANDERSON, Nigel Donald | Director | 1998-02-04 | 2002-04-30 |
| ANDERSON, Nigel Donald | Director | 1994-09-15 | 1997-04-22 |
| AOLARD, Philip Gervase | Director | 2001-05-24 | 2001-12-31 |
| BAGGE, Thomas Philip | Director | 1994-09-15 | 1996-09-11 |
| BALFOUR, Elizabeth Jean, Dr | Director | 2000-03-20 | 2001-12-31 |
| BAXTER, Edward Thomas | Director | 1994-09-15 | 1996-11-19 |
| BEER, Graham Tadema | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2002-04-30 |
| BINNIAN, John David | Director | 1999-10-28 | 2001-02-12 |
| BOURDILLON, Patrick Charles Peter | Director | 1995-03-09 | 1999-10-28 |
| BOX, Michael Roy | Director | 2009-06-11 | 2018-11-16 |
| BRADFORD, Andrew Edward Hanning | Director | 1994-09-15 | 1995-10-27 |
| BRIDGEMAN, Charles Gerald Orlando, The Honourable | Director | 1994-09-15 | 1998-10-07 |
| BROWNE, Alfred Ralland | Director | 2017-08-01 | 2023-05-10 |
| BROWNLIE, John Mckittrick | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2008-09-30 |
| BRUCE, Michael Andrew | Director | 1998-11-04 | 2003-04-29 |
| BRUCE-JONES, Tom Reid | Director | 2008-09-30 | 2019-01-09 |
| BRUN, Edward Henrik Constantin | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2000-10-19 |
| CHAPMAN, Michael John | Director | 1997-11-18 | 1998-11-10 |
| CHAPMAN, Michael John | Director | 1995-10-24 | 1997-04-22 |
| CHRISTIE MILLER, Andrew William Michael Christi | Director | — | 1995-05-02 |
| CLARKE, Michael Drummond | Director | 1995-08-28 | 1999-10-29 |
| CLARKE, Timothy Paul | Director | 2000-10-19 | 2001-12-31 |
| CRICHTON, David | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2007-07-11 |
| CRICHTON MAITLAND, Mark Archibald Makgill | Director | 1995-05-02 | 1998-04-22 |
| DAVIDSON, Gavin Stirling | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2024-11-12 |
| DAVIS, John Henry William | Director | 2005-05-11 | 2006-08-31 |
| FETHERSTONHAUGH, Henry George | Director | 1989-12-14 | 1995-01-11 |
| FIGG, Leonard Clifford William | Director | 1994-09-15 | 1999-11-22 |
| FIRN, John Roland | Director | 2004-04-28 | 2009-07-27 |
| FITTER, Roger Midlane | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2002-12-04 |
| FULFORD, Francis | Director | 2002-04-30 | 2005-05-11 |
| FULFORD, Francis | Director | 1994-09-15 | 2001-12-31 |
| FULTON, Charles | Director | 1995-10-10 | 1997-04-22 |
| GALE, Martin Frank | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2008-09-30 |
| GIBSON-WATT, James David | Director | — | 1990-05-09 |
| GLADSTONE, Robert Hamilton | Director | 1994-09-15 | 1995-10-10 |
| GLENNON, Patrick John | Director | 2012-02-21 | 2020-09-25 |
| GORDON, Ronald Murray | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2020-09-25 |
| GRAYSON, Arnold John | Director | 1994-09-15 | 1997-04-22 |
| GREENWOOD, John Simon | Director | 1996-10-17 | 2001-12-31 |
| GREENWOOD, Peter Nelson | Director | 1994-09-15 | 1995-10-05 |
| GRIFFITH, Charles Hugh Waldie | Director | — | 1989-12-14 |
| GUNN, John Fraser | Director | 2000-03-01 | 2002-04-30 |
| HACKNEY, Anthony Malcolm | Director | 2016-01-27 | 2020-09-25 |
| HAMILTON, James Harold Charles, Lord | Director | 2009-06-11 | 2012-02-21 |
| HAMILTON, James Harold Charles, Lord | Director | 2005-05-11 | 2006-08-31 |
| HARLAND, Peter Edward | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2002-04-30 |
| HARRIS, John Mcrobert | Director | 2000-10-19 | 2001-12-31 |
| HARVEY, Michael Westerman | Director | 2014-02-25 | 2020-10-19 |
| HENDERSON, Raymond | Director | 2009-06-11 | 2020-09-25 |
| HEPBURNE SCOTT, James Patrick | Director | 2003-04-29 | 2006-08-31 |
| HEPBURNE SCOTT, James Patrick | Director | 2000-01-04 | 2001-12-31 |
| HOARE, Nicholas Colt | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2011-02-15 |
| HOLT, James Harrison | Director | 1993-04-27 | 1998-02-04 |
| INGLIS, Christopher John | Director | 2002-05-03 | 2014-03-31 |
| INGRAM, Andrew Bennett | Director | 2006-03-07 | 2006-08-31 |
| IVORY, James | Director | 2002-01-21 | 2002-04-30 |
| JOHNSON, Jocelyn Anthony George | Director | 2000-02-01 | 2001-12-31 |
| KARTHAUS, Jane Fraser | Director | 2004-01-06 | 2006-08-31 |
| KING, James | Director | 2002-04-30 | 2004-01-06 |
| KIRK, Timothy Robert | Director | 2009-06-11 | 2014-02-25 |
| KIRK, Timothy Robert | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2006-08-31 |
| KISSOCK, John Andrew | Director | 2019-08-27 | 2019-11-26 |
| KISSOCK, John Andrew | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2008-05-27 |
| LAING, Alasdair North Grant | Director | 1994-03-10 | 1996-03-13 |
| LAVERY, Stephen Anthony | Director | 2008-09-30 | 2013-02-12 |
| LESLIE, David Stewart | Director | 2019-01-09 | 2020-09-25 |
| LEWIS, Trevor Oswin | Director | 1994-12-12 | 1996-11-13 |
| LIDDON, Timothy John | Director | 1994-09-15 | 1997-10-16 |
| LITTLE, Gordon Brian | Director | 2007-05-29 | 2009-06-11 |
| LITTLE, Gordon Brian | Director | 2002-12-04 | 2006-08-31 |
| LORRAIN-SMITH, Roy | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2002-04-30 |
| MACDONALD, James, Doctor | Director | 1991-06-13 | 1994-03-10 |
| MACLEOD, Hamish | Director | 2011-02-15 | 2013-03-18 |
| MAIN, James Sutherland | Director | 2002-05-27 | 2005-06-06 |
| MANN, Colin | Director | 2008-11-24 | 2017-07-31 |
| MCDOUGAL, James Logan | Director | 1994-09-15 | 1995-08-28 |
| MCKILLOP, Athole Roy | Director | 2009-06-11 | 2020-09-25 |
| MCROBBIE, George Murray | Director | 2013-02-12 | 2022-11-16 |
| NICOL, Andrew Harry | Director | 1998-11-10 | 2001-12-31 |
| OGILVY, Richard Stephan Domanski | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2005-05-11 |
| OLIVER-BELLASIS, Charles Arthur John | Director | 1994-09-15 | 1997-04-22 |
| OWEN, David | Director | 1997-11-04 | 2000-02-01 |
| PALMER, Richard Campbell | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2020-09-25 |
| POUND, Christopher Denis Crowninshield | Director | 1998-01-01 | 1999-01-01 |
| POUND, Christopher Denis Crowninshield | Director | 1996-10-01 | 1997-04-22 |
| RIVERS, Matthew Justice | Director | 1996-11-19 | 1997-04-22 |
| RUGGLES BRISE, Timothy Edward | Director | 1994-09-15 | 1998-01-01 |
| RUSSELL, Oliver Henry | Director | — | 1991-06-13 |
| SANDYS, Paul Royd | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2002-04-30 |
| SCOTT, Robert William Lowry | Director | 2001-09-20 | 2005-05-11 |
| SHAPLAND, Ronald Edwin | Director | 1994-09-15 | 1996-10-01 |
| SKINNER, Robert David Nigel | Director | 2002-01-21 | 2002-04-30 |
| SMITH, Andrew Hamish | Director | 2008-09-30 | 2011-02-15 |
| STENHOUSE, Edward Hamilton | Director | 1994-09-15 | 1996-10-17 |
| SULMAN, David James | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2020-01-01 |
| SYMONS, David | Director | 2014-02-25 | 2020-09-25 |
| TICKELL, Richard Fergus | Director | 1994-09-15 | 2000-03-20 |
| TREVOR, John Trevor Kynaston | Director | 1999-02-10 | 2002-04-30 |
| VENABLES, Roger Gordon | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2002-04-30 |
| WARDE, John St Andrew | Director | — | 1993-04-27 |
| WEBB, Philip Geoffrey | Director | 2003-04-29 | 2004-04-27 |
| WEBB, Philip Geoffrey | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2002-04-30 |
| WILLIAMSON, James David Alexander, Dr | Director | 1994-09-15 | 1997-11-04 |
| WILLIS, William Anthony | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2014-02-25 |
| WILSON, Peter Henry | Director | 1994-10-01 | 1999-04-28 |
| WORSLEY, William Ralph | Director | 1997-10-16 | 2000-10-19 |
| WORSLEY, William Ralph | Director | 1995-10-05 | 1997-04-22 |
| YULL, Leonard Louis | Director | 1998-02-04 | 2002-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 366 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-10-08 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-10-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-10-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.