COMMUNITY FOREST TRUST
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-14 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-31
Watchouts
Cash
£10M
+74.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£6M
+78.5% vs 2024
Employees
44
+22.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3M
+153.3% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £11,584,005 | £8,920,887 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,089,866 | £2,760,745 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,089,866 | £2,760,745 | |
| Cash | — | £5,488,581 | £9,560,419 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £3,517,625 | £6,278,369 | |
| Net assets | — | £3,517,625 | £6,278,369 | |
| Equity | — | £3,517,625 | £6,278,369 | |
| Average employees | 55 | 36 | 44 | |
| Wages | — | £1,078,938 | £1,405,008 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £254,709 | £214,976 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
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Turnover
-23%
£11,584,005 £8,920,887
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Cash
+74.2%
£5,488,581 £9,560,419
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Net assets
+78.5%
£3,517,625 £6,278,369
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Employees
+22.2%
36 44
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Profit before tax
+153.3%
£1,089,866 £2,760,745
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Wages
+30.2%
£1,078,938 £1,405,008
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | 9.4% | 30.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 71.7% | 49.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.38x | 1.99x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- COMMUNITY FOREST TRUST 2012-10-25 → present
- COMMUNITY FORESTS NORTH WEST LIMITED 2004-10-08 → 2012-10-25
- RED ROSE FOREST COMPANY LTD 1998-07-15 → 2004-10-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- COMMUNITY FOREST TRUST · parent
- Community Forest Land Trust 100%
- Mersey Forest Foundation 100%
- Community Forest Trust (Trading) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 57 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORGAN, Claire | Secretary | 2025-06-23 | — | — |
| BALL, Alison Margaret | Director | 2020-12-04 | Oct 1962 | British |
| KIRKMAN, Thomas Alexander | Director | 2025-09-29 | Aug 1992 | British |
| LINDLEY, Tom Barnaby | Director | 2024-12-12 | Mar 1970 | British |
| MAIN, Angela Mary | Director | 2024-12-12 | Aug 1968 | British |
| MERTON, Victoria Frances | Director | 2017-02-15 | Feb 1971 | British |
| SHAW, Clare | Director | 2024-06-24 | Mar 1974 | British |
| SIMSON, Alan James, Professor | Director | 2014-05-22 | May 1950 | British |
| WILCOCK, Kieran Paul | Director | 2025-09-29 | Feb 1981 | British,Australian |
| WILLIAMS, Benjamin Antony | Director | 2020-12-04 | Jun 1973 | British Virgin Islander |
| WORTHINGTON-COBB, Jane | Director | 2024-12-12 | Oct 1970 | British |
Show 57 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALI, Sarfraz | Secretary | 2022-01-27 | 2024-04-01 |
| HOTHERSALL, Anthony Guy | Secretary | 1998-07-15 | 2019-04-25 |
| MALLOY, Josie | Secretary | 2019-12-20 | 2021-05-25 |
| VIVIAN, Charles | Secretary | 2024-09-02 | 2025-07-11 |
| ALLEN, Robert Bayne | Director | 1998-09-23 | 2003-03-19 |
| ANTROBUS, Derek, Councillor | Director | 2008-12-17 | 2018-11-20 |
| ARMSTRONG, Robert Peter Leonard | Director | 2006-07-06 | 2008-05-19 |
| ASSHETON, Ralph Christopher, Hon | Director | 1998-09-23 | 2004-03-31 |
| BALDWIN-CANTELLO, William Brian Ashley | Director | 2020-12-21 | 2022-11-28 |
| BARNES, John Michael | Director | 2000-01-26 | 2001-10-19 |
| BEAVEN, Debbie | Director | 2022-01-20 | 2025-01-31 |
| BERRY, Andrew John Martin | Director | 1998-07-15 | 1999-08-03 |
| BEYGA, Christine | Director | 2014-02-20 | 2021-11-22 |
| BLAND, Philip Jackson | Director | 1999-11-10 | 2001-01-23 |
| BOYETT, Martin Peter | Director | 2004-07-02 | 2021-09-27 |
| BURT, Christine Lesley | Director | 2020-12-04 | 2024-05-24 |
| CARSON, Selma Mairi | Director | 2008-12-17 | 2018-09-12 |
| CONNOR, Stephen | Director | 2010-10-19 | 2021-03-23 |
| COOKE, Eoin Joseph | Director | 2003-01-22 | 2005-04-20 |
| CRABTREE, Bernard | Director | 2001-05-22 | 2002-01-23 |
| CROUCH, Brian David | Director | 2009-01-06 | 2016-11-28 |
| FALDER, Stephen Brian | Director | 2002-07-10 | 2017-03-22 |
| GILBODY, Jane Alison | Director | 2020-12-04 | 2023-12-16 |
| GILMORE STEWART, Davina Mary | Director | 2002-07-10 | 2010-08-11 |
| HAMPTON, Hilary Ruth | Director | 2013-05-22 | 2018-06-27 |
| HANDS, Karen Nicola | Director | 2020-12-04 | 2022-10-03 |
| HARRISON, Joanne Elizabeth | Director | 2014-12-11 | 2022-04-05 |
| HILTON, John Edward | Director | 1998-07-15 | 2003-07-09 |
| JOHNSON, William | Director | 2009-01-06 | 2009-11-05 |
| JONES, Kevin Mark | Director | 2000-03-22 | 2009-11-04 |
| KILLEEN, Patrick | Director | 2012-07-17 | 2017-11-17 |
| LEE, Jonathan Martin | Director | 2001-07-11 | 2005-01-25 |
| LEWIS, Graham | Director | 2006-01-18 | 2007-11-07 |
| MACAN, Matthew More | Director | 2000-01-26 | 2002-07-10 |
| MACAN, Matthew More | Director | 1998-09-23 | 1999-11-10 |
| MAPLE, Philip Andrew | Director | 2002-03-14 | 2005-04-21 |
| MAPPLE, David James | Director | 2009-01-06 | 2010-01-14 |
| MATTHEWSON, Howard James | Director | 2009-04-29 | 2017-06-28 |
| MICHAELSON, Richard Owen | Director | 2006-01-18 | 2011-02-15 |
| MONAGHAN, Paul Jude | Director | 1998-11-18 | 2001-07-11 |
| MORGAN, Jennifer | Director | 2023-06-12 | 2025-12-31 |
| MOVERLEY, John, Professor | Director | 2013-07-16 | 2019-07-01 |
| NEWMAN, Stephen | Director | 2009-01-06 | 2011-11-15 |
| O'BRIEN, Michael John | Director | 1998-07-15 | 1999-11-10 |
| ROGERS, Richard Alan | Director | 2019-06-26 | 2021-09-27 |
| SCOTT, David | Director | 2004-07-02 | 2007-04-17 |
| SHAW, David Paul, Prof | Director | 2011-11-15 | 2024-08-23 |
| SMITH, Paul William | Director | 1998-09-23 | 2009-04-29 |
| SMITH, Richard William | Director | 2020-12-04 | 2021-12-14 |
| SPINKS, Julie Margaret | Director | 2004-07-02 | 2006-07-06 |
| TAYLOR, Iain Martin | Director | 2010-09-22 | 2019-11-22 |
| THOMSON-SMITH, Craig | Director | 2023-06-12 | 2026-03-09 |
| THORNTON, David John | Director | 1998-09-23 | 2002-01-23 |
| TUCKER, Gerry | Director | 2024-06-24 | 2025-04-03 |
| WALKER, William Brimlow | Director | 2000-01-26 | 2002-11-13 |
| WALLSWORTH, Benjamin | Director | 1998-09-23 | 2004-03-31 |
| ZAVERY, Ibrahim | Director | 2020-12-04 | 2021-09-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 216 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-02 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2026-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-23 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-05-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-09-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 15
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.