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Cash

£124k

Latest balance sheet

Net assets

£2.2m

Equity attributable

Employees

Average over period

Profit before tax

£159k

Period ending 2026-03-31

Accounts

2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31

Metric Trend 2025-03-312026-03-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £415,116£315,294
Operating profit £82,642£1,467
Profit before tax £20,642£159,467
Net profit £20,642£159,467
Cash £68,873£123,761
Total assets less current liabilities £2,113,887£2,220,487
Net assets £2,113,887£2,220,487
Equity £2,113,887£2,220,487
Average employees
Wages
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 . Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio Trend 2025-03-312026-03-31
Operating margin 19.9%0.5%
Net margin 5.0%50.6%
Return on capital employed 3.9%0.1%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 10.7%10.2%
Current ratio 1.00x1.00x

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 3 times since incorporation

  1. NATIONAL FOREST ENTERPRISES LIMITED 2023-09-22 → present
  2. HEART OF THE NATIONAL FOREST PARK DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 2004-10-06 → 2023-09-22
  3. LEICESTERSHIRE FOREST DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 1998-10-09 → 2004-10-06
  4. NO. 353 LEICESTER LIMITED 1998-07-21 → 1998-10-09

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102 §1A
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Abridged
Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
Auditor
CK Audit
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that there are no material uncertainties that cast significant doubt about the Company's ability to continue in operation and meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. Accordingly, the Financial Statements are drawn up on the going concern basis.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

6 active · 25 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
EDMONDSON, Craig Secretary 2025-05-06
COATES, Penelope Ann Director 2023-08-23 Feb 1963 British
EVERITT, John Neil Director 2022-07-28 Feb 1967 British
HUNT, Richard James Director 2023-08-23 May 1986 British
SHEARER, Jamie Allison Director 2026-01-01 Mar 1977 British,Canadian
UTTLEY, Janet Suzanne Director 2025-08-01 Aug 1962 British
Show 25 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
BALLANTYNE, Michael Secretary 1998-10-02 2022-03-30
BEECH, Angela Marie Secretary 2022-04-01 2023-01-06
FLETCHER, Amanda Jane Secretary 2023-05-02 2024-12-31
INSLEY, Louise Secretary 2025-01-01 2025-05-06
INSLEY, Louise Secretary 2023-01-06 2023-05-02
VAUGHAN, Keith John Secretary 1998-07-21 1998-10-02
ASTLING, Alistair Vivian Director 2005-06-16 2010-07-08
BALLANTYNE, Michael Director 2003-11-13 2022-03-30
BELL, Susan Director 1998-10-02 2006-01-31
BRIDGE, Andrew John Director 2012-03-19 2023-08-23
CLIFTON, Paul Director 2003-11-13 2006-06-15
COLBURN, John Director 2010-12-16 2022-03-31
CORAH, George Nicholas Director 1998-10-02 2005-09-22
HUNTER, David Director 2003-11-13 2013-07-11
KNIGHT, Graham Sydney Director 2006-01-01 2022-03-31
MORTIMER, Alwyn Dale Director 2005-06-16 2022-03-31
NICHOLLS, John Charles Director 2003-11-13 2013-06-14
OSBORNE, Peter Charles Director 2022-04-01 2023-08-23
SANDERSON, Helen Susan Director 1998-07-21 1998-10-02
SHAW, Andrew Donald Director 2013-05-08 2022-03-31
SPAUL, Thomas Director 2022-04-01 2023-08-23
STEPHENS, Peter Director 2003-11-13 2006-03-31
TULLOCH, Richard Ian Director 2010-02-16 2010-08-05
WILLIAMS, Peter David Director 2003-11-13 2022-03-31
WOOLFE, Stephen Howard Director 2005-01-19 2022-03-31

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
National Forest Company Corporate entity Shares 75–100% 2022-04-01 Active
The National Forest Charitable Trust Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence 2016-04-06 Ceased 2022-03-31

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 154 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2023-09-30 MA Memorandum articles
  • 2023-09-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2023-09-25 CC04 Statement of companys objects
  • 2023-09-22 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
Date Type Category Description
2026-08-10 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2026-07-29 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2026-02-26 AD01 address Change registered office address company with date old address new address PDF
2026-01-13 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-09-09 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type small
2025-08-20 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-07-16 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-05-07 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2025-05-07 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2025-01-13 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2025-01-13 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2024-10-17 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type small
2024-07-17 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-10-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type small
2023-09-30 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2023-09-30 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2023-09-25 CC04 change-of-constitution Statement of companys objects
2023-09-22 CERTNM change-of-name Certificate change of name company PDF
2023-09-05 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2023-09-05 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
5

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
1

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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