ADVENTURE FOREST GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-04 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
-14.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£5M
-23.8% vs 2023
Employees
934
-3.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
-40% vs 2023
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-01-01 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | £27,519,957 | £26,509,368 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | £3,312,169 | £1,866,378 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | £3,549,267 | £2,129,915 | |
| Net profit | — | £0 | — | £4,064,000 | £16,083,000 | — | £2,971,690 | £1,556,620 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | — | £6,120,357 | £5,239,150 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £16,000 | — | £25,000 | £403,000 | — | £7,256,298 | £5,556,210 | |
| Net assets | — | £16,000 | — | £25,000 | £403,000 | — | £7,062,155 | £5,383,794 | |
| Equity | £7,000 | £16,000 | £16,000 | £25,000 | £403,000 | £4,274,621 | £7,062,155 | £5,383,794 | |
| Average employees | — | 6 | — | 6 | 5 | — | 968 | 934 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | £12,703,131 | £13,103,837 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | £495,982 | £654,057 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-3.7%
£27,519,957 £26,509,368
-
Cash
-14.4%
£6,120,357 £5,239,150
-
Net assets
-23.8%
£7,062,155 £5,383,794
-
Employees
-3.5%
968 934
-
Operating profit
-43.7%
£3,312,169 £1,866,378
-
Profit before tax
-40%
£3,549,267 £2,129,915
-
Wages
+3.2%
£12,703,131 £13,103,837
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 | 2019-01-01 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12.0% | 7.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.8% | 5.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45.6% | 33.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.42x | 1.26x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85.67x | 247.07x |
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
- ADVENTURE FOREST GROUP LIMITED 2006-07-10 → present
- BONDCO 1149 LIMITED 2006-03-21 → 2006-07-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Ensors Accountants LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- ADVENTURE FOREST GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Adventure Forest Limited 100%
- Go Ape EOT Limited 100%
- Oystershell Inc 100%
Significant events
- “In 2024 the Group opened one new location and the second standalone TTA and TTA+ course at Salcey Forest in Northamptonshire.”
- “During the year ended 31 December 2024, the Group made payments against the deferred consideration totalling £3,234,980. Adventure Forest Limited contributed £2,880,000 and Oystershell Inc contributed £354,980.”
- “On 11 March 2025, Adventure Forest Limited made a further payment of £1,500,000 against the deferred consideration from the distributable reserves generated in the year ended 31 December 2024. The Group expects to make future payments of deferred consideration on an annual basis providing that there are sufficient distributable reserves and cash when the payments fall due.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GARDEN, Douglas | Secretary | 2021-11-04 | — | — |
| GARDEN, Douglas | Director | 2021-11-04 | Aug 1985 | British |
| GARROD, Bruce | Director | 2025-02-28 | Sep 1976 | British |
| HALL, Nicholas | Director | 2015-05-14 | Mar 1971 | British |
| O'BOYLE, Joanne Marie | Director | 2021-11-04 | Aug 1980 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HALL, Nicholas | Secretary | 2019-12-10 | 2021-11-04 |
| MAYHEW, Rebecca Kathleen Sarah | Secretary | 2006-09-20 | 2021-11-04 |
| BONDLAW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2006-03-21 | 2006-09-20 |
| DAVIES, Benjamin | Director | 2021-11-04 | 2025-09-30 |
| GALBRAITH, William James Kennedy | Director | 2006-09-20 | 2021-11-04 |
| IVEAGH, Arthur Edward, Lord | Director | 2006-09-20 | 2008-09-09 |
| MACE, David Champion | Director | 2016-03-08 | 2018-03-22 |
| MAYHEW, Jerome Patrick Burke, The Honourable | Director | 2006-09-20 | 2020-03-31 |
| MAYHEW, Rebecca Kathleen Sarah | Director | 2006-09-20 | 2021-11-04 |
| MAYHEW, Tristram Thomas Burke | Director | 2006-09-20 | 2021-11-04 |
| NOAKES, Jon | Director | 2019-01-15 | 2019-11-29 |
| ROSSITER, Paul Henry | Director | 2006-09-20 | 2017-03-21 |
| WREN, Stephen | Director | 2021-11-04 | 2022-02-25 |
| BONDLAW DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2006-03-21 | 2006-09-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go Ape Eot Limited | Corporate entity | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2021-10-21 | Active |
| Mr Tristram Thomas Burke Mayhew | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-10-21 |
| Mrs Rebecca Kathleen Sarah Mayhew | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-10-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 117 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-11-16 MA Memorandum articles
- 2021-11-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-03-23 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-03-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-23 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-02-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-02-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-11-25 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2021-11-16 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-11-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.