COOMBES FORESTRY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-24 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-10
Watchouts
Cash
£11M
+11.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£15M
+9.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
91
+21.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
-41.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-01-31 | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £22,926,962 | £23,236,771 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £2,823,699 | £1,446,303 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £3,821,018 | £3,037,715 | £1,773,495 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £3,140,882 | £2,286,950 | £1,312,089 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £10,222,814 | £9,708,201 | £10,807,444 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £13,735,794 | £14,895,413 | £16,030,339 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £11,427,018 | £13,713,968 | £15,026,057 | |
| Equity | £4,857,861 | £5,161,009 | — | — | £11,427,018 | £13,713,968 | £15,026,057 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 62 | 75 | 91 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £4,040,415 | £4,150,856 | £4,808,049 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £310,097 | £428,365 | £869,963 |
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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+1.4%
£22,926,962 £23,236,771
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Cash
+11.3%
£9,708,201 £10,807,444
highest in 3 filed years
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Net assets
+9.6%
£13,713,968 £15,026,057
highest in 3 filed years
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Employees
+21.3%
75 91
highest in 3 filed years
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Operating profit
-48.8%
£2,823,699 £1,446,303
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Profit before tax
-41.6%
£3,037,715 £1,773,495
lowest in 3 filed years
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Wages
+15.8%
£4,150,856 £4,808,049
highest in 3 filed years
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 | 2019-01-31 | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 12.3% | 6.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 10.0% | 5.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 19.0% | 9.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 29.0% | 30.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 3.48x | 3.11x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 31.42x | 11.76x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “In April 2024 we were delighted to secure a 10 year (5+5yrs) Minor Works framework contract with Network Rail Southern for Control Periods 7&8, focussed primarily on the Wessex route with wider opportunities expected for the whole region.”
- “In April 2024 we won two 3+3 year Ecology Services Framework (ESF) contracts with Network Rail for Biodiversity Management and Ecological Protection Services, establishing Coombes as a principal ecology services contractor.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOMBES, Jack | Director | 2009-03-11 | Apr 1981 | British |
| COOMBES, Shane | Director | 2009-03-11 | Jul 1979 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coombes Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-09-30 | Active |
| Mr Shane Coombes | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2022-03-25 | Ceased 2024-09-30 |
| Mr Jack Coombes | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-09-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 65 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-15 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-20 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2023-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-08-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-08-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-17 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-03-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-11-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.