How much does Premier Forest Products Limited make?

Premier Forest Products Limited reported revenue of £92m and a loss of £594k in the year to 30 Apr 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Premier Forest Products Limited have?

Premier Forest Products Limited reported an average of 312 employees in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Is Premier Forest Products Limited profitable?

No — Premier Forest Products Limited reported a loss of £594k in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Company No. 02797766 · Incorporated 9 Mar 1993

Premier Forest Products Limited

Registered name: PREMIER FOREST PRODUCTS LIMITED

Part of Premier Forest UK Group Holdings Limited group

Premier Forest Products Limited made £92m revenue and a £594k loss in the year to 30 Apr 2025. read from filing text

Premier Forest Products Limited’s revenue fell 5% to £92m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with a loss of £594k and 312 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipment” and is based in Newport; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46730Wholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipment

Status: Active
Location: Newport, Wales
Age: 33 yrs · since 1993
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “Premier Forest Group Limited, which is incorporated in the United Kingdom, is the immediate parent company and is itself the subsidiary of Premier Forest UK Group Holdings Limited the ultimate parent ”

Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£92m

Growth ▼5%

Profit

−£594k

Growth ▼127.8%

Profit margin

−0.7%

Gross 22%

Employees

312

Change ▲5.1%

Profit / employee

−£1.9k

Revenue/employee £295k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	30 Apr 2022	30 Apr 2023	30 Apr 2024	30 Apr 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£119m	£97.7m	£96.8m	£92m
Cost of sales	£82.3m	£76.4m	£74m	£71.8m
Gross profit	£37.1m	£21.3m	£22.8m	£20.2m
Operating profit	£20.5m	£4.8m	£2.9m	−£363k
Profit before tax	£20.4m	£4.5m	£2.6m	−£682k
Profit after tax	£15.7m	£3.4m	£2.1m	−£594k
Profit (best available)	£15.7m	£3.4m	£2.1m	−£594k
Staff costs	£8.8m	£9.2m	£11.9m	£12.2m
Employees (average)	207	231	297	312
Ratios
Profit margin	13.2%	3.4%	2.2%	−0.7%
Gross margin	31.1%	21.8%	23.6%	22%
Revenue per employee	£576k	£423k	£326k	£295k
Profit per employee	£75.9k	£14.5k	£7.2k	−£1.9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼18.1%	▼0.9%	▼5%
Profit growth	—	▼78.6%	▼36.4%	▼127.8%
Headcount growth	—	▲11.6%	▲28.6%	▲5.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2.6m	£2.8m	£2.3m	£1.4m
Net assets	£17.3m	£18.6m	£19.6m	£18.2m
Fixed assets	£5.5m	£19.1m	£22m	£24.5m
Current assets	£41.7m	£36.4m	£35.3m	£33.7m
Debtors	£18.3m	£15.4m	£14.5m	£14.4m
Deferred income	£1.8m	£4.1m	£4.5m	£2.9m
Source	Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024	Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −0.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 22%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £295k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£1.9k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 26.7%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 3.2%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 15.6%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets: ▼7%; Now £18.2m
Cash at bank: ▼40%; Now £1.4m
Headcount: ▲5%; Now 312
Deferred income: ▼35%; Now £2.9m
Fixed assets: ▲12%; Now £24.5m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Premier Forest UK Group Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Premier Forest Group Limited75–100%
Premier Forest Products Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (10)

Continental Wood LimitedFigures not disclosed
Continental Wood Products LimitedFigures not disclosed
Decor Panel LimitedFigures not disclosed
Decorpanel KBB LimitedFigures not disclosed
Fforest Timber Engineering LimitedFigures not disclosed
Fforest Timber Frames LimitedFigures not disclosed
Monmouthshire Timber Supplies LimitedFigures not disclosed
Premier Forest Acquisitions LimitedFigures not disclosed
Pwidf LtdFigures not disclosed
Stairway Joinery LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit −£594k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026

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