How much does Forest Companies Limited make?

Forest Companies Limited reported revenue of £22.3m and a loss of £707k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Forest Companies Limited have?

Forest Companies Limited reported an average of 7 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Forest Companies Limited profitable?

No — Forest Companies Limited reported a loss of £707k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 04323316 · Incorporated 15 Nov 2001

Forest Companies Limited

Registered name: FOREST COMPANIES LIMITED

Forest Companies Limited made £22.3m revenue and a £707k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Forest Companies Limited’s revenue fell 16% to £22.3m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £707k and 7 employees. The company is classified under “packaging activities” and is based in Hungerford; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 82920Packaging activities

Status: Active
Location: Hungerford, South East
Age: 24 yrs · since 2001
Type: Private Limited Company

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

IndependentSmall teamCapital-lightCash flow filed

Revenue

£22.3m

Growth ▼15.6%

Profit

−£707k

Growth ▼154.6%

Profit margin

−3.2%

Gross 7.3%

Employees

Change ▼12.5%

Profit / employee

−£101k

Revenue/employee £3.2m

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.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£26.4m	£22.3m
Cost of sales	£23.8m	£20.7m
Gross profit	£2.6m	£1.6m
Operating profit	−£304k	−£1.1m
Profit before tax	£1.7m	−£928k
Profit after tax	£1.3m	−£707k
Profit (best available)	£1.3m	−£707k
Staff costs	£2.5m	£2.3m
Employees (average)	8	7
Ratios
Profit margin	4.9%	−3.2%
Gross margin	9.9%	7.3%
Revenue per employee	£3.3m	£3.2m
Profit per employee	£162k	−£101k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼15.6%
Profit growth	—	▼154.6%
Headcount growth	—	▼12.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2m	£583k
Net assets	£8.7m	£8m
Fixed assets	£35k	£29.9k
Current assets	£11.6m	£9.1m
Debtors	£6.1m	£6.1m
Deferred income	£206k	£23.5k
Cash from operations	−£484k	−£1.6m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −3.2%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 7.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £3.2m; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£101k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0.1%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 27.2%; 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: ▼8%; Now £8m
Cash at bank: ▼71%; Now £583k
Headcount: ▼13%; Now 7
Deferred income: ▼89%; Now £23.5k
Fixed assets: ▼15%; Now £29.9k

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

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£707k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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