How many employees does Coombes Forestry Limited have?

Coombes Forestry Limited reported an average of 97 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2026.

Is Coombes Forestry Limited profitable?

Yes — Coombes Forestry Limited reported a profit of £126k in the year to 31 Mar 2026.

Company No. 06844342 · Incorporated 11 Mar 2009

Coombes Forestry Limited

Registered name: COOMBES FORESTRY LIMITED

Coombes Forestry Limited made £126k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026 (revenue not disclosed).

Coombes Forestry Limited reported £126k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026, down 90% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 97 employees. The company is classified under “silviculture and other forestry activities” and is based in Petersfield; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection A · Agriculture, forestry and fishingSIC 02100Silviculture and other forestry activities SIC 42120Construction of railways and underground railways SIC 42910Construction of water projects SIC 42990Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Petersfield, South East
Age: 17 yrs · since 2009
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: “The smallest and largest group in which the results of the company are consolidated is that headed by Coombes Group Limited, which are publicly available from Companies House.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2026

Key figures

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

£126k

Growth ▼90.4%

Profit margin

—

Employees

Change ▲6.6%

Profit / employee

£1.3k

Profitable streak

5yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.

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

5 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Jan 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025	31 Mar 2026
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Profit only	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£45.1m	£32.9m	£22.9m	—	—
Cost of sales	£27.6m	£20.7m	£14.1m	£15.7m	£19.6m
Gross profit	£17.5m	£12.2m	£8.9m	—	—
Operating profit	£9.8m	£3.8m	£2.8m	—	—
Profit before tax	£9.7m	£3.8m	£3m	£1.8m	£174k
Profit after tax	£7.9m	£3.1m	£2.3m	£1.3m	£126k
Profit (best available)	£7.9m	£3.1m	£2.3m	£1.3m	£126k
Staff costs	£9.8m	£7m	£4.7m	£5.7m	£5.7m
Employees (average)	57	62	75	91	97
Ratios
Profit margin	17.6%	9.5%	10%	—	—
Gross margin	38.9%	37%	38.6%	—	—
Revenue per employee	£791k	£531k	£306k	—	—
Profit per employee	£139k	£50.7k	£30.5k	£14.4k	£1.3k
Cash conversion	−57.8%	−165.6%	−87.8%	—	—
Growth (year on year)
Profit growth	—	—	—	▼42.6%	▼90.4%
Headcount growth	—	—	—	▲21.3%	▲6.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£11.5m	£10.2m	£9.7m	£10.8m	£8.6m
Net assets	£13.6m	£11.4m	£13.7m	£15m	£15.2m
Fixed assets	£4.5m	£4.8m	£3.9m	£3.9m	£4.5m
Current assets	£17.1m	£15.3m	£15.4m	£17.8m	£17.4m
Debtors	£2.8m	£1.5m	£1.5m	£4m	£5.6m
Deferred income	£2.9m	£2.3m	£1.6m	£1.6m	£2m
Cash from operations	−£5.6m	−£6.3m	−£2.5m	—	—
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: —; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £1.3k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: —; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: —; 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: ▲1%; Now £15.2m
Cash at bank: ▼20%; Now £8.6m
Headcount: ▲7%; Now 97
Deferred income: ▲27%; Now £2m
Fixed assets: ▲15%; Now £4.5m

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

Coombes Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Coombes Forestry Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (3)

Coombes Frimstone LimitedFigures not disclosed
Coombes Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
Coombes Track 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 31 Mar 2026 (profit £126k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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