I.F.P. FOREST AND PAPER PRODUCTS (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-16 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
-37.5% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£10M
+3.2% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
22
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£397K
-43.9% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £51,680,311 | — | £57,024,228 | £44,724,746 | £42,482,046 | |
| Operating profit | — | £638,560 | — | £1,700,396 | £647,966 | £293,434 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £639,508 | — | £1,708,318 | £708,854 | £397,383 | |
| Net profit | — | £515,346 | — | £1,388,002 | £540,636 | £298,483 | |
| Cash | £5,472,320 | £7,778,871 | £7,778,871 | £6,168,235 | £7,698,286 | £4,814,284 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £7,397,967 | — | £8,785,969 | £9,326,605 | £9,625,088 | |
| Net assets | — | £7,397,967 | — | £8,785,969 | £9,326,605 | £9,625,088 | |
| Equity | — | £7,397,967 | — | £8,785,969 | £9,326,605 | £9,625,088 | |
| Average employees | — | 24 | — | 22 | 22 | 22 | |
| Wages | — | £1,569,480 | — | £2,580,670 | £1,383,879 | £1,915,993 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 1.2% | — | 3.0% | 1.4% | 0.7% | |
| Net margin | — | 1.0% | — | 2.4% | 1.2% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 8.6% | — | 19.4% | 6.9% | 3.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.82x | 2.49x |
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
- Menzies LLP
- 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. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- I.F.P. FOREST AND PAPER PRODUCTS (UK) LIMITED · parent
- International Forest Products (UK) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “A bad debt charge of £516,292 related to a customer in Mexico negatively impacted the 2024 results.”
- “The company had a loss of £134,718 in foreign exchange during 2024.”
- “Pillar Two legislation has been enacted in the United Kingdom and is effective from 1 January 2024. The Company is in scope of the enacted legislation and has performed an assessment of its potential exposure to Pillar Two income taxes. The company does not expect an additional tax liability to arise or financial impact as a result of Pillar Two.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRWIN MITCHELL SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-04-16 | — | — |
| COLLINS, Michael | Director | 2025-07-23 | Aug 1986 | American |
| KRAFT, Daniel Adam | Director | 1999-09-01 | Apr 1965 | American |
| KRAFT, Robert Kenneth | Director | — | Jun 1941 | American |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1992-12-24 | 2008-04-16 |
| FARKAS, Rodney Theodore | Director | — | 2000-01-31 |
| HEYWOOD, Jonathan Garnett | Director | 1999-09-01 | 2022-07-19 |
| KARELITZ, Richard | Director | — | 2011-03-31 |
| MOORE, Daniel Joseph | Director | 2011-03-31 | 2025-07-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jonathan Kraft | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Daniel Kraft | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Robert Kenneth Kraft | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 137 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-18 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-23 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2022-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-5%
£44,724,746 £42,482,046
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-37.5%
£7,698,286 £4,814,284
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
+3.2%
£9,326,605 £9,625,088
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
0%
22 22
-
Operating profit
-54.7%
£647,966 £293,434
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-43.9%
£708,854 £397,383
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+38.5%
£1,383,879 £1,915,993
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers