PREMIER FOREST PRODUCTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-23 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-40% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£18M
-7.3% vs 2024
Employees
312
+5.1% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£682K
-126.1% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £96,816,506 | £91,999,988 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £3,124,741 | -£363,294 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £20,351,255 | £4,526,087 | £2,609,722 | -£681,515 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £15,702,000 | £3,358,308 | £2,134,301 | -£593,826 | |
| Cash | — | — | £2,563,860 | £2,835,047 | £2,303,764 | £1,381,199 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £21,023,786 | £26,436,789 | £23,714,319 | £27,650,128 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £17,254,778 | £18,558,086 | £19,597,387 | £18,163,561 | |
| Equity | £3,755,465 | £7,952,778 | £17,254,778 | £18,558,086 | £19,597,387 | £18,163,561 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 207 | 231 | 297 | 312 | |
| Wages | — | — | £7,669,169 | £7,981,652 | £10,382,850 | £10,544,321 |
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 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 3.2% | -0.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 2.2% | -0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 13.2% | -1.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.05x | 1.10x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 4.05x | -0.62x |
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 preparing the financial statements, the directors have considered the current financial position of the company and the likely future cash flows. At the date of signing the financial statements, the directors have concluded that it is appropriate to prepare them on a going concern basis. In forming this conclusion, the directors have considered the company's financial performance in the current financial year and prospects for the subsequent financial periods. The directors have reviewed projected cash flows of the company and have considered different market scenarios within this based on sensitivities if market demand changes. The company's costs and working capital requirements are managed rigorously. The company's trading activities are forecast to generate positive future cash flows for at least 12 months from the date the financial statements are signed, thus enabling the company to meet its obligations as they fall due.”
Group structure
- PREMIER FOREST PRODUCTS LIMITED · parent
- Monmouthshire Timber Supplies Limited 100%
- Decor Panel Limited 100%
- PWIDF Limited 100%
- Decorpanel KBB Limited 100%
- Premier Forest Acquisitions Limited 100%
- Stairway Joinery Limited 100%
- Fforest Timber Engineering Limited 51%
- Fforest Timber Frames Limited 51%
- Continental Wood Products Limited 100%
Significant events
- “the acquisition of Stairway Joinery Limited (Stairway) on 21 October 2024, Stairway specialises in designing and manufacturing bespoke stairways for the residential and commercial sectors;”
- “the acquisition of the trade and assets of Bitus UK Limited (Bitus UK) on 31 October 2024. Bitus UK (formerly known in the trade as Continental Wood Products) is an importer and bulk distributor of timber, panels and garden products serving the industrial manufacturing, furniture-making, construction and merchanting sectors.”
- “the acquisition of a 51% shareholding in Fforest Timber Engineering Limited (Fforest) on 4 November 2024, Fforest is a well-established company offering high quality engineered timber products for use in construction.”
- “On 17 December Premier completed the purchase of the business trade and assets of the former Arnold Laver branches at Manchester and Reading from the administrators of National Timber Group England. On 22 December Premier subsequently then completed the purchase of the business trade and assets of the former Arnold Laver branch at Hull and also the National Timber Systems business, the latter incorporating the Catterick, Newcastle and Bristol branches and the assets at the former Sheffield branch. The total consideration for all of these transactions on a combined basis was £9.6m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAMS, Victoria Rhianne | Secretary | 2019-06-21 | — | — |
| DAVIES, Neil | Director | 2022-08-15 | Nov 1975 | British |
| EDGELL, Terence Edward Arthur | Director | 1993-03-09 | Dec 1965 | British |
| HOPPS, Anthony Joseph | Director | 2024-05-01 | Oct 1969 | British |
| HOWELLS, Dilwyn John | Director | 1993-03-09 | Sep 1965 | British |
| KERSHAW, Nicholas Peter | Director | 2026-01-18 | Feb 1972 | British |
| MCKILLOP, Nigel John | Director | 2024-11-04 | Feb 1967 | British |
| MORGAN, Robert Huw | Director | 2022-10-18 | Nov 1960 | British |
| PICKFORD, James Thomas David | Director | 2017-09-25 | Apr 1971 | British |
| STEVENSON, Andrew | Director | 2024-10-21 | Aug 1968 | British |
| WALKER, Joseph Methuen | Director | 2014-03-10 | Jul 1967 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Nigel John | Director | 1993-03-09 | Dec 1965 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Victoria Rhianne | Director | 2021-08-26 | Feb 1981 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOWELLS, Dilwyn John | Secretary | 1993-03-09 | 2009-11-17 |
| MORGAN, Peter William John | Secretary | 2009-11-17 | 2019-06-21 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-03-09 | 1993-03-09 |
| FORD, Paul Albert | Director | 2005-12-01 | 2012-07-13 |
| FRANCIS, Andrew Rowan | Director | 2022-01-10 | 2024-09-05 |
| GILLSON, Steven John | Director | 2017-10-02 | 2019-08-23 |
| MORGAN, Peter William John | Director | 2009-11-04 | 2022-12-31 |
| WILD, Christopher John | Director | 2005-08-18 | 2011-08-31 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-03-09 | 1993-03-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier Forest Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 144 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-05-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
-
Turnover
-5%
£96,816,506 £91,999,988
-
Cash
-40%
£2,303,764 £1,381,199
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-7.3%
£19,597,387 £18,163,561
-
Employees
+5.1%
297 312
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-111.6%
£3,124,741 -£363,294
-
Profit before tax
-126.1%
£2,609,722 -£681,515
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+1.6%
£10,382,850 £10,544,321
highest in 4 filed years
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