THE HEART OF ENGLAND FOREST

1. THE HEART OF ENGLAND FOREST 2018-10-15 → present
2. THE HEART OF ENGLAND FOREST LTD 2011-05-09 → 2018-10-15
3. THE FOREST OF DENNIS LIMITED 2001-10-23 → 2011-05-09

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

Forvis Mazars LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The Trustees consider that the charity has adequate resources available to be able to continue to fund the activities of the charity and group for the foreseeable future. The Trustees have prepared the accounts on a going concern basis and are confident that the charity and group will continue to grow and strengthen over the coming years.”

Group structure

1. THE HEART OF ENGLAND FOREST · parent
   1. Dorsington Farms Limited 100% · England and Wales · land, farming and property development
   2. Silva Green Limited 100% · England and Wales · property, caravan pitch rentals and mooring fee income
   3. Alne Wood Park Limited 100% · England and Wales · provision of burial plots and interments
   4. The Heart of England Forest Trading Limited 100% · England and Wales · dormant

Significant events

• “Andy Parsons joined as the new Chief Executive in November 2024.”
• “Land holding increased by 146 hectares (360 acres) with the acquisition of two new sites.”
• “50 hectares (124 acres) of new woodland was created with over 82,000 trees being planted in the 2024/25 winter season.”
• “A key role of Estate Manager was recruited.”
• “Expanded tree nursery capacity by building a second polytunnel.”
• “Three separate contractors undertaken hazel coppicing at Roundhill Wood Local Wildlife Site.”
• “Pollinator Pathways project funded by Severn Trent Water was completed.”
• “Mercian Woodlands Biodiversity Project in partnership with the Small Woods Association was completed.”
• “Confirmed breeding of grizzled skipper butterfly in calcareous grassland at Sheriffs Lench in June 2024.”
• “Winter Storms Darragh in December and Eowyn in January created tree damage within several woodlands.”
• “Volunteers contributed a record-breaking 15,075 hours in 2024/25.”
• “Trees Call to Action Project concluded in March 2025, resulting in 275,254 trees planted, 209 woodland hectares, and 21,450 metres of native hedgerows planted.”
• “Alne Wood Park Limited was placed into voluntary liquidation on 18th May 2025.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

5

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

2

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  -26.6%

  £672,000 → £493,000

• Cash

  +383.2%

  £2,381,000 → £11,504,000

• Net assets

  +0.1%

  £220,704,000 → £220,986,000

• Employees

  -3.8%

  78 → 75

• Operating profit

  +117.9%

  -£430,000 → £77,000

• Wages

  -1%

  £2,601,000 → £2,575,000

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers