Confederation of Forest Industries (UK) Limited
Registered name: CONFEDERATION OF FOREST INDUSTRIES (UK) LIMITED
Confederation of Forest Industries (UK) Limited made £27.1k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
Confederation of Forest Industries (UK) Limited reported £27.1k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, down 78% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 14 employees. The company is classified under “activities of professional membership organizations” and is based in Edinburgh; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Age
- 66 yrs · since 1959
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Non-profit. It is limited by guarantee (typically an association, club or management company), so it isn't run for profit. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
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.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — |
| Cost of sales | £1.3m | £612k | £1.2m | £489k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £229k | £110k |
| Profit after tax | −£123k | £123k | £124k | £27.1k |
| Profit (best available) | −£123k | £123k | £124k | £27.1k |
| Staff costs | £773k | £785k | £862k | £925k |
| Employees (average) | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | −£8.8k | £10.3k | £9.5k | £1.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲0.5% | ▼78.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼14.3% | ▲8.3% | ▲7.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £395k | £563k | £492k | £436k |
| Net assets | — | £926k | £1.1m | £1.1m |
| Fixed assets | £641k | £783k | £831k | £900k |
| Current assets | £619k | £764k | £679k | £602k |
| Debtors | £198k | £171k | £129k | £128k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
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
- £1.9k
- 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.
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
- ▲3%
- Now £1.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▼11%
- Now £436k
- Headcount
- ▲8%
- Now 14
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲8%
- Now £900k
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- Forestry Training Service (UK) LtdRev. £143k · Profit £92.9k
- Apf International Forest Machinery Exhibition Ltd.Rev. £0 · Profit −£37.4k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £27.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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