Apf International Forest Machinery Exhibition Ltd.
Registered name: APF INTERNATIONAL FOREST MACHINERY EXHIBITION LTD.
Part of Confederation of Forest Industries (UK) Limited groupApf International Forest Machinery Exhibition Ltd. made £0 revenue and a £37.4k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text
Apf International Forest Machinery Exhibition Ltd.’s revenue fell 100% to £0 in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £37.4k and 5 employees. The company is classified under “support services to forestry” and is based in Edinburgh; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Age
- 24 yrs · since 2002
- 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 company is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Confederation of Forest Industries (UK) Limited, (Confor), a UK registered company.”
Key figures
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 | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £963k | £0 | £1.1m | £0 |
| Cost of sales | £726k | £5.9k | £751k | £5.9k |
| Gross profit | £236k | −£5.9k | £305k | −£5.9k |
| Operating profit | £73.3k | −£70.5k | £84.9k | −£56.8k |
| Profit before tax | £22.6k | −£59.8k | £102k | −£30.3k |
| Profit after tax | £12k | −£54.9k | £85.6k | −£37.4k |
| Profit (best available) | £12k | −£54.9k | £85.6k | −£37.4k |
| Employees (average) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 1.3% | — | 8.1% | — |
| Gross margin | 24.5% | — | 28.9% | — |
| Revenue per employee | £241k | £0 | £211k | £0 |
| Profit per employee | £3k | −£13.7k | £17.1k | −£7.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼100% | — | ▼100% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼556.7% | — | ▼143.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲25% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £46.8k | £218k | £94.8k | £225k |
| Net assets | £199k | £144k | £229k | £192k |
| Fixed assets | £196k | £161k | £174k | £225k |
| Current assets | £80.7k | £394k | £125k | £462k |
| Debtors | £21.3k | £176k | £11.7k | £237k |
| 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
- £0
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£7.5k
- 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
- ▼16%
- Now £192k
- Cash at bank
- ▲137%
- Now £225k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 5
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲29%
- Now £225k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Confederation of Forest Industries (UK) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Apf International Forest Machinery Exhibition Ltd.this company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- Forestry Training Service (UK) LtdRev. £143k · Profit £92.9k
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 −£37.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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