ARBOR FOREST PRODUCTS LIMITED
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† ARBOR FOREST PRODUCTS LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.
Like most small UK companies, ARBOR FOREST PRODUCTS LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.
Ratios
2024/25Sector comparison
SIC 16100Where the company stands among the 654 active companies whose first SIC code is 16100 (Sawmilling and planing of wood).
- BSW TIMBER LIMITED£283.3m
- JELD-WEN UK LIMITED£114.7m
- ARBOR FOREST PRODUCTS LIMITED£92.8m
- JAMES DONALDSON GROUP LTD£54.1m
- DAVID COVER AND SON LIMITED£44.1m
- WINDYMAINS TIMBER LIMITED£41.2m
- A.& J.SCOTT LIMITED£38.2m
- C & W BERRY LIMITED£37.2m
- CHARLES RANSFORD & SON LIMITED£36m
- PONTRILAS SAWMILLS LIMITED£27.8m
Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 654. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: ARBOR FOREST PRODUCTS LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
ARBOR FOREST PRODUCTS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00501259. It was incorporated on 13 Nov 1951. Its status is active. The registered office is in Barrow-upon-humber (DN19). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is sawmilling and planing of wood (16100), agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials (46130), freight transport by road (49410).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Mar 2025); the company files full accounts. Net assets were £92,784,000. Cash at bank and in hand was £18,058,000. Total assets were £109,678,000 and total liabilities £14,185,000. The company had an average of 606 employees.
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 654 active companies whose first SIC code is 16100: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £192,000). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £543,742). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £125,353). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 3). It is older than 95% of them (median age 13.0 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly wood, plastics, machinery. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly machinery. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 42 days to pay suppliers, and 7% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. It has a modern slavery statement on the government registry.
Who runs and controls the company?
One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 3 registered charges are outstanding.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 20 Dec 2026.
Filed accounts2024/25
| 2024/25 † | |
|---|---|
| Cash at bank and in hand | 18,058,000 |
| Total assets | 109,678,000 |
| Total liabilities | 14,185,000 |
| Net assets / total equity | 92,784,000 |
| Average number of employees | 606 |
A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.
Statutory reporting
- Average time taken to pay invoices
- 42 days
- Invoices not paid within agreed terms
- 7%
- Standard payment terms
- 3–60 days
- Member of a payment code
- No
- Within 30 days 17%
- 31 to 60 days 74%
- After 60 days 9%
Earlier periods (7)
- Period ending
- Days to pay
- Within 30 days
- Late
- 30 Sep 2023
- 41
- 18%
- 8%
- 31 Mar 2023
- 40
- 17%
- 9%
- 30 Sep 2022
- 40
- 19%
- 10%
- 31 Mar 2022
- 39
- 14%
- 7%
- 30 Sep 2021
- 39
- 15%
- 9%
- 31 Mar 2021
- 40
- 13%
- 8%
- 30 Sep 2020
- 39
- 14%
- 11%
- 2020
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK
Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.
Registers and licences
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: wood, plastics, machinery, iron and steel articles and aluminium.
Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 1 of the last 12 months on record, most recently July 2026. Main goods: machinery.
From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.
Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.
History
6 events- Howarthtimber Group Limited registered as a person with significant control
- Mr Andrew Peter Howarth ceased to be a person with significant control
- Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £92.8m, 606 employees
- Mr Andrew Peter Howarth registered as a person with significant control
- Name changed to ARBOR FOREST PRODUCTS LIMITEDPreviously HOWARTH (TIMBER IMPORTERS) LIMITED
- Company incorporatedPrivate limited company
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.