Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
31/01/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 30/04/2025Due 31/01/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 30/04/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 30/04/2025
FOREST DISTILLERY LTD
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Cat & Fiddle, Buxton Road, Macclesfield Forest, Cheshire SK11 0AR
- Classification (SIC)
- Distilling rectifying and blending of spirits (11.01 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 18/08/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mrs Lindsay Alex Bond on 2026-08-18
- 18/08/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Karl Matthew Bond on 2026-08-18
- 17/04/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-04-16 with updates
- 16/03/2026View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-04-30
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
On schedule
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
30/04/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 16/04/2026Due 30/04/2027
- Next statement date
- 16/04/2027
- Last statement dated
- 16/04/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures FOREST DISTILLERY LTD filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£-502.29K2025
-260.75%vs 20242024: £-139.23K
Total Assets
£986.63K2025
-20.03%vs 20242024: £1.23M
Cash in Bank
£176.80K2025
-75.26%vs 20242024: £714.52K
Total Liabilities
£1.30M2025
3.57%vs 20242024: £1.25M
Employees
172025
+3vs 20242024: 14
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 3 fell. Cash in bank moved furthest, down 75.26% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for FOREST DISTILLERY LTD.
The full financial record
Four ways through FOREST DISTILLERY LTD's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Cash in Bank · +97.7% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2023–2025Every measure end to end across 2023, 2024 and 2025, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2025.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures4 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 5 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 5 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | +3 |
| 2024 | 14 | -3 |
| 2023 | 17 | -4 |
| 2022 | 21 | +9 |
| 2021 | 12 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 12 in 2021 to 17 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
It is a professional assessment of the company 's performance, revealing company's potential and risks, showing it's past experiences and revealing future prospects.
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- Past performance
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Officers
4Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 08/04/2024–30/04/2026 | 23 | |
| Director | 16/04/2015–Present | 3 | |
| Director | 16/04/2015–Present | 3 | |
| Director | 15/04/2024–Present | 7 |
Persons with significant control
2Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 3 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 47
- Since 16/04/2015
- Last 12 months
- 4
- -1 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 18/08/2026
- 1 month ago
What changed in the last year
- Officer changes (2)Latest 18/08/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 17/04/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 16/03/2026
Filing timeline
- 18/08/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mrs Lindsay Alex Bond on 2026-08-18
- 18/08/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Karl Matthew Bond on 2026-08-18
- 17/04/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-04-16 with updates
- 16/03/2026View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-04-30
- 23/04/2025View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-04-30
- 16/04/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-04-16 with no updates
- 07/11/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Professor Simon Jeremy Hayward on 2024-11-06
- 06/11/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mr Karl Matthew Bond as a person with significant control on 2024-11-06
- 06/11/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mrs Lindsay Alex Bond as a person with significant control on 2024-11-06
- 22/09/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Resolutions
- 22/09/2024View PDF (20 pages)
Memorandum and Articles of Association
- 28/05/2024View PDF (6 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-04-16 with updates
Showing 12 of 47 filings
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About FOREST DISTILLERY LTD
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
FOREST DISTILLERY LTD is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Cat & Fiddle, Buxton Road, Macclesfield Forest, Cheshire SK11 0AR. Companies House classifies its business as Distilling rectifying and blending of spirits. It has been on the register for 11 years 5 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £-502.29K and 17 employees.
FOREST DISTILLERY LTD: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records FOREST DISTILLERY LTD under one registered business activity: Distilling rectifying and blending of spirits (11.01 - SIC 2007).
FOREST DISTILLERY LTD is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 16/04/2015.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £-502.29K, total assets of £986.63K, cash in bank of £176.80K and total liabilities of £1.30M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 18/08/2026: Director's details changed for Mrs Lindsay Alex Bond on 2026-08-18, 1 month ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/01/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 30/04/2027.
Companies House lists 4 officers (3 currently in post) and 2 people with significant control.