Bideford Forest Investment
Enhanced returns from timber and carbon
A renewable resource offering real returns
Forests like Bideford provide the opportunity to invest in a sustainable future for New Zealand, while generating income for you and your family.
Limited shares are available. Apply today and secure your investment.
The issuer of shares in Bideford Forest Investment is the manager Forest Enterprises Limited and the offeror is Forest Enterprises Growth Limited (a related party).
A timber and carbon investment
The Bideford Forest Investment is underpinned by a high-quality timber asset with a sustainable harvest, and improved by the ownership of carbon cashflow.
- 660+ hectares of high quality second-rotation forestry in Wairarapa, 30km from Masterton
- ~80% of the forest will earn carbon credits, providing annual cashflow from 2030; this timber crop provides optionality to investors
- ~20% of the forest will be harvested in 2047 and 2050
- Minimum initial investment cost $10,078 ($50.39 per share)
- Affordable annual contributions (calls) - projected total calls $3,099* spread over just 5 years 2025-2029
- Projected gross return $121,809* (investment period to 2051)
- Projected gross IRR 14%*
- Registered Managed Investment Scheme structured as a limited partnership, available to retail investors
- Forest Enterprises established and has been managing this high quality forest for over 30 years
*Amounts shown per 200 shares, adjusted for 2% per annum inflation and before tax. Based on Forest Enterprises' 36-month average log prices to 30 September 2022 and a price of $80 per carbon credit. Refer Product Disclosure Statement dated 25 November 2022 for cashflow projection and assumptions.
"Something tangible and wholesome"
"I have Kiwisaver and some shares, but I also had savings that I knew ought to be invested in something more substantial. People my age who are financially conscious invest in the stock market, ETFs or perhaps real estate. I've just never been interested in those options; it feels so abstract.
That's why, when I learned about Forest Enterprises, I was very interested. It was something tangible and wholesome, and it's easy to imagine how the funds will be spent and how the investment grows. It's not just numbers on a computer or speculating on a market. The idea that trees are being grown and we can actually see our trees in the years to come feels like a meaningful investment.
You provide an awesome alternative to the mainstream investment options."
Patrick – investor in Bideford Forest
We manage some of the best forests in the country
New Zealand is a global exemplar of forestry. The sector is worth $6 billion in export value, and the government is ambitious for growth and added-value.
Forest Enterprises’ forests are located in the most productive forest growing regions in the country – Wairarapa, Hawke's Bay and Gisborne.
Creating wealth. Naturally.
We’ve proven to our investors that we know what adds value to forestry investment, and that we understand what they need beyond real returns.
After more than 50 years, a Forest Enterprises forestry investment still stands apart for how its structured and managed.
Forests for our future
The vital role of forests in sustaining our quality of life has never been so important.
Forests store carbon, stabilise hill country, filter waterways, moderate temperature and conserve biodiversity.
Our forests also generate investment returns.
Trees eat carbon
The minimum investment in Bideford Forest (1.3ha) stores an astonishing 46.2 tonnes of CO2e on average each year during the investment.
That's SIX TIMES the annual emissions of a 3-person Kiwi household!
7.34 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) per year, according to Toitū Envirocare
Our investors choose forestry...
- For their kids, as a future first home or education fund
- For grandchildren, as an intergenerational investment
- For their lifestyle, as additional retirement income
- For balance in a diversified investment portfolio
- For the tax benefits and projected returns
- As a responsibly-managed real asset
Invest today
The PDS and disclosure information is also available on the Companies Office Disclose Register (OFR13461).
The issuer of shares in Bideford Forest Investment is manager Forest Enterprises Limited, and the offeror is Forest Enterprises Growth Limited (a related party).
We make forestry investment accessible for everyday investors
Since 1972, Forest Enterprises has been helping people grow their wealth through affordable, direct investments in some of New Zealand’s most exceptional production forests.
And expertly managing them from establishment to harvest.
We are New Zealand's original and most successful forestry investment manager.
Forestry is a sustainable, real asset that generates financial, economic and environmental returns from one generation to the next.
Contact us about investing
0800 746 346 +64 6 370 6360 (from overseas) invest@forestenterprises.co.nz