Ds Smith International Limited (02636539)

Company details

Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 1991-08-09
Country of origin: United Kingdom

Accounts & filings

Accounts last filed: 2025-04-30 · AUDIT EXEMPTION SUBSIDIARY
Next accounts due: 2026-09-30 in 101 days
Confirmation statement: last made up 2025-06-12 · next due 2026-06-26

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Registered office

Level 3
1 Paddington Square
London
W2 1dl

Peer comparison

Compared against 81 UK companies across all sectors (not enough peers in 82990 to compare) within the Major bracket (Over £100M net assets).

Net assets Above typical

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Turnover Above typical

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Accounts

Based on this company's latest filed accounts (to Apr 2023) · Full accounts — profit & loss and balance sheet.
Note: these are the most recent machine-readable accounts on file, but they're now over two years old — more recent filings may not yet be available in a readable format.

Year ending	Apr 2023	Apr 2022	May 2021	Apr 2021	May 2020
Profit & loss
Operating profit	£-99,168,000	£72,832,000	—	—	—
Profit before tax	£-88,809,000	£70,546,000 ↓87.2%	—	£550,687,000	—
Profit / loss	£-89,678,000	£60,558,000 ↓88.6%	—	£531,156,000	—
Balance sheet
Fixed assets	£6,488,848,000 ↑2.6%	£6,323,241,000 ↑2.5%	—	£6,171,010,000	—
Current assets	£4,100,000 ↑4.9%	£3,907,000 ↑130133.3%	—	£3,000	—
Cash	£4,100,000 ↑4.9%	£3,907,000 ↑130133.3%	—	£3,000	—
Net current assets	£-3,594,922,000 ↓7.6%	£-3,339,637,000 ↓2.8%	—	£-3,247,964,000	—
Net assets	£2,893,926,000 ↓3.0%	£2,983,604,000 ↑2.1%	—	£2,923,046,000	—
Equity	£2,893,926,000 ↓3.0%	£2,983,604,000 ↑2.1%	£2,923,046,000 →0.0%	£2,923,046,000 ↑14.4%	£2,554,761,000
Other
Average employees	0	0	—	0	—
Dividends paid	—	—	—	£228,367,000	—

Source: filed iXBRL accounts at Companies House. P&L items are only published by medium and large companies; small companies file abridged or micro-entity accounts where the P&L is not public.

Industry (SIC codes)

82990 · Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Officers (25)

Simpkins, Erich · Director appointed 2026-02-13
Lloyd, James William · Secretary appointed 2026-02-13
Hieatt, Steven Wayne · Director appointed 2025-03-17
Rossi, Stefano · Director appointed 2016-01-21
Oluyinka, Kafayat Bisola · Secretary appointed 2025-03-17 resigned 2026-02-13
Hicks, William Beverley · Director appointed 2015-07-21 resigned 2025-09-30
Simm, Iain David Cameron · Director appointed 2020-09-21 resigned 2025-03-17
Stone, Zillah Wendy · Secretary appointed 2018-10-31 resigned 2025-03-17
Stone, Zillah Wendy · Director appointed 2018-10-31 resigned 2020-09-21
Steele, Anne · Director appointed 2013-06-28 resigned 2018-10-31
Jowett, Matthew Paul · Director appointed 2011-06-30 resigned 2016-01-21
Marsh, Adrian Ross Thomas · Director appointed 2013-09-24 resigned 2015-07-21
Matthews, David John · Director appointed 2013-03-20 resigned 2014-01-16
Dryden, Stephen William · Director appointed 2008-04-01 resigned 2013-06-28
Roberts, Miles William · Director appointed 2010-05-04 resigned 2013-03-20
Cattermole, Carolyn Tracy · Director appointed 2001-01-01 resigned 2011-06-30
Thorne, Anthony David · Director appointed 2001-01-01 resigned 2010-05-04
Morris, Gavin Mathew · Director appointed 2003-01-01 resigned 2008-04-01
Buttfield, David Frank · Director appointed 1994-11-01 resigned 2003-01-01
Williams, John Peter · Director resigned 2002-01-01
Richardson, Alan John · Secretary appointed 1995-07-17 resigned 2000-11-30
Green, Michael George · Director resigned 1995-07-17
Stratton, Ogilvie Alexander · Director resigned 1995-07-17
Russell, John Stuart · Director resigned 1995-07-17
Miller, John Michael · Director resigned 1994-01-12

People with significant control (1)

Ds Smith Holdings Limited Active

Corporate Entity Psc · notified 2016-04-06

Ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent Voting rights 75 to 100 percent Right to appoint and remove directors

Recent filings (15)

2026-06-21 Confirmation statement (with updates) CS01 Confirmation statement
2026-04-21 Accounts with accounts type audit exemption subsiduary (paper) AA Accounts
2026-04-21 Legacy (paper) PARENT_ACC Accounts
2026-04-21 Legacy (paper) GUARANTEE2 Other
2026-04-21 Legacy (paper) AGREEMENT2 Other
2026-02-25 Appointment of director AP01 Officers
2026-02-23 Appointment of secretary AP03 Officers
2026-02-23 Termination secretary company with name termination date TM02 Officers
2026-01-29 Change account reference date company previous shortened (paper) AA01 Accounts
2025-12-21 Resolution (paper) RESOLUTIONS Resolution
2025-12-15 Legacy (paper) SH20 Capital
2025-12-15 Capital statement capital company with date currency figure (paper) SH19 Capital
2025-12-15 Legacy (paper) CAP-SS Insolvency
2025-12-15 Resolution (paper) RESOLUTIONS Resolution
2025-12-11 Capital allotment shares SH01 Capital

Showing the 15 most recent filings. View full filing history at Companies House.