DS Smith

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DS Smith

DS Smith Limited

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Turnover down 17%ActiveLatest figures: 2024Group consolidated48 years on the register

Private limited company registered in London, classed under “Activities of head offices”.

Headline figures

FY to Apr 2024 · Group consolidated

Turnover

For subscribers

Profit after tax

£385m

Net assets

For subscribers

Cash

For subscribers

Employees

For subscribers

What the numbers say

3 findings from the figures, in plain English

Written by rules from the figures on this page. Not a forecast or a credit opinion.

History

Pro
£202220232024
Profit after tax£385m
Turnover
Net assets
Cash
Employees

Every figure for all 3 years

“—” means we did not find the figure in a source; it is never filled with an estimate.

Balance sheet and ratios

From the filed balance sheets · £

Balance sheet202220232024
Current assets
of which cash
Creditors due within a year
Creditors due after a year
Net assets
Ratios
Profit marginProfit after tax as a share of turnover
Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets
Current ratioCurrent assets for every £1 owed within a year
Cash ratioCash for every £1 owed within a year

5 balance-sheet lines and 4 ratios, every year

A ratio appears only for years where every line it needs was filed. Lines are as tagged in the accounts; nothing is added up or estimated.

Timeline

Checked 2026-10-18

  1. Shares
    Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 9 September 2026 · GBP 15,916.7 (and 41 more like it since 29 September 2022)
  2. Accounts
    Group of companies' accounts made up to 30 April 2025
  3. Accounts
    Current accounting period shortened from 30 April 2026 to 31 December 2025
  4. Shares
    Statement by Directors (and 1 more like it since 14 February 2025)
  5. Shares
    Statement of capital on 16 December 2025 · GBP 15,915.70 (and 1 more like it since 14 February 2025)
  6. Notice
    Solvency Statement dated 15/12/25
  7. Filing
    Resolutions (and 5 more like it since 14 September 2023)
  8. Name
    Replacement filing of SH01 - 12/03/25 Statement of Capital gbp 195.40
  9. Directors
    Director's details changed for Vincent Pierre Andre Marie Joseph Bonnot on 1 April 2025
  10. Ownership
    Notification of International Paper Uk Holdings Limited as a person with significant control on 5 February 2025
  11. Directors
    Director's details changed for Steven Wayne Hieatt on 18 March 2025
  12. Address
    Register(s) moved to registered office address Level 3 1 Paddington Square London W2 1DL
  13. 26 earlier
    1. Notice
      Solvency Statement dated 12/02/25
    2. Directors
      Appointment of Steven Wayne Hieatt as a secretary on 4 February 2025
    3. Directors
      Director's details changed for Steven W. Hieatt on 31 January 2025
    4. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Richard Neil Pike as a director on 4 February 2025
    5. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Miles William Roberts as a director on 4 February 2025
    6. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Iain David Cameron Simm as a secretary on 4 February 2025
    7. Name
      Re-registration from a public company to a private limited company
    8. Filing
      Re-registration of Memorandum and Articles
    9. Name
      Certificate of re-registration from Public Limited Company to Private
    10. Filing
      Court order
    11. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Celia Frances Baxter as a director on 31 January 2025
    12. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Alan Johnson as a director on 31 January 2025
    13. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Tessa Elizabeth Bamford as a director on 31 January 2025
    14. Directors
      Termination of appointment of David Andrew Robbie as a director on 31 January 2025
    15. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Eric Olsen as a director on 31 January 2025
    16. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Geoffrey Drabble as a director on 31 January 2025
    17. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Alina Kessel as a director on 31 January 2025
    18. Directors
      Appointment of Vincent Pierre Andre Marie Joseph Bonnot as a director on 31 January 2025
    19. Directors
      Appointment of Timothy S. Nicholls as a director on 31 January 2025
    20. Directors
      Appointment of Steven W. Hieatt as a director on 31 January 2025
    21. Directors
      Director's details changed for Mr Richard Neil Pike on 19 October 2024
    22. Filing
      Memorandum and Articles of Association
    23. Accounts
      Group of companies' accounts made up to 30 April 2024
    24. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Louise Helen Smalley as a director on 3 September 2024
    25. Directors
      Appointment of Tessa Elizabeth Bamford as a director on 1 January 2024
    26. Accounts
      Group of companies' accounts made up to 30 April 2023

From the Companies House filing history. Routine confirmation statements are left out, and a run of the same filing is shown once.

Questions people ask

›What does DS Smith do?

Private limited company registered in London, classed under “Activities of head offices”. In its own words: “DS Smith is an international packaging company, offering sustainable, plastic-free packaging, integrated recycling services, and sustainable paper products.”

›How much turnover does DS Smith make?

Answered in the full report

›Is DS Smith profitable?

Yes: it made a profit after tax of £385m in the year to 30 April 2024, its latest filed accounts.

›Who runs and owns DS Smith?

Answered in the full report

›Where is DS Smith based?

Its registered office is Level 3, 1 Paddington Square, London, W2 1DL, in London.

›When was DS Smith founded?

DS Smith Limited was incorporated on 7 July 1978.

›Is DS Smith still trading?

The register lists DS Smith Limited as active.