DS Smith Sudbrook Limited
Registered name: DS SMITH SUDBROOK LIMITED
Part of International Paper Company groupDS Smith Sudbrook Limited made £9.3m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2023 (revenue not disclosed).
DS Smith Sudbrook Limited reported £9.3m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2023, up 649% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 0 employees. The company is classified under “non-trading company” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 73 yrs · since 1953
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — |
| Operating profit | −£78k | £0 |
| Profit before tax | £1.2m | £9.3m |
| Profit after tax | £1.2m | £9.3m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.2m | £9.3m |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | — | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Profit growth | — | ▲649.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £309k | £344k |
| Net assets | −£307k | £9m |
| Fixed assets | £327m | £336m |
| Current assets | £362k | £397k |
| Debtors | £327m | £336m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
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- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now £9m
- Cash at bank
- ▲11%
- Now £344k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲3%
- Now £336m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- International Paper Company (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
- International Paper UK Holdings Limited75–100%
- DS Smith Limited75–100%
- DS Smith Holdings Limited75–100%
- DS Smith International Limited75–100%
- DS Smith Sudbrook Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (5)
- Ashton CorrugatedFigures not disclosed
- DS Smith Display Holding LimitedFigures not disclosed
- DS Smith Italy LimitedRev. — · Profit £959k
- DS Smith Recycling UK LimitedFigures not disclosed
- W.rowlandson & Company LimitedRev. — · Profit £1.3m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Apr 2023 (profit £9.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2023. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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