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Company No. 02636539 · Incorporated 9 Aug 1991

DS Smith International Limited

Registered name: DS SMITH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Part of International Paper Company group

DS Smith International Limited made a £89.7m loss in the year to 30 Apr 2023 (revenue not disclosed).

DS Smith International Limited reported a loss of £89.7m in the year to 30 Apr 2023; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 0 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
London, London
Age
35 yrs · since 1991
Type
Private Limited Company

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.

Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2023

Key figures

Small team
Revenue
—
Not disclosed in filing
Profit
−£89.7m
Growth ▼248.1%
Profit margin
—
 
Employees
0
Change —
Profit / employee
—
 
Profitable streak
0yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to30 Apr 202230 Apr 2023
DisclosureProfit onlyProfit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)——
Operating profit£72.8m−£99.2m
Profit before tax£70.5m−£88.8m
Profit after tax£60.6m−£89.7m
Profit (best available)£60.6m−£89.7m
Employees (average)00
Ratios
Profit margin——
Growth (year on year)
Profit growth—▼248.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£3.9m£4.1m
Net assets£3bn£2.9bn
Fixed assets£6.3bn£6.5bn
Current assets£3.9m£4.1m
Debtors£2.9bn£3.1bn
SourceAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
—
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
—
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
—
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
—
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
—
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
—
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

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
▼3%
Now £2.9bn
Cash at bank
▲5%
Now £4.1m
Headcount
—
Now 0
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▲3%
Now £6.5bn
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. International Paper Company (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
  2. International Paper UK Holdings Limited75–100%
  3. DS Smith Limited75–100%
  4. DS Smith Holdings Limited75–100%
  5. DS Smith International Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (6)

Sister companies (34)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Apr 2023 (profit −£89.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 12 Oct 2026

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