DS Smith Finco Limited
Registered name: DS SMITH FINCO LIMITED
Part of International Paper Company groupDS Smith Finco Limited made a £270k loss in the year to 30 Apr 2023 (revenue not disclosed).
DS Smith Finco Limited reported a loss of £270k in the year to 30 Apr 2023; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 0 employees. The company is classified under “activities auxiliary to financial intermediation” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 17 yrs · since 2008
- 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 | £0 | −£247k |
| Profit before tax | £7.4k | −£270k |
| Profit after tax | £7.4k | −£270k |
| Profit (best available) | £7.4k | −£270k |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | — | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Profit growth | — | ▼3747% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £352k | £381k |
| Net assets | £17.8k | −£252k |
| Fixed assets | £716k | £475k |
| Current assets | £2.9k | £2.9k |
| Debtors | £719k | £478k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 |
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.
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
- ▼1518%
- Now −£252k
- Cash at bank
- ▲8%
- Now £381k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼34%
- Now £475k
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 Finco Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- DS Smith Holdings LimitedRev. — · Profit −£43.2m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Apr 2023 (profit −£270k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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