DS SMITH LIMITED
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Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1978-07-07
- Registered office
- Level 3 1 Paddington Square, London, United Kingdom, W2 1DL
- Postcode
- W2 1DL
- Capital
- 15 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-04-30
- Next due by
- 2026-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-06-28
- Next due by
- 2027-07-12
Nature of business (SIC)
- 70100 Activities of head offices
Officers 10 current · 37 resigned
Group structure 3 subsidiaries
Controlled by INTERNATIONAL PAPER UK HOLDINGS LIMITED — since 2025-02-05
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DS SMITH AMERICA (UK) LLP Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Patents 2
Patent publications naming DS SMITH LTD as applicant.
Patent data from the European Patent Office (Open Patent Services).
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2026 (period to 2025-12-31) — 7 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZB853938 (Tier 3), registered since 2025.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Gender pay gap
4.5%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Contact details
- Website
- dssmith.com
- Phone
- 032-4268-9525
DS Smith is an international packaging company, offering sustainable, plastic-free packaging, integrated recycling services, and sustainable paper products.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| DS SMITH PLC | 2025-02-05 |
| DAVID S. SMITH (HOLDINGS) PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY | 2001-09-17 |
| DAVID S. SMITH (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | 1982-06-28 |
| DAVID S. SMITH (PACKAGING) LIMITED | 1978-08-11 |
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| BEECH HOUSE WHITEBROOK PARK, 68 LOWER COOKHAM ROAD, MAIDENHEAD, BERKSHIRE, SL6 8XY, UNITED KINGDOM | 2013-11-20 |
| 4-16 ARTILLERY ROW, LONDON, SW1P 1RZ | 2009-08-14 |
| GREAT PETER STREET, LONDON, SW1P 2BX | 1999-03-15 |
| JOHN STREET, LONDON, WC1N 2ES | 1988-06-13 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 1,341 similar companies in W, trading since 1978
The class of 1978
51%
of the 8,636 companies incorporated in 1978 are still active today; 42% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2023-01-10
- Where
- Greater London
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BB23575 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2023-01-10 | — |
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