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.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2025 (period to 2025-04-30) — 6 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.
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 1,339 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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