DS SMITH PAPER LIMITED
Company number 00058614 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
DS Smith Paper Limited presents a highly favourable credit profile, underpinned by its status as a wholly-owned subsidiary of a major international packaging group and a substantial share capital base of over £196 million. The company's long operational history and presence in the defensive paper packaging sector provide strong business resilience and reliable cash flow generation. Credit approval is recommended, with ongoing monitoring focused on the parent group's financial health and the management of intercompany financial dependencies.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1898-08-20
- Registered office
- Level 3 1 Paddington Square, London, United Kingdom, W2 1DL
- Postcode
- W2 1DL
- Capital
- 196,275,200 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-04-30
- Next due by
- 2026-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-06-12
- Next due by
- 2027-06-26
Nature of business (SIC)
- 17120 Manufacture of paper and paperboard
- 17219 Manufacture of other paper and paperboard containers
Officers 3 current · 34 resigned
Group structure 5 subsidiaries
Controlled by DS SMITH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
Controlled by DS SMITH HOLDINGS LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
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A. A. GRIGGS AND COMPANY LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2026 (period to 2025-12-31) as part of the DS SMITH LIMITED group statement — 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 — Z4743895 (Tier 3), registered since 2000.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Gender pay gap
10.5%
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 |
|---|---|
| ST. REGIS PAPER COMPANY LIMITED | 2011-06-01 |
| ST.REGIS PAPER COMPANY(U.K.)LIMITED | 1988-08-10 |
Previous registered addresses 7
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| BEECH HOUSE WHITEBROOK PARK, 68 LOWER COOKHAM ROAD, MAIDENHEAD, BERKSHIRE, SL6 8XY | 2013-11-20 |
| 4-16 ARTILLERY ROW, LONDON, SW1P 1RZ | 2009-08-14 |
| 16 GREAT PETER STREET, LONDON, SW1P 2BX | 1999-03-09 |
| SCOTRED HOUSE, SCOTRED LANE, BURWELL, CAMBRIDGE CB5 0AJ | 1993-10-20 |
| SCOTRED HOUSE, SCOTRED LANE, BURWELL, CAMBRIDGE CB5 0AJ | 1993-10-20 |
| SCOTRED HOUSE, SCOTRED LANE, BURWELL, CAMBS CB5 0AJ | 1990-01-15 |
| BRIDGE HOUSE, 10 BRIDGE STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1UE | 1987-04-17 |
Among its peers
2nd oldest
of 73 similar companies in W — measured against the wider sector, trading since 1898
Property in England & Wales 18 titles
- Freehold
- 15
- Leasehold
- 3
- Most recent registration
- 2019-02-06
- Price paid, where recorded
- £200
- Where
- Kent (16), Caerphilly (1), Windsor And Maidenhead (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TT92593 | Kent | Freehold | 2019-02-06 | — |
| TT92594 | Kent | Freehold | 2019-02-06 | — |
| K526814 | Kent | Freehold | 2018-10-16 | — |
| K793793 | Kent | Freehold | 2018-10-04 | £100 |
| K794275 | Kent | Freehold | 2018-10-04 | £100 |
| TT87082 | Kent | Freehold | 2018-10-04 | — |
| TT77983 | Kent | Freehold | 2018-03-07 | — |
| TT7687 | Kent | Freehold | 2012-09-28 | — |
| K962322 | Kent | Freehold | 2009-12-11 | — |
| K953202 | Kent | Freehold | 2009-04-07 | — |
| CYM428597 | Caerphilly | Leasehold | 2008-12-04 | — |
| BK420821 | Windsor And Maidenhead | Leasehold | 2008-01-17 | — |
| K918100 | Kent | Freehold | 2007-03-06 | — |
| K643868 | Kent | Freehold | 1997-06-03 | — |
| K704728 | Kent | Freehold | 1997-06-03 | — |
| K756051 | Kent | Freehold | 1995-10-26 | — |
| K718776 | Kent | Freehold | 1992-08-26 | — |
| K643861 | Kent | Leasehold | 1988-05-19 | — |
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