DS SMITH RECYCLING UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-26 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-12
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
-46.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£35M
+28.8% vs 2024
Employees
100
-35.1% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£6M
-64.9% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- DS SMITH RECYCLING UK LIMITED 2012-09-28 → present
- SCA RECYCLING UK LIMITED 1995-05-22 → 2012-09-28
- THE BAYSFORD PRESS LIMITED 1988-06-23 → 1995-05-22
- JOHN WRIGHT & SONS (PRINTING) LIMITED 1987-10-13 → 1988-06-23
- BAYSFORD PRESS,LIMITED(THE) 1926-07-10 → 1987-10-13
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-05-01 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £197,284,000 | £265,875,000 | £151,477,000 | £160,042,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | £6,298,000 | £12,307,000 | £17,822,000 | £6,425,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £6,067,000 | £12,897,000 | £17,674,000 | £6,201,000 | |
| Net profit | — | £4,338,000 | £12,711,000 | £13,171,000 | £7,735,000 | |
| Cash | — | £7,616,000 | £366,000 | £2,576,000 | £1,380,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £84,987,000 | £95,783,000 | £102,630,000 | £119,279,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £73,879,000 | £21,590,000 | £26,859,000 | £34,597,000 | |
| Equity | £69,541,000 | £73,879,000 | £21,590,000 | £26,859,000 | £34,597,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 379 | 307 | 154 | 100 | |
| Wages | — | £12,709,000 | £11,310,000 | £6,401,000 | £5,510,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-05-01 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 3.2% | 4.6% | 11.8% | 4.0% | |
| Net margin | — | 2.2% | 4.8% | 8.7% | 4.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 7.4% | 12.8% | 17.4% | 5.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 85.0% | 80.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.26x | 0.44x | |
| Interest cover | — | 6.62x | 14.02x | 2.22x | 0.80x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared using the going concern basis of accounting. The Company has been issued a support letter from its intermediate parent company, DS Smith Limited, confirming ongoing financial support in meeting liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the day of approval of accounts, subject to unforeseen circumstances.”
Significant events
- “On 31 January 2025, the Group combined with the US-listed International Paper Group to create a new global leader in sustainable packaging solutions.”
- “On 29 January 2026, International Paper announced its intent to form two independent, public companies through the separation of its North America and EMEA businesses.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HART, Lucy | Director | 2025-02-11 | Jun 1984 | British |
| PROSSER, Daniel James | Director | 2026-02-13 | May 1988 | British |
| SIMPKINS, Erich | Director | 2026-02-13 | Nov 1974 | American |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLETCHER, Linda Elizabeth | Secretary | — | 1995-12-01 |
| JOHNSTONE, Howard Mills | Secretary | — | 1994-07-16 |
| OLUYINKA, Kafayat Bisola | Secretary | 2025-03-21 | 2026-02-13 |
| SMITH, Stephen John | Secretary | 1995-12-01 | 2012-06-30 |
| STEELE, Anne | Secretary | 2012-06-30 | 2018-10-31 |
| STONE, Zillah Wendy | Secretary | 2018-10-31 | 2025-03-21 |
| BEHR, Jochen Friedrich | Director | 2017-03-08 | 2020-07-31 |
| BERRISFORD, Andrew | Director | 2022-02-03 | 2025-12-30 |
| BERTORP, Sven Anders Michael | Director | — | 1993-07-16 |
| BOS, Henrik Otto | Director | 1995-05-19 | 1998-07-01 |
| BOTTCHER, Shane Ian | Director | 2022-02-03 | 2025-02-11 |
| EVANS, Delyth | Director | 2015-03-17 | 2017-04-30 |
| FROLANDER, Ulf Ragnarsson, Doctor | Director | 1998-07-01 | 2000-10-20 |
| HEDSTROM, Tomas Bertil | Director | 1995-05-19 | 1998-08-20 |
| HICKS, William Beverley | Director | 2016-01-21 | 2025-09-30 |
| HOLDRON, Richard Lancaster | Director | 2000-10-11 | 2001-05-25 |
| JOWETT, Matthew Paul | Director | 2012-06-30 | 2016-01-21 |
| MALONE, James, Dr | Director | 2015-03-17 | 2017-05-05 |
| MARSH, Adrian Ross Thomas | Director | 2013-09-24 | 2015-07-21 |
| MARSH, John Edward | Director | 1995-05-19 | 2000-10-20 |
| MATTHEWS, David John | Director | 2013-02-13 | 2014-01-16 |
| MCGUINNESS, Peter Lawrence | Director | 2012-10-05 | 2015-03-17 |
| MCINTYRE, Colin Stuart | Director | 2015-03-17 | 2022-04-29 |
| MELIA, John Stephen | Director | 2019-04-29 | 2022-02-03 |
| MOSS, Bert Holger | Director | 1998-08-20 | 2000-10-20 |
| NORDENO, Lars Henrik Borje | Director | — | 1993-07-16 |
| PROSSER, Mathew Dafydd | Director | 2017-11-03 | 2019-04-29 |
| RIETZ, Ake Carl Lennart | Director | — | 1994-07-16 |
| SILK, Jonathan Paul Clason | Director | 2017-06-19 | 2022-02-03 |
| SMITH, Stephen John | Director | 2000-10-11 | 2013-02-14 |
| SNAPE, Charles Neil | Director | — | 1995-05-19 |
| STEVENS, Kenneth | Director | 2004-02-04 | 2013-01-31 |
| THORNE, Anthony David | Director | 1995-02-15 | 1995-05-19 |
| VAN SEVENDONCK, Francis | Director | — | 1995-02-15 |
| WORTMAN, Hans Paul | Director | 2001-04-12 | 2012-12-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ds Smith International Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 216 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2026-01-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-27 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-03-27 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-20 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-11-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
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Turnover
+5.7%
£151,477,000 £160,042,000
-
Cash
-46.4%
£2,576,000 £1,380,000
-
Net assets
+28.8%
£26,859,000 £34,597,000
-
Employees
-35.1%
154 100
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-63.9%
£17,822,000 £6,425,000
-
Profit before tax
-64.9%
£17,674,000 £6,201,000
-
Wages
-13.9%
£6,401,000 £5,510,000
lowest in 4 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers