DS SMITH LOGISTICS 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
None on the register
Cash
£0
-100% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£2M
-37.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
158
+2.6% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1M
-15.7% lowest in 4 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- DS SMITH LOGISTICS LIMITED 2011-06-01 → present
- A.A.GRIGGS AND COMPANY LIMITED 1959-02-23 → 2011-06-01
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 | — | £24,213,000 | £28,538,000 | £32,802,000 | £34,501,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | £16,000 | -£475,000 | -£335,000 | -£169,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£283,000 | -£659,000 | -£1,031,000 | -£1,193,000 | |
| Net profit | — | -£264,000 | -£672,000 | -£1,110,000 | -£1,251,000 | |
| Cash | — | £5,102,000 | £1,367,000 | £263,000 | £0 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £8,900,000 | £6,577,000 | £19,546,000 | £14,976,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £5,061,000 | £5,161,000 | £3,462,000 | £2,160,000 | |
| Equity | £5,570,000 | £5,061,000 | £5,161,000 | £3,462,000 | £2,160,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 133 | 131 | 154 | 158 | |
| Wages | — | £4,589,000 | £5,024,000 | £6,471,000 | £6,972,000 |
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 | — | 0.1% | -1.7% | -1.0% | -0.5% | |
| Net margin | — | -1.1% | -2.4% | -3.4% | -3.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 0.2% | -7.2% | -1.7% | -1.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 90.3% | 93.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.64x | 0.42x | |
| Interest cover | — | 0.05x | -2.58x | -0.46x | -0.16x |
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
- “The Group combined with International Paper through an all-share combination on 31 January 2025 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. The separation is expected to be completed in 12-15 months, subject to satisfaction of certain customary conditions.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIECHAN, Emma Marie | Director | 2022-05-01 | Apr 1976 | British |
| SIMPKINS, Erich | Director | 2026-02-13 | Nov 1974 | American |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATTERMOLE, Carolyn Tracy | Secretary | 2000-11-30 | 2001-07-09 |
| OLUYINKA, Kafayat Bisola | Secretary | 2025-03-21 | 2026-02-13 |
| RICHARDSON, Alan John | Secretary | 1995-07-17 | 2000-11-30 |
| RUSSELL, John Stuart | Secretary | — | 1995-07-17 |
| STEELE, Anne | Secretary | 2001-07-09 | 2018-10-31 |
| STONE, Zillah Wendy | Secretary | 2018-10-31 | 2025-03-21 |
| BROWN, Paul Jonathan | Director | 2014-09-29 | 2015-04-01 |
| BUTTFIELD, David Frank | Director | 1995-07-17 | 2003-01-01 |
| CATTERMOLE, Carolyn Tracy | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2011-06-30 |
| CATTERMOLE, Carolyn Tracy | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2001-07-09 |
| COATES, Donald William | Director | 2000-11-24 | 2006-05-10 |
| DRYDEN, Stephen William | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2013-06-28 |
| HARTMAN, Michael Henry | Director | 2013-01-09 | 2013-04-30 |
| HESKIN, Michael Thomas | Director | — | 2001-02-28 |
| HICKS, William Beverley | Director | 2016-01-21 | 2025-09-30 |
| JONES, Jeffrey Cantine | Director | 2015-10-07 | 2016-08-22 |
| JOWETT, Matthew Paul | Director | 2011-06-30 | 2016-01-21 |
| MARSH, Adrian Ross Thomas | Director | 2013-09-24 | 2015-07-21 |
| MATTHEWS, David John | Director | 2013-06-28 | 2014-01-16 |
| MCINTYRE, Colin Stuart | Director | 2015-03-17 | 2022-04-29 |
| MILLER, Neil Julian | Director | 2016-08-22 | 2022-04-30 |
| MORRIS, Gavin Mathew | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2008-04-01 |
| ROBERTS, Miles William | Director | 2010-05-04 | 2013-03-20 |
| ROSSER, Christopher Robert | Director | 2010-01-29 | 2014-08-21 |
| ROSSI, Stefano | Director | 2013-01-09 | 2014-09-29 |
| RUSSELL, John Stuart | Director | 1995-07-17 | 2000-12-31 |
| STRATTON, Ogilvie Alexander | Director | — | 2001-06-11 |
| THORNE, Anthony David | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2010-05-04 |
| TREVETHICK, Jeremy Richard | Director | 2000-11-24 | 2005-06-14 |
| WALKER, William Mark Faure | Director | 2005-06-14 | 2010-01-29 |
| WILLIAMS, John Peter | Director | — | 2002-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ds Smith Paper Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 192 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-20 | 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 | |
| 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 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-27 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-01-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 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 | |
| 2022-11-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
-
Turnover
+5.2%
£32,802,000 £34,501,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-100%
£263,000 £0
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-37.6%
£3,462,000 £2,160,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+2.6%
154 158
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+49.6%
-£335,000 -£169,000
-
Profit before tax
-15.7%
-£1,031,000 -£1,193,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+7.7%
£6,471,000 £6,972,000
highest 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