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SMURFIT WESTROCK PACKAGING UK LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 03566845
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1998-05-19
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 64999
- Hubs
- UK Fintech
Accounts
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Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Notwithstanding net current liabilities of £110 million as of 31 December 2024, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the directors consider to be appropriate for the following reasons.”
Subsidiaries
- Smurfit Westrock UK Limited · 100% held · UK · Manufacture of paper-based packaging
- Smurfit Corrugated Holdings · 100% held · UK · Inter-company loan provider
- Saxon Packaging Limited · 100% held · UK · Dormant
- Spirit Packaging Ltd · 100% held · UK · Holding company
- West Country Packaging Ltd · 100% held · UK · Holding company
- Atlas Packaging Ltd · 100% held · UK · Manufacture of paper-based packaging
- Brenchley Limited · 100% held · Republic of Ireland · Dormant
Significant events
- “On July 5th 2024 the Smurfit Kappa Group merged with WestRock Group, forming the Smurfit Westrock Group, a global leader in sustainable packaging. The new group announced its primary listing on the New York Stock Exchange on July 8th 2024.”
- “The company name changed on 9 November 2024.”
- “The Company received an interim dividend of £28 million from Smurfit Westrock UK Limited on 14th August 2025. On the same date, the Company paid dividends of £9.68m to Smurfit Kappa Investments UK Limited and £12.32m to Smurfit Kappa Europe B.V.”
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People
4 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HALES, Nicola | Secretary | 2010-03-16 | — | — |
| FELLOWS, Edwin | Director | 2019-07-01 | Oct 1963 | British |
| MCNEILL, Patrick | Director | 2006-10-23 | May 1959 | British |
| MOODY, John | Director | 2018-07-01 | Jun 1978 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLISH, Keith | Secretary | 2006-06-26 | 2010-03-16 |
| DANNELL, Geoffrey Brian | Secretary | 1998-10-06 | 1999-06-30 |
| GLITHERO, Nicholas Keith | Secretary | 1999-06-30 | 2006-06-25 |
| SISEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-05-19 | 1998-10-06 |
| ALLEN, Christopher | Director | 2007-12-12 | 2016-01-26 |
| BEURSKENS, Godefridus Peter Franciscus | Director | 1998-07-27 | 2007-12-12 |
| BOWERS, Clive | Director | 2007-12-12 | 2019-06-30 |
| CURLEY, Ian James | Director | 2005-12-19 | 2008-09-29 |
| DRIESSEN, Eduard Frans Marie | Director | 1998-07-27 | 2001-03-01 |
| GLITHERO, Nicholas Keith | Director | 1999-06-30 | 2006-06-30 |
| HISCOCK, John | Director | 2007-12-12 | 2018-07-01 |
| MCGANN, Gerard William | Director | 2005-12-19 | 2008-09-29 |
| ROWLANDS, Simon Nicholas | Director | 1998-06-12 | 1998-07-27 |
| SHEPHERD, Colin | Director | 2009-11-04 | 2020-01-31 |
| WAGTER, Hanne | Director | 1999-10-01 | 2005-12-19 |
| WHEELER, Nigel Brentwood | Director | 1998-06-12 | 1998-07-27 |
| WIERSUM, Berend John | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2005-12-19 |
| CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS BV | Corporate Director | 1998-06-12 | 1998-07-27 |
| LOVITING LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-05-19 | 1998-06-12 |
| SERJEANTS' INN NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-05-19 | 1998-06-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smurfit Kappa Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Smurfit Kappa Investments Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 170 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-11 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-07-08 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2025-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-11-11 | CERTNM | change-of-name | certificate change of name company |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2024-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-08-25 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-08-03 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2021-10-07 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2021-05-20 | SH01 | capital | capital allotment shares |
| 2021-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-01-06 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2020-12-23 | SH20 | capital | legacy |
| 2020-12-23 | SH19 | capital | capital statement capital company with date currency figure |
| 2020-12-23 | CAP-SS | insolvency | legacy |
| 2020-12-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2020-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
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