THE DS SMITH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

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  7 PSCs ceased in last 24 months

  Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

1. THE DS SMITH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION 2011-07-26 → present
2. THE DS SMITH FOUNDATION 2011-06-01 → 2011-07-26

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Abridged

Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)

Auditor

Ernst & Young LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The Trustees have concluded that the Charity has sufficient resources to continue to operate for the foreseeable future and therefore have adopted the going concern assumption for the preparation of the financial statements. The Trustees have considered a period of 12 months from the date the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Significant events

• “In accordance with Section 489 of the Companies Act 2006 and following the combination with International Paper completed on 31 January 2025, the incumbent auditor, Ernst & Young LLP, is expected to resign, and Deloitte LLP will be proposed for appointment.”
• “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

Filings

5

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  -83.2%

  £35,696 → £6,006

• Cash

  -96%

  £993,121 → £39,300

• Net assets

  -98.2%

  £1,383,955 → £24,600

• Employees

  —

  Not reported

• Profit before tax

  -742.3%

  -£161,387 → -£1,359,355

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers