DS Smith Logistics Limited

Active00621604 Private limited company
Incorporated
23 February 1959 (67 years)
Previously known as
A.A.Griggs and Company Limited (until 1 June 2011)
Industry
Freight transport by road (49410)
Other service activities incidental to land transportation, n.e.c. (52219)
Directors
Darren John Luetchford
Accounts type
Full
Region
Greater London
Address
Level 3 1 Paddington Square
London
W2 1DL

Website & contact details

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Filing status

Accounts due
30 December 2026
Last accounts
30 April 2025
Conf. stmt due
26 June 2027
Last conf. stmt
12 June 2026

Charges

Total
1
Outstanding
0
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
1

Officers 3 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Luetchford, Darren John
Director · Appointed 26 August 2026
British
Born May 1972 (54)
Meads, Louise Rachel
Secretary · Appointed 1 July 2026
Director · Appointed 13 February 2026
American
Born November 1974
Officer history (32 former)
26 August 2026
Resigned Ciechan, Emma Marie as Director
26 August 2026
Appointed Luetchford, Darren John as Director
1 July 2026
Appointed Meads, Louise Rachel as Secretary
13 February 2026
Appointed Simpkins, Erich as Director
13 February 2026
Resigned Oluyinka, Kafayat Bisola as Secretary
30 September 2025
Resigned Hicks, William Beverley as Director
21 March 2025
Appointed Oluyinka, Kafayat Bisola as Secretary
21 March 2025
Resigned Stone, Zillah Wendy as Secretary
1 May 2022
Appointed Ciechan, Emma Marie as Director
30 April 2022
Resigned Miller, Neil Julian as Director
29 April 2022
Resigned Mcintyre, Colin Stuart as Director
31 October 2018
Resigned Steele, Anne as Secretary
31 October 2018
Appointed Stone, Zillah Wendy as Secretary
22 August 2016
Appointed Miller, Neil Julian as Director
22 August 2016
Resigned Jones, Jeffrey Cantine as Director
21 January 2016
Resigned Jowett, Matthew Paul as Director
21 January 2016
Appointed Hicks, William Beverley as Director
7 October 2015
Appointed Jones, Jeffrey Cantine as Director
21 July 2015
Resigned Marsh, Adrian Ross Thomas as Director
1 April 2015
Resigned Brown, Paul Jonathan as Director
17 March 2015
Appointed Mcintyre, Colin Stuart as Director
29 September 2014
Resigned Rossi, Stefano as Director
29 September 2014
Appointed Brown, Paul Jonathan as Director
21 August 2014
Resigned Rosser, Christopher Robert as Director
16 January 2014
Resigned Matthews, David John as Director
24 September 2013
Appointed Marsh, Adrian Ross Thomas as Director
28 June 2013
Resigned Dryden, Stephen William as Director
28 June 2013
Appointed Matthews, David John as Director
30 April 2013
Resigned Hartman, Michael Henry as Director
20 March 2013
Resigned Roberts, Miles William as Director
9 January 2013
Appointed Rossi, Stefano as Director
9 January 2013
Appointed Hartman, Michael Henry as Director
30 June 2011
Appointed Jowett, Matthew Paul as Director
30 June 2011
Resigned Cattermole, Carolyn Tracy as Director
4 May 2010
Appointed Roberts, Miles William as Director
4 May 2010
Resigned Thorne, Anthony David as Director
29 January 2010
Appointed Rosser, Christopher Robert as Director
29 January 2010
Resigned Walker, William Mark Faure as Director
1 April 2008
Resigned Morris, Gavin Mathew as Director
1 April 2008
Appointed Dryden, Stephen William as Director
10 May 2006
Resigned Coates, Donald William as Director
14 June 2005
Appointed Walker, William Mark Faure as Director
14 June 2005
Resigned Trevethick, Jeremy Richard as Director
1 January 2003
Appointed Morris, Gavin Mathew as Director
1 January 2003
Resigned Buttfield, David Frank as Director
1 January 2002
Resigned Williams, John Peter as Director
9 July 2001
Appointed Steele, Anne as Secretary
9 July 2001
Resigned Cattermole, Carolyn Tracy as Secretary
9 July 2001
Resigned Cattermole, Carolyn Tracy as Director
11 June 2001
Resigned Stratton, Ogilvie Alexander as Director
28 February 2001
Resigned Heskin, Michael Thomas as Director
1 January 2001
Appointed Cattermole, Carolyn Tracy as Director
1 January 2001
Appointed Thorne, Anthony David as Director
1 January 2001
Appointed Cattermole, Carolyn Tracy as Director
31 December 2000
Resigned Russell, John Stuart as Director
30 November 2000
Resigned Richardson, Alan John as Secretary
30 November 2000
Appointed Cattermole, Carolyn Tracy as Secretary
24 November 2000
Appointed Coates, Donald William as Director
24 November 2000
Appointed Trevethick, Jeremy Richard as Director
17 July 1995
Appointed Russell, John Stuart as Director
17 July 1995
Appointed Buttfield, David Frank as Director
17 July 1995
Appointed Richardson, Alan John as Secretary
17 July 1995
Resigned Russell, John Stuart as Secretary

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Limited By Shares
Reg. no. 58614

Financials

Net Assets
£5,161,000
up £100,000 (2%)
Cash
£1,367,000
down £3,735,000 (73%)
Turnover
£28,538,000
up £4,325,000 (18%)
Profit Before Tax
(£659,000)
down £376,000 (133%)
Employees
131
down 2 (2%)
Debt Ratio
74%
Current Ratio
0.7x
Profit Margin
-2%
Return on Equity
-13%
Balance sheet detail
2022
Fixed Assets£10,279,000
Current Assets£9,551,000
Cash£1,367,000
Creditors (< 1 year)£13,253,000
Creditors (> 1 year)£1,416,000
Net Current Assets(£3,702,000)
Net Assets£5,161,000
Shareholder Funds£5,161,000

Turnover£28,538,000
Cost of Sales£27,655,000
Gross Profit£883,000
Admin Expenses£1,358,000
Staff Costs£6,030,000
Operating Profit(£475,000)
Profit Before Tax(£659,000)
Tax£13,000
Profit for Period(£672,000)

Filings 196

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
27 August 2026Appointment of a director
26 August 2026Termination of appointment of a director
2 July 2026Appointment of a secretary
21 June 2026Confirmation statement with updates12 June 2026
20 February 2026Appointment of a director
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