INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LIMITED

Active
Company number 08680755Private limited companyIncorporated 2013

Key figures

£2,455,000,000-2.8%
Net assets 2025/26
-17.6%
Average annual change 2021/22–2025/26
02 bn4 bn6 bn2021/222022/232023/242024/252025/26

† INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2025/26

Sector comparison

SIC 64209

Where the company stands among the 117,903 active companies whose first SIC code is 64209 (Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.).

Turnover£13,607,000,000
Higher than 99% · median £14,940,680 among 3,337 that publish turnover
Net assets£2,455,000,000
Higher than 99% · median £82,823
Total assets£6,505,000,000
Higher than 99% · median £483,013
Cash£434,000,000
Higher than 99% · median £17,047
Company age13.2 years
Older than 92% · median 3.5 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. FALABELLA DIGITAL BUSINESS LTD£522.6bn
  2. FALABELLA DIGITAL LTD£519.3bn
  3. FALABELLA MARKETPLACE LTD£432.3bn
  4. ENEX CL LTD£80.2bn
  5. SOFTBANK GROUP CAPITAL LIMITED£69.3bn
  6. ADANI ENERGY HOLDINGS LIMITED£52.9bn
  7. FALABELLA PAY LTD£50.8bn
  8. KRONOS HOLDCO (UK) LIMITED£46.6bn
  9. KRONOS I (UK) LIMITED£46.3bn
  10. BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (2009) LIMITED£44.8bn

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 117,903. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 08680755. It was incorporated on 6 Sep 2013. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (EC1A). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is activities of other holding companies n.e.c. (64209).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025/26 (period ending 29 Mar 2026); the company files group accounts. Turnover was £13,607,000,000. Profit for the year was £91,000,000. Net assets were £2,455,000,000, down 2.8% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £434,000,000. Total assets were £6,505,000,000 and total liabilities £4,050,000,000. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2020/21–2025/26).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 117,903 active companies whose first SIC code is 64209: By turnover it ranks higher than 99% of the 3,337 that publish turnover (median £14,940,680). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £82,823). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £483,013). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £17,047). It is older than 92% of them (median age 3.5 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 2 public contract award notices from 2 public sector buyers since 2020. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £72.8k.

What do public registers and reports show?

It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 4 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 28 Dec 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 16 Jun 2027.

Dividends

from the accounts
2022/23

Dividends paid in the financial year: £127,000,000.

History
2022/23£127,000,000
2021/22£366,000,000
Filed accounts2020/21–2025/26
2021/222022/232023/242024/25 †2025/26 †
Turnover12,712,000,00012,044,000,00012,679,000,00013,139,000,00013,607,000,000
Profit for the year612,000,000-873,000,00054,000,000367,000,00091,000,000
Cash at bank and in hand1,137,000,000898,000,0001,030,000,000—434,000,000
Total assets10,679,000,0008,816,000,0008,991,000,0004,085,000,0006,505,000,000
Total liabilities5,345,000,0005,014,000,0005,446,000,0001,558,000,0004,050,000,000
Net assets / total equity5,334,000,0003,802,000,0003,545,000,0002,527,000,0002,455,000,000
Dividends paid366,000,000127,000,000———

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

2 contracts

INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LIMITED is named as a supplier in 2 public contract award notices from 2 public sector buyers since 2020. The 1 contract awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £72.8k.

Main buyers2
NHS Improvements
1 contract · £72.8k
EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
1 contract
Contracts
  1. Created in Error.EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION · £1
  2. NHS England: Delivery of COVID-19 posters for general practices and community pharmaciesNHS Improvements · £72,772

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Statutory reporting

Modern slavery statements4
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
Earlier years (1)
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

History

10 events
  1. Financial year 2025/26 endedAccounts: turnover £13.6bn, net assets £2.5bn
  2. Ep Distribution Services Limited registered as a person with significant control
  3. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £13.1bn, net assets £2.5bn
  4. Name changed to INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LIMITEDPreviously INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTIONS SERVICES PLC
  5. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £12.7bn, net assets £3.5bn
  6. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: turnover £12bn, net assets £3.8bn
  7. Name changed to INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTIONS SERVICES PLCPreviously ROYAL MAIL PLC
  8. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: turnover £12.7bn, net assets £5.3bn
Earlier events (2)
  1. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts filed
  2. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.