SMURFIT WESTROCK UK LTD
Formerly known as Smurfit Kappa UK Ltd, the company operates as a subsidiary of the Smurfit Westrock group manufacturing corrugated paper, paperboard, and packaging products.
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Cash
£3.5m
-21% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£319m
-4.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
3,757
-1.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£21m
-51.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,033,267,000 | £1,009,067,000 | £1,010,418,000 | +0.1% | |
| Operating profit | £77,499,000 | £53,277,000 | £31,058,000 | -41.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £68,072,000 | £42,176,000 | £20,506,000 | -51.4% | |
| Net profit | £54,891,000 | £34,579,000 | £12,598,000 | -63.6% | |
| Cash | £4,959,000 | £4,455,000 | £3,518,000 | -21% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £486,884,000 | £438,214,000 | £397,233,000 | -9.4% | |
| Net assets | £355,981,000 | £334,922,000 | £318,641,000 | -4.9% | |
| Equity | £355,981,000 | £334,922,000 | £318,641,000 | -4.9% | |
| Average employees | 3,945 | 3,828 | 3,757 | -1.9% | |
| Wages | £175,506,000 | £184,404,000 | £187,612,000 | +1.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,670,000 | £1,751,000 | £2,252,000 | +28.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £14,000 | £16,000 | £16,000 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | £1,013,000 | £1,054,000 | £1,420,000 | +34.7% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.5% | 5.3% | 3.1% | |
| Net margin | 5.3% | 3.4% | 1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.9% | 12.2% | 7.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 48.8% | 46.9% | 47.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.16x | 0.96x | 0.74x | |
| Interest cover | 4.92x | 3.66x | 2.59x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2024-11-11
- SMURFIT WESTROCK UK LTD 2024-11-11 → present
- SMURFIT KAPPA UK LTD 2006-07-05 → 2024-11-11
- SMURFIT UK LIMITED 1999-08-10 → 2006-07-05
- SMURFIT LIMITED 1971-07-08 → 1999-08-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared a going concern assessment for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements which indicates that, taking account of reasonably possible downsides, the company will have sufficient funds to meet its liabilities as they fall due for that period.”
Group structure
- SMURFIT WESTROCK UK LTD · parent
- Spirit Packaging Ltd 100%
- West Country Packaging Ltd* 100%
- Atlas Packaging Ltd* 100%
- Saxon Packaging Ltd ** 100%
- Miramar Investments Holdings Ltd 100%
- Miramar Investments Limited* 100%
- Brenchley Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Company announced the planned closure of its manufacturing sites at Chelmsford and Abercarn before the end of 2026.”
- “In addition, the closure of the SSK paper mill in Birmingham was confirmed in June 2026 and production ceased in July 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HALES, Nicola | Secretary | 2010-03-16 | — | — |
| COVENTRY, Richard Andrew | Director | 2017-02-06 | Sep 1979 | British |
| FELLOWS, Edwin | Director | 2019-07-01 | Oct 1963 | British |
| KEANE, Niall Patrick | Director | 2026-06-24 | Mar 1988 | Irish |
| MOODY, John | Director | 2018-07-01 | Jun 1978 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLAYTON, Michael James | Secretary | — | 2006-04-05 |
| CLISH, Keith | Secretary | 2006-04-05 | 2010-03-16 |
| ALLEN, Christopher | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2016-01-26 |
| BAILEY, Trevor Howard | Director | 2001-10-15 | 2005-03-01 |
| BOWERS, Clive | Director | 2006-11-30 | 2019-06-30 |
| BOWLES, Ken | Director | 2009-11-16 | 2010-11-01 |
| BRADLEY, David | Director | 2005-11-01 | 2006-01-31 |
| BUCK, Robert Irving | Director | 1998-07-01 | 2000-03-05 |
| BYRNE, Ken | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2021-11-30 |
| CARSON-CALLAN, Gillian | Director | 2020-06-01 | 2026-06-24 |
| CLAYTON, Michael James | Director | — | 2006-04-05 |
| COGHLAN, John Patrick | Director | 1998-03-01 | 2002-09-02 |
| DRUMMOND, Michael | Director | 2005-05-20 | 2007-02-28 |
| FAGAN, Gerard Andrew | Director | 2000-06-30 | 2009-11-16 |
| FOX, William Russell | Director | 2003-06-02 | 2006-03-31 |
| HISCOCK, John | Director | 2006-06-05 | 2018-07-01 |
| KILROY, Howard Edward | Director | — | 1995-03-01 |
| MCNEILL, Patrick | Director | 2006-02-20 | 2026-06-01 |
| O RIORDAN, Michael | Director | 2000-06-30 | 2020-06-01 |
| PRICE, John Ernest | Director | 1998-07-01 | 2003-04-05 |
| ROBERTSON, James Alexander | Director | 1996-04-22 | 1998-02-28 |
| SELLIER, Laurent Dominique | Director | 2004-10-25 | 2006-01-01 |
| SEVILLANO, Jose Ignacio | Director | 2004-03-04 | 2004-10-28 |
| SHEPHERD, Colin | Director | 2009-03-12 | 2020-01-31 |
| SMITH, William Anthony | Director | — | 1998-07-31 |
| SMURFIT, Anthony Paul | Director | — | 2000-05-22 |
| SMURFIT, Dermot Francis, Dr | Director | 1989-10-31 | 1992-09-01 |
| THOMAS, Malcolm | Director | — | 2002-10-17 |
| VAN BANNING, Robert Julius Herman Maria | Director | 2006-02-01 | 2006-11-30 |
| VILLAQUIRAN, Roberto | Director | 2001-03-07 | 2002-10-17 |
| WEBSTER, Peter Francis, Mr. | Director | 1996-10-31 | 1998-02-28 |
| WOOLLARD, Andrew John | Director | 2002-10-01 | 2006-02-07 |
| WRIGHT, Patrick Joseph | Director | — | 1996-07-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smurfit Kappa Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Smurfit Westrock Packaging Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 242 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-11 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 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 | |
| 2025-07-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-18 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-11 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.