---
title: "DS SMITH EURO FINANCE LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/01ffa84c-7aad-5fed-b010-01f9bcab24dc
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/01ffa84c-7aad-5fed-b010-01f9bcab24dc
identifier: oo:GB-COH-05987239
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# DS SMITH EURO FINANCE LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-05987239`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/01ffa84c-7aad-5fed-b010-01f9bcab24dc  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/01ffa84c-7aad-5fed-b010-01f9bcab24dc  

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **DS SMITH HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/bb103d6f-bf88-5704-9fd1-f455a93fbd6a
- **Ds Smith Holdings Limited** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/27e0ce74-d5b4-4b89-9dc0-f175c312b35c

### UBO chain (walk to the ultimate owner)

A **6-step** ownership/control chain to the ultimate beneficial owner is resolved for this entity. The full cited chain unlocks with a paid API key or a one-off dossier — https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

## Company profile (live · UK Companies House)

- **Company number:** `05987239`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 2006-11-02
- **Registered office:** Level 3 1 Paddington Square, London, W2 1DL, United Kingdom
- **SIC:** 82990

### Officers

- MEADS, Louise Rachel — secretary · appointed 2026-07-01
- ORLEWICZ, Magda Joanna — director · Polish · appointed 2026-02-13
- SIMPKINS, Erich — director · American · appointed 2026-02-13
- LLOYD, James William — secretary · appointed 2026-02-13 · resigned 2026-07-01
- STEELE, Anne — secretary · British · appointed 2006-11-02 · resigned 2018-10-31
- STONE, Zillah Wendy — secretary · appointed 2018-10-31 · resigned 2025-03-21
- CATTERMOLE, Carolyn Tracy — director · British · appointed 2006-11-02 · resigned 2011-06-30
- DRYDEN, Stephen William — director · British · appointed 2008-04-01 · resigned 2013-06-28
- HICKS, William Beverley — director · British · appointed 2016-01-21 · resigned 2025-09-30
- JOWETT, Matthew Paul — director · British · appointed 2011-06-30 · resigned 2016-01-21
- MATTHEWS, David John — director · British · appointed 2013-03-20 · resigned 2014-01-16
- MORRIS, Gavin Mathew — director · British · appointed 2006-11-02 · resigned 2008-04-01
- OLUYINKA, Kafayat Bisola — director · British · appointed 2025-03-21 · resigned 2026-02-13
- ROBERTS, Miles William — director · British · appointed 2010-05-04 · resigned 2013-03-20
- STEELE, Anne — director · British · appointed 2013-06-28 · resigned 2018-10-31
- STONE, Zillah Wendy — director · British · appointed 2018-10-31 · resigned 2025-03-21
- THORNE, Anthony David — director · British · appointed 2006-11-02 · resigned 2010-05-04

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [Ds Smith Holdings Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/27e0ce74-d5b4-4b89-9dc0-f175c312b35c) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United Kingdom — since 2016-04-06

## Provenance

- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05987239
- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05987239

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **DS SMITH EURO FINANCE LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/01ffa84c-7aad-5fed-b010-01f9bcab24dc · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/01ffa84c-7aad-5fed-b010-01f9bcab24dc._

_Risk levels are heuristic investigative leads, not legal determinations of beneficial ownership. Every claim carries a source; an absent edge means "not yet observed in current sources", not "does not exist"._