International Distribution Services

"Royal Mail Limited" and "Royal Mail plc" redirect here. For the postal service, see Royal Mail.

International Distribution Services plc
Formerly
  • Royal Mail Limited (6–19 September 2013)
  • Royal Mail plc (19 September 2013 – 3 October 2022)
  • International Distributions Services plc (3 October 2022 – 10 May 2024)[1]
Company typePublic limited company
LSE: IDS
Industry
Founded2013
HeadquartersLondon, England
Key people
RevenueIncrease £12,679 million(2024)[2]
Increase £26 million (2024)[2]
Increase £54 million (2024)[2]
Number of employees
152,792 (2023)[3]
Divisions
Websiteinternationaldistributionservices.com

International Distribution Services plc (formerly Royal Mail Limited, Royal Mail plc and International Distributions Services plc) is a British company providing postal and courier services. The UK government initially retained a 30% stake in the company,[4] but sold its remaining shares in 2015.[5] It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.[6]

  1. ^ "International Distribution Services PLC overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Companies House. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Annual Results 2023/24" (PDF). International Distribution Services. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Annual Report 2022/23" (PDF). International Distributions Services. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Royal Mail Rise 'As Expected', Say Ministers". Sky News. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Royal Mail: Final stake sale raises £591m". BBC News. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  6. ^ "FTSE UK Index Series Annual Review June 2023 – Amendment". FTSE Russell. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.