International Distributions Services

International Distributions Services plc

Formerly	Royal Mail Limited (6–19 September 2013) Royal Mail plc (2013–2022)
Company type	Public limited company
Traded as	LSE: IDS
Industry	Postal services Courier
Founded	2013
Headquarters	London, England
Key people	Keith Williams (Non-executive Chairman) Martin Seidenberg (Group CEO)
Revenue	£12.712 billion(2022)
Operating income	£577 million (2022)
Net income	£612 million (2022)
Number of employees	162,360 (2022)
Divisions	Royal Mail Parcelforce GLS Group
Website	internationaldistributionsservices.com

International Distributions Services plc (formerly Royal Mail Limited and Royal Mail plc) is a British company providing postal and courier services. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

History

The company was established in September 2013, in anticipation of its initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange in October 2013. In July 2022, it was announced that the holding company responsible for both Royal Mail and GLS would change its name to International Distributions Services. The name change was filed with Companies House on 28 September 2022 and registered on 3 October.

Operations

The company is organised into the following businesses:

• Royal Mail and Parcelforce (UK operations)
• GLS (international operations)