International Distribution Services
| Formerly |
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|---|---|
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Headquarters | London, England |
Key people |
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| Revenue | £12,679 million (2024) |
| £26 million (2024) | |
| £54 million (2024) | |
Number of employees | 153,552 (2024) |
| Parent | EP Group |
| Divisions | |
| Website | internationaldistributionservices |
International Distribution Services Limited (IDS, formerly Royal Mail Limited, Royal Mail plc, International Distributions Services plc and International Distribution Services plc) is a British company providing postal and courier services. IDS was created in 2013 by the UK government as a new holding company of Royal Mail, and a majority of its shares were then sold on the London Stock Exchange, with the government initially retaining a 30 per cent at the time. As of April 2025, IDS is owned and operated by Czech-based EP Group, owned by Daniel Křetínský.