Ardbeg Distillery Limited

ActiveSC010077 Private limited company
Incorporated
6 June 1918 (108 years)
Industry
Distilling, rectifying and blending of spirits (11010)
Accounts type
Dormant
Region
Scotland
Address
6 St Andrew Square
Level 4
Edinburgh
EH2 2BD

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
25 July 2027
Last conf. stmt
11 July 2026

Officers

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Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Officer history (11 former)
26 June 2025
Appointed Macrae, Caspar Alexander as Director
1 April 2025
Resigned Nelson, Peter Jonathon, Dr as Director
1 July 2022
Appointed Bernadou, Marie as Director
1 July 2022
Resigned Boulan, Jean-Marc Rene as Director
30 April 2017
Resigned Fleming, Martha Jayne as Secretary
30 April 2017
Appointed Nelson, Peter Jonathon, Dr as Director
30 April 2017
Resigned Fleming, Martha Jayne as Director
30 April 2017
Appointed Boulan, Jean-Marc Rene as Director
14 August 2009
Appointed Fleming, Martha Jayne as Director
14 August 2009
Resigned Hamilton, Iain Lindsay as Director
1 June 2005
Appointed Fleming, Martha Jayne as Secretary
31 May 2005
Resigned Macdonald, Alison Erica as Secretary
31 May 2005
Resigned Macdonald, Alison Erica as Director
6 July 1998
Resigned Darbyshire, Peter Michael Arvor as Director
3 July 1998
Appointed Hamilton, Iain Lindsay as Director
31 August 1996
Resigned Cullen, Peter Beszant as Director
25 June 1996
Appointed Macdonald, Alison Erica as Secretary
25 June 1996
Resigned Cullen, Peter Beszant as Secretary
7 June 1996
Appointed Darbyshire, Peter Michael Arvor as Director
31 August 1994
Appointed Macdonald, Alison Erica as Director
31 August 1994

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Private Limited Company
Reg. no. Sc026752

Group structure 39 shown

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Diageo Capital PLC Owns 75–100% of shares
Diageo Employee Shares Nominees Limited DissolvedOwns 75–100% of shares
Diageo Finance PLC Owns 75–100% of shares
Diageo Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Grand Metropolitan Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Diageo DV Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Diageo Great Britain Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Diageo Healthcare Limited DissolvedOwns 75–100% of shares
Grand Metropolitan Estates Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Kanlaon Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Lakeside MWS Limited Liability Partnership Holds 50–75% of voting rights (as a firm)
The Pimm's Drinks Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Diageo Northern Ireland Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Diageo Pension Trust Limited Owns 50–75% of shares
Diageo Share Ownership Trustees Limited DissolvedOwns 75–100% of shares
Guinness Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Guinness Overseas Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Moet Hennessy Services UK Limited In liquidationOwns 25–50% of shares
Tanqueray Gordon and Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Diageo Distribution Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Diageo Treasury Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
McDowell & Co. (Scotland) Ltd. Owns 50–75% of shares
Shaw Wallace Overseas Limited Owns 50–75% of shares
Usl Holdings (UK) Limited Owns 50–75% of shares
United Spirits (UK) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
The Glenmorangie Company Limited Owns 25–50% of shares
Ardbeg Distillery Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares
James Martin & Company, Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Macdonald & Muir Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Glenmorangie Distillery Company Limited, the Owns 75–100% of shares (as a trust)
Nicol Anderson & Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Udv (SJ) Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Diageo Financing Turkey Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
J & B Scotland Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Diageo Holland Investments Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
26 October 2026Confirmation statement with no updates11 July 2026
12 August 2026Accounts for a dormant company31 December 2025
12 August 2025Accounts for a dormant company31 December 2024
14 July 2025Change of details for a person with significant control
14 July 2025Confirmation statement with no updates11 July 2025
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