William Morton Limited

ActiveSC056257 Private limited company
Incorporated
26 August 1974 (52 years)
Industry
Wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages (46342)
Accounts type
Group
Region
Scotland
Address
7 Evanton Drive
Thornliebank Industrial Estate
Glasgow
G46 8HL

Filing status

Accounts due
30 June 2027
Last accounts
30 September 2025
Conf. stmt due
17 August 2027
Last conf. stmt
3 August 2026

Charges

Total
4
Outstanding
1
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
3

Officers 6 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Shearer, Ewan
Secretary · Appointed 15 November 2019
Director · Appointed 22 October 2014
British
Born August 1956 (70)
Director · Appointed 22 October 2014
British
Born July 1952 (74)
Director · Appointed 12 June 2014
British
Born December 1961 (64)
Director · Appointed 1 May 1997
British
Born May 1957 (69)
Director
British
Born October 1953 (73)
Officer history (9 former)
5 December 2019
Resigned Bulloch, Alexander as Director
15 November 2019
Appointed Shearer, Ewan as Secretary
15 November 2019
Resigned Robertson, Brian Douglas as Secretary
1 March 2017
Resigned Campbell, Donald Mckinnon as Director
22 October 2014
Appointed Jagielko, Carol Anne as Director
22 October 2014
Appointed Jagielko, Henry John as Director
12 June 2014
Appointed Turnbull, James Douglas as Director
23 August 2011
Appointed Campbell, Donald Mckinnon as Director
29 July 2011
Resigned Gilligan, John as Director
31 January 2005
Resigned Armstrong, William David as Director
25 January 2005
Appointed Robertson, Brian Douglas as Secretary
25 January 2005
Resigned Russell, Stephen Gerard as Secretary
28 November 2003
Resigned Harvey-Miller, Nicholas Thomas as Director
1 July 2003
Appointed Gilligan, John as Director
24 February 2003
Resigned Monaghan, Paul as Director
1 October 2002
Appointed Harvey-Miller, Nicholas Thomas as Director
30 October 1998
Appointed Monaghan, Paul as Director
1 June 1998
Resigned Bishop, David Harry as Director
1 May 1997
Appointed Smith, Gail Irene Allan as Director

Ownership 1 active

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

Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 50–75% of shares
Holds 50–75% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Private Company Limited By Shares
Reg. no. Sc489188

Group structure 7 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

William Morton Limited This company Owns 50–75% of shares
Dollar Prop Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Dollar Top Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Forth Wines Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Inverarity Vaults Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
JA Glass Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Financials

Balance sheet as at 30 September 2025 · group accounts

Net Assets
£6,235,162
Cash
£3,835,844
Profit
£1,308,661
Debt Ratio
75%
Current Ratio
2.3x
Return on Equity
21%

Trend

Net Assets
£0 £5.0M £10.0M 2020 2021 2023 2024 2025 £1,887,104 £1,460,990 £3,667,194 £4,926,501 £6,235,162
Balance sheet detail
202520242023202220212020
Fixed Assets£1,898,783£2,327,073£2,650,972£2,285,721£2,954,210
Current Assets£23,090,600£19,945,331£19,770,125£20,795,689£18,431,976
Debtors£10,501,377£9,208,604£9,193,961£8,724,848£6,281,122
Cash£3,835,844£2,918,488£1,659,354£4,716,968£4,628,588
Creditors (< 1 year)£9,880,918£8,114,237£8,839,989£8,620,420£6,499,082
Creditors (> 1 year)£8,735,380£8,971,426£9,562,049£13,000,000£13,000,000
Net Current Assets£13,209,682£11,831,094£10,930,136£12,175,269£11,932,894
Net Assets£6,235,162£4,926,501£3,667,194£1,460,990£1,887,104
Shareholder Funds£6,235,162£4,926,501£3,667,194£1,460,990£1,887,104

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
6 August 2026Confirmation statement with no updates3 August 2026
21 May 2026Group of companies' accounts30 September 2025
4 August 2025Confirmation statement with no updates3 August 2025
10 June 2025Satisfaction of a charge in full
12 May 2025Group of companies' accounts30 September 2024
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