The Scotch Whisky Research Institute

ActiveSC056430 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
30 September 1974 (52 years)
Previously known as
Pentlands Scotch Whisky Research Limited (until 2 October 1995)
Industry
Research and experimental development on biotechnology (72110)
Directors
Andrew Peter Waite
Sarah Burgess
Accounts type
Group
Region
Scotland
Address
The Robertson Trust Building Research Avenue North
Riccarton
Edinburgh
EH14 4AP

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
7 February 2027
Last conf. stmt
24 January 2026

Officers 15 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 20 April 2026
British
Born June 1960 (66)
Waite, Andrew Peter
Director · Appointed 2 February 2026
British
Born November 1989
Burgess, Sarah
Director · Appointed 24 November 2025
British
Born May 1976 (50)
Director · Appointed 29 May 2025
Also at The North British Distillery Company Limited
British
Born October 1976 (50)
Willis, Donna Marie
Director · Appointed 1 May 2025
American
Born December 1980 (45)
Director · Appointed 7 January 2025
Also at The Combination of Rothes Distillers Limited
British
Born March 1981 (45)
Hughes, Robert
Director · Appointed 6 March 2024
British
Born November 1965
Macauley, Brian
Director · Appointed 28 February 2024
British
Born November 1971
Director · Appointed 5 January 2022
Also at Beam Suntory UK Limited, Beam Suntory Operations Limited
British
Born July 1975 (51)
Director · Appointed 4 August 2021
British
Born May 1978 (48)
Director · Appointed 1 May 2021
British
Born October 1977 (49)
Stables, Greig Alexander
Director · Appointed 27 February 2019
British
Born October 1974 (52)
Smart, Katherine Anne
Director · Appointed 31 January 2019
British
Born April 1966 (60)
Brosnan, James Michael, Dr
Director · Appointed 2 March 2015
British
Born April 1966 (60)
Mckinlay, Susan Jane
Secretary · Appointed 1 April 2014
Officer history (59 former)
20 April 2026
Appointed Lumsden, William Bain, Dr as Director
2 February 2026
Appointed Waite, Andrew Peter as Director
31 January 2026
Resigned Patton, Julian Deering as Director
27 January 2026
Resigned Scotland, Michael David as Director
24 November 2025
Appointed Burgess, Sarah as Director
24 November 2025
Resigned Mitchell, Alan William as Director
29 May 2025
Appointed Brogan, Gavin James as Director
29 May 2025
Resigned Kilpatrick, Alan John Stewart as Director
1 May 2025
Appointed Willis, Donna Marie as Director
30 April 2025
Resigned Hummer, Sophie Roberte as Director
31 March 2025
Resigned Harvey, Stuart Robert as Director
31 March 2025
Appointed Mitchell, Alan William as Director
6 February 2025
Resigned Nelson, Peter Jonathon, Dr as Director
6 February 2025
Appointed Scotland, Michael David as Director
7 January 2025
Appointed Holmes, Angus David as Director
6 January 2025
Resigned Mitchell, Niall William James as Director
29 May 2024
Appointed Hummer, Sophie Roberte as Director
10 May 2024
Resigned Anderson, Joshua James as Director
22 April 2024
Appointed Anderson, Joshua James as Director
6 March 2024
Appointed Hughes, Robert as Director
28 February 2024
Resigned Buist, Gordon William as Director
28 February 2024
Appointed Macauley, Brian as Director
12 January 2024
Resigned Teeley, Christopher Michael as Director
15 March 2023
Appointed Harvey, Stuart Robert as Director
10 March 2023
Resigned Leonard, Martin John, Dr as Director
5 January 2022
Appointed Martin, Craig Alexander as Director
31 December 2021
Resigned Ord, Michael John as Director
4 August 2021
Appointed Sweenie, Andrew Graeme as Director
30 June 2021
Resigned Hutcheon, Graham Robert, Mr. as Director
1 May 2021
Appointed Watts, Stuart Henry, Dr as Director
30 April 2021
Resigned Broadbridge, John Ricson as Director
18 May 2020
Appointed Patton, Julian Deering as Director
30 April 2020
Resigned Wright, Alan Adrian, Dr as Director
21 January 2020
Appointed Wright, Alan Adrian, Dr as Director
21 January 2020
Appointed Mitchell, Niall William James as Director
28 November 2019
Resigned Evans, Ian as Director
28 November 2019
Resigned Lochhead, Iain Macgregor as Director
28 November 2019
Resigned Handley, Kevin Sanderson as Director
28 November 2019
Appointed Broadbridge, John Ricson as Director
27 February 2019
Appointed Stables, Greig Alexander as Director
19 February 2019
Resigned Malcolm, Dennis David Alexander as Director
31 January 2019
Appointed Smart, Katherine Anne as Director
21 January 2019
Resigned Mcelroy, Robert as Director
28 August 2018
Appointed Teeley, Christopher Michael as Director
1 January 2016
Appointed Kilpatrick, Alan John Stewart as Director
31 December 2015
Resigned Rae, William David as Director
2 March 2015
Appointed Brosnan, James Michael, Dr as Director
27 February 2015
Resigned Steele, Gordon Mark, Dr as Director
1 January 2015
Resigned Rankin, Andrew William as Director
13 May 2014
Appointed Buist, Gordon William as Director
7 May 2014
Appointed Handley, Kevin Sanderson as Director
30 April 2014
Resigned Watson, Dennis Charles, Dr as Director
25 April 2014
Resigned Stirrat, James Campbell Muir as Director
1 April 2014
Appointed Mckinlay, Susan Jane as Secretary
1 April 2014
Resigned Bleakney, Lynne as Secretary
31 October 2013
Resigned Reid, Douglas William as Director
31 October 2013
Appointed Ord, Michael John as Director
10 December 2012
Appointed Malcolm, Dennis David Alexander as Director
31 March 2012
Resigned Mackie, Ian as Director
1 October 2011
Appointed Stirrat, James Campbell Muir as Director
29 March 2008
Appointed Reid, Douglas William as Director
30 September 2005
Resigned Reid, Douglas William as Director
1 July 2005
Appointed Lochhead, Iain Macgregor as Director
8 October 2004
Appointed Evans, Ian as Director
8 October 2004
Resigned Nickerson, Stuart as Director
16 December 2003
Appointed Mackie, Ian as Director
12 November 2003
Resigned Curle, Ian Barrett as Director
12 November 2003
Appointed Hutcheon, Graham Robert, Mr. as Director
20 June 2003
Resigned Palmer, Ian Gordon as Director
13 March 2003
Appointed Leonard, Martin John, Dr as Director
31 December 2002
Resigned Boyle, Robert as Director
5 February 2002
Appointed Rankin, Andrew William as Director
5 February 2002
Resigned Keiller, Michael Colvin as Director
25 November 2000
Appointed Mcelroy, Robert as Director
25 November 2000
Resigned Halliday, David John as Director
25 November 2000
Resigned Gressick, David as Director
25 November 2000
Appointed Keiller, Michael Colvin as Director
1 October 2000
Appointed Boyle, Robert as Director
31 January 2000
Resigned Fuller, Jonathan Andrew as Director
31 August 1999
Appointed Palmer, Ian Gordon as Director
31 August 1999
Resigned Roscrow, John as Director
23 March 1999
Resigned Webber, Michael Anthony as Director
23 March 1999
Appointed Nickerson, Stuart as Director
18 August 1998
Appointed Fuller, Jonathan Andrew as Director
1 May 1998
Appointed Nelson, Peter Jonathon, Dr as Director
29 April 1998
Resigned Welch, Gerard Vincent as Director
18 March 1998
Resigned Mcelroy, Robert, Dr as Director
2 February 1998
Resigned Mcgregor, William James as Director
31 December 1997
Appointed Welch, Gerard Vincent as Director
31 December 1997
19 September 1996
Resigned Phillips, William Charles Henry as Director
5 August 1996
Appointed Reid, Douglas William as Director
2 August 1996
Resigned Walker, Michael William as Director
13 February 1996
Resigned Wolstenholme, Alan Gordon as Director
13 February 1996
Appointed Webber, Michael Anthony as Director
31 January 1996
Appointed Rae, William David as Director
31 January 1996
Resigned Mackenzie, Ian Douglas as Director
1 October 1995
Appointed Watson, Dennis Charles, Dr as Director
31 August 1995
Resigned Walkey, Roger John as Director
31 August 1995
Appointed Mcelroy, Robert, Dr as Director
25 November 1994
Appointed Gressick, David as Director
25 November 1994
Resigned Cockburn, Henry Linkstone as Director
12 October 1994
Resigned Hall, Derek Richardson as Director
12 October 1994
Appointed Walkey, Roger John as Director
24 January 1994
Resigned Telfer, Margaret Coull Mclean as Director
1 October 1993
Appointed Halliday, David John as Director
2 September 1993
Appointed Steele, Gordon Mark, Dr as Director
23 June 1993
Appointed Telfer, Margaret Coull Mclean as Director
27 April 1993
Appointed Roscrow, John as Director
27 April 1993
Resigned Mackinlay, Donald as Director
30 October 1992
Resigned Ross, Alistair Fraser as Director
30 October 1992
Appointed Cockburn, Henry Linkstone as Director
1 May 1991
Appointed Walker, Michael William as Director
30 April 1991
Resigned Adam, John Mason as Director
29 April 1991
Resigned Hunter, Richard Jackson Arrol as Director
29 April 1991
Appointed Curle, Ian Barrett as Director
21 December 1990
Resigned Wilson, Iain Dever as Director
1 October 1990
Appointed Bleakney, Lynne as Secretary
1 October 1990
Resigned Stevenson, Alistair James Graham as Secretary
30 June 1989
Appointed Wolstenholme, Alan Gordon as Director
30 June 1989
Resigned Murray, Alastair Buchanan as Director

Ownership 0 active

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

The company has declared that it has no person with significant control.

Filings 228

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
20 June 2026Group of companies' accounts31 December 2025
20 April 2026Appointment of a director
2 February 2026Termination of appointment of a director
2 February 2026Termination of appointment of a director
2 February 2026Appointment of a director
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