William Grant & Sons Distillers Limited

ActiveSC134248 Private limited company
Incorporated
1 October 1991 (35 years)
Industry
Distilling, rectifying and blending of spirits (11010)
Directors
Owned by
Accounts type
Full
Region
Scotland
Address
The Glenfiddich Distillery
Dufftown
Keith
AB55 4DH

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
15 September 2027
Last conf. stmt
1 September 2026

Charges

Total
4
Outstanding
0
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
4

Officers 4 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 4 September 2026
Also at William Grant & Sons Commercial Limited
British
Born April 1986 (40)
Director · Appointed 1 June 2019
Also at George Morton Limited, Standfast Dominica Limited, The Balvenie Distillery Company Limited · more companies
British
Born August 1968 (58)
Director · Appointed 1 June 2019
Also at William Grant & Sons Limited, The Famous Grouse Limited, The Scotch Whisky Association · more companies
British
Born December 1964 (61)
Cranmer, Craig Hamilton
Director · Appointed 1 January 2019
British
Born February 1968 (58)
Officer history (72 former)
4 September 2026
Resigned Laing, William Douglas as Director
4 September 2026
28 April 2026
Resigned Bagley, Douglas John as Director
10 May 2024
Resigned Wilson, Giles Robert Bryant as Director
31 January 2022
Resigned Bissett, Ian Collins as Director
31 January 2022
Resigned Maharaj, Jayshree as Director
31 January 2022
Resigned Watts, Stuart Henry, Dr as Director
31 January 2022
Resigned Dawson, Mark James as Director
31 January 2022
Resigned Foster, Tracey Diane as Director
31 January 2022
Resigned Shoel, Graham Howard as Director
31 January 2022
Resigned Phelan, Kieran Gerard as Director
31 January 2022
Resigned Dagnan, Kirsty Rachel as Director
31 December 2021
Resigned Sommerville, Judith Anne as Director
23 December 2021
Resigned Pijohn, Alan as Director
16 April 2021
Resigned Broadbridge, John Ricson as Director
3 February 2021
Appointed Maharaj, Jayshree as Director
6 January 2021
Appointed Dawson, Mark James as Director
6 January 2021
Appointed Pijohn, Alan as Director
30 November 2020
Resigned Hunt, Simon John as Director
4 September 2020
Resigned Lamont, Michael as Director
4 September 2020
Appointed Wilson, Giles Robert Bryant as Director
23 March 2020
Resigned Hartless, Patrick Charles Martin as Director
18 March 2020
Resigned Evans, Ian as Director
28 February 2020
Resigned Kelly, Colin Thomas as Director
1 January 2020
Appointed Dagnan, Kirsty Rachel as Director
20 November 2019
Resigned Cowing, Helen Gaye as Director
20 November 2019
Appointed Lamont, Michael as Director
18 November 2019
Resigned Horsfield, Gary as Director
29 October 2019
Resigned Chamberlain, Robert Hugo as Director
29 October 2019
Appointed Chamberlain, Robert Hugo as Director
1 September 2019
Resigned Lamont, Michael as Director
1 June 2019
Appointed Mckinlay, Kenneth Strachan as Director
1 June 2019
Appointed Henderson, Ewan John as Director
31 May 2019
Resigned Henderson, Ewan John as Director
13 May 2019
Appointed Cowing, Helen Gaye as Director
1 January 2019
Appointed Sommerville, Judith Anne as Director
1 January 2019
Appointed Watts, Stuart Henry, Dr as Director
1 January 2019
Appointed Foster, Tracey Diane as Director
1 January 2019
Appointed Laing, William Douglas as Director
1 January 2019
Appointed Bissett, Ian Collins as Director
1 January 2019
Appointed Kelly, Colin Thomas as Director
1 January 2019
Appointed Shoel, Graham Howard as Director
1 January 2019
Appointed Evans, Ian as Director
1 January 2019
Appointed Cranmer, Craig Hamilton as Director
1 January 2019
Appointed Hartless, Patrick Charles Martin as Director
1 January 2019
Appointed Phelan, Kieran Gerard as Director
11 December 2018
Appointed Henderson, Ewan John as Director
11 June 2018
Appointed Bagley, Douglas John as Director
11 June 2018
Resigned Thomson, Bryan Traill as Director
30 July 2017
Resigned Mcginness, Rosemary Anne as Director
15 June 2017
Appointed Horsfield, Gary as Director
31 October 2016
Resigned Hopkins, Andrew Peter as Director
29 February 2016
Resigned David, Stella Julie as Director
17 September 2015
Appointed Broadbridge, John Ricson as Director
1 August 2014
Resigned Doyle, Maurice Gerard as Director
16 May 2014
Resigned White, William Burnfield as Director
18 November 2013
Appointed Hopkins, Andrew Peter as Director
31 July 2013
Resigned Dron, Gordon Norman Alan as Director
30 April 2013
Resigned Strain, Dermid Martin as Director
15 April 2013
Appointed Lamont, Michael as Director
1 March 2012
Appointed Thomson, Bryan Traill as Director
30 September 2011
Resigned Fong, Kevin as Director
9 September 2011
Appointed Strain, Dermid Martin as Director
25 February 2011
Resigned Jackson, Veronica Lesley, Ms. as Director
19 November 2010
Resigned Doherty, James Joseph as Director
10 December 2009
Appointed David, Stella Julie as Director
10 November 2009
Resigned Eva Maria, Bishop as Secretary
18 September 2009
Resigned Van Bommel, Roland as Director
10 August 2009
Appointed Doyle, Maurice Gerard as Director
3 August 2009
Appointed Eva Maria, Bishop as Secretary
31 March 2009
Resigned Sturgeon, Steven Paul as Director
4 August 2008
Appointed Jackson, Veronica Lesley, Ms. as Director
26 May 2008
Resigned Short, Alexander Brian Cooper as Director
2 May 2008
Resigned Tait, George Daniel as Secretary
2 May 2008
Resigned Tait, George Daniel as Director
15 October 2007
Appointed Hunt, Simon John as Director
1 September 2007
Appointed Dron, Gordon Norman Alan as Director
1 September 2007
Appointed Fong, Kevin as Director
1 September 2007
Appointed Doherty, James Joseph as Director
29 September 2006
Resigned Macdonald, Simon Peter as Director
9 February 2006
Resigned Hunt, Anthony Leonard as Director
1 January 2006
Resigned Soler Gomez, Geoffrey as Director
1 January 2006
Appointed Van Bommel, Roland as Director
1 January 2006
Appointed Macdonald, Simon Peter as Director
1 January 2006
Resigned Evans, Ian as Director
1 January 2006
Appointed Hunt, Anthony Leonard as Director
1 January 2006
Resigned Glen, Ian Arthur Thomas as Director
1 January 2006
Appointed Mcginness, Rosemary Anne as Director
1 January 2006
Resigned Bissett, Ian Collins as Director
1 January 2006
Resigned Mckinlay, Kenneth Strachan as Director
1 January 2006
Resigned Highet, Brian James as Director
1 January 2006
Appointed Sturgeon, Steven Paul as Director
9 December 2005
Appointed Tait, George Daniel as Director
12 November 2004
Resigned Nickerson, Stuart as Director
3 October 2004
Appointed Evans, Ian as Director
18 May 2004
Appointed Glen, Ian Arthur Thomas as Director
6 October 2003
Appointed Highet, Brian James as Director
6 October 2003
Appointed Bissett, Ian Collins as Director
6 October 2003
Resigned Henderson, John Alexander as Director
5 August 2003
Resigned Howard, Niall Mcleod as Director
16 April 2003
Resigned Thomas, Patrick Marie Charles as Director
6 January 2003
Appointed Howard, Niall Mcleod as Director
3 January 2003
Appointed Soler Gomez, Geoffrey as Director
31 December 2002
Resigned Dollman, Paul Bernard as Director
3 October 2000
Appointed Mckinlay, Kenneth Strachan as Director
22 August 2000
Appointed Dollman, Paul Bernard as Director
9 August 2000
Appointed Thomas, Patrick Marie Charles as Director
8 August 2000
Resigned Gordon, Grant Glenn as Director
12 March 2000
Resigned Welch, Gerard Vincent as Director
31 January 2000
Resigned Wood, William Brian as Director
1 October 1999
Resigned Gordon, Peter Grant as Director
18 May 1999
Appointed Short, Alexander Brian Cooper as Director
2 October 1998
Resigned Wilmot, John Kerr as Director
2 June 1998
Appointed White, William Burnfield as Director
2 June 1998
Appointed Henderson, John Alexander as Director
2 June 1998
Appointed Welch, Gerard Vincent as Director
15 May 1998
Resigned Brannan, Robert as Director
5 November 1996
Resigned Dearden, John as Director
27 September 1996
Appointed Tait, George Daniel as Secretary
27 September 1996
Resigned Denholm, James Allan as Secretary
27 August 1996
Appointed Wilmot, John Kerr as Director
31 May 1996
Resigned Nellist, David Atherton as Director
13 February 1996
Resigned Cockburn, Derek Henry as Director
13 February 1996
Resigned Wolstenholme, Alan Gordon as Director
13 February 1996
Appointed Nickerson, Stuart as Director
29 August 1995
Appointed Dearden, John as Director
1 September 1994
Appointed Gordon, Peter Grant as Director
5 April 1994
Appointed Brannan, Robert as Director
7 February 1994
Resigned Lambert, Richard Arthur as Director
25 July 1993
Appointed Wood, William Brian as Director
1 April 1993
Appointed Lambert, Richard Arthur as Director
31 January 1993
Resigned Beveridge, James Graham as Director
4 January 1993
Appointed Nellist, David Atherton as Director
23 December 1992
Resigned Denholm, James Allan as Director
23 December 1992
Resigned Gordon, Alexander Grant as Director
31 October 1991
Appointed Gordon, Grant Glenn as Director
30 October 1991
Appointed Denholm, James Allan as Director
30 October 1991
Appointed Wolstenholme, Alan Gordon as Director
30 October 1991
Appointed Cockburn, Derek Henry as Director
30 October 1991
Appointed Md Secretaries Limited as Corporate Nominee Director
30 October 1991
Appointed Beveridge, James Graham as Director
30 October 1991
Appointed Gordon, Alexander Grant as Director
30 October 1991
Appointed Denholm, James Allan as Secretary
30 October 1991
Resigned Md Secretaries Limited as Corporate Nominee Director
30 October 1991
Resigned Md Secretaries Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
30 October 1991
Resigned Md Directors Limited as Corporate Nominee Director
1 October 1991
Appointed Md Secretaries Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
1 October 1991
Appointed Md Directors Limited as Corporate Nominee Director

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
Right to appoint and remove directors
Limited Company
Reg. no. Sc131772

Group structure 53 shown

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

William Grant & Sons Holdings Limited
Grissan Renewable Energy Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Grissan Energy UK Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Ailside Removals Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Beyside Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Blairside Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Buckside Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Cleveside GGRS Ltd Owns 75–100% of shares
Donanside Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Glow Fuels Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Grissan Carnside Ltd Owns 75–100% of shares
Grissan Coreside Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Grissan Portside Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Grissan Riverside Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Morayside Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Netherside Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Pierside Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Tamside Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
And 1 more
Grissan Engineering & Technical Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Grissan Production Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
William Grant & Sons Dufftown Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
William Grant & Sons Group Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
William Grant & Sons Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
William Grant & Sons Brands Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
William Grant & Sons Commercial Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
William Grant & Sons Scottish Limited Partnership Part right to 75–100% of surplus assets
William Grant & Sons Distillers Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares
William Grant & Sons Enterprises Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Pajs Services Ltd DissolvedOwns 75–100% of shares
Quality Spirits International Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
The 1887 Company Limited Holds 25–50% of voting rights
William Grant & Sons General Partner Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
William Grant & Sons Investments Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Drambuie Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Spiritmen Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
William Grant & Sons (Ame) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
William Grant & Sons Canada Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
William Grant & Sons Distinction Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
William Grant & Sons UK Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
William Grant & Sons Management Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Bellshill Lark (Number 21) Limited Proposed for strike-offOwns 75–100% of shares
George Morton Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
House of Hazelwood Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Light Spirit Company Limited(the) Owns 75–100% of shares
Standfast Dominica Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
The Balvenie Distillery Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
The Glenfiddich Distillery Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
The Hendrick's Gin Distillery Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
William Grant & Sons International Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
William Grant & Sons Pension Trustees Ltd Owns 75–100% of shares
William Grant & Sons Ventures Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Greenhills 1 Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Greenhills 2 Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

What William Grant & Sons Distillers say about themselves

“William Grant & Sons Global Brands is an innovative family-owned distiller and distributor. Explore our premium spirits that are loved throughout the world.”

— from williamgrant.com

Filings 260

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
2 October 2026Full accounts31 December 2025
18 September 2026Termination of appointment of a director
18 September 2026Appointment of a director
10 September 2026Confirmation statement with no updates1 September 2026
12 May 2026Satisfaction of a charge in full
Show all 260 filings

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