WILLIAM GRANT & SONS DISTILLERS LIMITED
Company number SC134248 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
William Grant & Sons Distillers Limited stands as a premier, family-owned entity in the global spirits sector, leveraging deep heritage and a robust £80M capital base to dominate the premium market. While its private structure affords long-term strategic flexibility, recent board transitions and the inherent constraints of aged inventory require proactive governance and supply chain management to sustain growth.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1991-10-01
- Registered office
- The Glenfiddich Distillery, Dufftown, Keith, Scotland, AB55 4DH
- Postcode
- AB55 4DH
- Capital
- 80,000,002 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-12-31
- Next due by
- 2026-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-09-01
- Next due by
- 2027-09-15
Nature of business (SIC)
- 11010 Distilling, rectifying and blending of spirits
Officers 6 current · 70 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
Controlled by WILLIAM GRANT & SONS LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2022 (period to 2021-12-31) as part of the WILLIAM GRANT & SONS DUFFTOWN LIMITED group statement — 3 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z5170310 (Tier 3), registered since 2000.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Political donations 1
£100,000 in registered political donations since 2014.
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Labour Party
Source: the Electoral Commission's register of donations — this company's full record, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Gender pay gap
7.5%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Contact details
- Website
- williamgrant.com
William Grant & Sons Global Brands is an innovative family-owned distiller and distributor. Explore our premium spirits that are loved throughout the world.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| PACIFIC SHELF 411 LIMITED | 1991-10-16 |
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| THE GLENFIDDICH DISTILLERY, DUFFTOWN, BANFFSHIRE | 2019-02-28 |
| 24 GREAT KING STREET, EDINBURGH, EH3 6QN | 1991-10-10 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 41 similar companies in AB, trading since 1991
The class of 1991
49%
of the 20,887 companies incorporated in 1991 are still active today; 45% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.