WILLIAM GRANT & SONS DISTILLERS LIMITED

Active
Company number SC134248Private limited companyIncorporated 1991

Key figures

£686,802,000+0.3%
Net assets 2025
+0.3%
Average annual growth 2024–2025
0200 m400 m600 m800 m20242025

† WILLIAM GRANT & SONS DISTILLERS LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 11010

Where the company stands among the 1,926 active companies whose first SIC code is 11010 (Distilling, rectifying and blending of spirits).

Turnover£504,160,000
Higher than 96% · median £9,541,905 among 59 that publish turnover
Net assets£686,802,000
Higher than 99% · median £1
Total assets£2,079,887,000
Higher than 99% · median £49,874
Cash£51,319,000
Higher than 99% · median £11,228
Company age35.1 years
Older than 95% · median 6.8 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. COATES & CO. (PLYMOUTH) LIMITED£4.3bn
  2. CHIVAS BROTHERS PERNOD RICARD£2.3bn
  3. THE MACALLAN DISTILLERS LIMITED£1.3bn
  4. WILLIAM GRANT & SONS DISTILLERS LIMITED£686.8m
  5. BEAM SUNTORY UK LIMITED£613.7m
  6. WHYTE AND MACKAY LIMITED£525.7m
  7. JOHN DEWAR AND SONS LIMITED£410.2m
  8. THE EDRINGTON GROUP LIMITED£406.3m
  9. WILLIAM GRANT & SONS LIMITED£252.6m
  10. THE BENRIACH DISTILLERY COMPANY LIMITED£234.5m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 1,926. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: WILLIAM GRANT & SONS DISTILLERS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

WILLIAM GRANT & SONS DISTILLERS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number SC134248. It was incorporated on 1 Oct 1991. Its status is active. The registered office is in Keith (AB55). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is distilling, rectifying and blending of spirits (11010).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £504,160,000. Profit for the year was £2,017,000. Net assets were £686,802,000, up 0.3% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £51,319,000. Total assets were £2,079,887,000 and total liabilities £1,337,849,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 1,926 active companies whose first SIC code is 11010: By turnover it ranks higher than 96% of the 59 that publish turnover (median £9,541,905). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £1). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £49,874). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £11,228). It is older than 95% of them (median age 6.8 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly beverages and spirits, wood, paper and paperboard. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly beverages and spirits, paper and paperboard, wood. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 63 days to pay suppliers, and 30% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 7.5% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 3 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 15 Sep 2027.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover522,100,000504,160,000
Profit for the year25,792,0002,017,000
Cash at bank and in hand53,170,00051,319,000
Total assets1,941,003,0002,079,887,000
Total liabilities1,217,127,0001,337,849,000
Net assets / total equity684,785,000686,802,000

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
63 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
30%
Standard payment terms
14–45 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 14%
  • 31 to 60 days 66%
  • After 60 days 20%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
52
13%
22%
30 Jun 2025
54
14%
19%
31 Dec 2024
55
15%
20%
30 Jun 2024
56
17%
29%
31 Dec 2023
63
12%
88%
30 Jun 2023
59
19%
39%
31 Dec 2022
50
19%
24%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 7.5% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 6.2% lower
Median bonus pay
women 45.8% higher
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter37.9% womenLower middle29.5% womenUpper middle20.6% womenUpper pay quarter24.5% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 8.8% lower
women 6.2% lower
2023/24
women 5.1% lower
women 4.7% lower
2022/23
women 9.1% lower
women 9.8% lower
2021/22
women 9% lower
women 11.6% lower
2020/21
women 9% lower
women 11.8% lower
2019/20
women 7.9% lower
women 12.4% lower
2018/19
women 8.7% lower
women 15.2% lower
2017/18
women 10.5% lower
women 17.1% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Modern slavery statements3
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (WILLIAM GRANT & SONS DUFFTOWN LIMITED)
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (WILLIAM GRANT & SONS UK LIMITED)
2020
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: beverages and spirits, wood, paper and paperboard, glass and machinery.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: beverages and spirits, paper and paperboard, wood, machinery and electrical equipment.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

4 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £504.2m, net assets £686.8m
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £522.1m, net assets £684.8m
  3. William Grant & Sons Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.