HIGHLAND DISTILLERS LIMITED

Active
Company number SC158731Private limited companyIncorporated 1995

Key figures

£115,600,000
Net assets 2025/26

† HIGHLAND 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

2025/26

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£39,400,000
Higher than 71% · median £9,541,905 among 59 that publish turnover
Net assets£115,600,000
Higher than 98% · median £1
Total assets£378,200,000
Higher than 99% · median £49,874
Cash£2,300,000
Higher than 96% · median £11,228
Company age31.4 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: HIGHLAND DISTILLERS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

HIGHLAND DISTILLERS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number SC158731. It was incorporated on 19 Jun 1995. Its status is active. The registered office is in Glasgow (G1). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is distilling, rectifying and blending of spirits (11010), wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages (46342).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025/26 (period ending 31 Mar 2026); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £39,400,000. Profit for the year was £17,100,000. Net assets were £115,600,000. Cash at bank and in hand was £2,300,000. Total assets were £378,200,000 and total liabilities £262,600,000.

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 71% of the 59 that publish turnover (median £9,541,905). By net assets it ranks higher than 98% of them (median £1). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £49,874). By cash it ranks higher than 96% 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 machinery, electrical equipment. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly beverages and spirits, glass, paper and paperboard. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 42 days to pay suppliers, and 9% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 0.4% higher than for men.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 12 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 14 Dec 2026.

Filed accounts2025/26
2025/26 †
Turnover39,400,000
Profit for the year17,100,000
Cash at bank and in hand2,300,000
Total assets378,200,000
Total liabilities262,600,000
Net assets / total equity115,600,000

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 Apr 2025 – 30 Sep 2025
Average time taken to pay invoices
42 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
9%
Standard payment terms
7–60 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 44%
  • 31 to 60 days 48%
  • After 60 days 8%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Mar 2025
34
57%
9%
30 Sep 2024
39
51%
9%
31 Mar 2024
34
54%
8%
30 Sep 2023
32
54%
8%
31 Mar 2023
31
61%
7%
30 Sep 2022
31
61%
8%
31 Mar 2022
31
52%
7%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 0.4% higher
Mean hourly pay
women 17% lower
Median bonus pay
women 20.5% lower
Employer size
250 to 499 employees
Lower pay quarter48% womenLower middle41.7% womenUpper middle48% womenUpper pay quarter44.4% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 3.3% lower
women 24.3% lower
2023/24
women 2.1% lower
women 24.2% lower
2022/23
women 7.5% lower
women 25.7% lower
2021/22
women 7.8% lower
women 21.2% lower
2020/21
women 15.5% lower
women 24.6% lower
2019/20
women 16.3% lower
women 22.2% lower
2018/19
women 23.8% lower
women 33.6% lower
2017/18
women 17.1% lower
women 24.7% 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

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 2 of the last 12 months on record, most recently May 2026. Main goods: machinery and electrical equipment.

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, glass, paper and paperboard, woven clothing and iron and steel articles.

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

3 events
  1. Financial year 2025/26 endedAccounts: turnover £39.4m, net assets £115.6m
  2. 1887 Company Limited registered as a person with significant control
  3. 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.