CHIVAS BROTHERS LIMITED

Active
Company number SC268758Private limited companyIncorporated 2004

No accounts in digital format (iXBRL) since 2019. Paper or PDF accounts are available at Companies House.

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).

Company age22.4 years
Older than 92% · 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. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: CHIVAS BROTHERS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

CHIVAS BROTHERS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number SC268758. It was incorporated on 3 Jun 2004. Its status is active. The registered office is in Dumbarton (G82). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is distilling, rectifying and blending of spirits (11010).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 1,926 active companies whose first SIC code is 11010: It is older than 92% of them (median age 6.8 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly beverages and spirits, plastics, wood. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 69 days to pay suppliers, and 24% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 9.5% lower than for men.

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 31 Mar 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 6 Aug 2027.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
69 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
24%
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 7%
  • 31 to 60 days 36%
  • After 60 days 57%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
60
9%
17%
30 Jun 2025
59
11%
21%
31 Dec 2024
61
7%
13%
30 Jun 2024
59
10%
8%
31 Dec 2023
58
10%
16%
30 Jun 2023
56
11%
11%
31 Dec 2022
57
11%
15%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 9.5% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 9% lower
Median bonus pay
women 26.7% lower
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter44% womenLower middle29% womenUpper middle21% womenUpper pay quarter25% women
Earlier years (7)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 9.1% lower
women 7.7% lower
2023/24
women 8.2% lower
women 8.8% lower
2022/23
women 8% lower
women 9.4% lower
2021/22
women 6.7% lower
women 9.5% lower
2020/21
women 10.1% lower
women 11.1% lower
2018/19
women 10.1% lower
women 7.9% lower
2017/18
women 11% lower
women 7.3% 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

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Routes
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

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, plastics, wood, cork and paper and paperboard.

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 endedAccounts filed at Companies House
  2. Allied Domecq Spirits & Wine Holdings 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.