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The North British Distillery Company Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 39

  1. Michael William Kydd 2021–2025 Director View profile
  2. Sarah Jeanne Walton 2020–2021 Director View profile
  3. Richard William Bedford 2019–2021 Director View profile
  4. GaëLle Jeanne Dominique Sully ÉP. Hutt 2019–2020 Director View profile
  5. Graham, Jane Louise, Mrs. 2019–2025 Director View profile
  6. Pamela Elizabeth Scott 2018–2019 Director View profile
  7. Alan John Stewart Kilpatrick 2015–2025 Director View profile
  8. David Andrew Cutter 2013–2019 Director View profile
  9. Bryan Harold Donaghey 2006–2013 Director View profile
  10. Allan Burns 2004–2006 Director View profile
  11. Thomas Alan Leigh 2004–2016 Director View profile
  12. Hutcheon, Graham Robert, Mr. 2002–2021 Director View profile
  13. Jeffrey Milliken 2002–2005 Director View profile
  14. Thomas Ness 2001–2004 Director View profile
  15. Ian Keith Meakins 2000–2002 Director View profile
  16. Turnbull Hutton 1999–2001 Director View profile
  17. David Anthony Hardie 1999–1999 Director View profile
  18. Alistair Ian Munro 1998–2004 Director View profile
  19. John Hall 1996–1998 Director View profile
  20. William David Rae 1995–2015 Director View profile
  21. Michael Archibald 1995–1998 Director View profile
  22. Roger John Walkey 1995–1995 Director View profile
  23. David Darragh Maxwell Scott 1995–1996 Director View profile
  24. Ian Barrett Curle 1994–2019 Director View profile
  25. Derek Richardson Hall 1994–1995 Director View profile
  26. John Brian Ashworth 1992–1993 Director View profile
  27. Sir John James Griffen Good 1991–2002 Director View profile
  28. Alistair James Graham Stevenson 1990–1994 Director View profile
  29. Peter James Sidney Russell 1993 Director View profile
  30. William Spalding Thomson 2001 Director View profile
  31. Peter Joseph Bates 1998 Director View profile
  32. Ian Douglas Mackenzie 1996 Director View profile
  33. Thomas Morrison Honeyman Miller 1993 Director View profile
  34. James Neil Shaw 1992 Director View profile
  35. James Bruxner 1994 Director View profile
  36. John Alexander Rose Macphail 1991 Director View profile
  37. David William Alexander Macdonald 1993 Director View profile
  38. Derrick John Fillingham 1990 Director View profile
  39. John Robert Ford 2010 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
24/10/1885

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. The North British Distillery Company Limited is controlled by Lothian Distillers Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Lothian Distillers Limited is controlled by Diageo Great Britain Limited
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Diageo Great Britain Limited is controlled by Grand Metropolitan Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-10 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Grand Metropolitan Limited is controlled by Diageo Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-10 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Diageo Holdings Limited is controlled by Diageo PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-10 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Diageo PLC.

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Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Board analysis for researchers

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

5 directors on the board

2.6y median 1.3y
average tenure
5y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (5)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Professional services 5Manufacturing 4Dormant 1Retail and trade 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
SC001491
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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