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Highland Distillers Group Limited

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

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Previous officers 31

  1. Igor Pierre Boyadjian 2019–2023 Director View profile
  2. Baroutsis, Aristotelis, Mr. 2017–2023 Director View profile
  3. Jeremy Mcdowell Chaplin 2017–2019 Director View profile
  4. Gribbon, Glen James, Mr. 2012–2016 Director View profile
  5. Scott John Mccroskie 2011–2019 Director View profile
  6. Martin Alexander Cooke 2009–2010 Director View profile
  7. Jackson, Veronica Lesley, Ms. 2009–2011 Director View profile
  8. Roland Van Bommel 2008–2009 Director View profile
  9. Alexander Brian Cooper Short 2007–2008 Director View profile
  10. Kenneth William Grier 2001–2018 Director View profile
  11. Gerrard Thomas Paul O'Donnell 2000–2012 Director View profile
  12. Richard William Farrar 1999–2017 Director View profile
  13. Barrie Mason Jackson 1999–2005 Director View profile
  14. Trina Catherine Glen 1999–2009 Director View profile
  15. Anthony Leonard Hunt 1999–2007 Director View profile
  16. Dominique Heriard Dubreuil 1997–1999 Director View profile
  17. Sir Donald Iain Mackay 1997–1999 Director View profile
  18. David Darragh Maxwell Scott 1996–2000 Director View profile
  19. Sir Nathaniel William Hamish Macleod 1995–1999 Director View profile
  20. Alistair William Gray 1992–1999 Director View profile
  21. Roland John Jarvis 1992–1994 Director View profile
  22. James Simpson Wilson 1991–1999 Director View profile
  23. Alan Wallace Fernie Mitchelson 1991–2000 Director View profile
  24. Sir Brian Gammell Ivory 1999 Director View profile
  25. John Scott Byers 1995 Director View profile
  26. William James Mcgregor 1995 Director View profile
  27. John Alexander Sherriff 1993 Director View profile
  28. John Macleod Goodwin 1997 Director View profile
  29. Andrew Kettles 1996 Director View profile
  30. Gemma May Robson 2017–2020 Secretary View profile
  31. Fraser Stuart Morrison 2000–2017 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
07/07/1887

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. Highland Distillers Group Limited is controlled by The 1887 Company Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. The 1887 Company Limited is controlled by William Grant & Sons Enterprises Limited
    Evidence
    active 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. William Grant & Sons Enterprises Limited is controlled by William Grant & Sons Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. William Grant & Sons Limited is controlled by William Grant & Sons Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-12-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. William Grant & Sons Holdings Limited is controlled by Peter Grant Gordon
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2023-10-26 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Peter Grant Gordon.

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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.

3 directors on the board

8.4y median 6.8y
average tenure
15.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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.

Manufacturing 5Professional services 2Construction 1Dormant 1Other services 1Property 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
SC001645
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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