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Duncan Taylor Scotch Whisky Limited

Duncan Taylor Scotch Whisky Limited is an active UK company (number SC036622), incorporated 1961, with 1 current director, Shawn Blackston Smith. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 14

  1. Kirsty Alison Mcleod 2018-2020 Director View profile
  2. Mark William Watt 2009-2012 Director View profile
  3. Euan Coutts Shand 2002-2024 Director View profile
  4. Alan Gordon 2002-2006 Director View profile
  5. Eric Thomson 2001-2002 Director View profile
  6. Stuart Goldstein 1996-2002 Director View profile
  7. Matthew Henry Gross 1996-2002 Director View profile
  8. Steven Gelles 1996-2002 Director View profile
  9. John Jacob Gross 1998 Director View profile
  10. Stronachs 2002-2008 Corporate-secretary View profile
  11. Charles Patrick Mclimans 2000-2002 Secretary View profile
  12. Elsie Wallens 1996-2000 Secretary View profile
  13. Stephen Jeremy Gross 1991-1996 Secretary View profile
  14. John Maxwell Thomson 1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
05/07/1961

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. Duncan Taylor Scotch Whisky Limited is controlled by Duncan Taylor & Company Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Duncan Taylor & Company Holdings Limited is controlled by Shawn Blackston Smith
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-11-13 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Shawn Blackston Smith.

6 other companies in this group

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

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.

1 directors on the board

5.9y median 5.9y
average tenure
5.9y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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.

Business services 6Retail 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
SC036622
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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