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The Glenrothes Distillery Company Limited

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

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Previous officers 18

  1. Alan William Frizzell 2017–2019 Director View profile
  2. Martin Alexander Cooke 2017–2020 Director View profile
  3. Daniel Alexander Jago 2016–2017 Director View profile
  4. Edward John Rudd 2015–2017 Director View profile
  5. Jeremy Winslow Parsons 2012–2016 Director View profile
  6. Hugh Francis Dering Sturges 2012–2015 Director View profile
  7. Richard William Farrar 2005–2012 Director View profile
  8. Barrie Mason Jackson 1999–2005 Director View profile
  9. Trina Catherine Glen 1999–2009 Director View profile
  10. James Simpson Wilson 1998–1999 Director View profile
  11. Sir Brian Gammell Ivory 1999 Director View profile
  12. John Scott Byers 1995 Director View profile
  13. William James Mcgregor 1998 Director View profile
  14. John Macleod Goodwin 1992 Director View profile
  15. Gemma May Robson 2017–2020 Secretary View profile
  16. Janet Ann Impey 2012–2017 Secretary View profile
  17. Fraser Stuart Morrison 1999–2012 Secretary View profile
  18. Alan Wallace Fernie Mitchelson 1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
28/12/1972

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 Glenrothes Distillery Company Limited is controlled by BB&R Spirits Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. BB&R Spirits Limited is controlled by Highland Distillers Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-04-28 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Highland Distillers 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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.

1 directors on the board

5.9y median 5.9y
average tenure
5.9y
longest tenure

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.

Manufacturing 4Professional services 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

  • 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
SC052114
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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