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The Scotch Malt Whisky Society Limited

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

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Previous officers 30

  1. David John Ridley 2017-2023 Director View profile
  2. Neil Peter James Aitken 2016-2021 Director View profile
  3. Jan Willem Damen 2015-2023 Director View profile
  4. Marc Hoellinger 2014-2015 Director View profile
  5. Paul Henry Skipworth 2012-2022 Director View profile
  6. Paul Julian Miles 2007-2016 Director View profile
  7. Kai Ivalo 2005-2026 Director View profile
  8. Iain Lindsay Hamilton 2004-2009 Director View profile
  9. Paul Anthony Neep 2004-2012 Director View profile
  10. William Charles Henry Phillips 1997-2010 Director View profile
  11. Anne Griffiths 1996-2008 Director View profile
  12. Leslie Hills 1995-1998 Director View profile
  13. Richard Alexander Pelham Gordon 1995-2006 Director View profile
  14. Anne Dana 1995-1997 Director View profile
  15. Charles Iain Mclean Ross 1995-1997 Director View profile
  16. Andre Paul Tammes 1995-1998 Director View profile
  17. Alan Maitland Dewar Mcwilliam 1989-1992 Director View profile
  18. Patricia M Stavert 1989 Director View profile
  19. Russell Sharp 1993 Director View profile
  20. Adrian Darke 1995 Director View profile
  21. Peter Jacques 1991 Director View profile
  22. Michael Monro Smith 1992 Director View profile
  23. William Alexander Bremner 2015-2021 Secretary View profile
  24. Martha Jayne Fleming 2005-2015 Secretary View profile
  25. Alison Erica Macdonald 2004-2005 Secretary View profile
  26. Peter Beszant Cullen 1998-2007 Secretary View profile
  27. Joan Carol Saywood 1996-2004 Secretary View profile
  28. Douglas Charles Mckay 1993-1998 Secretary View profile
  29. Phillip Francis Logan Hills 1995 Secretary View profile
  30. Biggart Baillie & Gifford WS 1992 Corporate-nominee-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
06/05/1983

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 Scotch Malt Whisky Society Limited is controlled by The Artisanal Spirits Company PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-07-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. The Artisanal Spirits Company PLC is controlled by Inverleith Limited Partnership
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2019-09-03, ceased 2021-06-04 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Inverleith Limited Partnership is controlled by Inverleith LLP
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2018-02-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Inverleith LLP is controlled by Benjamin John Paget Thomson
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting (LLP), 25-50% surplus assets (LLP) · notified 2016-12-05, ceased 2025-06-16 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Benjamin John Paget Thomson.

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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

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.

2 directors on the board

4.5y median 4.5y
average tenure
5.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

  • Kai Ivalo Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2026

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 4Retail and trade 2

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
SC083022
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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