Skip to content
Governance Register
Sign inFind yourself
Find yourselfSign in
Search How it works For organisations For professionals

Edition

United Kingdom (current)IrelandUnited StatesNew ZealandCanadaAustraliaScotlandNorthern Ireland

Company

William Grant & Sons Distillers Limited

How am I connected?
More
View network map Report an issue

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

Network

The large node is William Grant & Sons Distillers Limited. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Sign in free to explore further.

Who leads it

Previous officers 61

  1. Jayshree Maharaj 2021–2022 Director View profile
  2. Alan Pijohn 2021–2021 Director View profile
  3. Mark James Dawson 2021–2022 Director View profile
  4. Giles Robert Bryant Wilson 2020–2024 Director View profile
  5. Kirsty Rachel Dagnan 2020–2022 Director View profile
  6. Michael Lamont 2019–2020 Director View profile
  7. Robert Hugo Chamberlain 2019–2019 Director View profile
  8. Helen Gaye Cowing 2019–2019 Director View profile
  9. Ian Collins Bissett 2019–2022 Director View profile
  10. Dr Stuart Henry Watts 2019–2022 Director View profile
  11. Colin Thomas Kelly 2019–2020 Director View profile
  12. Ian Evans 2019–2020 Director View profile
  13. Kieran Gerard Phelan 2019–2022 Director View profile
  14. Graham Howard Shoel 2019–2022 Director View profile
  15. Patrick Charles Martin Hartless 2019–2020 Director View profile
  16. Judith Anne Sommerville 2019–2021 Director View profile
  17. Tracey Diane Foster 2019–2022 Director View profile
  18. Douglas John Bagley 2018–2026 Director View profile
  19. Gary Horsfield 2017–2019 Director View profile
  20. John Ricson Broadbridge 2015–2021 Director View profile
  21. Andrew Peter Hopkins 2013–2016 Director View profile
  22. Bryan Traill Thomson 2012–2018 Director View profile
  23. Dermid Martin Strain 2011–2013 Director View profile
  24. Stella Julie David 2009–2016 Director View profile
  25. Maurice Gerard Doyle 2009–2014 Director View profile
  26. Jackson, Veronica Lesley, Ms. 2008–2011 Director View profile
  27. Simon John Hunt 2007–2020 Director View profile
  28. Gordon Norman Alan Dron 2007–2013 Director View profile
  29. Kevin Fong 2007–2011 Director View profile
  30. James Joseph Doherty 2007–2010 Director View profile
  31. Roland Van Bommel 2006–2009 Director View profile
  32. Steven Paul Sturgeon 2006–2009 Director View profile
  33. Anthony Leonard Hunt 2006–2006 Director View profile
  34. Simon Peter Macdonald 2006–2006 Director View profile
  35. Rosemary Anne Mcginness 2006–2017 Director View profile
  36. Ian Arthur Thomas Glen 2004–2006 Director View profile
  37. Brian James Highet 2003–2006 Director View profile
  38. Niall Mcleod Howard 2003–2003 Director View profile
  39. Geoffrey Soler Gomez 2003–2006 Director View profile
  40. Paul Bernard Dollman 2000–2002 Director View profile
  41. Patrick Marie Charles Thomas 2000–2003 Director View profile
  42. Alexander Brian Cooper Short 1999–2008 Director View profile
  43. Gerard Vincent Welch 1998–2000 Director View profile
  44. William Burnfield White 1998–2014 Director View profile
  45. John Alexander Henderson 1998–2003 Director View profile
  46. George Daniel Tait 1996–2008 Director View profile
  47. John Kerr Wilmot 1996–1998 Director View profile
  48. Stuart Nickerson 1996–2004 Director View profile
  49. John Dearden 1995–1996 Director View profile
  50. Peter Grant Gordon 1994–1999 Director View profile
  51. Robert Brannan 1994–1998 Director View profile
  52. William Brian Wood 1993–2000 Director View profile
  53. Richard Arthur Lambert 1993–1994 Director View profile
  54. David Atherton Nellist 1993–1996 Director View profile
  55. Grant Glenn Gordon 1991–2000 Director View profile
  56. James Graham Beveridge 1991–1993 Director View profile
  57. Alan Gordon Wolstenholme 1991–1996 Director View profile
  58. Derek Henry Cockburn 1991–1996 Director View profile
  59. Alexander Grant Gordon 1991–1992 Director View profile
  60. Bishop Eva Maria 2009–2009 Secretary View profile
  61. James Allan Denholm 1991–1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

Do you help lead this organisation? Set up its network · How it works

About

Incorporated
01/10/1991

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. William Grant & Sons Distillers 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
  2. 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
  3. 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.

90 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 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.

4 directors on the board

12y median 7.5y
average tenure
25.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity

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 14Manufacturing 13Retail and trade 4Utilities 2Business services 1Finance 1Other services 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
SC134248
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Report an issue · How we handle data