Company
The Artisanal Spirits Company PLC
Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 12
- Mark Roderick Hunter 2021-2026 View profile
- Stella Helen Morse 2019-2021 View profile
- David John Ridley 2017-2023 View profile
- Mehdi Shalfrooshan 2015-2021 View profile
- Benjamin John Paget Thomson 2015-2021 View profile
- Gavin Wallace Hewitt 2015-2026 View profile
- Paul Julian Miles 2015-2016 View profile
- Nmws CO SEC Limited 2015-2015 View profile
- Kai Ivalo 2015-2020 View profile
- Thomas William John Nimmo 2014-2015 View profile
- Markus Scharbert 2014-2015 View profile
- William Alexander Bremner 2015-2021 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 03/11/2014
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.
- Inverleith Limited Partnership ceased 2021-06-04
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2019-09-03
Group
- 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 - Inverleith Limited Partnership
is controlled by Inverleith LLP
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2018-02-01 · source: Companies House PSC register - 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.
18 other companies in this group
- Inverleith Carry Limited Partnership
- Inverleith Carry 1B Limited Partnership
- Inverleith (MT) Limited
- J.G. Thomson & CO. Limited
- AYE Limited
- Inverleith (PO) Limited
- Inverleith (ASC) Limited
- Inverleith 1B Limited Partnership
- Inverleith Trading Company Limited
- Inverleith LLP
- ASC Scotland Limited
- 13922579
- Inverleith (B&M) Limited
- The Scotch Malt Whisky Society Limited
- Inverleith GP Limited
- Inverleith GP 1B Limited
- Inverleith Limited Partnership
- Inverleith (MZ) Limited
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.
6 directors on the board
- Mark Francis Bedingham Director · appointed 2015
- Veronica Lesley Jackson Director · appointed 2021
- Paul Henry Skipworth Director · appointed 2015
- William Mccarter Director · appointed 2023
- Andrew William Dane Director · appointed 2020
- Helen Margaret Page Director · appointed 2021
Directors past 6 years
- Mark Francis Bedingham Director · appointed 2015
- Paul Henry Skipworth Director · appointed 2015
- Andrew William Dane Director · appointed 2020
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Mark Francis Bedingham Director · appointed 2015
Portfolio (5)
- Veronica Lesley Jackson Director · appointed 2021
- Paul Henry Skipworth Director · appointed 2015
- William Mccarter Director · appointed 2023
- Andrew William Dane Director · appointed 2020
- Helen Margaret Page Director · appointed 2021
Left in the last 12 months
- Mark Roderick Hunter Director · appointed 2021 · resigned 2026
- Gavin Wallace Hewitt Director · appointed 2015 · 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.
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
- SC490305
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Public Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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