HIGHLAND DISTILLERS GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£300k
-62.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£79m
+16.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£36m
-48% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£1,400,000 | -£500,000 | £0 | +100% | |
| Profit before tax | £181,200,000 | £69,100,000 | £35,900,000 | -48% | |
| Net profit | £182,500,000 | £70,300,000 | £37,000,000 | -47.4% | |
| Cash | £900,000 | £800,000 | £300,000 | -62.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £64,100,000 | £69,400,000 | £79,700,000 | +14.8% | |
| Net assets | £63,100,000 | £68,400,000 | £79,400,000 | +16.1% | |
| Equity | £63,100,000 | £68,400,000 | £79,400,000 | +16.1% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,600,000 | £700,000 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £600,000 | £400,000 | £500,000 | +25% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -2.2% | -0.7% | 0.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 65.8% | 77.7% | 79.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.02x | 0.01x | 0.01x | |
| Interest cover | -0.27x | -0.06x | 0.00x |
Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- HIGHLAND DISTILLERS GROUP LIMITED 2001-04-05 → present
- HIGHLAND DISTILLERS LIMITED 1998-05-21 → 2001-04-05
- HIGHLAND DISTILLERIES COMPANY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY(THE) 1887-07-07 → 1998-05-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the Company has resources more than sufficient to continue in operational existence for the next 12 months from the date of signing and for the foreseeable future and therefore it is appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- HIGHLAND DISTILLERS GROUP LIMITED · parent
- The Macallan Distillers Limited 75%
- HS Distillers Limited 75%
- Macallan Property Development Company Limited 75%
- Macallan Property Company Limited 75%
- James Grant & Company (Highland Park Distillery) Limited 100%
- Vasyma S.L. 100%
- Destiladores y Bodegueros S.L.U. 100%
- The Macallan Sherry Cask Company 100%
Significant events
- “On 1 April 2026, the Company transferred its Spanish registered wholly owned and joint venture investments to its subsidiary undertaking The Macallan Sherry Cask Company.”
- “On 8 April 2026, the Company acquired a further 10% of Huberto Domecq, S.L.U. for £1.6m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCMANUS, Nicholas John | Secretary | 2020-07-23 | — | — |
| CAMPBELL, Lindsay Margaret | Director | 2019-09-12 | Feb 1970 | British |
| CHAPLIN, Jeremy Mcdowell | Director | 2023-08-03 | Apr 1971 | British |
| SAUNDERS, Michael Stephen | Director | 2011-02-01 | Oct 1966 | British |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MITCHELSON, Alan Wallace Fernie | Secretary | — | 2000-04-28 |
| MORRISON, Fraser Stuart | Secretary | 2000-04-28 | 2017-06-05 |
| ROBSON, Gemma May | Secretary | 2017-06-05 | 2020-07-23 |
| BAROUTSIS, Aristotelis, Mr. | Director | 2017-08-24 | 2023-08-03 |
| BOYADJIAN, Igor Pierre | Director | 2019-06-03 | 2023-08-03 |
| BYERS, John Scott | Director | — | 1995-07-27 |
| CHAPLIN, Jeremy Mcdowell | Director | 2017-08-24 | 2019-09-20 |
| COOKE, Martin Alexander | Director | 2009-11-05 | 2010-02-04 |
| FARRAR, Richard William | Director | 1999-11-18 | 2017-06-05 |
| GLEN, Trina Catherine | Director | 1999-11-18 | 2009-11-05 |
| GOODWIN, John Macleod | Director | — | 1997-12-31 |
| GRAY, Alistair William | Director | 1992-12-07 | 1999-11-25 |
| GRIBBON, Glen James, Mr. | Director | 2012-02-13 | 2016-03-31 |
| GRIER, Kenneth William | Director | 2001-10-12 | 2018-09-28 |
| HERIARD DUBREUIL, Dominique | Director | 1997-08-21 | 1999-11-25 |
| HUNT, Anthony Leonard | Director | 1999-11-18 | 2007-01-01 |
| IVORY, Brian Gammell, Sir | Director | — | 1999-11-18 |
| JACKSON, Barrie Mason | Director | 1999-11-18 | 2005-05-31 |
| JACKSON, Veronica Lesley, Ms. | Director | 2009-10-28 | 2011-02-01 |
| JARVIS, Roland John | Director | 1992-09-04 | 1994-12-02 |
| KETTLES, Andrew | Director | — | 1996-08-16 |
| MACKAY, Donald Iain, Sir | Director | 1997-07-21 | 1999-11-25 |
| MACLEOD, Nathaniel William Hamish, Sir | Director | 1995-10-01 | 1999-11-25 |
| MAXWELL SCOTT, David Darragh | Director | 1996-09-16 | 2000-04-28 |
| MCCROSKIE, Scott John | Director | 2011-02-01 | 2019-06-03 |
| MCGREGOR, William James | Director | — | 1995-07-26 |
| MITCHELSON, Alan Wallace Fernie | Director | 1991-02-25 | 2000-04-28 |
| O'DONNELL, Gerrard Thomas Paul | Director | 2000-04-28 | 2012-02-13 |
| SHERRIFF, John Alexander | Director | — | 1993-03-09 |
| SHORT, Alexander Brian Cooper | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2008-05-26 |
| VAN BOMMEL, Roland | Director | 2008-09-12 | 2009-09-18 |
| WILSON, James Simpson | Director | 1991-02-25 | 1999-11-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887 Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 283 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-09-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-09-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-22 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2022-12-22 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2022-12-16 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2022-12-16 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.