
Company Number
SC628526
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
nominee holdings limited
vmjr limited
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Industry
Activities of head offices
Registered Address
the glenfiddich distillery, dufftown, keith, AB55 4DH
Website
www.williamgrant.comPomanda estimates the enterprise value of WILLIAM GRANT & SONS DUFFTOWN LIMITED at £2.3b based on a Turnover of £2b and 1.16x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of WILLIAM GRANT & SONS DUFFTOWN LIMITED at £5.2b based on an EBITDA of £582.1m and a 8.9x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of WILLIAM GRANT & SONS DUFFTOWN LIMITED at £4.8b based on Net Assets of £2.4b and 1.99x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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William Grant & Sons Dufftown Limited is a live company located in dufftown, keith, AB55 4DH with a Companies House number of SC628526. It operates in the activities of head offices sector, SIC Code 70100. Founded in April 2019, it's largest shareholder is nominee holdings limited with a 38.1% stake. William Grant & Sons Dufftown Limited is a young, mega sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £2b with high growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded William Grant & Sons Dufftown Limited a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 7 measures and has 4 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
7 Strong
1 Regular
4 Weak
Size
annual sales of £2b, make it larger than the average company (£20.2m)
£2b - William Grant & Sons Dufftown Limited
£20.2m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 16%, show it is growing at a faster rate (7.3%)
16% - William Grant & Sons Dufftown Limited
7.3% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 38.4%, this company has a comparable cost of product (33.7%)
38.4% - William Grant & Sons Dufftown Limited
33.7% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 25.9% make it more profitable than the average company (5.8%)
25.9% - William Grant & Sons Dufftown Limited
5.8% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 3505 employees, this is above the industry average (110)
3505 - William Grant & Sons Dufftown Limited
110 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £79k, the company has a higher pay structure (£49.9k)
£79k - William Grant & Sons Dufftown Limited
£49.9k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £559.7k, this is more efficient (£204.5k)
£559.7k - William Grant & Sons Dufftown Limited
£204.5k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 67 days, this is later than average (45 days)
67 days - William Grant & Sons Dufftown Limited
45 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 37 days, this is quicker than average (42 days)
37 days - William Grant & Sons Dufftown Limited
42 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 362 days, this is more than average (48 days)
362 days - William Grant & Sons Dufftown Limited
48 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 31 weeks, this is more cash available to meet short term requirements (15 weeks)
31 weeks - William Grant & Sons Dufftown Limited
15 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 25.1%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (55.7%)
25.1% - William Grant & Sons Dufftown Limited
55.7% - Industry AVG
William Grant & Sons Dufftown Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £2 billion and the company has net assets of £2.4 billion. According to their latest financial statements, William Grant & Sons Dufftown Limited has 3,505 employees and maintains cash reserves of £258.5 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | |
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Turnover | 1,961,852,000 | 1,721,442,000 | 1,414,833,000 | 1,259,822,000 | 1,424,964,000 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||
Cost Of Sales | 1,208,110,000 | 1,112,215,000 | 902,502,000 | 796,262,000 | 882,265,000 |
Gross Profit | 753,742,000 | 609,227,000 | 512,331,000 | 463,560,000 | 542,699,000 |
Admin Expenses | 245,457,000 | 255,972,000 | 227,548,000 | 188,321,000 | 210,030,000 |
Operating Profit | 508,285,000 | 353,255,000 | 284,783,000 | 275,239,000 | 332,669,000 |
Interest Payable | 16,281,000 | 7,769,000 | 4,760,000 | 7,817,000 | 12,209,000 |
Interest Receivable | 5,530,000 | 1,754,000 | 657,000 | 840,000 | 2,845,000 |
Pre-Tax Profit | 554,038,000 | 397,554,000 | 318,931,000 | 296,217,000 | 375,261,000 |
Tax | -109,688,000 | -66,299,000 | -71,332,000 | -55,820,000 | -61,308,000 |
Profit After Tax | 444,350,000 | 331,255,000 | 247,599,000 | 240,397,000 | 313,953,000 |
Dividends Paid | 25,037,000 | 18,778,000 | 18,778,000 | 934,000 | 12,520,000 |
Retained Profit | 418,859,000 | 311,052,000 | 227,404,000 | 238,446,000 | 300,816,000 |
Employee Costs | 276,761,000 | 257,043,000 | 231,585,000 | 202,717,000 | 207,908,000 |
Number Of Employees | 3,505 | 3,120 | 3,061 | 2,893 | 2,802 |
EBITDA* | 582,085,000 | 421,605,000 | 351,617,000 | 339,167,000 | 397,149,000 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | |
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Tangible Assets | 820,270,000 | 721,308,000 | 662,499,000 | 665,006,000 | 627,635,000 |
Intangible Assets | 162,518,000 | 165,835,000 | 165,581,000 | 179,371,000 | 181,683,000 |
Investments & Other | 259,644,000 | 225,200,000 | 271,149,000 | 274,884,000 | 233,062,000 |
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 63,387,000 | 18,755,000 | 17,407,000 | 6,022,000 | 6,438,000 |
Total Fixed Assets | 1,305,819,000 | 1,131,098,000 | 1,116,636,000 | 1,125,283,000 | 1,048,818,000 |
Stock & work in progress | 1,198,602,000 | 983,093,000 | 847,524,000 | 818,171,000 | 752,820,000 |
Trade Debtors | 363,063,000 | 314,420,000 | 272,989,000 | 285,830,000 | 376,876,000 |
Group Debtors | 2,958,000 | 1,949,000 | 1,985,000 | 1,830,000 | 2,305,000 |
Misc Debtors | 110,148,000 | 144,839,000 | 111,993,000 | 80,412,000 | 95,693,000 |
Cash | 258,506,000 | 365,766,000 | 428,255,000 | 290,864,000 | 247,145,000 |
misc current assets | |||||
total current assets | 1,933,277,000 | 1,810,067,000 | 1,662,746,000 | 1,477,107,000 | 1,474,839,000 |
total assets | 3,239,096,000 | 2,941,165,000 | 2,779,382,000 | 2,602,390,000 | 2,523,657,000 |
Bank overdraft | |||||
Bank loan | 10,000,000 | 229,000,000 | 60,000,000 | ||
Trade Creditors | 123,446,000 | 109,006,000 | 120,468,000 | 118,640,000 | 116,847,000 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 1,215,000 | 86,000 | 197,000 | 49,000 | 371,000 |
other short term finances | 2,015,000 | 6,390,000 | 2,059,000 | 1,671,000 | 914,000 |
hp & lease commitments | |||||
other current liabilities | 287,115,000 | 329,680,000 | 308,681,000 | 207,931,000 | 257,666,000 |
total current liabilities | 423,791,000 | 674,162,000 | 491,405,000 | 328,291,000 | 375,798,000 |
loans | 299,910,000 | 169,646,000 | 539,805,000 | 723,477,000 | 847,522,000 |
hp & lease commitments | |||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | 2,223,000 | 2,223,000 | |||
other liabilities | |||||
provisions | 83,339,000 | 55,813,000 | 56,802,000 | 32,019,000 | 30,595,000 |
total long term liabilities | 389,687,000 | 235,836,000 | 612,208,000 | 810,453,000 | 929,353,000 |
total liabilities | 813,478,000 | 909,998,000 | 1,103,613,000 | 1,138,744,000 | 1,305,151,000 |
net assets | 2,421,842,000 | 2,027,845,000 | 1,672,935,000 | 1,460,916,000 | 1,215,859,000 |
total shareholders funds | 2,421,842,000 | 2,027,845,000 | 1,672,935,000 | 1,460,916,000 | 1,215,859,000 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||
Operating Profit | 508,285,000 | 353,255,000 | 284,783,000 | 275,239,000 | 332,669,000 |
Depreciation | 61,338,000 | 56,966,000 | 54,709,000 | 51,413,000 | 52,316,000 |
Amortisation | 12,462,000 | 11,384,000 | 12,125,000 | 12,515,000 | 12,164,000 |
Tax | -109,688,000 | -66,299,000 | -71,332,000 | -55,820,000 | -61,308,000 |
Stock | 215,509,000 | 135,569,000 | 29,353,000 | 65,351,000 | 752,820,000 |
Debtors | 59,593,000 | 75,589,000 | 30,280,000 | -107,218,000 | 481,312,000 |
Creditors | 14,440,000 | -11,462,000 | 1,828,000 | 1,793,000 | 116,847,000 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | -42,565,000 | 20,999,000 | 98,527,000 | -49,735,000 | 259,889,000 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | 27,526,000 | -989,000 | 24,783,000 | 1,424,000 | 30,595,000 |
Cash flow from operations | 196,696,000 | 152,696,000 | 345,790,000 | 278,696,000 | -490,960,000 |
Investing Activities | |||||
capital expenditure | |||||
Change in Investments | 34,444,000 | -45,949,000 | -3,735,000 | 41,822,000 | 233,062,000 |
cash flow from investments | -34,444,000 | 45,949,000 | 3,735,000 | -41,822,000 | -233,062,000 |
Financing Activities | |||||
Bank loans | -219,000,000 | 169,000,000 | 60,000,000 | ||
Group/Directors Accounts | 1,129,000 | -111,000 | 148,000 | -322,000 | 371,000 |
Other Short Term Loans | -4,375,000 | 4,331,000 | 388,000 | 757,000 | 914,000 |
Long term loans | 130,264,000 | -370,159,000 | -183,672,000 | -124,045,000 | 847,522,000 |
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | |||||
other long term liabilities | |||||
share issue | |||||
interest | -10,751,000 | -6,015,000 | -4,103,000 | -6,977,000 | -9,364,000 |
cash flow from financing | -127,595,000 | -159,096,000 | -142,624,000 | -123,976,000 | 1,754,486,000 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||
cash | -107,260,000 | -62,489,000 | 137,391,000 | 43,719,000 | 247,145,000 |
overdraft | |||||
change in cash | -107,260,000 | -62,489,000 | 137,391,000 | 43,719,000 | 247,145,000 |
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WILLIAM GRANT & SONS DUFFTOWN LIMITED group structure
William Grant & Sons Dufftown Limited has 2 subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
WILLIAM GRANT & SONS DUFFTOWN LIMITED
SC628526
2 subsidiaries
William Grant & Sons Dufftown Limited currently has 6 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Peter Gordon (May 2019) and Susan Murray (Jul 2019).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Peter Gordon | United Kingdom | 66 years | May 2019 | - | Director |
Susan Murray | 68 years | Jul 2019 | - | Director | |
Mr Grant Gordon | England | 67 years | Jul 2019 | - | Director |
Mr Giles Wilson | Scotland | 51 years | Sep 2020 | - | Director |
Mr Graeme Jenkins | United Kingdom | 49 years | May 2024 | - | Director |
Mr Ewan Henderson | 56 years | Aug 2024 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
2b
+14%
operating profit
508.3m
+44%
gross margin
38.5%
+8.56%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
2.4b
+0.19%
total assets
3.2b
+0.1%
cash
258.5m
-0.29%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
SC628526
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
70100 - Activities of head offices
incorporation date
April 2019
age
6
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Group
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
william grant & sons holdings limited (September 2024)
william grant & sons group limited (July 2019)
accountant
-
auditor
KPMG LLP
address
the glenfiddich distillery, dufftown, keith, AB55 4DH
Bank
-
Legal Advisor
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