THE 1887 COMPANY LIMITED

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Next accounts due

2026-12-31 (in 7mo)

Last filed for 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-12-14 (in 7mo)

Last made up 2025-11-30

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£118M

+269.7% vs 2024

Net assets

£2B

+1.9% vs 2024

Employees

2,093

+34.5% vs 2024

Profit before tax

£241M

-27.9% vs 2024

Name history

Renamed 2 times since incorporation

THE 1887 COMPANY LIMITED 2000-02-23 → present
1887 PLC. 1999-09-08 → 2000-02-23
EDRINGTON GRANT PLC 1999-08-13 → 1999-09-08

Profit before tax

2-year trend · vs Industrials median

THE 1887 COMPANY LIMITED·Industrials median · n=2598

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31

Metric	2024-03-31	2025-03-31
Turnover	£1,028,200,000	£895,600,000
Operating profit	£375,900,000	£287,100,000
Profit before tax	£334,300,000	£241,100,000
Net profit	£213,300,000	£161,900,000
Cash	£32,000,000	£118,300,000
Total assets less current liabilities	£2,025,500,000	£2,063,900,000
Net assets	—	—
Equity	£940,400,000	£1,086,500,000
Average employees	1,556	2,093
Wages	£123,200,000	£157,700,000

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio	2024-03-31	2025-03-31
Operating margin	36.6%	32.1%
Net margin	20.7%	18.1%
Return on capital employed	18.6%	13.9%
Current ratio	4.08x	3.43x
Interest cover	8.91x	6.17x

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. 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.

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis: IFRS
Reporting scope: Consolidated group
Auditor: Deloitte LLP
Audit opinion: Unqualified (clean)
Going concern: Affirmed
“the Board of Directors has a reasonable expectation that the Group will be able to meet its financial obligations for the foreseeable future and has adequate resources to continue to operate for at least 12 months from the date of this annual report. The directors therefore consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.”

Group structure

THE 1887 COMPANY LIMITED · parent
1. Edrington Distillers Limited 100% · Scotland · Blending, bottling, sales and marketing of Scotch whisky
2. Highland Distillers Limited 100% · Scotland · Distilling, blending, bottling, sales and marketing of Scotch Whisky
3. The Glenrothes Distillery Company Limited 100% · Scotland · Dormant
4. GT Distillery Limited 100% · Scotland · Dormant
5. BB&R Spirits Limited 100% · England · Dormant
6. Highland Distribution Company Limited 100% · Scotland · Activities of distribution holding companies
7. Edrington Mexico S.A. de C.V. 100% · Mexico · Sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages
8. Importadora EMEX S.A. de C.V. 100% · Mexico · Importer of alcoholic beverages
9. Servicios 1824 S.A. de C.V 100% · Mexico · Provision of employment services
10. Edrington Middle East and Africa 100% · Cyprus · Sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages
11. Edrington European Travel Retail Limited 100% · Scotland · Sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages
12. Edrington Danmark A/S 100% · Denmark · Sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages
13. Edrington Sweden AB 100% · Sweden · Sales and distribution of alcoholic beverages
14. Edrington Finland OY 100% · Finland · Sales and distribution of alcoholic beverages
15. Edrington Norge AS 100% · Norway · Sales and distribution of alcoholic beverages
16. Edrington Singapore Pte Limited 100% · Singapore · Sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages
17. Edrington Taiwan Limited 87.5% · Taiwan · Sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages
18. Edrington Shanghai Limited 100% · China · Sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages
19. Edrington Hong Kong Limited 100% · Hong Kong · Sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages
20. Edrington (Malaysia) SDN BHD 100% · Malaysia · Sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages
21. The Edrington Group USA, LLC 100% · USA · Sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages
22. Edrington France SAS 100% · France · Sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages
23. Highland Distribution Netherlands Limited 100% · Scotland · Activities of distribution holding companies
24. Highland Distribution Ventures Limited 100% · Scotland · Activities of distribution holding companies
25. Edrington UK Distribution Limited 100% · Scotland · Sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages
26. Highland Distribution Holdings Limited 100% · Scotland · Activities of distribution holding companies
27. Highland Distillers Group Limited 100% · Scotland · Activities of holding companies
28. HS (Distillers) Limited 100% · Scotland · Activities of holding companies
29. The Macallan Distillers Limited 100% · Scotland · Distilling, sales and marketing of Scotch whisky
30. Macallan Property Development Company Limited 75% · Scotland · Development of building projects
31. Macallan Property Company Limited 75% · Scotland · Letting and operating of real estate
32. Matthew Gloag & Son Limited 100% · Scotland · Dormant
33. James Grant & Company (Highland Park Distillery) Limited 100% · Scotland · Dormant
34. Vasyma S.L 100% · Spain · Manufacture of oak casks
35. Destiladores y Bodegueros S.L.U. 100% · Spain · Manufacture of oak casks
36. The Famous Grouse Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Distilling, sales and marketing of Scotch whisky

Significant events

“During the year we announced the agreement to sell The Famous Grouse and Naked Malt brands to William Grant and Sons. The sale of these brands supports our strategy to focus on ultra-premium spirits. The transaction is subject to, among other things, obtaining the requisite regulatory approvals in the UK which was received on 6 March 2025. The sale is considered to be highly probable as at 31 March 2025 and it is expected to complete in the year ending 31 March 2026. Consequently, we are recording the net profit from these brands as discontinued operations in our income statement and the impacted assets were classified as held for sale on 31 March 2025.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

7 active · 23 resigned

Name	Role	Appointed	Born	Nationality
MURRAY, Gavin James	Secretary	2020-09-01	—	—
COCKBURN, Angus George	Director	2025-04-01	Jun 1963	British
GORDON, Grant Glenn	Director	2013-05-29	Oct 1957	British
GREENWOOD, Rita Maria	Director	2024-06-19	May 1968	British
HYDE, Paul Andrew	Director	2016-09-07	Sep 1972	British
MCCROSKIE, Scott John	Director	2017-06-05	Nov 1967	British
SAUNDERS, Michael Stephen	Director	2011-02-25	Oct 1966	British

Show 23 resigned officers

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned
COOKE, Martin Alexander	Secretary	1999-08-13	2020-08-31
CURLE, Ian Barrett	Director	1999-08-13	2019-03-29
DAVID, Stella Julie	Director	2013-06-10	2016-02-29
DOLLMAN, Paul Bernard	Director	1999-09-09	2002-12-31
FARRAR, Richard William	Director	2013-06-10	2017-06-05
FERRAN LARRAZ, Francisco Javier	Director	2009-10-26	2012-05-01
GILLIES, Crawford Scott	Director	2023-03-15	2025-04-01
GOOD, John James Griffen, Sir	Director	1999-08-13	2004-05-28
GORDON, Glenn Grant	Director	2003-05-22	2004-04-29
GORDON, Grant Glenn	Director	1999-09-09	2000-05-05
GRAHAM, Heather Claire	Director	2007-01-01	2008-10-27
HOWARD, Niall Mcleod	Director	2003-01-06	2003-06-30
HUNT, Anthony Leonard	Director	1999-09-09	2007-01-01
HUNTER, Richard Jackson Arrol	Director	2004-05-28	2014-07-01
JACKSON, Barrie Mason	Director	1999-09-09	2005-05-31
JACKSON, Veronica Lesley, Ms.	Director	2008-09-01	2011-02-25
LAMONT, Michael	Director	2019-12-16	2020-09-10
SHORT, Alexander Brian Cooper	Director	2014-09-22	2016-07-04
SHORT, Alexander Brian Cooper	Director	2003-06-30	2008-05-26
STRAIN, Dermid Martin	Director	2011-11-01	2013-04-30
THOMAS, Patrick Marie Charles	Director	2000-05-05	2003-04-16
VAN BOMMEL, Roland	Director	2008-01-01	2009-09-18
WILSON, Giles Robert Bryant	Director	2022-03-22	2024-05-12

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name	Kind	Nature of control	Notified	Status
William Grant &Sons (Enterprises) Limited	Corporate entity	Voting 25–50%	2016-04-06	Active
The Edrington Group Limited	Corporate entity	Shares 75–100%, Voting 50–75%	2016-04-06	Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 187 total filings

Date	Type	Category	Description
2025-12-08	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2025-12-04	RP01AP01	officers	Replacement filing of director appointment with name	PDF
2025-08-21	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type group
2025-04-02	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date
2025-04-02	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2024-12-03	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2024-08-06	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type group
2024-06-19	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2024-05-16	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2023-12-07	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2023-11-09	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full	PDF
2023-11-09	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full	PDF
2023-11-09	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full	PDF
2023-08-01	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type group
2023-03-21	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
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
2022-12-05	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 3
Capital events: 0
Officers appointed: 0
Officers resigned: 0

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

Year-on-year

FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31

Turnover

-12.9%

£1,028,200,000 £895,600,000
Cash

+269.7%

£32,000,000 £118,300,000
Net assets

—

Not reported
Employees

+34.5%

1,556 2,093
Operating profit

-23.6%

£375,900,000 £287,100,000
Profit before tax

-27.9%

£334,300,000 £241,100,000
Wages

+28%

£123,200,000 £157,700,000

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers

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