DIAGEO SCOTLAND LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-11 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
0% vs 2024
Net assets
£4B
0% vs 2024
Employees
3,467
+2.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£689M
-14.2% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,437,000,000 | £2,229,000,000 | |
| Operating profit | £881,000,000 | £768,000,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £803,000,000 | £689,000,000 | |
| Net profit | £736,000,000 | £595,000,000 | |
| Cash | £1,000,000 | £1,000,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,719,000,000 | £4,775,000,000 | |
| Net assets | £4,202,000,000 | £4,201,000,000 | |
| Equity | £4,202,000,000 | £4,201,000,000 | |
| Average employees | 3,378 | 3,467 | |
| Wages | £170,000,000 | £189,000,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £346,000 | £361,000 |
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
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
-
Turnover
-8.5%
£2,437,000,000 £2,229,000,000
-
Cash
0%
£1,000,000 £1,000,000
-
Net assets
0%
£4,202,000,000 £4,201,000,000
-
Employees
+2.6%
3,378 3,467
-
Operating profit
-12.8%
£881,000,000 £768,000,000
-
Profit before tax
-14.2%
£803,000,000 £689,000,000
-
Wages
+11.2%
£170,000,000 £189,000,000
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 36.2% | 34.5% | |
| Net margin | 30.2% | 26.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.7% | 16.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 37.9% | 40.6% | |
| Current ratio | 2.24x | 2.07x | |
| Interest cover | 10.61x | 8.93x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- DIAGEO SCOTLAND LIMITED 2002-07-01 → present
- GUINNESS UNITED DISTILLERS & VINTNERS SCOTLAND LIMITED 2001-06-29 → 2002-07-01
- UNITED DISTILLERS & VINTNERS (ER) LIMITED 1998-02-27 → 2001-06-29
- UNITED DISTILLERS LIMITED 1987-10-07 → 1998-02-27
- DISTILLERS COMPANY PLC (THE) 1877-04-24 → 1987-10-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have no reason to believe that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt about the ability of the company to continue as a going concern. On the basis of their assessment, the company's directors have a reasonable expectation that the company will be able to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from the date the financial statements are approved and signed. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- DIAGEO SCOTLAND LIMITED · parent
- United Distillers & Vintners Philippines Inc 99.99%
- D.C.L. (Holdings) Australia Proprietary Limited 100%
- Diageo New Zealand Limited 100%
- Diageo Scotland Investment Limited 100%
- James Buchanan & Company Limited 100%
- John Haig & Company Limited 100%
- John Walker and Sons Limited 100%
- The Distillers Company (Biochemicals) Limited 100%
- The Lochnagar Distillery Limited 100%
- United Distillers France Limited 100%
- William Sanderson & Son, Limited 100%
- Zepf Technologies UK Limited 100%
- United Distillers France SAS 100%
Significant events
- “Climate change and sustainability: Failure of collective climate action to meet sustainability goals may result in severe warming of 4-5°C as per IPCC RCP8.5 modelling... Increased regulation... loss of licence to operate, financial loss, supply chain disruption and reputational damage.”
- “Geopolitical and macroeconomic volatility: ...increase the likelihood of international and domestic tensions, disputes, conflict, unrest, and crime... Macroeconomic conditions include inflationary pressures, unemployment and global trade tensions.”
- “Cyber and IT resilience: Cyber-attacks are becoming more prevalent, and there is an increased dependency on third-party IT services and solutions.”
- “The company faces competition that may reduce its market share and margins.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 86 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAM, Richard Daniel | Director | 2020-10-15 | Feb 1983 | British |
| CRENNAN, Mark Laurence | Director | 2024-09-25 | Apr 1984 | Australian |
| DOMOSZLAI, Gabor | Director | 2023-02-16 | Jun 1983 | Hungarian |
| EDMUNDS, James Matthew Crayden | Director | 2018-03-08 | Oct 1974 | British |
| GEISZL, Gyorgy, Dr | Director | 2021-08-09 | Feb 1968 | Hungarian |
| KERESZTESI, Dorotea | Director | 2025-10-27 | Mar 1986 | Hungarian |
| MAIR, Adam William Frederick | Director | 2022-03-31 | Jul 1971 | British |
Show 86 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOPER, Victoria | Secretary | 2015-11-05 | 2017-03-23 |
| GILCHRIST, Ronald James | Secretary | 1993-01-01 | 1998-03-31 |
| GUTTRIDGE, Jonathan Michael | Secretary | 2018-01-05 | 2018-04-20 |
| MATTHEWS, Claire Elizabeth | Secretary | 2012-02-02 | 2018-01-05 |
| NICHOLLS, John James, Mr. | Secretary | 2002-03-15 | 2012-02-02 |
| PETERS, Mark David | Secretary | 1998-03-31 | 2000-11-10 |
| SMART, John William | Secretary | — | 1992-12-31 |
| ABIGAIL, Adele Ann | Director | 2008-08-07 | 2009-10-01 |
| ANDREW, Ewan | Director | 2006-09-27 | 2006-09-27 |
| BARP, Eduardo Peroni | Director | 2019-01-15 | 2019-10-08 |
| BEE, Richard James | Director | 2010-03-16 | 2011-10-26 |
| BELGERI, Pablo | Director | 2019-10-08 | 2019-12-17 |
| BENTLEY, Phillip Keague | Director | 1999-07-01 | 2000-10-31 |
| BINNING, Paviter Singh | Director | 2001-04-18 | 2003-10-03 |
| BOLTON, Stephen John | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2018-09-28 |
| BUNN, Susanne Margaret | Director | 2002-03-15 | 2008-01-04 |
| CALDWELL, Walter Hunter | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2002-04-30 |
| CHAPMAN, Francis Ian | Director | — | 1990-12-31 |
| COASE, Charles Dawson, Mr. | Director | 2005-04-07 | 2011-03-31 |
| CONNELL, David Allan Maclean | Director | — | 1992-01-31 |
| CRICKMORE, Gavin Paul | Director | 2007-08-10 | 2020-06-30 |
| DAVIES, Christopher Mark | Director | 2007-08-10 | 2009-03-31 |
| DAVIS, Crispen Henry, Sir | Director | 1990-07-23 | 1993-10-12 |
| DONAGHEY, Bryan Harold | Director | 2006-05-26 | 2013-05-14 |
| DOWLING, Shaun Coleman | Director | — | 1992-07-10 |
| DUFFY, Simon Patrick | Director | 1989-07-19 | 1992-01-31 |
| ELLIOTT, Yvonne | Director | 2018-09-28 | 2021-09-14 |
| FENNESSY, Sharon Lynnette | Director | 2018-09-28 | 2021-08-09 |
| FLYNN, Michael Christopher | Director | 2005-04-07 | 2008-06-15 |
| FRANCIS, David Mark | Director | 2010-03-16 | 2012-10-24 |
| FRANCO, Jose Alberto Ibeas | Director | 2011-12-16 | 2014-02-03 |
| GILL, Andrew Douglas | Director | 2022-09-20 | 2023-02-16 |
| GREENER, Anthony Armitage, Sir | Director | 1996-05-10 | 1998-09-01 |
| GREENER, Anthony Armitage, Sir | Director | — | 1992-05-11 |
| HANNA, Kenneth George | Director | 1995-05-17 | 1996-07-31 |
| HARDIE, David Anthony | Director | 1998-09-01 | 1999-12-01 |
| HARLOCK, David Frederick | Director | 2016-05-26 | 2018-08-01 |
| HAYNES, Kerryn Louise | Director | 2015-06-11 | 2018-09-10 |
| HEADE, Patrick Michael | Director | 2006-05-26 | 2007-08-10 |
| HEGINBOTTOM, David | Director | 2011-06-16 | 2014-10-01 |
| HERMANS, Robert Walter Antoine | Director | — | 1989-12-31 |
| HIBBINS, Richard Arthur | Director | 2008-03-10 | 2009-06-30 |
| HIGGS, Brian | Director | 2011-11-29 | 2013-04-05 |
| JOHNSSON, Finn | Director | 1995-03-17 | 1998-02-28 |
| JOY, Raymond James | Director | 2004-04-20 | 2007-06-22 |
| KEENAN, John Michael Joseph | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2001-10-30 |
| KERESZTESI, Dora | Director | 2022-09-26 | 2022-11-09 |
| KETTLE, Graham | Director | 1989-07-19 | 1991-12-31 |
| KYNE, Jill | Director | 2008-02-18 | 2009-06-29 |
| LESTER, Matthew John | Director | 2003-01-31 | 2006-08-31 |
| LEWIS, John Ivor | Director | 1992-01-01 | 1998-09-01 |
| LORIMER, Stuart | Director | 2011-11-29 | 2014-12-31 |
| MACFARLANE OF BEARSDEN, Lord | Director | — | 1996-05-10 |
| MAHLER, Aniko | Director | 2023-01-03 | 2024-12-02 |
| MAJOR, Kara Elizabeth | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2018-09-24 |
| MAKOS, Nandor | Director | 2006-05-26 | 2014-08-01 |
| MARSH, Christopher Richard Roff | Director | 2006-05-26 | 2007-09-30 |
| MARTIN, Ronald Kerr | Director | — | 1991-10-31 |
| MCGRATH, John Brian | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2000-12-18 |
| MCLURE, Donald Niven Allen | Director | — | 1989-09-30 |
| MILBURN, Lucie Charlotte | Director | 2021-09-14 | 2022-09-20 |
| MILLER, Keith James | Director | 2013-08-08 | 2022-03-31 |
| MOORE, Robert Joseph | Director | 2001-10-30 | 2003-01-31 |
| MYDDELTON, Roger Hugh | Director | 2000-12-18 | 2003-03-31 |
| NAYAGER, Dayalan | Director | 2017-04-06 | 2018-12-31 |
| NICHOLLS, John James, Mr. | Director | 2011-06-16 | 2018-03-09 |
| O'NEILL, Brendon Richard, Dr | Director | 1992-01-01 | 1998-04-30 |
| PARNELL, Philip John | Director | 1993-03-12 | 1998-02-01 |
| PATEL, Hina | Director | 2018-09-28 | 2022-03-29 |
| PHILLIPSON, Peter William | Director | 1997-02-01 | 1998-09-01 |
| RAJAGOPAL, Ravi | Director | 2003-10-03 | 2005-04-07 |
| RHODES, Phillip Baverstock | Director | — | 1989-09-08 |
| ROSE, Nicholas Charles | Director | 1998-09-01 | 1999-07-01 |
| RUTHERFORD, Alan Gray, Dr | Director | 1995-05-17 | 1998-09-01 |
| SCOTT, David | Director | 1998-09-01 | 1999-03-31 |
| SHALAEVA, Irina | Director | 2025-02-12 | 2025-11-01 |
| SMITH, Andrew Mark | Director | 2009-06-29 | 2012-06-20 |
| SZAKOLCZAI, Nandor | Director | 2020-06-30 | 2022-09-26 |
| TENNANT, Anthony John, Sir | Director | — | 1989-07-19 |
| THOMPSON, Graham Lancaster | Director | 1992-01-01 | 1995-06-12 |
| TUNNACLIFFE, Paul Derek | Director | 2008-01-07 | 2016-06-30 |
| VALLE DIAZ, Carlos | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2022-06-30 |
| WAHI, Abhishek | Director | 2022-09-26 | 2024-09-25 |
| WALSH, Paul Steven | Director | 2000-04-20 | 2006-03-09 |
| WILLIAMS, Alistair Charles Walter | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2003-04-18 |
| ZEISLER, Gabor | Director | 2015-11-05 | 2020-08-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diageo Great Britain Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 365 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.