THE EDRINGTON GROUP LIMITED
Trading as Edrington, this privately owned Scottish company produces international spirits, managing a portfolio that includes single malt Scotch whiskies such as The Macallan, Highland Park, and The Glenrothes, alongside various rum and gin brands.
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Cash
£354m
+44% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.5bn
+14% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
2,832
-8.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£200m
-22.5% 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 | £1,219,400,000 | £1,068,700,000 | £922,300,000 | -13.7% | |
| Operating profit | £397,600,000 | £296,500,000 | £249,400,000 | -15.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £368,400,000 | £257,700,000 | £199,600,000 | -22.5% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Cash | £186,300,000 | £245,900,000 | £354,200,000 | +44% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,344,600,000 | £2,331,200,000 | £2,335,200,000 | +0.2% | |
| Net assets | £1,234,600,000 | £1,357,300,000 | £1,547,500,000 | +14% | |
| Equity | £1,234,600,000 | £1,357,300,000 | £1,547,500,000 | +14% | |
| Average employees | 3,211 | 3,089 | 2,832 | -8.3% | |
| Wages | £175,000,000 | £182,700,000 | £166,300,000 | -9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £7,000,000 | £3,900,000 | £4,700,000 | +20.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £200,000 | £200,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £3,200,000 | £1,500,000 | £2,000,000 | +33.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 32.6% | 27.7% | 27.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.0% | 12.7% | 10.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 54.6% | 50.5% | 41.3% | |
| Current ratio | 3.85x | 0.37x | 0.48x | |
| Interest cover | 9.00x | 5.76x | 6.87x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- THE EDRINGTON GROUP LIMITED 1998-03-16 → present
- EDRINGTON HOLDINGS LIMITED 1961-04-25 → 1998-03-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors therefore consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- THE EDRINGTON GROUP LIMITED · parent
- The 1887 Company Limited 75%
- Brugal & Co., S.A. 61%
- Edrington Distillers Limited 100%
- The Macallan Distillers Limited 75%
- Edrington USA Inc 100%
Significant events
- “The sale of The Famous Grouse brand, announced in September 2024, was completed in July 2025.”
- “Subsequent to the year end on 8 April 2026, the Group acquired a further 10% of Huberto Domecq, S.L.U. for ‐1.8m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MURRAY, Gavin James | Secretary | 2020-09-01 | — | — |
| COCKBURN, Angus George | Director | 2020-09-01 | Jun 1963 | British |
| CUMMING-BRUCE, Edward Simon | Director | 2025-04-01 | Jun 1958 | British |
| FITZGERALD, Stefanie | Director | 2018-05-01 | Dec 1961 | German |
| HUYGHUES DESPOINTES, Patricia | Director | 2025-04-01 | Jul 1976 | French |
| HYDE, Paul Andrew | Director | 2015-03-31 | Sep 1972 | British |
| MCCROSKIE, Scott John | Director | 2013-05-01 | Nov 1967 | British |
| TORII, Kengo | Director | 2023-03-30 | Sep 1967 | Japanese |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAMERON, Kenneth David Mackay | Secretary | — | 1994-12-31 |
| COOKE, Martin Alexander | Secretary | 1997-07-01 | 2020-08-31 |
| HUNTER, Richard Jackson Arrol | Secretary | 1995-01-01 | 1997-07-01 |
| AVIS, Alice Mary Cleoniki | Director | 2015-08-01 | 2024-09-02 |
| BARTON, Kenneth Callum Orr, Mr. | Director | 2007-04-06 | 2018-07-31 |
| BELL, Ronald James Scott | Director | 2005-10-01 | 2015-07-31 |
| BOYADJIAN, Igor Pierre | Director | 2023-04-01 | 2026-01-31 |
| CAMERON, Kenneth David Mackay | Director | — | 1995-07-20 |
| CURLE, Ian Barrett, Mr. | Director | 1997-07-01 | 2019-03-29 |
| FARRAR, Richard William | Director | 2003-10-27 | 2017-06-05 |
| GILLESPIE, Andrew | Director | — | 1998-12-31 |
| GILLIES, Crawford Scott | Director | 2017-02-01 | 2025-04-01 |
| GLEN, Trina Catherine | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2009-11-05 |
| GOOD, John James Griffen, Sir | Director | — | 2013-07-31 |
| HIZUKA, Shinichiro | Director | 2020-03-12 | 2023-03-30 |
| HUNTER, Richard Jackson Arrol | Director | 1994-01-01 | 2014-07-01 |
| HUTCHEON, Graham Robert, Mr. | Director | 2003-10-27 | 2021-03-31 |
| JACKSON, Barrie Mason | Director | 1994-01-01 | 2005-05-31 |
| LAWRIE, Thomas Macpherson | Director | 1996-04-04 | 2001-03-31 |
| MACPHAIL, John Alexander Rose | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| MURRAY, Norman Loch | Director | 2012-04-01 | 2017-07-26 |
| RENIER, Catherine | Director | 2024-06-01 | 2025-11-29 |
| RICHARDSON, David Hedley | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2020-09-15 |
| SHORT, Alexander Brian Cooper | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2016-07-04 |
| SPENCE, John Andrew, Cllr | Director | 2001-04-01 | 2007-05-31 |
| WINSER, Kim | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2006-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kintail Trustees Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 265 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 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 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-18 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-03-18 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-04-17 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-04-17 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-04-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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