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Sectors›Food and Drink›WILLIAM GRANT & SONS DISTILLERS LIMITED

WILLIAM GRANT & SONS DISTILLERS LIMITED

PaymentCheck Score 2025
45Poor
#4838 in UK
#224 in Scotland

Industry ranking

  • 354th of 483 in Food And Drink

Company Information

Company Number
SC134248
Registered Address
The Glenfiddich Distillery, Dufftown, Keith, Scotland, AB55 4DH
Status
Active
Employee Count
1,087
Turnover
£522,100,000
EBITDA
£26,383,000

Additional Details

Website
https://www.williamgrantusa.com/age_verify.php?redirect=/index.php
Company Type
Private limited Company
Incorporated On
1 October 1991
Nature of Business
11010 - Distilling, rectifying and blending of spirits
Industries
Food And Drink
Region
Scotland
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Time to Pay

Average Time to Pay
52 days
Shortest Period:14 days
Longest Period:45 days
Max Contractual:45 days

Payment Timeline

Within 30 Days
13%
31-60 Days
76%
After 60 Days
11%
Not Paid Within Terms22%

Payment Features

Participates in Codes✗ No
E-Invoicing✗ No
Supply Chain Finance✗ No

Performance Reports History

Reporting Period Filed: 2026-01-29
Reporting PeriodFiling DateAverage Time to Pay (days)Paid within 30 daysPaid 31-60 daysPaid after 60 daysNot Paid within Terms
01 Jul 2025 - 31 Dec 202529 Jan 20265213%76%11%22%
01 Jan 2025 - 30 Jun 202523 Jul 20255414%75%11%19%
01 Jul 2024 - 31 Dec 202430 Jan 20255515%73%12%20%
01 Jan 2024 - 30 Jun 202431 Jul 20245617%68%16%29%
01 Jul 2023 - 31 Dec 202312 Feb 20246312%65%23%88%
01 Jul 2022 - 31 Dec 202227 Jan 20235019%66%14%24%
01 Jan 2022 - 30 Jun 202227 Jul 20225411%73%16%27%
01 Jul 2021 - 31 Dec 202127 Jan 20225214%72%14%24%
01 Jan 2021 - 30 Jun 202127 Jul 20215117%72%11%20%
01 Jul 2020 - 31 Dec 202029 Jan 20215015%73%12%23%
01 Jan 2020 - 30 Jun 202028 Jul 20205413%73%14%24%
01 Jul 2019 - 31 Dec 201929 Jan 20205312%75%13%24%
01 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 201930 Jul 20195114%73%13%25%
01 Jul 2018 - 31 Dec 201830 Jan 20195311%75%13%26%
01 Jan 2018 - 30 Jun 201827 Jul 20185316%71%13%27%

Invoice Payment Practices

This information is as reported by the business, and responses are in their own words.

Payment Terms

Standard payment terms

Shortest: 14 days from date of invoice. Longest: End of month following with 45 days being average days. Results have been calculated based on invoice date as our systems do not record the actual date the invoice was received by the business.

Were there any changes to the standard payment terms in the reporting period?

No information available

Any other information about payment terms

Some invoices in this company are from other group companies. We do not track invoices under dispute so cannot advise on the value of these invoices.

Maximum contractual payment period agreed

45

Dispute Resolution Process

In the first instance, all queries should be directed to the relevant business contact.

Other Payment Information

Has this business signed up to a code of conduct or standards on payment practices?

For example, signatories to The Prompt Payment Code must commit to paying 95% of their invoices within 60 days.

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Does this business offer e-invoicing in relation to qualifying contracts?

This is where suppliers can electronically submit and track invoices. It's not just allowing suppliers to email them an invoice.

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Does this business offer supply chain finance?

This is where a supplier who has submitted an invoice can be paid by a third-party finance provider earlier than the agreed payment date. The business would then pay the finance provider the invoiced sum.

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Under its payment practices and policies, can this business deduct sums from payments under qualifying contracts as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?

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During the reporting period, did the business deduct sums from payments as a charge for remaining on a supplier list?

No information available

About this company

William Grant & Sons Distillers Limited is a Scottish company registered at the Glenfiddich Distillery in Dufftown, with a nature of business classified as distilling, rectifying and blending of spirits. It was incorporated in 1991, initially under the name Pacific Shelf 411 Limited, before adopting its current name. Companies House records list it as an active private limited company, with a customer service address separately recorded in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire. The available evidence does not detail specific brands or product lines, but the registered office location at a working distillery and its SIC classification confirm that the entity operates within spirits production.

Generated from the company's website and Companies House records. Sources: find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk · lei.bloomberg.com

Financial Metrics

Cash
£53,170,000
Net Worth
£683,476,000
Total Current Assets
£1,488,442,000
Total Current Liabilities
£1,183,395,000

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PaymentCheck

Our mission is to change the culture of late payments in the UK and help save over 55,000 companies every year which close due to cashflow issues.

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  • Late Payment Help
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© 2026 Payment Check Ltd

Registered Address: 3rd Floor Suite 207 Regent Street London W1B 3HH

Made by Alastair Campbell