---
title: "JOHN MACLAREN & SONS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/1040ca2f-5367-5424-93bf-30bd304092a2
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/1040ca2f-5367-5424-93bf-30bd304092a2
identifier: oo:GB-COH-01616670
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# JOHN MACLAREN & SONS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-01616670`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/1040ca2f-5367-5424-93bf-30bd304092a2  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/1040ca2f-5367-5424-93bf-30bd304092a2  

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **Mr Stephen James Ball** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/7685bdd3-9b90-5bf1-a4fe-d76db99dfbbd
- **Mr Stephen James Ball** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/2b9e26bb-8b1f-4079-986b-16ceeab12968
- **Mr Colin Shields Barclay** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/03734744-61bf-4bef-9348-b0fdb374f147
- **John Maclaren Limited** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/5dc0ba97-051f-4855-a743-7f59b06cdf5f

### Holdings / subsidiaries

- **MACLINTOCKS WHISKY COMPANY LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/553e3b94-230d-5d0f-895d-270e89ee8fbf
- **JOCK FRASER (SCOTLAND) LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/1614a43b-6f88-55cf-afd8-7b5b4b5bff06
- **HALIFAX SHIPPING AND FINANCE CO LTD.** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/3e145fc8-4a88-5c3f-9b15-1f02d30b39f1
- **ETHICA MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/6d7e0804-3bda-5818-971b-ea33b94725b9
- **MACLINTOCKS WHISKY COMPANY LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/553e3b94-230d-5d0f-895d-270e89ee8fbf
- **JOCK FRASER (SCOTLAND) LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/1614a43b-6f88-55cf-afd8-7b5b4b5bff06
- **THE SPIRITS COMPANY LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/25380a87-98fd-5a20-82fa-a80f42087367
- **HALIFAX SHIPPING AND FINANCE CO LTD.** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/3e145fc8-4a88-5c3f-9b15-1f02d30b39f1
- **HART BROTHERS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/50ee0487-617a-588b-ad04-a3c8de2d4a06
- **ETHICA MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/6d7e0804-3bda-5818-971b-ea33b94725b9

### UBO chain (walk to the ultimate owner)

A **4-step** ownership/control chain to the ultimate beneficial owner is resolved for this entity. The full cited chain unlocks with a paid API key or a one-off dossier — https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

## Company profile (live · UK Companies House)

- **Company number:** `01616670`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 1982-02-24
- **Registered office:** 4 Millfield Close, Chester Le Street, Durham, DH2 3HZ, England
- **SIC:** 46170

### Officers

- BALL (NOMINEE FOR SPHERE TRUSTEES LTD), Stephen James — director · British · appointed 2001-04-01
- BARCLAY, Colin Shields — director · Canadian · appointed 2001-04-06
- BARCLAY, David Ellis — director · Scottish · appointed 2024-09-30
- LULHAM, Michael Brian Julian — director · British · appointed 2026-08-27
- PURDIE, Caroline Amy — director · Scottish · appointed 2019-06-28
- BARCLAY, Colin Shields — secretary · Canadian · appointed 2001-04-06 · resigned 2016-08-31
- CURRIE, Barbara Foy — secretary · British · resigned 1994-03-31
- CURRIE, Harold James — secretary · British · appointed 1994-03-31 · resigned 1995-03-29
- GALBRAITH MCEWAN AND CO — corporate secretary · appointed 1995-03-29 · resigned 2001-04-06
- BALL, Stephen James — director · British · appointed 1994-03-31 · resigned 1995-11-27
- CURRIE, Barbara Foy — director · British · resigned 1994-03-31
- CURRIE, Harold James — director · British · resigned 1995-03-06
- HOOPER, David Vernon — director · South African · appointed 1994-03-31 · resigned 2001-04-01
- NICOL, James Walker — director · British · appointed 1995-03-06 · resigned 2001-04-06
- ROBINSON, Colin John — director · South African · appointed 1994-03-31 · resigned 2001-04-01
- THOMAS, John Eifion — director · British · appointed 1995-11-27 · resigned 2001-02-21

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- Mr Stephen James Ball — significant influence or control · individual PSC · Channel Islands — since 2016-10-31
- Mr Colin Shields Barclay — significant influence or control · individual PSC · England — ceased 2021-08-25
- [John Maclaren Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/5dc0ba97-051f-4855-a743-7f59b06cdf5f) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · Channel Islands — ceased 2016-10-31

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01616670
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01616670

## Get the full, resolved dossier (agent-callable)

The above is the free teaser. The resolved **multi-hop UBO chain**, ownership **%**, full **financial history**, itemised **assets** and the hop-by-hop **exposure path** are the paid depth — callable as tools from your agent:

```bash
npx -y @whiteintel/mcp-server   # then: get_dossier · trace_ownership_path · check_offshore_exposure
```

Or unlock a one-off cited dossier for **JOHN MACLAREN & SONS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/1040ca2f-5367-5424-93bf-30bd304092a2 · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **JOHN MACLAREN & SONS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/1040ca2f-5367-5424-93bf-30bd304092a2 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/1040ca2f-5367-5424-93bf-30bd304092a2._

_Risk levels are heuristic investigative leads, not legal determinations of beneficial ownership. Every claim carries a source; an absent edge means "not yet observed in current sources", not "does not exist"._