---
title: "THE SCOTCH MALT WHISKY SOCIETY LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e3df5af7-cf5b-51ee-8a9f-71829473b0b7
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/e3df5af7-cf5b-51ee-8a9f-71829473b0b7
identifier: oo:GB-COH-SC083022
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# THE SCOTCH MALT WHISKY SOCIETY LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-SC083022`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e3df5af7-cf5b-51ee-8a9f-71829473b0b7  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/e3df5af7-cf5b-51ee-8a9f-71829473b0b7  

## Cross-source identity

The same real-world entity, resolved across sources:

- **THE SCOTCH MALT WHISKY SOCIETY LIMITED** — GLEIF · `lei:2138003AQZKL12QB4C45` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f5b6248d-ed16-5086-a7f6-34e5ee5a3f60

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **THE ARTISANAL SPIRITS COMPANY PLC** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f471d897-03f6-5a70-b391-cadd6c9fab4e

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

A **62-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:** `SC083022`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 1983-05-06
- **Registered office:** The Vaults, 87 Giles Street, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 6BZ
- **SIC:** 11010

### Officers

- AITKEN, Douglas Henderson — secretary · appointed 2021-09-06
- DANE, Andrew William — director · British · appointed 2020-09-17
- MCCARTER, William — director · British · appointed 2023-05-17
- BREMNER, William Alexander — secretary · appointed 2015-04-20 · resigned 2021-09-06
- CULLEN, Peter Beszant — secretary · British · appointed 2001-01-23 · resigned 2001-07-01
- FLEMING, Martha Jayne — secretary · British · appointed 2005-06-01 · resigned 2015-03-27
- HILLS, Phillip Francis Logan — secretary · British · resigned 1989-10-07
- MACDONALD, Alison Erica — secretary · British · appointed 2004-06-25 · resigned 2005-05-31
- MCKAY, Douglas Charles — secretary · British · appointed 1993-01-22 · resigned 1996-05-28
- SAYWOOD, Joan Carol — secretary · British · appointed 2001-07-01 · resigned 2004-06-24
- SAYWOOD, Joan Carol — secretary · British · appointed 1996-05-28 · resigned 2001-01-23
- BIGGART BAILLIE & GIFFORD WS — corporate nominee secretary · resigned 1992-12-03
- AITKEN, Neil Peter James — director · British · appointed 2016-05-31 · resigned 2021-06-25
- BREMNER, William Alexander — director · British · appointed 2015-09-01 · resigned 2020-09-17
- CULLEN, Peter Beszant — director · British · appointed 1998-01-21 · resigned 2007-09-30
- DAMEN, Jan Willem — director · Dutch · appointed 2015-09-01 · resigned 2023-07-28
- DANA, Anne — director · British · appointed 1995-03-26 · resigned 1997-07-27
- DANA, Anne — director · British · resigned 1990-05-11
- DARKE, Adrian — director · British · resigned 1995-03-26
- FLEMING, Martha Jayne — director · British · appointed 2009-08-14 · resigned 2015-03-27

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [The Artisanal Spirits Company Plc](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f471d897-03f6-5a70-b391-cadd6c9fab4e) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · Scotland — since 2016-07-01

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC083022
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC083022

## 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 **THE SCOTCH MALT WHISKY SOCIETY LIMITED** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e3df5af7-cf5b-51ee-8a9f-71829473b0b7 · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **THE SCOTCH MALT WHISKY SOCIETY LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e3df5af7-cf5b-51ee-8a9f-71829473b0b7 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/e3df5af7-cf5b-51ee-8a9f-71829473b0b7._

_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"._