TXT In plain English
Company description
WHYTE AND MACKAY LIMITED is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Private Limited Company”. Incorporated on 20 January 1927; registered for 99 years; registered office reported in GLASGOW, SCOTLAND. Its primary declared activity is 11010 · Distilling, rectifying and blending of spirits.
This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 2 PSC records, 30 trade marks, 3 other public-register records. This description is assembled from public data, is not a reliability assessment, and should be checked against the cited sources before a legally significant decision.
Web facts are never added from a name match alone. Internet enrichment requires the exact Companies House ID in Wikidata, and ambiguous results are excluded.
01 Company overview
Identity and registration
- Official name
- WHYTE AND MACKAY LIMITED
- Company number
- SC014456
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- FULL
- Mortgage charges
- 109 total · 2 outstanding · 107 satisfied
- Limited partnership members
- 0 general · 0 limited
A registered office is not necessarily a trading location. The address is reproduced from the Companies House bulk record and should be interpreted in that legal context.
02 Filing dates
Accounts and statements
Last accounts made up to
31 December 2024Next accounts due
30 September 2026Last statement made up to
10 May 2026Next statement due
24 May 2027BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Workforce reporting
Gender pay gap
- Median bonus gap
- 14.3%
- Mean bonus gap
- 49.9%
- Women receiving bonus
- 97.8%
- Men receiving bonus
- 96.3%
- Women in top quartile
- 40.2%
- Women in upper middle quartile
- 29.9%
- Women in lower middle quartile
- 32.2%
- Women in lower quartile
- 48.6%
Earlier reporting years (8)
- 500 to 9991.6% median hourly gap
- 500 to 9998.9% median hourly gap
- 500 to 9997.5% median hourly gap
- 500 to 9998.5% median hourly gap
- 250 to 49914.2% median hourly gap
- 250 to 49914.8% median hourly gap
- 250 to 49919.0% median hourly gap
- 250 to 49920.8% median hourly gap
Positive gaps mean men were paid more; negative gaps mean women were paid more. These figures are employer-reported and describe the workforce distribution, not equal pay for the same job. The company link uses the exact Companies House number supplied by the service.
04 Supplier payments
Payment practices and performance
- Reporting period
- 1 January 2026 – 30 June 2026
- Filed
- 13 July 2026
- Shortest standard term
- 60 days
- Longest standard term
- Not supplied
- E-invoicing offered
- No
- Supply-chain finance
- Not offered
- Payment codes
- No
- Construction retentions
- No qualifying construction contracts
Complete reported payment fields
- Policy regime
- Regime-3
- Financial period started
- 1 January 2026
- Qualifying contracts
- Yes
- Payments made
- Yes
- Invoice value paid within 30 days
- £42,006,244
- Invoice value paid in 31–60 days
- £33,980,953
- Invoice value paid after 60 days
- £12,465,395
- Invoice value paid outside agreed terms
- £18,759,073
- Invoices paid in 31–60 days
- 47.0%
- Invoices unpaid due to dispute
- 0.0%
- Maximum contractual payment period
- 60 days
- Supplier-list charging policy
- No
- Supplier-list charges made
- No
Reported terms and dispute process
- Standard payment terms
60 days from date of invoice or 14 days from receipt whichever is later. Main exceptions are noted below.
- Other payment-term information
Exceptions to the standard 60 day terms may be agreed: - Payment of invoices for customer retros would typically match their own payment terms to us, e.g. 30 days. - We may agree shorter payment terms where there is a significant upfront cash outlay from the supplier for an event, etc.
- Dispute resolution process
All queries regarding payment of invoices should be emailed to the Accounts Payable Department at: purchase.invoices@whyteandmackay.com who aim to respond within 2/3 working days.
Earlier payment reports (11 shown)
- 42.0 average days to pay11.0% outside terms
- 43.0 average days to pay11.0% outside terms
- 41.0 average days to pay10.0% outside terms
- 44.0 average days to pay9.0% outside terms
- 45.0 average days to pay8.0% outside terms
- 47.0 average days to pay10.0% outside terms
- 45.0 average days to pay10.0% outside terms
- 45.0 average days to pay13.0% outside terms
- 48.0 average days to pay15.0% outside terms
- 50.0 average days to pay23.0% outside terms
- 50.0 average days to pay22.0% outside terms
This is a company-submitted statutory disclosure, not a credit rating. BritDB preserves the reporting period and links the report only through the Companies House number supplied by the official service. Percentages describe payments made during that period and may change in later reports.
05 Supply-chain transparency
Modern slavery statement
- Organisation
- WHYTE AND MACKAY LIMITED
- Group submission
- Yes
- Parent organisation
- WHYTE AND MACKAY GROUP LIMITED
- Statement period
- 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
- Approved
- 31 December 2024
- Sectors
- Food and beverages, agriculture and fishing
Organisation structure
Covered in the statement
Policies
Covered in the statement
Risk assessment
Covered in the statement
Due diligence
Covered in the statement
Training
Covered in the statement
Goals and KPIs
Not reported as covered
Full statement information supplied to the registry
- Reported turnover band
- £100 million to £500 million
- Years producing statements
- More than 5 years
- ILO indicators included
- Not answered
- Registry record updated
- 23 July 2025
Policies described
Freedom of workers to terminate employment Freedom of association Prohibits any threat of violence, harassment and intimidation Prohibits child labour Prohibits discrimination
Training described
Your whole organisation
Worker engagement and working conditions
Your suppliers
Grievance mechanisms
Using anonymous whistleblowing services, such as a helpline or mobile phone app Through trade unions or other worker representative groups
Earlier linked statements (1)
- WHYTE AND MACKAY LIMITED1 January 2020
A registry entry records what the organisation declared in its statement. It is not an independent audit. Group statements can cover several companies; BritDB preserves each exact source-supplied company-number link and excludes approver names and email addresses.
UK Additional public registers
Schools, childcare, care and HSE records
Whyte and MacKay Limited
18 December 2025 · Improvement Notice
Whyte and MacKay Limited
1 July 2022 · Improvement Notice
Whyte and MacKay Limited
1 July 2022 · Improvement Notice
Identity methods differ by source. DfE links use source-supplied company numbers. Ofsted and Scottish care links are unique exact name-and-postcode candidates. HSE links require one unique exact Companies House organisation name. Verify candidate associations independently.
06 Data protection
ICO fee-payer registration
Whyte and Mackay Limited
Registration Z6155435
- Registered from
- 21 January 2002
- Current end date
- 20 January 2027
This is a candidate association, not an official Companies House link. The ICO file supplies no company number. The organisation name and postcode uniquely matched this company in the current snapshot. BritDB excludes all DPO contact fields and does not publish unmatched personal entries.
TM UK trade marks
Exact owner-name matches
SINGLE FINGER
Owner Whyte and Mackay Limited · classes 33
- Filed / designated
- 16 June 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 16 June 2027
SEVEN WOOD
Owner Whyte and Mackay Limited · classes 33
- Filed / designated
- 2 June 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 2 June 2027
JURA UNITY
Owner Whyte and Mackay Limited · classes 33
- Filed / designated
- 2 June 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 2 June 2027
KANE'S
Owner Whyte and Mackay Limited · classes 33
- Filed / designated
- 16 May 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 16 May 2027
88 DEGREES SOUTH
Owner Whyte and Mackay Limited · classes 16,32,33,35,41,43
- Filed / designated
- 2 May 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 2 May 2027
MARVELLOUS ENGINE
Owner Whyte and Mackay Limited · classes 33
- Filed / designated
- 30 March 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 30 March 2027
THE REFORMER
Owner Whyte and Mackay Limited · classes 33
- Filed / designated
- 30 March 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 30 March 2027
ARK ROYAL
Owner Whyte and Mackay Limited · classes 33
- Filed / designated
- 30 March 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 30 March 2027
DJINN BOTTLE
Owner Whyte and Mackay Limited · classes 33
- Filed / designated
- 30 March 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 30 March 2027
WILDCAT
Owner Whyte and Mackay Limited · classes 33
- Filed / designated
- 30 March 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 30 March 2027
FOGRACH
Owner Whyte and Mackay Limited · classes 33
- Filed / designated
- 30 March 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 30 March 2027
WOODSMAN
Owner Whyte and Mackay Limited · classes 33
- Filed / designated
- 30 March 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 30 March 2027
WOODMAN
Owner Whyte and Mackay Limited · classes 33
- Filed / designated
- 30 March 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 30 March 2027
RABBIT HAT
Owner Whyte and Mackay Limited · classes 33
- Filed / designated
- 30 March 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 30 March 2027
WHISKY WORKS
Owner Whyte and Mackay Limited · classes 33
- Filed / designated
- 30 March 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 30 March 2027
SPIRIT SAFE
Owner Whyte and Mackay Limited · classes 33
- Filed / designated
- 30 March 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 30 March 2027
JURA JOURNEY
Owner Whyte and Mackay Limited · classes 33
- Filed / designated
- 28 February 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 28 February 2027
THE GLEN STAG
Owner Whyte and Mackay Limited · classes 33
- Filed / designated
- 6 February 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 6 February 2027
RAKE'S
Owner Whyte and Mackay Limited · classes 33
- Filed / designated
- 1 February 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 1 February 2027
BRADSTREET
Owner Whyte and Mackay Limited · classes 33
- Filed / designated
- 1 February 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 1 February 2027
CAT'S PAW
Owner Whyte and Mackay Limited · classes 33
- Filed / designated
- 1 February 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 1 February 2027
SURGEON BARBER
Owner Whyte and Mackay Limited · classes 33
- Filed / designated
- 1 February 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 1 February 2027
SURGEONS GUILD
Owner Whyte and Mackay Limited · classes 33
- Filed / designated
- 1 February 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 1 February 2027
8 OUT OF 10 BIG CATS PREFER WHYTE & MACKAY
Owner Whyte and Mackay Limited · classes 33
- Filed / designated
- 4 January 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 4 January 2027
8 OUT OF 10 BIG CATS PREFER IT
Owner Whyte and Mackay Limited · classes 33
- Filed / designated
- 4 January 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 4 January 2027
BIG CATS PREFER WHYTE & MACKAY
Owner Whyte and Mackay Limited · classes 33
- Filed / designated
- 4 January 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 4 January 2027
BIG CATS PREFER IT
Owner Whyte and Mackay Limited · classes 33
- Filed / designated
- 4 January 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 4 January 2027
KILDERMORIE
Owner Whyte and Mackay Limited · classes 33
- Filed / designated
- 25 November 2016
- Valid until / renewal due
- 25 November 2026
JOHN BARR
Owner Whyte and Mackay Limited · classes 33
- Filed / designated
- 8 July 2016
- Valid until / renewal due
- 8 July 2026
JBC
Owner Whyte and Mackay Limited · classes 33
- Filed / designated
- 8 July 2016
- Valid until / renewal due
- 8 July 2026
This is an exact normalised company-name match, not a registrar-confirmed ownership link. Another legal entity can have the same or a very similar name. UKIPO data is a historical 2018 snapshot; verify the owner and current status before relying on it.
07 Ownership and control
People with significant control
Whyte And Mackay Global Limited
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Controls 75% or more of voting rights
- Can appoint or remove directors
- Country registered
- Scotland
- Legal authority
- Companies Act 2006
- Legal form
- Private Limited Company
- Place registered
- Companies House
- Registration number
- Sc615323
- Notified
- 5 September 2019
Whyte And Mackay Group Limited
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Country registered
- Scotland
- Legal authority
- Companies Act 2006
- Legal form
- Limited Company
- Place registered
- Uk Companies House
- Registration number
- Sc221954
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
- Ceased
- 5 September 2019
PSC records are company-filed public-register information. When the exact same displayed individual name occurs at multiple companies, BritDB offers a non-indexed cross-reference page. It is a name match only, not proof that the records describe the same person. Service addresses and partial dates of birth are deliberately omitted.
08 Charity register
Charity Commission links
No exact company-number link in this snapshot
The Charity Commission extract did not explicitly associate this Companies House number with a charity. BritDB does not use a name-only match to fill the gap.
This company-level check covers the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Links are accepted only when the official extract supplies this exact company registration number. Scottish charities now have separate OSCR profiles, but OSCR’s bulk fields do not provide a Companies House number, so BritDB does not infer a company link.
09 Northern Ireland charity register
CCNI exact company links
No unambiguous company-number link found
The CCNI source number did not resolve uniquely to this Companies House record. BritDB did not use a name or address match.
CCNI publishes company numbers without a jurisdiction prefix. BritDB links only when the plausible padded UK and NI candidates resolve to exactly one Companies House company.
10 Sanctions screening
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link found
The imported UK Sanctions List did not supply this Companies House number as a UK-linked business identifier. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
No exact link is not sanctions clearance. UK restrictions can apply through ownership or control even where an entity is not separately named. Always use the current official list and obtain appropriate advice for a legally significant decision.
11 Public procurement
Find a Tender links
No exact GB-COH link in this snapshot
Find a Tender did not explicitly identify this Companies House number in a procurement party. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
These links use only the GB-COH identifier supplied in the procurement record. A company may have other public-sector work that is absent, older, below publication thresholds or published without a Companies House identifier.
12 Environmental register
Environment Agency waste registrations
No exact company-number registration linked
The licensed Environment Agency subset did not contain this exact Companies House number. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
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13 Nature of business
Standard Industrial Classification
14 Connected public record
Checks beyond the company register
Charity Commission
0 exact company-number links.
Northern Ireland charities
0 unambiguous company-number links.
Public contracts
0 procurement processes linked by exact GB-COH identifier.
Waste register
0 exact company-number registrations.
Corporate notices
The Gazette is not yet connected.
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link in this report.
A checked source with no exact link is not a clean bill of health. Unchecked sources remain unknown, while sanctions may also apply through ownership or control of a listed person or entity.
15 Record timeline
Dates in the bulk record
- Confirmation statement
Latest confirmation statement made up to this date
- Accounts
Latest accounts made up to this date
- Incorporation
Company incorporated
16 Provenance
Sources for this profile
Identity, address, status, dates, SIC, previous names and mortgage totals.
Annual employer reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Statutory supplier-payment reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Annual statement summaries linked by exact source company number.
Organisation enforcement records linked by one unique exact company name.
Privacy-reduced candidate associations based on a unique exact name-and-postcode match.
Current and ceased significant-control records joined by exact company number.
Daily England and Wales extract matched only by the official company registration number.
Daily CCNI export with company links only where the source number resolves unambiguously.
Complete FCDO list checked by exact UK-linked business registration number.
Procurement parties checked only through exact GB-COH identifiers.
Licensed subset linked only by exact Companies House number.
Financial regulation and licences.
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