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The Scotch Whisky Research Institute

UK company SC056430, incorporated on 30 September 1974.

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The Scotch Whisky Research Institute

Company number
SC056430
Incorporated
30 Sep 1974
Companies House status
Active

Company identity

Founded / incorporated
30 September 1974

Company number SC056430

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Legal name
THE SCOTCH WHISKY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Company type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Region
Scotland
Registered address
THE ROBERTSON TRUST BUILDING RESEARCH AVENUE NORTH
RICCARTON
EDINBURGH
EH14 4AP
Insolvency history
No

Company events

Reference milestones and recent Companies House filing stream events.

5 events
30 Sep
2027

Accounts due

Accounts Due

Next accounts due date

07 Feb
2027

Confirmation statement due

Confirmation Due

Next confirmation statement due date

24 Jan
2026

Confirmation statement filed

Confirmation

Last confirmation statement made up date

31 Dec
2025

Accounts filed

Accounts

Last accounts made up date

30 Sep
1974

Incorporated

Inception

Company registered at Companies House

Public funding

6 awards
First funded
2012
Funded years
2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2023
Age at first award
37 years

Projects

2023 Collaborative R&D Lead participant

AI and Hyperspectral Imaging based Non-Destructive inspection for Advancing Peat Use Efficiency in Whisky Production: A Feasibility Study

1 Oct 2023 to 31 Mar 2024

Awarded
£24,469
Total cost £24,469

This collaborative project between The Scotch Whisky Research Institute (SWRI) and Robert Gordon University (RGU) aims to revolutionize peat analysis in the whisky industry using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and hyperspectral imaging techniques. By leveraging SWRI's expertise in whisky production and RGU's AI and hyperspectral imaging capabilities, we wil...

2017 Feasibility Studies Lead participant

EPH Elimination from Malting Barley for Scotch Whisky Production

1 Oct 2017 to 31 Jul 2018

Awarded
£24,758
Total cost £35,369

In the food and drink industry ethyl carbamate is a strictly regulated compound. To ensure minimal levels are produced during whisky distillation, only EPH non-producing barley varieties are recommended to the industry, EPH being the precursor for ethyl carbamate. The James Hutton Institute (JHI) in Dundee and the Scotch Whisky Research Institute (SWRI) i...

2016 BIS-Funded Programmes Lead participant

Novel low viscosity wheats for distilling

1 Mar 2016 to 31 Mar 2019

Awarded
£16,744
Total cost £37,209

A new collaboration beween industry and academics has been funded which aims to utilise a novel non- GM approach to improve a major UK crop. The project, which involves Rothamsted Research and two industrial partners, The Scotch Whisky Research Institute and Limagrain UK, will run from 2015-2018. A successful outcome will demonstrate the potential to grea...

2015 BIS-Funded Programmes

To develop sustainable approaches to improve grain quality and help end users of soft wheat to mitigate challenges in downstream processing

1 Aug 2015 to 31 Jul 2018

Awarded
£39,762
Total cost £88,565

Users of soft wheat have identified variation in quality to be a major root cause of challenges encountered in downstream processing. These challenges are currently managed reactively, and are exacerbated by a fundamental lack of understanding in terms of defining the principal quality characteristics of soft wheat for a given process. This project will a...

2013 Collaborative R&D Lead participant

Innovative Warehouse Design for the Efficient Maturation of Scotch Whisky (MATIN)

1 Mar 2013 to 31 Aug 2015

Awarded
£304,919
Total cost £635,839

Scotch whisky casks lose 2% of their alcohol content each year through evaporation. This represents a financial loss and an increased environmental pressure through larger raw material and water demand. However, these losses are an essential part of maturation as the whisky interacts with cask wood and the Scottish environment. Recent research has shown t...

2012 Collaborative R&D

Authentication Scheme for Novel and Premium British Food and Drink (Authentick)

1 Mar 2012 to 31 Aug 2014

Awarded
£2,335
Total cost £19,701

This project will deliver an authentication scheme to promote and protect British food and drink in National and International Markets. Food fraud affects UK brands, retailers and industry reputations leading to a loss of revenue and potential food safety issues. Focusing on a range of key food and beverages this project brings together leading industry e...

Product types

BIS-Funded Programmes Collaborative R&D Feasibility Studies