ABRDN INVESTMENTS LIMITED
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Cash
£104M
+10.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£186M
+0.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
347
-13% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£39M
-144.5% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
ABRDN INVESTMENTS LIMITED·Financials median
ABRDN INVESTMENTS LIMITED·Financials median
ABRDN INVESTMENTS LIMITED·Financials median
ABRDN INVESTMENTS LIMITED·Financials median
ABRDN INVESTMENTS LIMITED·Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £275,852,000 | £279,217,000 | £275,389,000 | -1.4% | |
| Operating profit | -£50,419,000 | -£19,860,000 | -£43,748,000 | -120.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£47,347,000 | -£15,941,000 | -£38,969,000 | -144.5% | |
| Net profit | -£37,242,000 | -£12,770,000 | -£32,071,000 | -151.1% | |
| Cash | £60,808,000 | £94,220,000 | £104,234,000 | +10.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £138,109,000 | £186,427,000 | £187,467,000 | +0.6% | |
| Net assets | £134,087,000 | £184,362,000 | £185,713,000 | +0.7% | |
| Equity | £134,087,000 | £184,362,000 | £185,713,000 | +0.7% | |
| Average employees | 514 | 399 | 347 | -13% | |
| Wages | £55,588,000 | £45,654,000 | £42,031,000 | -7.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £315,000 | £610,000 | +93.7% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -18.3% | -7.1% | -15.9% | |
| Net margin | -13.5% | -4.6% | -11.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -36.5% | -10.7% | -23.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 43.5% | 27.3% | 19.2% | |
| Current ratio | 2.02x | 3.11x | 4.54x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- ABRDN INVESTMENTS LIMITED 2022-11-25 → present
- ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGERS LIMITED 1997-07-21 → 2022-11-25
- ABTRUST FUND MANAGERS LIMITED 1991-03-22 → 1997-07-21
- ABERDEEN FUND MANAGERS LIMITED 1987-12-23 → 1991-03-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Following receipt of the aforementioned capital injections and letter of support the Board is satisfied that the Company will maintain sufficient resources to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. Consequently, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- ABRDN INVESTMENTS LIMITED · parent
- Griffin Nominees Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Issued 130m ordinary shares at a nominal value of £0.10 per share for a total consideration of £13m on 20 February 2025. Issued 100m ordinary shares at a nominal value of £0.10 per share for a total consideration of £10m on 9 December 2025. Issued 100m ordinary shares at a nominal value of £0.10 per share for a total consideration of £10m on 22 December 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 95 resigned
Showing the first 100 officers on file — Companies House returns these 100 per page and this record sits at that limit, so the list (and any former officers) may be incomplete. Full register on Companies House
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABRDN CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2020-03-31 | — | — |
| BRANNER, Peter | Director | 2023-10-26 | Apr 1964 | Danish |
| MEYER, Xavier Bernard Maurice | Director | 2023-06-06 | Apr 1976 | French |
| RAWLINSON, Mandy Louise | Director | 2025-08-27 | Apr 1985 | British |
| WERTZ, Parker | Director | 2026-04-27 | Jun 1978 | American |
Show 95 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC | Corporate Secretary | — | 2020-03-31 |
| ADAMS, Julian Fergus | Director | 2000-10-25 | 2001-11-30 |
| AGGETT, Paul Bernard | Director | 2001-10-24 | 2001-11-30 |
| AJMERA, Radhika | Director | 1992-07-20 | 2001-11-30 |
| ATHERTON, Simon Timothy Mark | Director | 1998-07-01 | 2001-11-30 |
| ATKINSON, Paul | Director | 2000-10-25 | 2001-11-30 |
| BEATTIE, Robert | Director | 2001-05-02 | 2001-11-30 |
| BOWLEY, Lisa Anne | Director | 2017-12-08 | 2019-03-19 |
| BRIGGS, David Muir | Director | 2001-01-24 | 2001-11-30 |
| BRUNNER, Andrew Robert Clive | Director | 1998-02-01 | 2001-09-07 |
| BURCHILL, David Jeremy Michael | Director | 2000-10-25 | 2001-11-30 |
| BURNS, Geoffrey Douglas John Charles | Director | 2001-01-24 | 2001-11-30 |
| CAMPLING, Neil | Director | 2000-07-19 | 2001-11-30 |
| CHAPLIN, Russell Andrew, Dr | Director | 2014-05-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| CLARK, Guy Wyndham Nial Hamilton | Director | 2001-01-24 | 2001-11-30 |
| CLUNIE, James Bruce | Director | 2001-01-24 | 2001-11-30 |
| COCKBURN, Stephen John | Director | — | 1992-08-31 |
| COCKS, Jonathan Henry | Director | 1998-07-01 | 2001-11-30 |
| CONNON, Douglas Lewis, Lt Colonel | Director | 2001-05-02 | 2001-11-30 |
| COOMBES, Nicholas Patrick | Director | 1995-05-10 | 2001-11-30 |
| COUPE, Ernest Peter | Director | 1998-02-01 | 2001-11-30 |
| CROMBIE, Robert Edward Bradshaw | Director | 2013-05-21 | 2018-01-30 |
| CROSBY, Colin Alexander Bell | Director | — | 2004-01-26 |
| CUMMING, Neil Scott | Director | 1998-07-01 | 2001-11-30 |
| CURRIE, Angus Piers Carlton | Director | 1995-09-01 | 2003-01-27 |
| DANIELS, Augustine Mark | Director | 1991-05-22 | 2001-11-30 |
| DAVIDSON, Roderick Neil George | Director | 2002-04-24 | 2005-10-04 |
| DAVIDSON, Roderick Neil George | Director | 2001-01-24 | 2001-11-30 |
| DELLA-PORTA, Rupert James | Director | 2001-01-24 | 2001-11-30 |
| DEMETRIOU, Christopher Thomas | Director | 2021-09-13 | 2023-06-01 |
| DICKIN, Anthony John | Director | 2001-05-02 | 2001-11-30 |
| DIGGINES, Jonathan Brett | Director | 2001-01-24 | 2005-01-31 |
| DOCHERTY, Stephen Christopher Alexander | Director | 2017-06-06 | 2019-07-29 |
| DONALDSON, Allison | Director | 2019-12-17 | 2020-10-06 |
| ELDER, Andrew | Director | 1998-10-22 | 2001-11-30 |
| FABRICIUS, Richard Ditley | Director | 1994-11-25 | 1998-06-01 |
| FAZAKERLEY, Edmund | Director | 2001-05-02 | 2001-11-30 |
| FERNANDEZ, Piedad | Director | 1992-09-01 | 1993-08-04 |
| FISHWICK, Christopher David | Director | 1991-08-28 | 2002-10-14 |
| FLEMING, Campbell David | Director | 2017-09-25 | 2020-10-05 |
| FOLLAND, Stephen James | Director | 1999-03-19 | 2001-11-30 |
| FORBES, Atholl Gordon | Director | 1992-05-28 | 2001-11-30 |
| FORD, Eric Kenelm | Director | 1991-05-13 | 1993-03-31 |
| FOWLER, Adrian Nigel Francis | Director | 1998-02-01 | 2001-11-30 |
| FRY, Kenneth | Director | 2000-05-01 | 2016-03-31 |
| GARDINER, Jock Alistair | Director | 2000-10-25 | 2001-11-30 |
| GARRETT-COX, Katherine Lucy | Director | 2000-10-25 | 2003-10-24 |
| GERRARD, Stephanie Claire | Director | 1998-07-01 | 2001-11-30 |
| GILBERT, Martin James | Director | 2004-12-03 | 2014-06-26 |
| GILBERT, Martin James | Director | — | 2004-01-26 |
| GILCHRIST, Clive Mace | Director | 1991-05-13 | 1991-12-31 |
| GOOD, Graham | Director | 2000-10-25 | 2001-11-30 |
| GREENHAUGH, William Thomas | Director | 1996-05-15 | 2001-11-30 |
| GRIFFITHS, Paul Thomas | Director | 2009-07-24 | 2013-03-27 |
| HADDOW, Alastair Murray | Director | 2001-01-24 | 2001-11-30 |
| HARDIMAN, Mark | Director | 2023-10-31 | 2024-02-27 |
| HARDIMAN, Mark | Director | 2022-12-30 | 2022-12-30 |
| HEMMINGS, William John | Director | 1992-10-01 | 2001-11-30 |
| HENDRY, Beverly | Director | 1993-08-10 | 1998-06-01 |
| HILL, David John | Director | 2006-07-24 | 2009-06-30 |
| HILLS, Richard John | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| HOCTOR-DUNCAN, Alexander Charles | Director | 2020-10-06 | 2021-05-28 |
| HODGSON, Michael John | Director | 1989-11-07 | 1990-10-31 |
| HOTSON, Grant Thomas | Director | 2022-04-11 | 2022-12-30 |
| ILOTT, Stephen Raymond | Director | 2005-10-24 | 2007-12-31 |
| JEAVONS-FELLOWS, John Henry | Director | 2001-01-24 | 2001-11-30 |
| JENKINS, Ian Simon | Director | 2024-07-03 | 2025-08-07 |
| JOHNSTONE, William Stirling | Director | 1997-04-01 | 1998-04-07 |
| KARAGIANIS, Michael Peter | Director | 2001-10-24 | 2001-11-30 |
| KEARNEY, Aidan Gerard | Director | 2012-10-26 | 2014-07-11 |
| KINNEY, Martin | Director | 1991-05-22 | 1996-08-22 |
| KIRTON, Simon | Director | 2000-05-01 | 2001-11-30 |
| LAING, Andrew Arthur | Director | — | 2019-03-31 |
| LANE, Peter William | Director | 2001-05-02 | 2001-11-30 |
| LEON, Grant | Director | 2000-10-25 | 2001-11-30 |
| LEWIS, Gawaine | Director | 1994-06-28 | 1998-06-01 |
| LINTHWAITE, Peter John Nicholas | Director | 2001-01-24 | 2001-09-30 |
| LITTLE, Hugh Wilson Mcintosh | Director | 2004-12-03 | 2009-08-07 |
| LITTLE, Hugh Wilson Mcintosh | Director | 1990-03-01 | 2001-11-30 |
| LOUKES, Jonathan Richard | Director | 2012-04-27 | 2017-07-21 |
| LUDERS, Richard Charles | Director | 1990-06-30 | 1991-12-31 |
| MACDONALD, Craig Allan | Director | 2019-12-17 | 2020-10-06 |
| MACFADYEN, Neil | Director | 2001-01-24 | 2001-11-30 |
| MACHRAY, Neil Lindsay Nicholson | Director | 2019-07-31 | 2022-02-11 |
| MACLELLAN, Alexander David | Director | 2001-01-24 | 2001-05-31 |
| MACRAE, Charles Donald | Director | 1995-08-25 | 2001-11-30 |
| MACRAE, Roderick Macleod | Director | 2005-10-24 | 2017-10-31 |
| MALCOLM, Katherine Lyn | Director | 2017-08-17 | 2019-08-14 |
| MARSHALL, Gary Robert | Director | 2003-06-23 | 2021-05-31 |
| MATHERS, Andrew Colin | Director | 1997-11-10 | 2001-11-30 |
| MCCAFFERY, Andrew | Director | 2016-06-01 | 2019-04-12 |
| MCCHESNEY, Norman John | Director | 1998-02-01 | 2001-11-30 |
| MCDERMID, Craig John | Director | 2001-05-02 | 2001-11-30 |
| MCKILLOP, Robert John | Director | 2020-10-06 | 2021-11-05 |
| MCLEAN, Avril Mary | Director | 1995-10-02 | 2001-11-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abrdn Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 580 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-22 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-07-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-16 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 3
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.