ABERDEEN CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£34m
+328% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£804m
+1.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
988
+6.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£24m
-19.3% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £336,960,000 | £345,283,000 | £353,568,000 | +2.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | £29,345,000 | £21,687,000 | -26.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £14,574,000 | £29,944,000 | £24,157,000 | -19.3% | |
| Net profit | £17,590,000 | £26,683,000 | £22,242,000 | -16.6% | |
| Cash | £29,285,000 | £7,984,000 | £34,174,000 | +328% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £800,653,000 | £840,458,000 | £849,555,000 | +1.1% | |
| Net assets | £740,936,000 | £790,235,000 | £803,644,000 | +1.7% | |
| Equity | £740,936,000 | £790,235,000 | £803,644,000 | +1.7% | |
| Average employees | 869 | 930 | 988 | +6.2% | |
| Wages | £64,670,000 | £68,384,000 | £74,765,000 | +9.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £15,000 | — |
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 | — | 8.5% | 6.1% | |
| Net margin | 5.2% | 7.7% | 6.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 3.5% | 2.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 13.9% | 11.6% | 14.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.22x | 1.24x | 1.18x | |
| Interest cover | — | 19.03x | 14.49x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- ABERDEEN CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED 2021-10-08 → present
- STANDARD LIFE EMPLOYEE SERVICES LIMITED 2004-09-15 → 2021-10-08
- SLACOM (NO.6) LIMITED 2004-07-29 → 2004-09-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors are satisfied that the Company has and 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.”
Group structure
- ABERDEEN CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- abrdn Corporate Secretary Limited 100%
- Aberdeen Group Pension Trustee Ltd 100%
- SGPS Trustee Limited 100%
- 6 SAS 1 Limited 100%
- 6 SAS 2 Limited 100%
- abrdn Premises Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 5 May 2026 the Company declared a dividend of £18,590k which was subsequently paid to Aberdeen Group plc.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABRDN CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-03-25 | — | — |
| BUCHAN, Jan | Director | 2024-07-04 | Jan 1980 | British |
| COURBEBAISSE, Alain Khelil | Director | 2025-09-19 | Jan 1967 | French |
| MACLENNAN, Stuart Lapsley | Director | 2024-03-18 | Oct 1976 | British |
| SCOTT, David Campbell | Director | 2023-04-05 | Oct 1963 | British |
| THOW, Elaine Marie | Director | 2024-07-04 | Jul 1975 | British |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOUSTON, Thomas Black | Nominee Secretary | 2004-07-29 | 2004-11-18 |
| KELLY, Miranda Anne | Secretary | 2014-12-22 | 2015-05-01 |
| LOVE, Katrina | Secretary | 2004-11-18 | 2007-09-14 |
| MCKENNA, Paul Bernard | Secretary | 2015-05-01 | 2022-03-24 |
| MCKENNA, Susan | Secretary | 2007-09-14 | 2014-12-22 |
| BADDELEY, Julian Charles | Director | 2023-04-05 | 2024-05-17 |
| BARTLETT, Patrick David | Director | 2018-08-31 | 2023-04-05 |
| BEGBIE, Alexander Hugh Mccormack | Director | 2010-06-30 | 2018-11-15 |
| CAMPBELL, Marcia Dominic | Director | 2006-06-01 | 2009-11-27 |
| CLAYTON, David | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2014-08-08 |
| CONWAY, Michael John | Director | 2008-11-14 | 2010-06-30 |
| COUSSENS, Stephen Robert | Director | 2018-11-23 | 2020-02-28 |
| CROMBIE, Alexander Maxwell, Sir | Director | 2004-10-28 | 2009-12-31 |
| FERGUSON, Michael Warner | Director | 2006-06-01 | 2007-01-10 |
| FORBES, Ian Norman | Director | 2007-06-14 | 2010-12-23 |
| HARDIMAN, Mark | Director | 2023-04-05 | 2024-02-27 |
| HESKETH, Mark Alexander | Director | 2011-04-18 | 2017-05-31 |
| HOUSTON, Thomas Black | Nominee Director | 2004-07-29 | 2004-10-28 |
| KWIATKOWSKI, Martin Alan, Mr. | Director | 2024-01-29 | 2025-05-21 |
| LYNN, Jane Elizabeth | Nominee Director | 2004-07-29 | 2004-10-28 |
| MATTHEWS, Trevor John | Director | 2004-10-28 | 2008-01-29 |
| MCGOWAN, Fiona Jean | Director | 2023-04-05 | 2023-12-12 |
| MORTON, Amy Louise | Director | 2019-03-18 | 2021-12-21 |
| NISH, David Thomas | Director | 2010-07-20 | 2015-08-05 |
| NISH, David Thomas | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2010-06-30 |
| PERCIVAL, Stephen Keith | Director | 2017-05-31 | 2018-08-31 |
| RATTRAY, William John | Director | 2017-08-14 | 2019-05-31 |
| SAVAGE, Luke | Director | 2014-08-18 | 2017-08-14 |
| SKEOCH, Norman Keith, Sir | Director | 2015-08-05 | 2020-09-01 |
| TACCONE, Antony Mark | Director | 2004-10-28 | 2006-06-01 |
| THOMAS, Denise Elisabeth | Director | 2019-05-27 | 2023-11-23 |
| TOLLMAN, Brett Marc | Director | 2020-02-28 | 2023-05-31 |
| TORKINGTON, Christian Roy | Director | 2010-03-01 | 2011-09-30 |
| WALKLIN, Colin Richard | Director | 2016-06-28 | 2019-05-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 185 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-12-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-12-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-27 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-09 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-12-09 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-12-09 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-12-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 5
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.