ABRDN LIFE AND PENSIONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-12 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£759K
+18.8% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 5 times since incorporation
- ABRDN LIFE AND PENSIONS LIMITED 2021-12-13 → present
- ABERDEEN STANDARD INVESTMENTS LIFE AND PENSIONS LIMITED 2019-08-07 → 2021-12-13
- ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT LIFE AND PENSIONS LIMITED 2005-12-15 → 2019-08-07
- DEUTSCHE ASSET MANAGEMENT LIFE & PENSIONS LIMITED 1999-10-04 → 2005-12-15
- MORGAN GRENFELL LIFE & PENSIONS LIMITED 1998-05-18 → 1999-10-04
- DEUTSCHE MORGAN GRENFELL LIFE & PENSIONS LIMITED 1998-03-06 → 1998-05-18
Profit before tax
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross written premiums | £53,488,000 | £59,642,000 | |
| Net earned premiums | — | — | |
| Claims incurred | £207,379,000 | £136,321,000 | |
| Investment return | £64,065,000 | £56,776,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £639,000 | £759,000 | |
| Net profit | £489,000 | £569,000 | |
| Insurance contract liabilities | £683,578,000 | £664,694,000 | |
| Total assets | £700,973,000 | £688,107,000 | |
| Total liabilities | £686,342,000 | £667,907,000 | |
| Equity | £14,631,000 | £20,200,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PKF Littlejohn LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company has made a profit for the financial year and has sufficient financial resources and a strong cash position. After making enquiries, the Board is satisfied that the Company has and will maintain sufficient resources to enable it to continue operating for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- ABRDN LIFE AND PENSIONS LIMITED · parent
- abrdn OEIC I
- abrdn Multi-Sector Credit Fund 67%
Significant events
- “On 28th March 2025, the Company completed on the transaction to acquire from the Phoenix Group, by way of an insurance business transfer, the SLAL TIP business. The total assets of the SLAL TIP business on transfer were £2.9bn. Further information regarding the transaction is given in the Strategic Report.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 39 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABRDN CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2020-06-17 | — | — |
| CROSBIE, John Kenny | Director | 2025-08-13 | Nov 1979 | British |
| HARE, David John Paterson, Dr | Director | 2017-06-09 | Aug 1961 | British |
| MITCHELL, Aron William | Director | 2016-02-10 | Mar 1972 | British |
| SHANKS, Adam George | Director | 2025-11-04 | Apr 1984 | British |
| VALLERY, David Stephen | Director | 2023-06-02 | Mar 1968 | Scottish |
| VICK, Douglas Forbes | Director | 2023-03-31 | Oct 1977 | British |
Show 39 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DYKE, Adrian Brettell | Secretary | 2001-03-21 | 2005-05-13 |
| HOGWOOD, Paul Arthur | Secretary | 1998-03-06 | 2003-11-12 |
| MCNALTY, Mary Josephine Margaret | Secretary | 2003-11-12 | 2006-03-29 |
| POPE, Mark | Secretary | 2005-05-13 | 2005-09-30 |
| WITHINGTON, Annabel Katherine Goddard | Secretary | 1998-05-18 | 2001-03-21 |
| ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC | Corporate Secretary | 2005-09-30 | 2020-06-17 |
| BARTLETT, Patrick David | Director | 2020-06-15 | 2023-03-31 |
| BENSON, Henry Charles | Director | 1998-10-20 | 1999-10-20 |
| BLAKELEY, Alan George | Director | 2008-01-18 | 2013-09-17 |
| BRETT, John Michael | Director | 2012-10-02 | 2016-01-01 |
| COPLEY, David Alan | Director | 2002-04-29 | 2004-07-19 |
| CUMING, Alastair Nicholas | Director | 2002-07-16 | 2004-12-10 |
| DAVIES, Susanna Frances | Director | 1998-05-18 | 1999-10-25 |
| DUNFORD, Neil Roy | Director | 1998-10-20 | 2002-06-30 |
| GOLDING, Charles Bertram | Director | 1998-09-03 | 2002-04-26 |
| HARGRAVE, David Grant | Director | 1998-05-18 | 2006-03-03 |
| HERD, Emma Catherine | Director | 2022-12-29 | 2025-08-13 |
| HINDLE FISHER, Robin Charles | Director | 2005-01-14 | 2005-09-30 |
| HOUGH, Gerald Valentine | Director | 1999-10-25 | 2002-04-29 |
| JOCELYN, Richard William | Director | 2005-12-16 | 2007-06-21 |
| JONES, Neil Griffith | Director | 2002-04-29 | 2002-07-15 |
| KINGSTON, Thomas David | Director | 1998-05-18 | 2006-03-13 |
| LAWRENCE, Adrian Michael, Dr | Director | 2002-04-26 | 2005-03-02 |
| LITTLE, Christopher Guthrie | Director | 2005-12-16 | 2017-03-13 |
| MACKENZIE, Elizabeth Anne | Director | 2022-03-15 | 2022-07-31 |
| MARSHALL, Gary Robert | Director | 2019-09-25 | 2021-05-31 |
| MARSHALL, Gary Robert | Director | 2005-09-30 | 2012-10-02 |
| MORRISON, Alistair Dougal | Director | 1998-03-06 | 2001-12-10 |
| PECK, Simon David | Director | 2002-04-29 | 2003-12-10 |
| RATTRAY, William John | Director | 2005-12-16 | 2008-10-01 |
| RENZ, Michael, Doctor | Director | 1998-05-15 | 2002-01-17 |
| ROTH, Mark | Director | 2002-04-29 | 2003-06-30 |
| SKERRETT, Philip Edward | Director | 2005-12-16 | 2017-06-09 |
| THELEN, Peter | Director | 1998-05-26 | 1998-10-20 |
| THOMPSON, Ian Philip | Director | 2002-10-17 | 2005-09-30 |
| THORESEN, Otto | Director | 2017-03-13 | 2023-03-31 |
| WEBB, John Howard | Director | 1998-05-18 | 2001-07-31 |
| WEBSTER, Helen Margaret | Director | 2012-04-27 | 2019-06-12 |
| WHITE, Gordon Alexander | Director | 2008-10-01 | 2016-02-10 |
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 228 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-11-24 | MG01 | mortgage | Legacy | |
| 2025-11-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-11-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-10 | MORT MISC | mortgage | Mortgage miscellaneous | |
| 2025-02-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Gross written premiums
+11.5%
£53,488,000 £59,642,000
-
Net earned premiums
—
Not reported
-
Profit before tax
+18.8%
£639,000 £759,000
-
Equity
+38.1%
£14,631,000 £20,200,000
-
Claims incurred
-34.3%
£207,379,000 £136,321,000
-
Insurance contract liabilities
-2.8%
£683,578,000 £664,694,000
-
Investment return
-11.4%
£64,065,000 £56,776,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers