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ABERDEEN PLATFORM LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- SC180203
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1997-11-03
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 66120
- Hubs
- UK Fintech
Accounts
Pending extraction
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company has made profits in the financial year and is forecast to make profits in the next 12 months, has sufficient financial resources and a strong cash position. The Board's assessment of going concern is underpinned in Company forecasts that model severe market shocks to ensure the Company could continue to satisfy ongoing operating, liquidity and regulatory capital requirements.”
Subsidiaries
- Standard Life Savings Nominees Ltd · 100% held · Scotland
- Elevate Portfolio Services Limited · 100% held · England
- Criterion Tec Holdings Limited · 20.99% held · Scotland
- abrdn Portfolio Solutions Limited · 100% held · England
Significant events
- “The Company is delivering a significant transformation project - the Adviser Experience Programme.”
- “In February 2021, the Aberdeen Group announced the acquisition of various products from Phoenix.”
- “In May 2024, the Company announced a reduction in platform charges for new Wrap customers.”
- “In July 2024, the Company launched integrated cash solutions on Wrap's Personal Portfolio.”
- “In December 2024, the Company launched the ESG Hub analytics tool.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
7 active · 52 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABRDN CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2020-04-30 | — | — |
| ABADAN, Rushad | Director | 2025-01-01 | Oct 1973 | British |
| BUTWELL, Noel Thomas | Director | 2019-09-20 | Oct 1969 | British |
| GROVE, Hannah Melissa Wood | Director | 2022-05-24 | Dec 1963 | American,British |
| KILGOUR, Jacqueline Cecilia | Director | 2025-01-28 | Sep 1963 | British |
| RAFFAELI, Carolyn Cathleen | Director | 2019-02-20 | Dec 1956 | American |
| WILLIAMS, Louise Hannah | Director | 2025-01-29 | Feb 1980 | British |
Show 52 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GILCHRIST, Karen | Secretary | 2011-10-31 | 2015-03-13 |
| HORSBURGH, Frances Margaret | Secretary | 2015-03-13 | 2018-11-01 |
| MCGOVERN, Gillian | Secretary | 2007-04-19 | 2011-10-31 |
| SMITH, Wendy Jane | Secretary | 2018-11-01 | 2020-04-30 |
| SOMERVILLE, Peter Walter | Secretary | 2003-10-16 | 2007-04-19 |
| SOMERVILLE, Peter Walter | Secretary | 1998-09-02 | 2002-11-29 |
| STUBBS, Peter Anthony | Secretary | 2002-11-29 | 2003-10-15 |
| BURNESS SOLICITORS | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-11-03 | 1998-09-02 |
| BELL, Alexander Scott | Director | 1998-09-02 | 2002-03-15 |
| BENTLEY, David Cameron | Director | 2003-11-16 | 2005-11-03 |
| BENTLEY, David Cameron | Director | 2002-03-16 | 2002-11-29 |
| BLACK, Jonathan | Director | 2023-02-23 | 2024-12-31 |
| BOURKE, Evelyn Brigid | Director | 2006-08-07 | 2007-10-10 |
| BOWE, Amanda Helen | Director | 2017-04-27 | 2018-08-31 |
| BURTON, Alan Christopher | Director | 2002-11-29 | 2003-11-15 |
| CASTELL, Tanya Catherine | Director | 2019-03-19 | 2020-12-31 |
| CHARNOCK, Richard Anthony | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2014-01-01 |
| CROMBIE, Alexander Maxwell, Sir | Director | 2007-10-10 | 2009-12-31 |
| CROMBIE, Alexander Maxwell, Sir | Director | 2002-11-29 | 2005-11-03 |
| DIXON, Mark Jonathan | Director | 2013-10-29 | 2017-11-01 |
| DOHERTY, Shaun Edward | Director | 2005-11-03 | 2006-08-07 |
| DOUGLAS, Simon David George | Director | 2005-11-03 | 2006-04-27 |
| GILL, John Easton | Director | 2010-07-01 | 2017-09-29 |
| GILL, John Easton | Director | 2005-11-03 | 2007-10-10 |
| GILLAN, Aileen Margaret | Director | 2019-02-20 | 2025-02-19 |
| GUNTHER, Anne Margaret | Director | 2002-11-29 | 2003-11-15 |
| HESKETH, Mark Alexander | Director | 2011-04-22 | 2017-05-31 |
| HOTSON, Grant Thomas | Director | 2021-10-22 | 2022-12-30 |
| HOUGHTON, Richard David | Director | 2017-04-17 | 2018-08-31 |
| HYLANDS, John Francis | Director | 2003-11-16 | 2005-11-03 |
| HYLANDS, John Francis | Director | 2001-12-16 | 2002-11-29 |
| LUMSDEN, Iain Cobden | Director | 2003-11-16 | 2004-01-13 |
| LUMSDEN, Iain Cobden | Director | 1998-09-02 | 2002-11-29 |
| MACHRAY, Neil Lindsay Nicholson | Director | 2020-02-07 | 2022-02-03 |
| MACLENNAN, Stuart Lapsley | Director | 2023-03-29 | 2025-01-29 |
| MAROCK, David Gideon | Director | 2017-04-17 | 2024-12-31 |
| MATTHEWS, Trevor John | Director | 2005-11-03 | 2008-01-29 |
| MCBRIDE, Brian James | Director | 2020-05-11 | 2022-05-19 |
| NISH, David Thomas | Director | 2007-10-10 | 2010-06-30 |
| O'DWYER, Barry | Director | 2006-06-01 | 2007-08-03 |
| O'DWYER, Finbar Anthony | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2019-06-19 |
| PARNABY, Nathan Richard | Director | 2005-11-03 | 2010-11-19 |
| PARRY, Kevin Allen Huw | Director | 2018-05-29 | 2018-12-31 |
| PEACOCK, Lynne Margaret | Director | 2017-01-31 | 2018-05-29 |
| PERCIVAL, Stephen Keith | Director | 2017-05-31 | 2018-08-31 |
| STRETTON, James | Director | 1998-09-02 | 2001-12-15 |
| TAYLOR, Ronald Frank Cameron | Director | 2010-01-21 | 2013-04-09 |
| TAYLOR, Ronald Frank Cameron | Director | 2007-10-10 | 2009-02-20 |
| TOWERS, Geoffrey Charles | Director | 2007-01-08 | 2010-03-31 |
| TUMILTY, Michael | Director | 2020-02-18 | 2022-04-19 |
| WARNER, Andrew Simon | Director | 2018-11-16 | 2019-08-07 |
| WJB (DIRECTORS) LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1997-11-03 | 1998-09-02 |
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 | 2018-08-08 | Active |
| Standard Life Assurance Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-08-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 303 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-02 | CERTNM | change-of-name | certificate change of name company |
| 2025-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-06-04 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-03-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2025-02-20 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-02-05 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-02-03 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-01-30 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-01-06 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-05-10 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2023-06-02 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-03-30 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2023-02-24 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2023-01-04 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2022-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-05-25 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
Credit score
Altman Z″ — composite of working capital, retained earnings, EBIT, and leverage
Activity Score
Composite activity score · components 0–100 · reference 2026-05-09
21.2
COLD
/ 100
- Filings velocity 25
- Capital events 0
- Officer churn 0
- Headcount trajectory 50
- Accounts trajectory 50
- 3 filing(s) in last 12 months