ABRDN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
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Cash
£156M
+15.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£525M
-2.4% vs 2024
Employees
420
-14.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£15M
-118.9% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs 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 | £349,007,000 | £296,406,000 | £276,675,000 | -6.7% | |
| Operating profit | £311,000 | -£21,742,000 | -£50,042,000 | -130.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£72,465,000 | £79,434,000 | -£15,003,000 | -118.9% | |
| Net profit | -£68,639,000 | £81,615,000 | -£13,606,000 | -116.7% | |
| Cash | £158,305,000 | £135,694,000 | £156,314,000 | +15.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £517,725,000 | £585,784,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £455,867,000 | £537,482,000 | £524,530,000 | -2.4% | |
| Equity | £455,867,000 | £537,482,000 | £524,530,000 | -2.4% | |
| Average employees | 657 | 489 | 420 | -14.1% | |
| Wages | £57,158,000 | £49,929,000 | £47,418,000 | -5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £756,000 | £436,000 | £511,000 | +17.2% |
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 | 0.1% | -7.3% | -18.1% | |
| Net margin | -19.7% | 27.5% | -4.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.1% | -3.7% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 37.1% | 35.4% | 28.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.89x | 1.99x | 2.35x | |
| Interest cover | 0.14x | -11.77x | -97.74x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- ABRDN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 2021-11-26 → present
- STANDARD LIFE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 1998-07-07 → 2021-11-26
- STANDARD LIFE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 1994-08-22 → 1998-07-07
- HALIFAX STANDARD LIFE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 1990-04-06 → 1994-08-22
- DUNWILCO (202) LIMITED 1990-02-27 → 1990-04-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Board's assessment of going concern is underpinned by Company forecasts that model severe market shocks to ensure the Company could continue to satisfy ongoing operating, liquidity and regulatory capital requirements. Based on their assessment, the Board is 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
- ABRDN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED · parent
- abrdn Alternative Funds Limited
- abrdn Jersey Limited
- abrdn (General Partner EPGF) Limited
- Standard Life Investments (General Partner UK Shopping Centre Feeder Fund LP) Limited
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 69 resigned
| 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 69 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURNS, David John | Secretary | 2010-07-01 | 2017-04-04 |
| FOTHERINGHAM, David Drysdale | Secretary | 1993-11-15 | 1996-03-01 |
| GRAY, Archibald James Angus Macuish | Secretary | 1990-04-24 | 1993-11-14 |
| KIDD, Holly Sylvia | Secretary | 2017-04-04 | 2019-09-25 |
| O'BRIEN, Vincent Joseph | Secretary | 2003-10-16 | 2010-07-01 |
| SOMERVILLE, Peter Walter | Secretary | 1996-03-01 | 1998-07-02 |
| STUBBS, Peter Anthony | Secretary | 1998-07-02 | 2003-10-15 |
| ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC | Corporate Secretary | 2019-09-25 | 2020-03-31 |
| ACHESON, Alan Stephen | Director | 2010-07-01 | 2017-12-01 |
| BALL, Geoffrey Arthur | Director | 1994-08-23 | 1998-04-28 |
| BELL, Alexander Scott | Director | 1998-05-26 | 2002-03-15 |
| BELL, Alexander Scott | Director | 1990-04-24 | 1994-08-23 |
| BIRRELL, James Drake | Director | 1990-04-24 | 1993-06-16 |
| BLACKBURN, Jeffrey Michael | Director | 1993-06-16 | 1994-08-22 |
| BUCHAN, Colin Alexander Mason | Director | 2002-02-25 | 2012-01-01 |
| BURTON, Alan Christopher | Director | 1998-07-02 | 2003-11-15 |
| CHARNOCK, Richard Anthony | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2017-12-01 |
| CLARK, Colin Martin | Director | 2004-11-21 | 2017-08-14 |
| CONNOLLY, Mark | Director | 2005-05-09 | 2009-03-15 |
| CORNWALL JONES, Mark Ralph | Director | 1990-04-24 | 1994-08-22 |
| CROLE, Colin Alexander | Director | 1990-04-24 | 1994-08-23 |
| CROMBIE, Alexander Maxwell, Sir | Director | 1998-07-02 | 2009-12-31 |
| CUMMING, David Thorburn | Director | 2004-06-21 | 2017-03-31 |
| DAWSON, Jonathan Donald Sherlock | Director | 2010-12-01 | 2012-01-01 |
| DEMETRIOU, Christopher Thomas | Director | 2021-09-13 | 2023-06-01 |
| DONALDSON, Allison | Director | 2019-12-17 | 2020-10-06 |
| FEARNSIDES, Michael | Director | 1990-04-24 | 1994-06-30 |
| FITZGERALD, Sean Andrew | Director | 2018-01-04 | 2018-10-28 |
| FOLWELL, Grenville John | Director | 1990-04-24 | 1994-08-22 |
| GARCIA, Claude | Director | 2000-07-11 | 2002-01-21 |
| GILBERT, Martin James | Director | 2017-12-12 | 2020-05-12 |
| HARDIMAN, Mark | Director | 2023-10-31 | 2024-02-27 |
| HARDIMAN, Mark | Director | 2022-12-30 | 2022-12-30 |
| HILL, Peter Charles | Director | 1998-07-02 | 2006-01-03 |
| HOCTOR-DUNCAN, Alexander Charles | Director | 2020-10-06 | 2021-05-28 |
| HOLMES, Virginia Anne | Director | 2008-10-24 | 2012-01-01 |
| HOTSON, Grant Thomas | Director | 2022-04-11 | 2022-12-30 |
| HYLANDS, John Francis | Director | 2001-12-16 | 2005-03-14 |
| JENKINS, Ian Simon | Director | 2024-07-03 | 2025-08-07 |
| LITTLEBOY, William Regnar | Director | 2001-12-10 | 2017-11-14 |
| LUMSDEN, Iain Cobden | Director | 1990-04-24 | 2001-12-15 |
| MACDONALD, Craig Allan | Director | 2019-12-17 | 2020-10-06 |
| MACHRAY, Neil Lindsay Nicholson | Director | 2019-07-31 | 2022-02-11 |
| MARSHALL, Gary Robert | Director | 2020-01-06 | 2021-05-31 |
| MARTIN, Joanne | Director | 2012-03-06 | 2015-12-31 |
| MAXWELL, John Dingwall | Director | 2004-06-21 | 2006-12-15 |
| MCKILLOP, Robert John | Director | 2020-10-06 | 2021-11-05 |
| MITCHELL, Aron William | Director | 2025-08-18 | 2026-04-27 |
| MUNRO, Euan George | Director | 2010-07-01 | 2013-07-19 |
| NISH, David Thomas | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2012-01-01 |
| PARIS, Roderick Louis | Director | 2004-06-21 | 2021-09-13 |
| PARNABY, Nathan Richard | Director | 1998-07-02 | 2003-10-31 |
| PAYNTER, John Gregor Hugh | Director | 2010-12-01 | 2012-01-01 |
| REDMAN, Michael Mark | Director | 2020-10-19 | 2021-11-05 |
| RENAUD, Roger Andre | Director | 2005-09-26 | 2015-01-30 |
| RONEY, Peter John | Director | 1990-04-24 | 1994-08-22 |
| SIMPSON, James Bain | Director | 1990-04-24 | 1994-08-23 |
| SKEOCH, Norman Keith, Sir | Director | 1999-04-26 | 2020-09-01 |
| SLATER, Neil Andrew | Director | 2021-11-05 | 2023-09-28 |
| STERN, Guy | Director | 2013-08-30 | 2017-12-01 |
| STEVENSON, Hugh Alexander | Director | 1999-11-23 | 2008-05-19 |
| STRETTON, James | Director | 1990-04-24 | 2001-12-15 |
| STRUTHERS, Archie James | Director | 2020-10-06 | 2021-11-05 |
| TEASDALE, Gordon | Director | 2012-05-02 | 2014-10-08 |
| THOMAS, Denise Elisabeth | Director | 2020-10-06 | 2023-11-23 |
| TROTT, John Francis Henry | Director | 1994-08-23 | 1998-04-28 |
| TUMILTY, Michael | Director | 2010-07-01 | 2020-10-06 |
| WALKLIN, Colin Richard | Director | 2007-12-03 | 2017-12-01 |
| WATT, Alexander Peter | Director | 1998-07-02 | 2010-11-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abrdn Investments (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 303 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | 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 | |
| 2025-09-03 | 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 | |
| 2025-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no 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 | |
| 2024-03-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.