ABRDN REAL ESTATE OPERATIONS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.6m
-39.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£923k
-149% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
40
-7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£3.7m
-583.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Real Estate 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 | £11,014,000 | £9,686,000 | £8,303,000 | -14.3% | |
| Operating profit | -£572,000 | -£733,000 | -£3,739,000 | -410.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£328,000 | -£536,000 | -£3,664,000 | -583.6% | |
| Net profit | -£286,000 | -£405,000 | -£2,866,000 | -607.7% | |
| Cash | £3,623,000 | £2,686,000 | £1,625,000 | -39.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,885,000 | -£923,000 | -149% | |
| Net assets | — | £1,885,000 | -£923,000 | -149% | |
| Equity | £2,288,000 | £1,885,000 | -£923,000 | -149% | |
| Average employees | 45 | 43 | 40 | -7% | |
| Wages | £4,746,000 | £4,610,000 | £4,353,000 | -5.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £578,000 | £505,000 | £284,000 | -43.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £25,000 | £34,000 | £36,000 | +5.9% | |
| Highest paid director | £322,000 | £248,000 | £260,000 | +4.8% |
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 | -5.2% | -7.6% | -45.0% | |
| Net margin | -2.6% | -4.2% | -34.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -38.9% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 75.8% | 115.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.42x | 1.28x | 0.84x |
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 9 times since incorporation
- ABRDN REAL ESTATE OPERATIONS LIMITED 2022-11-25 → present
- ABERDEEN REAL ESTATE OPERATIONS LIMITED 2008-07-09 → 2022-11-25
- GOODMAN REAL ESTATE INVESTORS UK OPERATIONS LIMITED 2007-06-29 → 2008-07-09
- ARLINGTON PROPERTY INVESTORS UK OPERATIONS LTD. 2005-02-24 → 2007-06-29
- ARLINGTON PROPERTY INVESTORS UK LIMITED 2004-06-01 → 2005-02-24
- ABERDEEN PROPERTY INVESTORS UK LIMITED 2002-03-18 → 2004-06-01
- ABERDEEN PROPERTY ASSET MANAGERS LIMITED 2001-04-27 → 2002-03-18
- RREEF (UK) LIMITED 2000-03-13 → 2001-04-27
- ARGYLL PROPERTY ASSET MANAGERS LIMITED 1996-12-03 → 2000-03-13
- BLP 9618 LIMITED 1996-11-13 → 1996-12-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- other
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company has made a loss in the financial year and has net liabilities and negative total equity. The Company is therefore reliant on support from abrdn Holdings Limited ("aHL") to meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months.”
Significant events
- “On 17 September 2026, the Company approved a capital injection of £3.4m in cash from aIHEL in return for issuing 3.4m, £1 ordinary shares to aIHEL.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 63 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABERDEEN CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2020-05-13 | — | — |
| MOSCOW, Simon Brett | Director | 2015-08-03 | Oct 1973 | British |
| MURRAY, Cameron Shaun | Director | 2020-10-26 | Aug 1969 | British |
| ROY, Angus Donald | Director | 2024-10-04 | May 1980 | British |
Show 63 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUFFIELD, David Mark Johnston | Secretary | 2004-05-25 | 2007-06-25 |
| KEARLEY, Andrew Paul | Secretary | 1996-12-02 | 2001-04-26 |
| ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC | Corporate Secretary | 2008-05-30 | 2020-05-13 |
| ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC | Corporate Secretary | 2001-04-26 | 2004-05-25 |
| ANCOSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-06-25 | 2008-05-30 |
| BLP SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-11-13 | 1996-12-02 |
| AGGETT, Paul Bernard | Director | 2003-12-10 | 2004-05-25 |
| ALONZI, Paolo | Director | 2020-10-26 | 2021-12-31 |
| ANNIS, Roger Stephen | Director | 2015-11-05 | 2018-08-14 |
| ANTONIADES, John Anthony | Director | 2001-06-20 | 2003-12-10 |
| AUSTEN, Jonathan Martin | Director | 2006-09-30 | 2008-05-30 |
| BACKLUND, Rickard | Director | 2008-05-30 | 2010-09-30 |
| CASS, Robert Andrew | Director | 2015-11-05 | 2024-10-04 |
| COLLINS, Richard Alexander | Director | 2001-06-20 | 2005-02-01 |
| COUCH, Philip Trevor | Director | 1996-12-02 | 2004-07-16 |
| COUPE, Ernest Peter | Director | 2001-06-20 | 2002-04-08 |
| CREIGHTON, Andrew John | Director | 2012-09-20 | 2018-08-14 |
| DARROCH, Christopher Raymond Andrew | Director | 2002-07-12 | 2005-02-01 |
| DEIGMAN, Patrick | Director | 2004-05-25 | 2006-09-30 |
| DINSDALE, Michael David | Director | 1996-12-02 | 2005-02-01 |
| DUFFIELD, David Mark Johnston | Director | 2005-03-02 | 2005-03-04 |
| EASTER, Giles | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2015-08-03 |
| FERGUSON, James Gerard | Director | 1996-12-02 | 2000-09-01 |
| GEORGE, Claire Elizabeth | Director | 2018-08-14 | 2020-06-30 |
| GERMAN, John Francis | Director | 2001-06-20 | 2004-10-05 |
| GILBERT, Martin James | Director | 2001-04-26 | 2003-03-03 |
| GODFREY, Anthony | Director | 2001-06-20 | 2005-02-01 |
| HANNIGAN, Robert Michael | Director | 2018-08-14 | 2020-10-13 |
| HARDIE, Graham David | Director | 2012-03-30 | 2018-08-14 |
| HOWIE, Alan John | Director | 1996-12-02 | 2005-02-01 |
| HUNTER, David Ian | Director | 1996-12-02 | 2005-02-01 |
| IRELAND, Nicholas James Patrick | Director | 2020-10-26 | 2022-10-31 |
| KEARLEY, Andrew Paul | Director | 1996-12-02 | 2001-04-26 |
| KEITH, Donald Murray | Director | 1996-12-02 | 1997-12-08 |
| LUCKING, Anne Elizabeth | Director | 2002-07-12 | 2004-03-08 |
| MCALLISTER, Hamish Kenneth Donaldson (Jack) | Director | 2002-07-12 | 2003-12-10 |
| MCCARTHY, Martyn Gerald | Director | 2012-03-30 | 2014-03-31 |
| MCCARTHY, Martyn Gerald | Director | 2003-12-10 | 2005-02-01 |
| O'CONNOR, John Patrick | Director | 2008-05-30 | 2012-06-29 |
| O'CONNOR, John Patrick | Director | 2001-06-20 | 2005-02-01 |
| PETERSENS, Malin Af | Director | 2008-05-30 | 2012-03-30 |
| PULSFORD, Jeffrey Mark | Director | 2004-05-25 | 2008-05-30 |
| REED, Adrian Sinclair | Director | 2001-06-20 | 2005-02-01 |
| REID, Iain Andrew | Director | 2001-04-26 | 2003-11-28 |
| ROFE, Andrew John | Director | 2001-06-20 | 2003-12-10 |
| ROSS, Peter Roderick Stewart | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2005-02-01 |
| SALMON, James | Director | 2001-06-20 | 2004-12-29 |
| SIVEWRIGHT, David Alan | Director | 2001-06-20 | 2002-01-04 |
| SMITH, Andrew Richard Ingram | Director | 2010-09-30 | 2013-11-15 |
| SMITH, Andrew Richard Ingram | Director | 2002-07-12 | 2005-02-01 |
| SMITH, Debbie Ann | Director | 2008-05-30 | 2012-03-30 |
| SPEEDIE, Andrew Fraser | Director | 2001-04-26 | 2004-09-30 |
| SPEEDIE, Andrew Fraser | Director | 1996-12-02 | 2001-04-26 |
| TIBBITS, Malcolm John | Director | 2012-03-30 | 2018-08-14 |
| TIBBITS, Malcolm John | Director | 2001-06-20 | 2005-02-01 |
| TURNBULL, Timothy William John | Director | 2001-06-20 | 2005-02-01 |
| WALKER, Iain | Director | 2022-10-31 | 2023-09-22 |
| WATT, Mark Brian | Director | 2018-08-14 | 2020-10-13 |
| WINSLOW, Simon Timothy | Director | 2008-05-30 | 2008-05-30 |
| WINSLOW, Timothy Simon | Director | 2008-05-30 | 2012-03-30 |
| WINSLOW, Timothy Simon | Director | 2001-06-20 | 2005-02-01 |
| BLP CREATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-11-13 | 1996-12-02 |
| BLP FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-11-13 | 1996-12-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abrdn Investments Holdings Europe Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-03-30 | Active |
| Aberdeen Real Estate Investors Operations (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-03-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 250 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-11-25 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-07-28 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-08 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2024-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-11-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-06 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-28 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-25 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2022-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.