ABERDEEN PLATFORM LIMITED
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Cash
£133M
-40.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£229M
-34.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£148M
+57.8% highest in 3 filed years
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 | £165,661,000 | £178,186,000 | £152,625,000 | -14.3% | |
| Operating profit | £75,966,000 | £84,130,000 | £44,848,000 | -46.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £75,966,000 | £93,542,000 | £147,629,000 | +57.8% | |
| Net profit | £58,114,000 | £70,156,000 | £134,445,000 | +91.6% | |
| Cash | £152,963,000 | £223,471,000 | £133,137,000 | -40.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £348,554,000 | £228,999,000 | -34.3% | |
| Net assets | £278,398,000 | £348,554,000 | £228,999,000 | -34.3% | |
| Equity | £278,398,000 | £348,554,000 | £228,999,000 | -34.3% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £110,000 | £951,000 | £973,000 | +2.3% |
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 | 45.9% | 47.2% | 29.4% | |
| Net margin | 35.1% | 39.4% | 88.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 24.1% | 19.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 8.7% | 9.9% | 15.5% | |
| Current ratio | 8.31x | 7.85x | 4.44x |
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 3 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-12-02
- ABERDEEN PLATFORM LIMITED 2025-12-02 → present
- STANDARD LIFE SAVINGS LIMITED 1998-09-02 → 2025-12-02
- STANDARD LIFE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 1998-02-27 → 1998-09-02
- WJB (490) LIMITED 1997-11-03 → 1998-02-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- 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 for 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. 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
- ABERDEEN PLATFORM LIMITED · parent
- Elevate Portfolio Services Limited 100%
- Criterion Tec Holdings Limited 20.99%
- Aberdeen Portfolio Solutions Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 53 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABRDN CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2020-04-30 | — | — |
| ABADAN, Rushad | Director | 2025-01-01 | Oct 1973 | British |
| DENNING, Richard Graham | Director | 2026-05-29 | Dec 1970 | 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 53 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 |
| BUTWELL, Noel Thomas | Director | 2019-09-20 | 2026-05-29 |
| 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 306 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-02 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.