ABRDN PREMISES SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£10m
+66.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£8.5m
+3.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£341k
+315.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £2,478,000 | £2,257,000 | £2,240,000 | -0.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£619,000 | £480,000 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£342,000 | £82,000 | £341,000 | +315.9% | |
| Net profit | -£217,000 | — | £256,000 | — | |
| Cash | £3,484,000 | £6,135,000 | £10,219,000 | +66.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,995,000 | £16,793,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £7,718,000 | £8,293,000 | £8,549,000 | +3.1% | |
| Equity | £7,718,000 | £8,293,000 | £8,549,000 | +3.1% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | -25.0% | 21.3% | — | |
| Net margin | -8.8% | — | 11.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -3.6% | 2.9% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 62.9% | 61.5% | 65.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.64x | 4.56x | — | |
| Interest cover | -2.06x | 1.24x | — |
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 2 times since incorporation
- ABRDN PREMISES SERVICES LIMITED 2021-10-08 → present
- STANDARD LIFE PREMISES SERVICES LIMITED 2007-11-05 → 2021-10-08
- DUNWILCO (1501) LIMITED 2007-10-10 → 2007-11-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the Company or to cease its operations, and as they have concluded that the Company’s financial position means that this is realistic.”
Significant events
- “On 25 March 2026, the Directors approved a dividend of £6,000k to be paid to the Company's parent undertaking, Aberdeen Corporate Services Limited (ACSL).”
- “An initial gain of £370k in relation to new subleases entered into was recognised during the year ended 31 December 2025 (2024: £642k). A gain of £349k on modification of existing leases was also recognised during the year ended 31 December 2025 (2024: £293k).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABERDEEN CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-09-30 | — | — |
| BUCHAN, Jan | Director | 2026-02-06 | Jan 1980 | British |
| EDWARDS, Rosaleen Clare | Director | 2025-01-10 | Oct 1975 | British |
| MARTIN, Oliver James | Director | 2025-06-27 | Jul 1992 | British |
| SMITH, Brian David | Director | 2025-01-10 | Mar 1976 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KELLY, Miranda Anne | Secretary | 2014-12-22 | 2015-05-01 |
| MCKENNA, Paul Bernard | Secretary | 2015-05-01 | 2022-09-30 |
| MCKENNA, Susan | Secretary | 2007-11-05 | 2014-12-22 |
| D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-10-10 | 2007-11-05 |
| BARTLETT, Patrick David | Director | 2018-08-31 | 2023-04-05 |
| CAMPBELL, Marcia Dominic | Director | 2007-11-05 | 2009-11-27 |
| CLAYTON, David | Director | 2010-10-05 | 2014-08-08 |
| COWPER, Jacqueline Mary | Director | 2016-06-30 | 2018-08-31 |
| DUCKETT, Alexander | Director | 2010-03-02 | 2010-09-07 |
| FORBES, Ian Norman | Director | 2007-11-05 | 2010-12-23 |
| HESKETH, Mark Alexander | Director | 2014-08-08 | 2015-03-23 |
| HUNTER, James | Director | 2007-11-05 | 2010-03-31 |
| MCGUIGAN, Ciaran Francis | Director | 2013-02-14 | 2018-08-31 |
| MCGUIGAN, Ciaran Francis | Director | 2012-04-09 | 2013-02-14 |
| MCKENNA, Paul Bernard | Director | 2023-12-08 | 2025-01-10 |
| MONTAGUE, Andrea Gertrude Martha | Director | 2010-12-23 | 2013-02-14 |
| RIDING, Nicola Mary | Director | 2015-03-23 | 2016-06-30 |
| STAPLES, Hilary Anne | Director | 2023-04-05 | 2025-06-27 |
| THOMAS, Denise Elisabeth | Director | 2018-08-31 | 2023-11-23 |
| WOODS, Jennifer Ann | Director | 2023-04-05 | 2025-01-10 |
| D.W. DIRECTOR 1 LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2007-10-10 | 2007-11-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Corporate Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 108 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-28 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-19 | 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
- 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.