ABERDEEN GROUP PLC
Company number SC286832 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Aberdeen Group PLC stands at an inflection point where brand rehabilitation, governance stability, and strategic clarity must converge to counter industry headwinds. The firm's heritage assets and global board provide a foundation, but repeated identity changes and leadership transitions risk undermining the very trust upon which asset management franchises depend. Success requires less cosmetic reinvention and more substantive differentiation in investment performance, client experience, and geographic reach.
Overview
- Company type
- Public Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2005-06-30
- Registered office
- 1 George Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, EH2 2LL
- Postcode
- EH2 2LL
- Capital
- 257 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-06-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-06-28
- Next due by
- 2027-07-12
Nature of business (SIC)
- 70100 Activities of head offices
Officers 11 current · 55 resigned
Group structure 24 subsidiaries
Showing 12 of 24.
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee (Temporary Worker (A rating)), Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker (Worker (A rating)), Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2026 (period to 2025-12-31) — 6 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z953509X (Tier 1), registered since 2006.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Gender pay gap
16%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Contact details
- Website
- abrdn.co.uk
Aberdeen Group is a global investment company and asset manager committed to helping our customers achieve their financial goals.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| ABRDN PLC | 2025-03-12 |
| STANDARD LIFE ABERDEEN PLC | 2021-07-02 |
| STANDARD LIFE PLC | 2017-08-14 |
| SLGC LIMITED | 2006-05-26 |
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| STANDARD LIFE HOUSE, 30 LOTHIAN ROAD, EDINBURGH, EH1 2DH | 2018-08-31 |
| 4TH FLOOR, SALTIRE COURT, 20 CASTLE TERRACE, EDINBURGH, LOTHIAN EH1 2EN | 2006-04-06 |
| 4TH FLOOR, SALTIRE COURT, 20 CASTLE TERRACE, EDINBURGH, LOTHIAN EH1 2EN | 2006-04-06 |
The class of 2005
43%
of the 1,841 companies in this sector incorporated in 2005 are still active today; 55% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.