---
title: "ABRDN HOLDINGS LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/67891515-e4c5-50ac-a041-c527e454a5c7
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/67891515-e4c5-50ac-a041-c527e454a5c7
identifier: oo:GB-COH-SC082015
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# ABRDN HOLDINGS LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-SC082015`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/67891515-e4c5-50ac-a041-c527e454a5c7  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/67891515-e4c5-50ac-a041-c527e454a5c7  

## Cross-source identity

The same real-world entity, resolved across sources:

- **ABRDN HOLDINGS LIMITED** — GLEIF · `lei:213800QH7HBN5INYL257` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e166f8a3-5582-5fe0-97f6-60fb0a23d342

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **ABERDEEN GROUP PLC** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/76f02e46-2947-5402-a986-7e054c634e5c

### Holdings / subsidiaries

- **EDINBURGH FUND MANAGERS GROUP LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/647d317f-5484-54f0-a2d8-3b8a99df1b77
- **ABRDN EUROPEAN LOGISTICS INCOME PLC** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/a86230ba-77d4-5fad-aa9c-b445e2985b51
- **ABERDEEN UNIT TRUST MANAGERS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/77c88f7a-cfbd-5076-ae1e-431b413f1958
- **ABRDN FUND MANAGERS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/4eef2d12-f522-558e-8d73-486019835f2e
- **Self Directed Holdings Limited** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/20109467-ed61-4239-9754-01cb2f80cb45
- **ABERDEEN GROUP CHARITABLE FOUNDATION** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/15a88106-8393-5b34-8324-289e16c06932
- **ASI SHIN CO-INVESTMENT LP** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b7e34f7e-acd0-59f1-91b6-651b76a916dc
- **EDINBURGH FUND MANAGERS PLC** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/602e9efb-50bb-53bf-8981-259c71174c03
- **EDINBURGH UNIT TRUST MANAGERS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/3539a338-3267-5d22-bb1f-cd05a0a087da
- **MURRAY JOHNSTONE LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/930750b8-567b-5c82-ab4a-22bacb6abc70
- **ABRDN INVESTMENTS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/46bd7f86-c864-50bf-ac2e-7692ed59d46b
- **THREESIXTY SERVICES LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/c7798659-beb9-5c43-8603-1f90be7364a2

…and **16** more subsidiaries/holdings. Resolve the full list with `get_dossier` on the WhiteIntel MCP (`npx -y @whiteintel/mcp-server`) or a one-off dossier — https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

### UBO chain (walk to the ultimate owner)

A **3-step** ownership/control chain to the ultimate beneficial owner is resolved for this entity. The full cited chain unlocks with a paid API key or a one-off dossier — https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

## Company profile (live · UK Companies House)

- **Company number:** `SC082015`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 1983-03-02
- **Registered office:** 1 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2LL, United Kingdom
- **SIC:** 64205

### Officers

- [ABERDEEN CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/2cd5bfb2-46eb-5c94-b9db-6c8a9a82e0d7) — corporate secretary · appointed 2025-06-27
- BRUST, Benjamin Neal — director · American,British · appointed 2023-11-03
- MACLENNAN, Stuart Lapsley — director · British · appointed 2024-03-06
- SHARTOUNY, Jad — director · British · appointed 2023-08-25
- BRETT, John Michael — secretary · British · appointed 2002-01-18 · resigned 2003-08-12
- GILMOUR, Kenneth Arthur — secretary · appointed 2017-08-14 · resigned 2022-09-30
- LOVE, Jennifer Ann — secretary · British · appointed 1990-01-05 · resigned 1996-12-13
- MASSIE, Scott Edward — secretary · British · appointed 2003-08-12 · resigned 2017-08-14
- RATTRAY, William John — secretary · British · resigned 1990-01-05
- ROSS, Brian Malcolm — secretary · British · appointed 1996-12-13 · resigned 2002-01-18
- STAPLES, Hilary Anne — secretary · appointed 2021-08-12 · resigned 2025-06-27
- ASQUITH, Jonathan Paul — director · British · appointed 2019-09-01 · resigned 2019-12-19
- BARTLETT, Patrick David — director · British · appointed 2020-09-22 · resigned 2023-04-05
- BOOTH, Richard Henry — director · American · appointed 1996-05-16 · resigned 2000-01-14
- BOWDEN, Adrian Harold Houston — director · British · appointed 1989-12-08 · resigned 1990-06-30
- BROWN, Ronald Scott — director · British · resigned 2003-01-17
- BRUCE, Stephanie Jane — director · British · appointed 2019-06-01 · resigned 2020-09-22
- BRYSON, Norval Mackenzie, Dr — director · British · appointed 1997-09-08 · resigned 1999-02-19
- BURNETT-STUART, Joseph — director · British · appointed 1991-12-02 · resigned 2000-01-14
- BUSHELL, Anthony Frank — director · British · appointed 1992-04-03 · resigned 2002-01-18

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [Aberdeen Group Plc](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/76f02e46-2947-5402-a986-7e054c634e5c) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · Scotland — since 2017-08-14

## Provenance

- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC082015
- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC082015

## Get the full, resolved dossier (agent-callable)

The above is the free teaser. The resolved **multi-hop UBO chain**, ownership **%**, full **financial history**, itemised **assets** and the hop-by-hop **exposure path** are the paid depth — callable as tools from your agent:

```bash
npx -y @whiteintel/mcp-server   # then: get_dossier · trace_ownership_path · check_offshore_exposure
```

Or unlock a one-off cited dossier for **ABRDN HOLDINGS LIMITED** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/67891515-e4c5-50ac-a041-c527e454a5c7 · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **ABRDN HOLDINGS LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/67891515-e4c5-50ac-a041-c527e454a5c7 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/67891515-e4c5-50ac-a041-c527e454a5c7._

_Risk levels are heuristic investigative leads, not legal determinations of beneficial ownership. Every claim carries a source; an absent edge means "not yet observed in current sources", not "does not exist"._